gotigrz's Christianity topic, part 2 Options

[Wambangalang]

oh dont be afraid, it was in response to PurdueSteve. Someone i think badman or merica actually asked ed in person and he admitted being a christian. im pretty sure his is a little more of an open faith (i remember a recent interview where he stated that praying doesnt do much good in the world) I know he thinks the bible is the best source of morality and guide for mankind but im not clear if he believes in the divinity of jesus or that he was born of a virgin etc...

my christianity is more in line with christopher hitchens.

[gotigrz]

Someone i think badman or merica actually asked ed in person and he admitted being a christian. im pretty sure his is a little more of an open faith (i remember a recent interview where he stated that praying doesnt do much good in the world) I know he thinks the bible is the best source of morality and guide for mankind but im not clear if he believes in the divinity of jesus or that he was born of a virgin etc...

well, if ed said that he was a Christian, then he does believe in the virgin birth, the dying on the cross, and the resurrection 3 days later. that is the criteria of being a Christian. nobody says, .. "yeah, i'm a Christian, but that whole virgin birth thing is just crazy."

when ed said that about prayer not doing much good (i heard the interview)... he was referring to prayer that he thinks isn't really "prayer". he was saying that when you are truly in prayer with God that you are like one with Him, and that most people just close their eyes and ask for something. and, that THAT isn't doing much good cause that's what most people do and look at the world around us. PRAYER... aka... truly talking to God is VERY powerful.

[Wambangalang]

we live in a pitiful corner of the universe on a planet that just happens to support life on some of its surface, some of the time. And its source of heat is on its way out. Theres no divine intelligent plan there.

As for natural disasters, we live on a cooling planet whose crust hasnt quite settled yet. shit's gonna move.

I loathe statements like "you have to find it within yourself" and "its a relationship that is unexplainable". Do you reaslise how blindly pathetic that is? You "found" it because you were indoctrinated at a young age. Has god ever spoken to you? What did he say?

IM DONE TOO MAKES ME ANGRY GRRRRRRRR