Religion

[SWP's back]

"You wouldn't make up somebody who was humiliated, tortured and the killed by the enemies."

Unless they came back to as a zombie god that couldn’t die and they weren’t the messiah anyway, but simply the son of him.

Christ you’re gullible.

 

[feelymcfeel]

That's quite a long list of stuff to research into.

Bart Ehrman, famous scholar on NT textual criticism puts forward this argument : "The Messiah was supposed to overthrow the enemies – and so if you're going to make up a messiah, you'd make up a powerful messiah," he says. "You wouldn't make up somebody who was humiliated, tortured and the killed by the enemies."

You would if the whole essence of the religion was he died to cleanse humanity of its sins, and then was then resurrected three days later to conveniently completely disappear from our plane of existence, to satisfy old prophecies. Without the torture, humiliation, and death of Jesus, Christianity wouldn't exist.

 

[MillionMilesAway]

You would if the whole essence of the religion was he died to cleanse humanity of its sins, and then was then resurrected three days later to conveniently completely disappear from our plane of existence, to satisfy old prophecies. Without the torture, humiliation, and death of Jesus, Christianity wouldn't exist.

That sounds like a 20th century opinion.

Not sure it would have been a prevalent attitude in the Roman Empire.

 

[SWP's back]

You would if the whole essence of the religion was he died to cleanse humanity of its sins, and then was then resurrected three days later to conveniently completely disappear from our plane of existence, to satisfy old prophecies. Without the torture, humiliation, and death of Jesus, Christianity wouldn't exist.

Truth.

 

[Magicpole]

Outstanding mate. Not sure I believe the Holy Trinity came fae Glasgae though.
All in all I'd say that you're better at this lark than dealing with domestic appliances.

Well if he did exist, which he doesn’t, and he chose a city, which he didn’t, then he would have chosen my home town. And nobody could prove conclusively that he didn’t. That’s my story and i’m sticking to it.

For it is written, by me. Glad you enjoyed it though. Cheers.

 

[che_don_john]

The SS motto translated to "My honour is called loyalty.'

It was the Wehrmacht I was thinking of: "Gott Mit Uns"

 

[Metal Biker]

Isn't that based on the manuscripts we have available now ? It doesn't mean the idea of Christianity originated after a few hundred years AD. I don't know about Zeus other than some vague memory of a Greek God.

Strange isn't it... all these other religions and other cultures over thousands of years have prayed to other Gods and Deities, offering little more than hymns and mantras, yet it is only the Abrahamic God that felt the need to have everything specifically written down on how everyone should praise Him. Thrice.

 

[Metal Biker]

Unless they came back to as a zombie god that couldn’t die and they weren’t the messiah anyway, but simply the son of him.

Christ you’re gullible.

Are you speaking directly to the Saviour in question here...?

 

[better dead than red]

When a religion expands to new boundaries, over time it's possible that new ideas and interpretations come into it and sometimes skew the original doctrine. Most of the time the message is orally transmitted as the people are illiterate and do not have a copy of the scripture like we have today. The leaders and scholars of the faith has a responsibility to put it straight leading to the councils.

True. Islam is not the same in Africa as it is in Saudi Arabia, nor are Coptic Christian beliefs the same as Church of England for examples. They are much the same but do differ.

 

[SWP's back]

True. Islam is not the same in Africa as it is in Saudi Arabia, nor are Coptic Christian beliefs the same as Church of England for examples. They are much the same but do differ.

Because they are human led rather than Devine.

 

[Sir peace frog]

True. Islam is not the same in Africa as it is in Saudi Arabia, nor are Coptic Christian beliefs the same as Church of England for examples. They are much the same but do differ.

ive met the Coptic pope he looks like a fucking wizard

 

[better dead than red]

ive met the Coptic pope he looks like a fucking wizard

I just looked him up and yes, he does!!

Fireball!! Fireball!! Fireball!!

 

[better dead than red]

Because they are human led rather than Devine.

Easy now. This thread will get BM blocked in the UAE as an offensive to religion website. ;)

 

[Fame Monster]

Strange isn't it... all these other religions and other cultures over thousands of years have prayed to other Gods and Deities, offering little more than hymns and mantras, yet it is only the Abrahamic God that felt the need to have everything specifically written down on how everyone should praise Him. Thrice.

Tbf, Christianity, Judaism and even Islam are a breath of fresh air compared to a lot of ancient religions where you'd get people being beheaded so that it'd stop raining.

 

[Grassland Blue]

A r

Catholicism

In a nutshell
God had a son, who was a man but was also God and a Holy Spirit at the same time.
Number One Prophet
Jesus. A Zombie and a Carpenter.
Best Bullshit story that never happened
A “virgin” claimed to be knocked up by God without having sex. Her husband bought it.
Crazy laws
Priests aren’t allowed to have sex.
Celebrity spokesperson
Mel Gibson
Best excuse for killing people
It’s God’s will.

Judaism

In a nutshell
God appeared to a Desert Tribe, and said he liked them better than everyone else.
Number One Prophet
Moses, a prophet who talks to a shrubbery.
Best Bullshit story that never happened
Some dude put two of every animal on a boat, and then repopulated the entire planet with his wife.
Crazy laws
Though shall not eat lobster or bacon double cheeseburgers.
Celebrity spokesperson
Mel Brooks
Best excuse for killing people
It's God's will.

Islam

In a nutshell
God appeared to a different Desert Tribe, and said he liked them better than everyone else.
Number One Prophet
Mohamed, a guy with 11 wives.
Best Bullshit story that never happened
Two verses of the Quran don’t count because Mohamed was being tempted by Satan when he wrote them.
Crazy laws
Rape doesn’t count unless four witnesses saw it happen.
Best excuse for killing people
It's God's will.
Celebrity spokesperson
Barrack Obama

Scientology

In a nutshell
People are immortal spirits, and can only discover their true nature by donating money.
Number One Prophet
L Ron Hubbard. Sci-fi writer of books such as “Deaths Deputy” and “The Automagic Horse”.
Best Bullshit story that never happened
Pretty much all of it. Especially the bits about Aliens and Hydrogen Bombs.
Crazy laws
You don’t actually get to know the laws unless you donate enough money.
Best excuse for killing people
They knew too much.
Celebrity spokesperson
Tom Cruise

A right bunch of cults....

 

[Grassland Blue]

They could've chosen to leave out the bits that make their messiah-figure seem a bit of a mental.

He's not the Messiah, he's just a very naughty boy....

 

[BimboBob]

I would just like to point out that I have touched a man who touched the Mormon prophet on earth, their head honcho, God's own representative, mates with Jesus.

You can bow now.

 

[Metal Biker]

Tbf, Christianity, Judaism and even Islam are a breath of fresh air compared to a lot of ancient religions where you'd get people being beheaded so that it'd stop raining.

It worked, didn't it...

How do you explain then, that in the winter, after slaughtering all those cows, sheep and virgins, the Sun returned a few months later?

 

[SWP's back]

Easy now. This thread will get BM blocked in the UAE as an offensive to religion website. ;)

Fuck the UAE, great owner aside, they’re a bunch of Saudi led cunts.

 

[Barcon]

I would just like to point out that I have touched a man who touched the Mormon prophet on earth, their head honcho, God's own representative, mates with Jesus.

You can bow now.

I knobbed a mormon.