“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.” Chesterton. "A Christianity which will not help those who are struggling from the bottom to the top of society, needs another Christ to die for it." HENRY WARD BEECHER. And to make Easter "perfect", last year Lauren Boebert supposed…
“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.” Chesterton. "A Christianity which will not help those who are struggling from the bottom to the top of society, needs another Christ to die for it." HENRY WARD BEECHER. And to make Easter "perfect", last year Lauren Boebert supposedly said if Christ had an AK-15, he wouldn't have been crucified. Blasphemy, thy name is "Christian".
It highlights exactly how poorly people like Boebert actually understand their own supposed religion. Just like all the people who are angry at "the Jews" for killing Christ.
Except, of course, it wasn't the Jews that did it, but the Romans--and if you think that a Roman official would have had any qualms or questions about (or would have agonized over) crucifying someone, you don't really understand your Romans.
But when you are trying to build a religious movement in the Roman Empire, it isn't very helpful to blame the Romans, eh?
I am watching "Risen", which I watch every year around Easter. It's a film about a Roman military Tribune, played by Joseph Fiennes, who works for Pilate and is tasked by him after the Crucifixion to find the dead body of Jesus to prevent unrest. The story revolves around him meeting the risen Jesus and traveling with him and his disciples to figure out what is going on. I highly recommend it; it's the story of the very beginning of Christianity from a different viewpoint.
GK Chesterton and Graham Greene were favorites of mine for a very long time. They really made me thing about the moral consequences of life decisions on other people as well as their main characters.
Where's Christianity without a crucifixion? Yesterday I learned that Easter used to be on the same time-table as Passover, but that Christians' resentment of the Christ killers caused a a disconnect.
Also, a Christ who preached “love your enemies” but who then mowed down his enemies with an AR-15 would be sending pretty a mixed message to his followers.
The good ones - limbo, a kind of neutral plane, kind of like a spiritual vacation. The bad ones get to hang out with the likes of Hitler, Stalin, Caligula and listen to their rantings every second for eternity. I wonder if the employees at Mar-a-Lago feel like they're already in hell with Trump around!
“The Christian ideal has not been tried and found wanting. It has been found difficult; and left untried.” Chesterton. "A Christianity which will not help those who are struggling from the bottom to the top of society, needs another Christ to die for it." HENRY WARD BEECHER. And to make Easter "perfect", last year Lauren Boebert supposedly said if Christ had an AK-15, he wouldn't have been crucified. Blasphemy, thy name is "Christian".
It highlights exactly how poorly people like Boebert actually understand their own supposed religion. Just like all the people who are angry at "the Jews" for killing Christ.
Except, of course, it wasn't the Jews that did it, but the Romans--and if you think that a Roman official would have had any qualms or questions about (or would have agonized over) crucifying someone, you don't really understand your Romans.
But when you are trying to build a religious movement in the Roman Empire, it isn't very helpful to blame the Romans, eh?
https://thehill.com/homenews/house/3528049-boebert-jesus-didnt-have-enough-ar-15s-to-keep-his-government-from-killing-him/amp/
Do people like her even have a clue what Christianity teaches or is? Her statement is flat out blasphemy.
Like te NAZI's they paid lip service to Christanity, but really worshipped their fuhrer.
Well, Hitler was their Führer, but yeah, they definitely loved furor also. :-)
I've always been bad at spelling.
That's probably why Jesus didn't tell Peter 'to put up his sword' in the Garden. Oh wait, he did.
I am watching "Risen", which I watch every year around Easter. It's a film about a Roman military Tribune, played by Joseph Fiennes, who works for Pilate and is tasked by him after the Crucifixion to find the dead body of Jesus to prevent unrest. The story revolves around him meeting the risen Jesus and traveling with him and his disciples to figure out what is going on. I highly recommend it; it's the story of the very beginning of Christianity from a different viewpoint.
More people ought to still be reading Chesterton, IMO.
GK Chesterton and Graham Greene were favorites of mine for a very long time. They really made me thing about the moral consequences of life decisions on other people as well as their main characters.
Where's Christianity without a crucifixion? Yesterday I learned that Easter used to be on the same time-table as Passover, but that Christians' resentment of the Christ killers caused a a disconnect.
If Christ with his AK 15 wasn't crucified, wouldn't everyone be in hell? What happens when the son of god does NOT die for sinners?
Exactly. He submitted to be crucified for our sins so we could enter Heaven. Obviously Boebart is not a Christian..
Also, a Christ who preached “love your enemies” but who then mowed down his enemies with an AR-15 would be sending pretty a mixed message to his followers.
The good ones - limbo, a kind of neutral plane, kind of like a spiritual vacation. The bad ones get to hang out with the likes of Hitler, Stalin, Caligula and listen to their rantings every second for eternity. I wonder if the employees at Mar-a-Lago feel like they're already in hell with Trump around!