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Relapse wrote:
My faith holds that only those with perfect, undeniable knowledge of God […]

Okay, does your faith also states something about flying invisible pink hexalegged unicorns? Because those are likely more common .

 Jihadin wrote:

I was influenced with Buddhism as I was growing up so yes

I wish I were so lucky. Those I have met have actually gained my genuine respect.

Relapse wrote:

 ZebioLizard2 wrote:

 Hordini wrote:
I'm pretty sure believing a five year old girl is an evil person who deserves eternal damnation isn't one of the basic tenets of Christianity, nor is telling people that their word isn't good enough if it's not backed up an eternal punishment by a god. The concept of original sin is also not something that every Christian agrees with, and interpretations of it vary widely.

The first one is the basis of Original Sin, that all are not purified except through asking forgiveness from Christ. It's pretty much in the bible itself and I'm not sure how it's interpreted differently.

They are not evil just 'unclean' and will not enter through to heaven.

A child is already clean and innocent by virtue of the fact that they are too young to be held accountable.

The faith I was apart of for quite sometime did not hold that view at all. But I digress that's in the past now.

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:

Relapse wrote:
My faith holds that only those with perfect, undeniable knowledge of God […]

Okay, does your faith also states something about flying invisible pink hexalegged unicorns? Because those are likely more common .

Only in select areas!

In seriousness, though, you are pretty close to the mark, I think.

Well, the advantage is that a theory on something that never happened to exist cannot be proven wrong.
The very slight drawback is that it is totally useless, but who cares about this kind of details?

 Hybrid Son Of Oxayotl wrote:
Well, the advantage is that a theory on something that never happened to exist cannot be proven wrong.
The very slight drawback is that it is totally useless, but who cares about this kind of details?

YMMV.

 ZebioLizard2 wrote:

Relapse wrote:

 ZebioLizard2 wrote:

 Hordini wrote:
I'm pretty sure believing a five year old girl is an evil person who deserves eternal damnation isn't one of the basic tenets of Christianity, nor is telling people that their word isn't good enough if it's not backed up an eternal punishment by a god. The concept of original sin is also not something that every Christian agrees with, and interpretations of it vary widely.

The first one is the basis of Original Sin, that all are not purified except through asking forgiveness from Christ. It's pretty much in the bible itself and I'm not sure how it's interpreted differently.

They are not evil just 'unclean' and will not enter through to heaven.

A child is already clean and innocent by virtue of the fact that they are too young to be held accountable.

The faith I was apart of for quite sometime did not hold that view at all. But I digress that's in the past now.

This certainly goes both ways, but keep in mind the faith that you were a part of, whatever it may be, is not the only one. That's important to note, simply because you often hear sweeping statements about how "Christians believe this or that" with the implication that all Christians hold the same belief or theological view on things, when in actuality there is very often a large amount of debate on the matter if you look a bit deeper (and outside the denomination/flavor of your choice). There certainly are Christians who believe the way you did, but there are also a significant number who don't.

 BlaxicanX wrote:
I hope it goes to court, and I hope the Military loses.


I think we can find a better way to express the rest of your sentiments yes ? Thanks. reds8n

Religon is a weapon used by society, i'm a levayan satanist by definition but i do not judge other people of other creeds, if you want to go defend me then yes i give you this is a big problem with alot of people these days, thinking that their "god" or religon is the alpha of the herd, People deserve to worship whatever they want, if they think the coffee pot is god so what,who cares? Nobody knows if "god" or "gods" are real let alone the founding fathers of the united states despised religon.

 Hordini wrote:

 ZebioLizard2 wrote:

Relapse wrote:

 ZebioLizard2 wrote:

 Hordini wrote:
I'm pretty sure believing a five year old girl is an evil person who deserves eternal damnation isn't one of the basic tenets of Christianity, nor is telling people that their word isn't good enough if it's not backed up an eternal punishment by a god. The concept of original sin is also not something that every Christian agrees with, and interpretations of it vary widely.

The first one is the basis of Original Sin, that all are not purified except through asking forgiveness from Christ. It's pretty much in the bible itself and I'm not sure how it's interpreted differently.

They are not evil just 'unclean' and will not enter through to heaven.

A child is already clean and innocent by virtue of the fact that they are too young to be held accountable.

The faith I was apart of for quite sometime did not hold that view at all. But I digress that's in the past now.

This certainly goes both ways, but keep in mind the faith that you were a part of, whatever it may be, is not the only one. That's important to note, simply because you often hear sweeping statements about how "Christians believe this or that" with the implication that all Christians hold the same belief or theological view on things, when in actuality there is very often a large amount of debate on the matter if you look a bit deeper (and outside the denomination/flavor of your choice). There certainly are Christians who believe the way you did, but there are also a significant number who don't.

It is hard to avoid that view however, while some groups may know they are a different thought on the faith at hand, they may just believe the rest are fallowing a false faith that masquerades itself as Christianity and that it isn't "Apart of the true faith and does not count". It is hard to distinguish at times when someone says Christianity it's hard not to fall back to the old thoughts on the matter that there is no other because, Well "They are wrong". I do not mean offense, it's just hard to avoid falling back into old habits when discussing old faith.

well, it's all a moot point now.