I like the fact that this topic is brought up.....just to see everyones opionion is different.
Me myself am in fact a Christian, and stand proudly say so. Many people have stupid Stereotypes about us, such as were a bunch of dim wits, losers, outcasts, unintelligent people, and many many others. Yes we are different people. We are willing to stand up for the right things, to shine the light of Jesus and God through ourselves. This country (America) was based on Christianity alone, and sadly, we are losing that fact everyday. Now i see many people are saying "Just because someone believes it doesnt make it true" or "Science has proved it wrong". First off, many of these people dont even read the Bible, and are so to say, "Idiots" on the matter. They have no say in the matter but just want to get noticed. Next, about Science has proved it wrong, Thier are many references in the Bible that talk about Scientifical Matters, such as the sun (Psalm 50:1)
"The Mighty One, God, the LORD, speaks and summons the earth from the rising of the sun to where it sets." Our bodies, are made from minerals found in the dirt, and so God says from dust we came to dust we Return. Even when the world ends, so many referances, even a whole Book! ( Revelations) So when People talk wrongly about the Bible, you should ask even if they have read it first. Now over here its around Christmas, and the holiday has been so mangled by products, commercialism, santa, that many people forget its meant to be celebrating the birth of Jesus! Alot of people probably think im coming strong and will reply with " Oh, another sensitive Christian". But really, Dont Judge a Book by its cover.
I'd really like to see where you found protein and/or lipid in the "dirt". Not to mention a billion other materials of which the human body is made of.
IIRC, by "dirt", we're referring to the contents of the atmosphere and ground of the newborn Earth, which was far different than what it is today. Obviously you're not going to find any in the soil of modern-day Earth, but back when the planet was still stabilizing... yeah.
IIRC, by "dirt", we're referring to the contents of the atmosphere and ground of the newborn Earth, which was far different than what it is today. Obviously you're not going to find any in the soil of modern-day Earth, but back when the planet was still stabilizing... yeah.\
Ummm wouldn't that be covered in Genesis?No part of the Bible was written when the Earth was young.
I don't see how you could find the Bible offensive. A lot of it I don't believe but how could it be offensive?
I don't see how you could find the Bible offensive. A lot of it I don't believe but how could it be offensive?
Would you mind pointing out where he said anything to this effect in his post? No? Thank you.You think if someone believes in something, that makes it true?
I have no clue what you're trying to say here. The vast majority of people who do not agree with the Bible have never read any significant portion of it.The people who say that the Bible isn't correct can only say so because they read the Bible.
Would you mind showing us an historical source, any historical source really, that suggests that the reason that Christians chose December 25th to celebrate Christ's birth was to overshadow some pagan god's birthday?Oh, that's right. December 25 is actually the birthday of a pagan god that Christianity decided to adopt so more people will convert to their religion.
Would you mind showing us all where in Asuka's post they made the claim that any part of the Bible was written when the Earth was young?No part of the Bible was written when the Earth was young.
Would you mind showing us these parts which encourage genocide or which teach us that throwing women into an angry crowd to be gang-raped is a legitimate solution to a problem?The parts which encourage genocide or the parts which teach you that throwing women into an angry crowd to be gang-raped is a legitimate solution to a problem, perhaps? It's a pretty horrible book.
http://www.npr.org/blogs/thetwo-way...gnostics-know-more-about-bible-than-religiousmattj said:The vast majority of people who do not agree with the Bible have never read any significant portion of it.
Extraordinary headlines grab attention. I remember listening to that story on NPR when it first came out. The headline could lead people to believe that atheist know more about the Bible than Christians.
It was questions like, Who was Martin Luther? Who was Maimonides? Do you know this church teaches this doctrine.the study said:questions about the core teachings, history and leading figures of major world religions.
Again, can you quote a single historical source that suggests that early Christians chose December 25th to celebrate Christ's birth with the intent to overshadow some other god's birthday celebration? I don't really care what you think, or what you've been told. What are your sources? How do you know what you've been told isn't just a bunch of hogwash?Sol Invictus was the Roman Sun God. A festival was made in order to honor, which fell on the date of December 25th.
It is from this we can trace back just one of the things Christianity has assimilated over the years. It's really sorta funny, since it's basically just a mish-mash of every religion that has ever existed. Very little of it is actually original content.
Again, can you quote a single historical source that suggests that early Christians chose December 25th to celebrate Christ's birth with the intent to overshadow some other god's birthday celebration? I don't really care what you think, or what you've been told. What are your sources? How do you know what you've been told isn't just a bunch of hogwash?
thank you
your source said:You'll discover that the real Pagan-Christian similarities are not details of the myths. Each ancient religion had its own myths. No other Pagan godman was born on December 25th, in a manger, with a virgin mother named Mary, and shepherd outside singing.
Contains neither the words "christmas" nor "December", much less a discussion of its origins. Next time read your source before quoting a random google page.
While it was a long article, most of it did not apply to Christmas at all. Unless I missed something the only parts that did apply to christmas contained no historical sources, merely links to other scholarly books.
you said itOh, the terrible, terrible irony.