Is the author of this post a religious person?

[6000SUX]

There is only one God, regardless of what names you choose to give Him (by "Him", I do wish that the English had a respectful pronoun that implied the embodiment of both genders, unlike "it" which is a disrespectful neuter prounoun).

Slightly off topic, I believe that the true nature of God is that He is apart of us and we are apart of Him. That a part of God exists (or is capable of existing) in each one of us. Most Christians would refer to this as the presence of the Holy Spirit. In other words, one could say that God represents that capacity inside us to be righteous and do good. When a person calls upon God, He is not necessarily praying to some "fictitious Sky King" as the atheists claim, but to that part of him- or herself that is most capable of righteous strength and goodness.
This is NOT a "New Age" religious concept. Let me call your attention to Matthew 22:36-40, otherwise known as the "Greatest Commandment".

36 ?Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law??
37 Jesus replied: ? ?Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.?
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
39 And the second is like it: ?Love your neighbor as yourself.?
40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.?

 

[HamburgerBoy]

Keep your trolling all in your thread, plz.

 

[BigJ]

Here is the full post in context:

Originally posted by: XXXX
Isn't that how it's supposed to be? Aren't Christians supposed to NOT judge others? To turn the other cheek?

Sure, there are antagonistic atheists that like to poke sticks but the threads would die off if no one replied.

Just because that is what Christians are supposed to do doesn't make it any easier to ignore threads and posts that are the emotional equivalent of attacking one's mother.
And if you look really closely, you just might see that a lot of these people with faith are not actually attacking the "antagonistic atheists", but are seeking to clear up gross misconceptions and outright falsehoods. That they are not judging or failing to turn the other cheek, but are in fact proclaiming and defending their own faith and testimony, and clearing up the lies. That you perceive such as insult is your own failing and weakness.

Originally posted by: XXXX
BTW I happen to know of many Christians whom I would not consider weak people. It's those who keep harping about it and their beliefs that I think are weak. It's as if they are trying to convince themselves as much as those they are preaching too. I see that a lot in those who recently have been "Born Again".

All that certainly works both ways.

Originally posted by: XXXX
OK you say Atheists believe in God. Which God(s) is that? The Christian God, the Hindu Gods, The Norse Gods or the Egyprian Gods?

There is only one God, regardless of what names you choose to give Him (by "Him", I do wish that the English had a respectful pronoun that implied the embodiment of both genders, unlike "it" which is a disrespectful neuter prounoun).

Slightly off topic, I believe that the true nature of God is that He is apart of us and we are apart of Him. That a part of God exists (or is capable of existing) in each one of us. Most Christians would refer to this as the presence of the Holy Spirit. In other words, one could say that God represents that capacity inside us to be righteous and do good. When a person calls upon God, He is not necessarily praying to some "fictitious Sky King" as the atheists claim, but to that part of him- or herself that is most capable of righteous strength and goodness.
This is NOT a "New Age" religious concept. Let me call your attention to Matthew 22:36-40, otherwise known as the "Greatest Commandment".

36 ?Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law??
37 Jesus replied: ? ?Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.?
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
39 And the second is like it: ?Love your neighbor as yourself.?
40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.?

Translated:
Love yourself and all about yourself that is righteous and good as best you can.
Love everyone other person the exact same way you love that righteous part of yourself.
Everything else the religious preachers teach you or tell you that you must do is bullsh!t commentary.

There's a reason why it was the priests who killed Christ. Here's a clue, that they did is very likely why you, Red, don't like the "Fund-A-Mentals".

Why not quote the entire post unless you want to purposefully take something out of context?

 

[6000SUX]

Originally posted by: BigJ
Here is the full post in context:

Originally posted by: XXXX
Isn't that how it's supposed to be? Aren't Christians supposed to NOT judge others? To turn the other cheek?

Sure, there are antagonistic atheists that like to poke sticks but the threads would die off if no one replied.

Just because that is what Christians are supposed to do doesn't make it any easier to ignore threads and posts that are the emotional equivalent of attacking one's mother.
And if you look really closely, you just might see that a lot of these people with faith are not actually attacking the "antagonistic atheists", but are seeking to clear up gross misconceptions and outright falsehoods. That they are not judging or failing to turn the other cheek, but are in fact proclaiming and defending their own faith and testimony, and clearing up the lies. That you perceive such as insult is your own failing and weakness.

Originally posted by: XXXX
BTW I happen to know of many Christians whom I would not consider weak people. It's those who keep harping about it and their beliefs that I think are weak. It's as if they are trying to convince themselves as much as those they are preaching too. I see that a lot in those who recently have been "Born Again".

All that certainly works both ways.

Originally posted by: XXXX
OK you say Atheists believe in God. Which God(s) is that? The Christian God, the Hindu Gods, The Norse Gods or the Egyprian Gods?

There is only one God, regardless of what names you choose to give Him (by "Him", I do wish that the English had a respectful pronoun that implied the embodiment of both genders, unlike "it" which is a disrespectful neuter prounoun).

Slightly off topic, I believe that the true nature of God is that He is apart of us and we are apart of Him. That a part of God exists (or is capable of existing) in each one of us. Most Christians would refer to this as the presence of the Holy Spirit. In other words, one could say that God represents that capacity inside us to be righteous and do good. When a person calls upon God, He is not necessarily praying to some "fictitious Sky King" as the atheists claim, but to that part of him- or herself that is most capable of righteous strength and goodness.
This is NOT a "New Age" religious concept. Let me call your attention to Matthew 22:36-40, otherwise known as the "Greatest Commandment".

36 ?Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law??
37 Jesus replied: ? ?Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.?
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
39 And the second is like it: ?Love your neighbor as yourself.?
40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.?

Translated:
Love yourself and all about yourself that is righteous and good as best you can.
Love everyone other person the exact same way you love that righteous part of yourself.
Everything else the religious preachers teach you or tell you that you must do is bullsh!t commentary.

There's a reason why it was the priests who killed Christ. Here's a clue, that they did is very likely why you, Red, don't like the "Fund-A-Mentals".

Why not quote the entire post unless you want to purposefully take something out of context?

I didn't think it mattered, but no problem. The question is: is this person religious, or not?

 

[6000SUX]

Originally posted by: HamburgerBoy
Keep your trolling all in your thread, plz.

What do you mean? I need to run a poll. I can only do it in a new thread. And anyway I wanted to divorce the poll from the long argument prompting the poll, which has been intentionally obfuscated by one person.

 

[Aimster]

wow

I hate religion. It causes drama

 

[Beev]

Originally posted by: Aimster
wow

I hate religion. It causes drama

QFT

 

[6000SUX]

Subtracting one "no" vote each for Vic and BigJ, we have two for "yes". I have not voted.

 

[Vic]

I didn't vote in the thread. PM the mods and ask them if you doubt me.

 

[jagec]

36 ?Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law??
37 Jesus replied: ? ?Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.?
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
39 And the second is like it: ?Love your neighbor as yourself.?
40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.?

Translated:
Love yourself and all about yourself that is righteous and good as best you can.
Love everyone other person the exact same way you love that righteous part of yourself.
Everything else the religious preachers teach you or tell you that you must do is bullsh!t commentary.

An Ayn Randian maybe. BORING.

 

[Vic]

Originally posted by: jagec

36 ?Teacher, which is the greatest commandment in the Law??
37 Jesus replied: ? ?Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind.?
38 This is the first and greatest commandment.
39 And the second is like it: ?Love your neighbor as yourself.?
40 All the Law and the Prophets hang on these two commandments.?

Translated:
Love yourself and all about yourself that is righteous and good as best you can.
Love everyone other person the exact same way you love that righteous part of yourself.
Everything else the religious preachers teach you or tell you that you must do is bullsh!t commentary.

An Ayn Randian maybe. BORING.

LOL! Yeah, and Rand was such a hardcore religionist! :laugh:

I think you may have nailed it. As I recall, I believe it is true that, at the time of that post, I had just finished reading (or re-reading as the case may have been) practically everything Rand had ever written, fiction and non-fiction alike. I read voraciously and, despite my best efforts, an imprint of the author's opinions tends to linger in my mind for a while after reading their work. I recall this because I remember clearly that a person I worked with in late 04 gave me a copy of her "Capitalism: the Unknown Ideal" and that spurred me to read/re-read the rest of her works.