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I just left the Church (as an organisation) and I feel like a weight has been lifted off my shoulders.
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[quote:•••Weltschmerz•••:MV8xOTE3OTUzXzMyMDk0MTYzX0QwMDQwRjdC] [quote:Sugarelf:MV8xOTE3OTUzXzMyMDk0MTIzX0I0NjhDQTdG] [quote:•••Weltschmerz•••:MV8xOTE3OTUzXzMyMDk0MDgzXzRGNDU0OEMy] [quote:Sugarelf:MV8xOTE3OTUzXzMyMDk0MDQ3X0U0OURDM0Q3] [quote:•••Weltschmerz•••:MV8xOTE3OTUzXzMyMDk0MDI1XzVDQzkwNTdE] [quote:Sugarelf:MV8xOTE3OTUzXzMyMDkzOTY2XzMzQUE5MkY1] [quote:•••Weltschmerz•••:MV8xOTE3OTUzX0I5QzJGNTQ3] I have lost belief in the christian concepts of god as a male patriarch and jesus as the saviour long long time ago. I don't think god wants to be worshiped as the big guy. That sounds too much like crappy human stuff of a wrecked psyche. Since then, I replaced all that with a new belief: god is both, male and female. (S)He is the unity of those two opposites. Anything else doesn't make sense. If you think Jesus is the saviour, I got news for you: the saviour is a concept invented to keep the people inactive and dosile. Enlightenment is the goal. And all the people hoping for a saviour are running down the cliffs because they don't even try to reach it. As the logic conclusion, I left the roman-catholic church today. They even charged me 50 bucks for it... But the high feeling i have right now was totally worth it. I know i will get bashed for saying this out loud, since GLP has become the mainbase for religious zealots, but I have no problem with that. But before you bash me, keep this in mind: I am no atheist, I still pray to the highest power: the all-creator of everything that exists. Don't you christians intend to do the same? [/quote]K churches help support communities on earth [/quote] In the last 50 years maybe. Before that, they did more harm than good. Also the polarity between the differend belief systems is the reason for many many deaths. And here in bavaria, we have a really high amount of pedophile priests. So please - tell me more about the good churches! [/quote] you are speaking of the bad so are you claiming that all churches are 100% bad just becuase of the actions of some ?? basically, how do you justify complete elimination.... [/quote] Of course not. What I say is this: The church doesn't help the communities because they want to help, but to gain more influence over their communities... Obviously. Or why do you think the vatican invested massively in real estate over the last decades? [/quote] the vatican is the Church and is not church you seem to be speaking of specific Churches as opposed to simply churches [/quote] I speak about the organisation "church". But I have to admit, I don't know all the details about the church in the US of A. All i can tell are my experiences with the german roman-catholic church. And believe me - they are creepy. Also, I talk more about the spiritual matters than the material ones. [/quote]
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I have lost belief in the christian concepts of god as a male patriarch and jesus as the saviour long long time ago. I don't think god wants to be worshiped as the big guy. That sounds too much like crappy human stuff of a wrecked psyche.
Since then, I replaced all that with a new belief: god is both, male and female. (S)He is the unity of those two opposites. Anything else doesn't make sense. If you think Jesus is the saviour, I got news for you: the saviour is a concept invented to keep the people inactive and dosile.
Enlightenment is the goal. And all the people hoping for a saviour are running down the cliffs because they don't even try to reach it.
As the logic conclusion, I left the roman-catholic church today. They even charged me 50 bucks for it... But the high feeling i have right now was totally worth it.
I know i will get bashed for saying this out loud, since GLP has become the mainbase for religious zealots, but I have no problem with that.
But before you bash me, keep this in mind:
I am no atheist, I still pray to the highest power: the all-creator of everything that exists. Don't you christians intend to do the same?
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