I am a Christian. Please don't think that all Christians would support something like this, I wouldn't. It's nobody's business what god you worship except yours.
The sad truth about the Christian thing is, your right. This goes comepletly against the Christian religion. Strange but true.
If you have a child you would probably understand best. Nothing in the world is more blissful than when your kid praises you or basically worships you(sometime pre-teenage). It isn't an inferority complex but rather the though of being appreciated. No where in the Bible does it state that you have to praise Him or die, it is done by our appreciation for Him. The reason you read about it so much is because take a look at the people writing it. They are completely joyous over Him that they want to spread the good news, they believed that everyone should praise him.
As far as the knee bowing, you don't have to. Knee bowing is not a requirement, just a gesture of respect. I don't bow when I pray, God can hear me just as well if I was running top speed while shitting at the same time.
Strange rituals??? Huh? Are you talking about Catholics(Sorry if that offends anyone it's not meant to, just want to know what he means by rituals)?
A better question to ask is why don't very many Christians take after what Jesus preached instead of what their pastor(preacher, whatever) teaches?
I am christian, before you scoff me for being a bible-thumping bastard, I stand firmly behind judge not... So I'm not trying to convict or be snide, but What about the Holy Bible? I haven't read the Book of Morman, but I will. My religion calls me to not be ignorant. After all you can't have a religous debate on just bias' alone. Now I'm getting OT.
Wouldn't the Bible be what you would want to read first, seeing how it is the original source, then go back and read Book of Morman and compare the two?
I use FreeBSD and am quite happy with it. Now maybe all this arguing is healthy for the mind, but we are losing site of the true enemy here:
Micr$oft Windows use unix, use linux, Just kill M$ Windows. There's no use arguing when we need to be organizing and then storming Bill's keep. Pick up your guns and meet me at the doorway to the Sussex(Bill's Lair). Together we shall break Bill and his evil empire.
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I am a Christian. Please don't think that all Christians would support something like this, I wouldn't. It's nobody's business what god you worship except yours.
The sad truth about the Christian thing is, your right. This goes comepletly against the Christian religion. Strange but true.
If you have a child you would probably understand best. Nothing in the world is more blissful than when your kid praises you or basically worships you(sometime pre-teenage). It isn't an inferority complex but rather the though of being appreciated. No where in the Bible does it state that you have to praise Him or die, it is done by our appreciation for Him. The reason you read about it so much is because take a look at the people writing it. They are completely joyous over Him that they want to spread the good news, they believed that everyone should praise him.
As far as the knee bowing, you don't have to. Knee bowing is not a requirement, just a gesture of respect. I don't bow when I pray, God can hear me just as well if I was running top speed while shitting at the same time.
Strange rituals??? Huh? Are you talking about Catholics(Sorry if that offends anyone it's not meant to, just want to know what he means by rituals)?
A better question to ask is why don't very many Christians take after what Jesus preached instead of what their pastor(preacher, whatever) teaches?
I am christian, before you scoff me for being a bible-thumping bastard, I stand firmly behind judge not... So I'm not trying to convict or be snide, but What about the Holy Bible? I haven't read the Book of Morman, but I will. My religion calls me to not be ignorant. After all you can't have a religous debate on just bias' alone. Now I'm getting OT.
Wouldn't the Bible be what you would want to read first, seeing how it is the original source, then go back and read Book of Morman and compare the two?
I use FreeBSD and am quite happy with it. Now maybe all this arguing is healthy for the mind, but we are losing site of the true enemy here:
Micr$oft Windows
use unix, use linux, Just kill M$ Windows. There's no use arguing when we need to be organizing and then storming Bill's keep. Pick up your guns and meet me at the doorway to the Sussex(Bill's Lair). Together we shall break Bill and his evil empire.
just think about it