Reply #208: Not my problem... [View All]

[neonplaque]

As much as they'd like you to think so, the fundies have not copyrighted Jesus. What they represent is select interpretations of the Bible by men who pick and choose the passages they think justify their views. And their views do not appear to be anywhere near Jesus' views. So I feel that your issue is not so much with Jesus as it is with those who push their religious beliefs on you, beliefs that I believe have nothing to do with Jesus. Your battle is with these modern-day Pharisees, not with Jesus. And this is the reason you shouldn't be dissing (disrespecting/disparaging) Jesus."

As a non-believer in the Christian faith, it is not my problem to do your battle to restore respect of the Christian religions when it is the Christian religions which have permitted the 'values' to be co-opted by the fundies in the first place.

So if shrub stands up and claims he speaks to God and God told him to go start a war in Iraq -- and the vast majority of devote 'Christians' supported and believed him and in his cause -- then it's obviously a problem with your churches.

If your churches promote intolerance and discrimination (ie gay marriage bans), then again, it's not my problem -- it's yours and your churches problem.

So if you want to save your religion -- you fight for it. In the meantime, as long as your churches continue to preach 'non-Jesus' values of war and hate, I will continue to mock. My country is more important to me than your religion.