ABikerSailor
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Quick question........wouldn't that make the Catholics that go to mass yet still support pro-choice issues hypocrites? I mean......if you go to a church, shouldn't you keep the tenants of that church while you're going there? Like I said, I don't hate Catholics, I just hate the way they bastardize the teachings of Yeshua. As far as my belief system? I'm a Taoist who studies both Christianity and Judaism.
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I suppose that many people are raised in a particular faith and identify with that faith even if they don't necessarily agree with all of its tenents. I think describing them as "hypocrites" might be a bit strong.
Should I presume that you agree with 100% of official Taoist teachings? And if, by chance, you don't agree on a particular teaching, would it be fair to label you as a "hypocrite"?
By the way, do you have any links to an analysis of the teachings that the Catholics have "bastardized"?
Describing someone who states publicly that they follow a particular belief system, while not following all it's tenants, ESPECIALLY when one not following one of them is a sin (according to that belief system), IS hypocritical.
Ever use a dictionary? Might wanna invest in one, it'll help you out...........btw, here's the definition of hypocrite.
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noun
1. a person who pretends to have virtues, moral or religious beliefs, principles, etc., that he or she does not actually possess, esp. a person whose actions belie stated beliefs.
2. a person who feigns some desirable or publicly approved attitude, esp. one whose private life, opinions, or statements belie his or her public statements.
What links do you want for the bastardization of Yeshua? We'll start off with His birthday, and then jump over to the crucifixion.
And then, we'll fill in the rest.
Like I said, He wasn't born on December 25th, that is a bastardization of the Christ story, as He was actually born closer to October 31st.
He didn't die on the solstice. He was crucified AFTER PASSOVER, and since the Catholics and Jews don't use the same calendar, that explains why Easter came BEFORE Passover last year.
How could He possibly have been crucified prior to Passover, when in the Bible, it states the reason that He was in Jerusalem was for the celebration.
Oh yeah.......let's not forget the addition of rabbits and eggs (both fertility symbols) as well as the Sunrise Service. Remember.........the Jews used the moon phases to count time, not the sun.
Pagans from Rome used the Sun.