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And, it's proper grammar.I've gotten the impression from a couple of posters, that they consider any criticism of the institutions of Christianity to be religious bashing. That doesn't make sense to me.
For example, is it bashing to say the Roman Catholic Church is wrong for harboring pedophile priests? Is it bashing to say the Magdalene Homes in Ireland, Catholic institutional imprisonment and slavery of young women and girls is wrong? Is it bashing of the Pope to say that he is wrong for saying that ordaining women as priests is as harmful to the Church and as deep a sin as priests who are pedophiles?
Your thoughts?
Is it EVER ok to criticise the institutions of religion without it being considered "bashing"?
Jesus, Himself, wasn't a supporter of organized religion.
Shoot, He made it His life's mission to rile the Jewish elders!
He healed on the Sabot because He and the Father are about Love more than the restrictions of a written Torah.
He flipped the traders' tables at the tabernacle because He saw His Father's house being turned into a mockery full of thieves.
He hung out with people that were considered "unclean" because the salvation that He was preparing Himself to give was for ALL of humanity.
I don't see anything wrong with rebelling against a man-made religion. We should challenge everything we're told against scripture.
There is a way to go about doing it without ridiculing.
Too often, here and other boards, there are certain ones that like to use the insulting "invisible man in the sky" routine as a way to try to belittle God (or G_d, as they like to use).
I guess that's their little way to elevate their self above others.....to come across as too educated to believe in an imaginary cloud-rider.
I will say that there a couple atheists on USMB that can joke and have fun with Christians without being overly insulting and "bash"-ish (Huggy and USC).
They know, just as well as I do, that there won't be any converting going on in these threads....that none of us make it out of this world alive......that we may as well relax and have fun (even if it is at each others' expense)
It's the ones that tend to take it to such an extreme level of attacking that keeps so many away from religious threads.
Anyways.....that's my take on it.
Good post. BUT...(and you knew that was coming, didnja? )......I use caps on God and He when referring to Him, as a sign of respect for HIM...not to pretend I am better than anyone else or my belief is the true way. I think everyone follows their own path and I wish them well whatever one they are on.
Just sayin'/speakin' for myself, mind you.