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Truth. jeff is easily the most miserable, depressed and depressing religionist on CD. He is Christianity's Eeyore.
Jeff sees only the terrible accident that he says ruined lives. What he does not see is the resilience and the strength in recovery. He refuses to see beyond the challenge and tragedy people deal with every day. He is blind to all of the good that people strive to make when their lives are changed in the blink of the eye.
It is his Christian flaw. He follows the I'm not happy till your not happy ideology.
Jeff sees only the terrible accident that he says ruined lives. What he does not see is the resilience and the strength in recovery. He refuses to see beyond the challenge and tragedy people deal with every day. He is blind to all of the good that people strive to make when their lives are changed in the blink of the eye.
It is his Christian flaw. He follows the I'm not happy till your not happy ideology.
How about making the topic of discussion NOT about Jeff for once, mmm k?
I appreciate your straight forward question. I wish I could give you a yes or no answer! A lot of the Old Testament seems to come from earlier texts from non-Christian sources. The New Testament was written several decades after Christ's life and some is surely not accurate. Many books were not included in the final version of the Bible. That said, the Bible surely contains wisdom and has a metaphysical aspect.
All of this said, I do believe in an original consciousness (which some call God) that is responsible for our physical reality. I believe in the existence of the soul and in an afterlife. I believe Jesus/God is a loving/forgiving/merciful being, who does hear us when we speak to him/her/it. I do not believe that hurling fire and brimstone at people is the best way of presenting these beliefs to non-believers. Hope this answers your questions!
I was already personally attacked way before that. I have problems just like everyone else.
I am not attacking you. I feel your hopelessness.
I see real tragedy in this world. Children are separated from their parents for the crime of seeking asylum. Children going hungry to bed because their social safety net of food stamps being eliminated. Parents who cannot afford health care for their families. People denied a living wage because the wealthy need a tax cut. People unable to afford lifesaving insulin because prescription drug costs are exorbitant. Children are not safe in schools due to gun violence.
These are things we can fix.
Faith has not fixed any of this. These are man made crises and we can not depend on thoughts and prayers to fix them.
There is great kindness in the world, too. The world is full of heroes.
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