I wonder about people who believe so blindly in the bible. Every book is open to interpretation. The bible was not written by Jesus or God. It’s a collection of stories by third parties. I believe in God; a higher being. But I will not conform to society’s NORMAL way of worship. I also find it hard to believe that you could be a mass murderer, but as long as you were baptized and saved and what not you are going to heaven. That just sounds like a crock to me. People just use being “saved” as a way to excuse and cope with their sins. If your heart is pure and your intentions are just I don’t see there being a problem with you and whomever it is that governs our universe. But when you get into religion perpetrated and interpreted by humans, when you start buying into the system, when you start changing who you are at your core to fit some religious mold…you have lost yourself and your way to God. People lived for thousands of years before Christianity and I believe that people who are not Christians are no less worthy of my respect and love. I wouldn’t call myself a Christian. I just believe in God and I live my life the best I can. If you are a Christian out there living the way the “good book” says, that’s fine, but please be aware that for every good Christian, there is a pastor, a deacon, a choir director, a first lady out there perpetrating a fraud. Plus, I don’t like extreme religious people who use their belief in God to discriminate against others. On another note, I was at Wal-Mart some time last month and some black men were out there handing out flyers about some church and they had titles like Apostle and Prophetess. That to me was nothing but the devil. How is it that you have been ordained an Apostle or Prophetess? It’s all a play on words and when you start giving yourself titles, there is some other agenda at hand.
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