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PostSubject: Re: History of Religion(s)   History of Religion(s) - Page 4 EmptySat May 09, 2009 4:37 am

Yes, Abe, you could say that our problems are never about what God does to man, but what man does to God.

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If someone could prove the truth, who would believe it?
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PostSubject: Re: History of Religion(s)   History of Religion(s) - Page 4 EmptySat May 09, 2009 7:11 am

If I were to recommend one simple 128 page book, it would be Phillips, Your God is Too Small.

I have lived from what is in that book ever since I read it. Basically it is that any ideas we humans have are minor in relation to God, that if we believe in Him as so many do, we are putting him "in a box" and not accepting His magnitude. I believe everyone has free will and think trying to figure God out is an admirable endeavor but endless task.

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PostSubject: Re: History of Religion(s)   History of Religion(s) - Page 4 EmptySat May 09, 2009 8:14 am

Abe, he gave us all of creation. All of the wonders of the deep blue sea, the never ending skies, and the green Earth with all of it's humans and animals. Is that not telling us what to believe in?
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PostSubject: Re: History of Religion(s)   History of Religion(s) - Page 4 EmptySat May 09, 2009 8:22 am

Carol, if we believe that God is God, in all that that means, then we have to know that the reasons for our failures are not with God, but with our interpretation of Him and his power. God created the heavens and the earth, the skies and the oceans, the humans and the animals, and all else that we know.

When we decided to tell other men what God has in mind for all of us, we created religion, and by doing so, we brought about all of the problems that arose afterward.

God is perfect, Man is not! However, perhaps he allowed us to create religion in order to see how we could cope with it, and to see which of us actually managed to find a way to keep believing in Him, regardless of how hard it might sometimes be.
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Don,

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Exactly. You just put the 128 page book into a lot fewer words.

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Thank you ma'am. And I like your new avatar photo. Quite the dashing young couple.
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PostSubject: Re: History of Religion(s)   History of Religion(s) - Page 4 EmptySat May 09, 2009 11:45 am

Don, you said: "When we decided to tell other men what God has
in mind for all of us, we created religion, and by doing so, we brought
about all of the problems that arose afterward."

I agree. That was my point. Man told us what to believe.
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PostSubject: Re: History of Religion(s)   History of Religion(s) - Page 4 EmptySun May 10, 2009 9:51 pm

History of religion, huh. My take is that religion (and all of its righteous components, including faith, charity and service) started in the beginning with Jesus Christ and will end with Jesus Christ. I am alpha and omega, the beginning and the end. Jesus also stated that no one will return to the Father except through Him.

The reason there are so many varied opinions and beliefs concerning our mortality, why we're here and where we are going, is because Lucifer (Satan) has been loosed for a season to beguile us.

Religion in mortal form started with Adam and has since adopted many forms as the human family has grown. Human weaknesses like pride and greed found their way into many hearts.

Different religious beliefs spring up as a result of people trying to amend things so that they're personally comfortable. Most of the time people hesitate to venture out of their comfort zone.

So, the concept of history is interesting, but I'd ask about the future. What will be the views of religion and faith 50 or 100 years from now.

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PostSubject: Re: History of Religion(s)   History of Religion(s) - Page 4 EmptyMon May 11, 2009 12:35 am

Okay ... this topic sort of scared me. It's such a personal thing and is one of the "never discuss" topics.

But I will hold my nose, close my eyes, and jump in.

Here is my experience and thinking on the matter:

I think faith, spirituality, and religion are not the same things. I think the most accurate way to describe me is a spiritual person. That covers it for me.


My Story:

As a child I grew up with parents who were both very faithful to their beliefs. I grew up believing in the Bible and God. But the details of how to worship him were confusing as my parents religions were very different. My father told me my mother was wrong and she told me my father was wrong. When to me, when it came to the basics, they both believed the same.

I was a child of faith, at age 13 I wanted to join a convent because I wanted to serve God. But I had to be at least 15. Today I am glad for that.

I would go to mass and really try to understand God's purpose for me but the message was not clear. I would pull out the Britannica (this was the pre-Google era) and research things that did not make sense to me such as the trinity, the pope, the origins of Christmas, Jehovah, and hell.

Finally I was convinced my father's religion had too many things in it that didn't agree with Bible teaching. In high school I began reading the Bible and searching for my own 'faith'. I tried several religions. I remember one minister giving me a box of tithe envelopes and telling me to give a part of my allowance every month. I told him I didn't get one. He said that any amount of my money would do. I told him I had NO money. He kept insisting I had to have some money. By this point I couldn't believe the conversation I was having. I told him the only money I got from my mom was lunch money. He wanted me to give some of that. I didn't last long at that church.

I became more of a bible and religion student after I married. This is something my husband and I shared. We both read the Bible through a number of times(different versions and translations), we researched and studied it. We also researched and studied different religions both Christian and non-Christian. Talk about having one's eyes opened!

My conclusions and feelings remain my own.
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PostSubject: Re: History of Religion(s)   History of Religion(s) - Page 4 EmptyMon May 11, 2009 4:47 am

JoElle,

Good post. I agree. I loved my childhood religion. I loved the people there because they treated each other with caring and concern, which I think religion is supposed to be about.

Then I married a Catholic and all that involved which had nothing to do with spirituality or faith.

Certain things have turned us off to religion such as religions telling people who to vote for, religions being against whole groups of population, religions saying you don't participate in another religious service even it is a funeral and the purpose is honoring a good loving person, and religions putting more emphasis on men than women or saying women are supposed to only fill certain roles.

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PostSubject: Re: History of Religion(s)   History of Religion(s) - Page 4 EmptyMon May 11, 2009 6:07 am

JoElle, your quest sounds very familiar. It is much like mine was. I agree, too, about the difference between religion and spirituality.

I believe there can be value in practicing rituals with a group or community. When people gather for such practices, with open minds and hearts, the whole can, for a while, become more than the sum of its parts.

The same practices can become empty when the participants forget what they were designed to symbolize, and take the symbols literally.

There is a mix of good and bad in any group, as there are with the individuals who comprise it.

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If you want to read a book that contains murder, slaughter, infidelity, deceit, debauchery, betrayal, lying, racism, incest, rape, etc., read the Old Testament.

If you want to read a book that promises a better life by following the teachings attributed to Jesus, but also includes betrayal and murder, read the New Testament.

If you want to read a book that you can believe in, write one.
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Abe F. March wrote:
If you want to read a book that contains murder, slaughter, infidelity, deceit, debauchery, betrayal, lying, racism, incest, rape, etc., read the Old Testament.

If you want to read a book that promises a better life by following the teachings attributed to Jesus, but also includes betrayal and murder, read the New Testament.

If you want to read a book that you can believe in, write one.

Abe,

That was profound.

That should keep all of us writing!

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PostSubject: Re: History of Religion(s)   History of Religion(s) - Page 4 EmptySun May 31, 2009 10:11 am

...and they call it the greatest story ever told Abe...LOL
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PostSubject: Re: History of Religion(s)   History of Religion(s) - Page 4 EmptySun May 31, 2009 10:31 am

Goodnow,
The title of this thread cannot possibly do justice to the enormous information about the history of religion.
The problem for many is separating religious philosophy from factual religious history. But, as you pointed out, it is a great story.
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PostSubject: Re: History of Religion(s)   History of Religion(s) - Page 4 EmptySun May 31, 2009 8:56 pm

How does one determine factual religious history? Is it determined through scientific discovery? How does something become factual for the entire populace? It is a fact that Jesus was born of the virgin Mary; that He died on the cross and resurrected three days later. And yet many do not accept this fact. Religion usually boils down to belief and there are times when belief does not coincide with fact.

Religious philosophy sounds like something that would just mess with the mind. I had a hard enough time dealing with regular philosophy (is there such a thing?) in college.

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Charlie,
a good question. Factual history (religious or other) is based on proven facts, primarily from archeology, intelligent interpretation and other written sources - not fables, myths, legends or sagas.
That's where the study of religious history is interesting. It can either reinforce one's faith or destroy it. That does not necessarily destroy one's faith in a God, but rather the contrived theories. Then one has to distinguish between the old and the new testaments.
One cannot learn the truth about the bible from only reading the modern day bible. But I suppose that's where faith comes into play. As to the "Virgin" Mary, that is not what it says in the original Greek New Testament. I presume you know that the New Testament was originally written in Greek. The word used in the original New Testament was "Young Woman."
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How often have you heard people quoting the Commandments of the Old Testament, especially when it's convenient?
Here are just some of the things commanded by the Old Testament:

Kill People Who Don't Listen to Priests
Anyone arrogant enough to reject the verdict of the judge or of the priest who represents the LORD your God must be put to death. Such evil must be purged from Israel.
(Deuteronomy 17:12 NLT)
Kill Witches
You should not let a sorceress live. (Exodus 22:17 NAB)
Kill Homosexuals
"If a man lies with a male as with a women, both of them shall be put
to death for their abominable deed; they have forfeited their lives."
(Leviticus 20:13 NAB)
Kill Fortunetellers
A man or a woman who acts as a medium or fortuneteller shall be put to death by stoning; they have no one but themselves to blame for their death. (Leviticus 20:27 NAB)
Death for Hitting Dad
Whoever strikes his father or mother shall be put to death. (Exodus 21:15 NAB)
Death for Cursing Parents
1) If one curses his father or mother, his lamp will go out at the coming of
darkness. (Proverbs 20:20 NAB)
2) All who curse their father or mother must be put to death. They are guilty of a capital offense. (Leviticus 20:9 NLT)
Death for Adultery
If a man commits adultery with another man's wife, both the man and the woman must be put to death. (Leviticus 20:10 NLT)
Death for Fornication
A priest's daughter who loses her honor by committing fornication and thereby dishonors her father also, shall be burned to death. (Leviticus 21:9 NAB)
Death to Followers of Other Religions
Whoever sacrifices to any god, except the Lord alone, shall be doomed. (Exodus 22:19 NAB)
Kill Nonbelievers
They entered into a covenant to seek the Lord, the God of their fathers, with all their heart and soul; and everyone who would not seek the Lord, the God of Israel, was to be put to death, whether small or great, whether man or woman.
(2 Chronicles 15:12-13 NAB)
Kill False Prophets
If a man still prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall say to
him, "You shall not live, because you have spoken a lie in the name of the
Lord." When he prophesies, his parents, father and mother, shall thrust
him through. (Zechariah 13:3 NAB)
Kill the Entire Town if One Person Worships Another God
Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods. In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully. If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock. Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it. Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God. That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt. Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction. Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you. He will have compassion on you and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised your ancestors. "The LORD your God will be merciful only if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you today, doing what is pleasing to him." (Deuteronomy 13:13-19 NLT)
Kill Women Who Are Not Virgins On Their Wedding Night
But if this charge is true (that she wasn't a virgin on her wedding night), and evidence of the girls virginity is not found, they shall bring the girl to the entrance of her fathers house and there her townsman shall stone her to death, because she committed a crime against Israel by her unchasteness in her father's house. Thus shall you purge the evil from your midst. (Deuteronomy 22:20-21 NAB)
Kill Followers of Other Religions.
1) If your own full brother, or your son or daughter, or your beloved wife, or
you intimate friend, entices you secretly to serve other gods, whom you and your fathers have not known, gods of any other nations, near at hand or far away, from one end of the earth to the other: do not yield to him or listen to him, nor look with pity upon him, to spare or shield him, but kill him. Your hand shall be the first raised to slay him; the rest of the people shall join in with you. You shall stone him to death, because he sought to lead you astray from the Lord, your God, who brought you out of the land of Egypt, that place of slavery. And all Israel, hearing of this, shall fear and never do such evil as this in your midst. (Deuteronomy 13:7-12 NAB)
2) Suppose a man or woman among you, in one of your towns that the LORD your God is giving you, has done evil in the sight of the LORD your God and has violated the covenant by serving other gods or by worshiping the sun, the moon, or any of the forces of heaven, which I have strictly forbidden. When you hear about it, investigate the matter thoroughly. If it is true that this detestable thing has been done in Israel, then that man or woman must be taken to the gates of the town and stoned to death. (Deuteronomy 17:2-5 NLT)
Death for Blasphemy
One day a man who had an Israelite mother and an Egyptian father got into a fight with one of the Israelite men. During the fight, this son of an Israelite woman blasphemed the LORD's name. So the man was brought to Moses for judgment. His mother's name was Shelomith. She was the daughter of Dibri of the tribe of Dan. They put the man in custody until the LORD's will in the matter should become clear. Then the LORD said to Moses, "Take the blasphemer outside the camp, and tell all those who heard him to lay their hands on his head. Then let the entire community stone him to death. Say to the people of Israel: Those who blaspheme God will suffer the consequences of their guilt and be punished. Anyone who blasphemes the LORD's name must be stoned to death by the whole
community of Israel. Any Israelite or foreigner among you who blasphemes the LORD's name will surely die. (Leviticus 24:10-16 NLT)
Kill False Prophets
1) Suppose there are prophets among you, or those who have dreams about the future, and they promise you signs or miracles, and the predicted signs or miracles take place. If the prophets then say, 'Come, let us worship the gods of foreign nations,' do not listen to them. The LORD your God is testing you to see if you love him with all your heart and soul. Serve only the LORD your God and fear him alone. Obey his commands, listen to his voice, and cling to him. The false prophets or dreamers who try to lead you astray must be put to death, for they encourage rebellion against the LORD your God, who brought you out of slavery in the land of Egypt. Since they try to keep you from following the LORD your God, you must execute them to remove the evil from among you.
(Deuteronomy 13:1-5 NLT)
2) But any prophet who claims to give a message from another god or who falsely claims to speak for me must die.' You may wonder, 'How will we know whether the prophecy is from the LORD or not?' If the prophet predicts something in the LORD's name and it does not happen, the LORD did not give the message. That prophet has spoken on his own and need not be feared. (Deuteronomy 18:20-22
NLT)
Infidels and Gays Should Die
So God let them go ahead and do whatever shameful things their hearts
desired. As a result, they did vile and degrading things with each other's
bodies. Instead of believing what they knew was the truth about God, they
deliberately chose to believe lies. So they worshiped the things God made but not the Creator himself, who is to be praised forever. Amen. That is why God abandoned them to their shameful desires. Even the women turned against the natural way to have sex and instead indulged in sex with each other. And the men, instead of having normal sexual relationships with women, burned with lust for each other. Men did shameful things with other men and, as a result, suffered within themselves the penalty they so richly deserved. When they refused to acknowledge God, he abandoned them to their evil minds and let them do things that should never be done. Their lives became full of every kind of wickedness, sin, greed, hate, envy, murder, fighting, deception, malicious behavior, and gossip. They are backstabbers, haters of God, insolent, proud, and boastful. They are forever inventing new ways of sinning and are disobedient to their parents. They refuse to understand, break their promises, and are heartless and unforgiving. They are fully aware of God's death penalty for those who do these things, yet they go right ahead and do them anyway. And,
worse yet, they encourage others to do them, too. (Romans 1:24-32 NLT)
Kill Anyone who Approaches the Tabernacle
For the LORD had said to Moses, 'Exempt the tribe of Levi from the census; do not include them when you count the rest of the Israelites. You must put the Levites in charge of the Tabernacle of the Covenant, along with its furnishings and equipment. They must carry the Tabernacle and its equipment as you travel, and they must care for it and camp around it. Whenever the Tabernacle is moved, the Levites will take it down and set it up again. Anyone else who goes too near the Tabernacle will be executed.' (Numbers 1:48-51 NLT)
Kill People for Working on the Sabbath
The LORD then gave these further instructions to Moses: 'Tell the people of
Israel to keep my Sabbath day, for the Sabbath is a sign of the covenant
between me and you forever. It helps you to remember that I am the LORD, who makes you holy. Yes, keep the Sabbath day, for it is holy. Anyone who desecrates it must die; anyone who works on that day will be cut off from the community. Work six days only, but the seventh day must be a day of total rest. I repeat: Because the LORD considers it a holy day, anyone who works on the Sabbath must be put to death.' (Exodus 31:12-1

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PS. I didn't compile the above, but found it interesting to pass along.


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If all those rules had been followed, the population here on earth would be pretty small.

Of course, that changed with the New Testament, but many still refer to those rules.

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If one were to read the Christian Bible from beginning to end, one would see a progression of worldviews and an increasing understanding of humanity. A very good source for anyone interested in following up on this concept might be Northrup Frye's The Great Code, which chronicles the metaphorical evolution of human consciousness as it is recorded in these books. We, as a race, always mess up when we attempt to literalize the symbol. (See Joseph Campbell's Hero with a Thousand Faces.

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You're right Carol. I find it ironic that Christians support those who follow a doctrine of hate. The New Testament speaks of a God of Love and a doctrine of forgiveness.
You already know my thoughts on religious philosophy.
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And the rules in the New Testament are pretty simple, about love.

Ann, good resources. Bill Moyers Genesis also speaks of that progression.

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Abe, they got me about six times on that list. They made Hitler and his buddies look like a bunch of creampuffs. Kill an entire town if one person worship another God. Unbelievable.
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Working on the Sabbath would annihilate America.
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