Tag: Religion-Controversial

God and Man in Tucson

We are accountable for our double standard. We can't say that it's unacceptable for humans to solve problems by killing people, while simultaneously proselytizing that God sinks to such a low, human, and sometimes demonic standard of behavior.

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What happened to Jesus’s dash?

It's really not the circumstances surrounding Jesus's birth or death that matter, it's his dash. Most Christians disagree, some more vehemently than others.

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The Beginning of the End of Levitical Ignorance?

Consider the possibility that the soul we recognize here as Bishop Eddie Long has come here to jettison human consciousness above the level of Levitical ignorance.

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The deceiving power of perception

Does a father accused of dropping his kids off in an unknown part of town without telling them how to get home any different from accusations that God has created only path home but only told his Christian or Jewish or Muslim or Buddhist, etc. kids how to find it? Is that what we believe about God, or is it just another reflection of humans' propensity for discriminating against or one-upping each other?

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Declaring Freedom, Choosing Oppression

Terrorism, tyranny and religion thrive on threats of extreme punishment (satanic torture that lasts for an eternity) and extreme reward (eternal bliss with vestal virgins). Both rely on the premise that God solves problems through punishments that exceed any human crime.

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Father Everyday

In a world where an increasing number of us are declaring ourselves "spiritual, not religious," aren't we really defining the way we see the eternal God, our Father?

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Valentine, there’s absolutely nothing wrong with you

As far as I’m concerned, God is good all the time, and all the time God is good. Holding to that principle, scriptures that portray God as sadistic fall through my strainer; however, I honor others’ right to capture those images of an angry vindictive God in their bowls and cling to them. Similarly, I respect those who believe that material prosperity reflects a heightened level of spiritual consciousness. To me, they're on different planes, parallel and distinct.

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Peek-a-Boo!

If I remember correctly, Jesus was also quoted as saying, "Condemn not." The "I will be ashamed of you before my Father" verse certainly is a condemnation. Would Jesus really say something so un-Christlike?

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