If you are religious or go to church on a daily basis, I suggest that you skip this post. If not, keep your mouth shut because its MY opinion
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Mmm. Some background: I grew up in a strongly Christian family. My parents and sister believe very strongly in the Christian doctrine, and so did I, up until last year. I've since become agnostic, but that doesn't really matter.
What does matter is a bit of clarification, from the perspective of someone who feels he's received the best that the Christian community has to offer.
1. They always ask for your money. Yeah, they do. It's in the Bible: "tithing" is known as giving 1/10th of your income to the church--they don't earn money otherwise, and can't sustain themselves without some form of income. 2. They expect you to believe whatever they say. What's the point of listening to a pastor's bullshit if your have your own beliefs to follow?Unfortunately, there's a lot of room for interpretation when it comes to the Bible. Personally, I have a hard time believing that the Bible is the verbatim word of God, given all the human intervention over the last 20 centuries. But the pastor himself is supposed to be a teacher, a leader. His
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how the fuck DO you remember everything that you sprout? i love listening to it, but how the hell can you remember it all? i mean, i can't even remember what i ate yesterday, let alone a fraction of the facts i've heard you discuss. lucky bastard :p
What does matter is a bit of clarification, from the perspective of someone who feels he's received the best that the Christian community has to offer.
1. They always ask for your money.
Yeah, they do. It's in the Bible: "tithing" is known as giving 1/10th of your income to the church--they don't earn money otherwise, and can't sustain themselves without some form of income.
2. They expect you to believe whatever they say. What's the point of listening to a pastor's bullshit if your have your own beliefs to follow?Unfortunately, there's a lot of room for interpretation when it comes to the Bible. Personally, I have a hard time believing that the Bible is the verbatim word of God, given all the human intervention over the last 20 centuries. But the pastor himself is supposed to be a teacher, a leader. His ( ... )
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