Quote Originally Posted by angry nomad
The problem I have with the bible is that their god condones slavery, genocide, oppression of women, and says gays are going to hell. The problem i have with christianity is the whole religion is based on fear of hell. I see fear in my mother's eyes when she looks at me, because she believes I might be going to hell, and that is very sad.
lol.....what bible are you reading? My new testament doesn't have that in it lol

oppression of women? Where does it say that? It mentions how a woman should submit to their husband, but it also says a man should never talk down to his wife and honor her, how exactly does this condone oppressing women?

Gays going to hell? Where does it even talk about gays? it mentions "lustful" acts and whatnot, but doesn't clearly say "homosexuality is a sin", that's just what the republicans tell you :P

Overall, the main thing the bible is telling you to do is to love everyone, even your enemies. That was, after all, the commandment Jesus himself said was the most important of all commandments, if you aren't following that simple commandment, you aren't a true Christian.


Now to get back on the topic, I don't believe anybody can be anything other than what they are. You can lie to yourself and pretend not to be tempted by things you love, but you are only fooling yourself and living a lie. I hate quoting a cross dressing musician, but I'm always reminded of that quote from manson's song: "You cannot sedate, all the things you hate".

True Christianity doesn't come from following guidelines, but how you conduct yourself with others. Many of the people from the bible were certainly not perfect people by any means, and that alone is supposed to remind us that you don't have to be perfect to be accepted by God, it's how faithful you are.

Now I no longer consider myself a Christian, however, I have read enough of the bible to understand the main idea behind what a Christian should be. Also remember that Jesus rarely spoke about hell, and when he did it was usually referencing tossing out the bad garbage from the pure, he never played the fear game and scared people into believing him, rather, he was more focused on meeting up with the Holy father.

So basically, don't worry about minor things such as having sex, being gay, or any other minor crap that has little effect on those around you. Just try not to be an ass to others and don't be greedy is basically what the bible is telling you to do.