I Went To Church

[Yggdrasil]

Originally Posted by Hexadecimal

Okay. I make only one request: If that changes in the future, please do not be closed to the possibility of faith as a solution.

Faith [feɪθ]: "Belief in something for which there is no proof"

BP was right on the money. A sense of kinship and community is vital to a human, and to society as well, but blind belief is not a reciprocative thing.

Think of it this way:

A relative of yours serving in Iraq is driving through a Baghdad neighborhood with a fellow soldier. Suddenly, an unkempt twenty-something darts his body from behind the cover of rubble, and brandishes an RPG. He aims at the dusty jeep, and shortly thereafter, a bright plume of gray smoke shoots out from the rocket.

Now pause.

This is obviously a sickening scenario, which will undoubtedly have horrific results. Now think for a second. If you pray, do you actually think a supernatural being will, through an invisible force, redirect the rocket's trajectory, sparing your loved one, while brutally shattering the body of his or her companion, who was also an abiding Christian. What if the passenger was a young muslim girl? Would God show favoritism for the fervent believer?

Anyways, I'm sorry to describe such a morbid scenario; I was just trying to show you a bit of flaw in how some Christians believe there faith works. Notice I said "some". I only say that as to not generalize, not to say that few Christians feel this way.

Then again, there is the whole argument from evil...

[benpari]

I once got talked into going to some kind of Christian rock show with one of my friends. A few more famous bands played there like Kutless(or something like that) and thousand foot crutch. As a fan of old heavy metal I thought the music was awful...

Anyways the entire thing was absolutely disgusting. I met a bunch of people who just kept talking about how these bands had somehow strengthened their faith and how close to god they were because of how many of their shows they had seen. There were a ton of girls there who did nothing but scream JESUS!! over and over again as well as other things. There were some women in the back on her knees with their hands in the air acting like she was experiencing ecstasy.

Worst of all there was a preacher who came out in between acts and would spread these ridiculous messages of fear. The only thing I really remember vividly was something about him explaining that god looks at the good things you do as "dirty rags which can be cast away" and that he only cares about the bad things you do so he can judge you for them and the people at the concert just ate it up! Then people who hadn't given their life to Christ yet were asked to come up to the stage so they could pray with them. Nothing anywhere about Jesus' message of "love thy neighbor."

The only really great part of this concert was that I met a ridiculously good looking girl with tats and a mohawk.


One of my friends played bass in the local church band and he has developed a bit of a sour view of the church, I have never bothered to ask why though.


I could also rave about what is wrong with christian music for a while, but I think the South Park episode "Christian Rock Hard" said it better than I ever could.

[Yggdrasil]

^^ This coming from a man who partakes in activities related to mysticism and the so called "occult". That kind of spirituality is exponentially more beneficial to one than absorbing all the dogma spewed by a jewel-encrusted geyser in white robes.

[Hexadecimal]

Originally Posted by Yggdrasil

Now think for a second. If you pray, do you actually think a supernatural being will, through an invisible force, redirect the rocket's trajectory, sparing your loved one, while brutally shattering the body of his or her companion, who was also an abiding Christian. What if the passenger was a young muslim girl? Would God show favoritism for the fervent believer?

Certainly I would not expect God to do such a thing as bend the rules for me. I would, however, expect him to keep me alive until my purpose has been served (which going to war it is not, and never has been - it has been, is, and always will be to live in the likeness of my Creator). You would not find me in a tank at war. You would not find me in a rocket's path. The Lord's protection comes from keeping His Law, not from arrogance expressed in delusional expectations of God. That is, expecting him to break the laws all the material world holds to in order to nullify the consequences of my actions. Walking away from the Law is walking into the mouth of Destruction.

[skyclaw441]

This is why I am Catholic and appreciate our hymns, you don't have rock bands playing "Rock Me Sexy Jesus" as a way to praise God. Rock songs and God don't often mix. 0_0.

[BrokeProphet]

Originally Posted by skyclaw441

Rock songs and God don't often mix. 0_0.

God and tolerance don't often mix.