Yep yep. Frankly, I don't think any religion is actually PEACEFUL, per se, since they are, by definition, being practiced by human beings. The principals of the religion can be peaceful, but the religion itself cannot be. Does that make any sense?Originally Posted by Alexi
I'm not trying to cut religion down here - I'm a pretty religious person, actually. I'm just recognizing the problems inherent to any human system.
Yeah, but by dint of being human, people cannot follow 100% of Christ's teachings 100% of the time. None of us share His perfection. You're a Catholic, you know about the doctrine of original sin, right? We can't all be heretics, just because we're not perfectly following the word of Christ. So where is the line drawn? Christians are constantly getting inappropriately pissed off at people, because they're human. Sometimes they act on that anger. That's not peaceful or Christ-like. Luckily, there is forgiveness.Originally Posted by Cannon
Honestly, I'd rather acknowledge that Christianity is not a religion of peace than believe that it's impossible to be a non-heretical Christian.
Originally Posted by Pravit
Oh, don't worry, my dear cousin, I do remember that. I knew what you were talking about. I was merely commenting that I think Star Wars is dull (which is not to say that our Star Wars-esque discussion was boring, simply that the films themselves put me to sleep). Except Darth Vader, he was a-okay. I'd totally join him. Boring-ass Jedis, you can have them. I want a scary mask.