Re: Religion and Fear
Jesus was not "special"--no one is more so than any other. He was unique however--we all are.
And to say he was not important simply flies in the face of history.
Christianity IS a religion of fear and denial, as are the other Abrahamic religions, which is why they are becomng increasingly irrelevant. In case you hadn't noticed, the Muslim jihad is now not so much Muslim vs Christian as Sunni vs Shiite.
Some Christians say they are "God-fearing," yet they say "God is love." They fear love?
However, it would be a grave error to write off everything Jesus said, especially "Seek ye first the kingdom of heaven; all else will be added unto thee." This simply means that if you pay attention to the spiritual side of things (after all, the kingdom of God is within you), the material things will take care of themselves.
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