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• ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

  The problem is the people worshipping, polytheistic nature of Christianity, which goes entirely against the message of Jesus, but the Romans used him the same way Amazon sells Che Guevara t-shirts, I guess. Add to that the Paulian “faith without works”, the addition of purgatory and priests “absolving you of your sins” (so fuck around, you’ll never find out! And Jesus “died for your sins” either way, whatever that means) and it’s easy to see why Christianity can never work. Jewish Christians, like it was before Rome fucked the message of the J-man, sure, but not what we’ve had for most of the last two millennia. Christianity today is basically a religion for those who don’t want to follow God’s rules and deny divine judgement… thankfully, things are not so black and white and we were created with a kind nature so, despite everything the West has done with this West Asian man and his legacy, some goodness still seeps through sometimes and motivates people to strive to be better.

  And btw, “good” Christianity (that practiced by Jesus and his followers and anyone who internalises the Sermon of the Mount, for instance) is just Jewish Scripture +1, and Islam (without nonsensical, heretical hadiths and superficial a-Quranic traditions) is good Christianity +1. If you read, you’ll understand. 👍

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  • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

    The problem is the people worshipping, polytheistic nature of Christianity

    Christianity isn’t polytheistic

    the addition of purgatory

    That’s not Christian doctrine

    so fuck around, you’ll never find out! And Jesus “died for your sins” either way, whatever that means

    This is because the Christian God is infinitely merciful

    and Islam (without nonsensical, heretical hadiths and superficial a-Quranic traditions) is good Christianity +1. If you read, you’ll understand. 👍

    I read the first two surahs of the Qur’an in full and some smaller segments here and there. To me, it really comes off as “this is a companion book to the bible”

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    • ArgumentativeMonotheist@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

      I mean, it is polytheistic, but let’s just agree to disagree on that one. And mercy requires justice, and justice implies judgment. God is Merciful and Just, of course! Jesus preached that one had to repent and correct their behaviour to be accepted by God, you can’t just be an unrepentant sinner, a troublemaker, a violent rapey murderous racist or even just a heartless rich man (camels and needles!), and expect God to condone it! How do you judge, my guy?

      A wise man doesn’t need much to understand what’s right and wrong and, honestly, anyone could just read and internalise the Sermon on the Mount and be in good terms with the Creator as it transforms you, but you can’t say that about the whole Bible, which is very internally inconsistent (because it’s a collection of books and letters with different authors, written and edited by power-hungry and immoral men at times). And if you’re clever, you could do that just with Ecclesiastes, but Jesus’ message is more… approachable. 👍

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      • ContriteErudite@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        You are making a mistake that many sincere believers have made throughout history. You assume your faith is the singular, correct one, and that outsiders only need to open their hearts to see the “one true path.” What often goes unnoticed is that there has never been one true religion. You believe yours is correct because that is what faith requires. But history shows us that as soon as a faith gathers enough followers, disagreements arise. Some argue that leaders have misinterpreted the sacred texts, or that local customs conflict with established rituals. Whatever the reason, division follows. A religion grows, it fractures, sects emerge, and each insists it is the sole guardian of truth. Repeat this pattern over generations, and what began as unity splinters into dozens of sects, often hostile to one another.

        Religion does what many of its adherents claim it does not: it changes. It bends, adapts, and evolves in response to pressure and environment. It becomes something new.

        So let me ask you, as one who seeks to understand: if I were to study your holy book and choose Islam, which path should I walk? Should I follow Sunni, risking alienating Shia? If I found myself drawn to the Wahhabi or the Druze? Would these choices lead to peace and enlightenment or would they create yet another division? And if I sought to share my newfound belief with those raised differently, would they welcome my unity, or view me as another intruder cloaking sameness as love and peace?

        This is why I, and many others, argue for pluralism. There can never be a single “true way,” for as long as people are individuals, there will always be differences in interpretation, values, and belief. History shows that tribalism, insularity, and suspicion of the unfamiliar are constants of human nature. The only way forward is not to cling to unity under nation or creed, but to accept each other as we are. Only by setting aside the conceit of a universal faith can we begin to overcome the divisions that have defined us.

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      • Flax_vert@feddit.uk ⁨5⁩ ⁨days⁩ ago

        I mean, it is polytheistic

        The first thing we declare is that “We believe in One God”

        And mercy requires justice, and justice implies judgment. God is Merciful and Just, of course! Jesus preached that one had to repent and correct their behaviour to be accepted by God, you can’t just be an unrepentant sinner, a troublemaker, a violent rapey murderous racist or even just a heartless rich man (camels and needles!), and expect God to condone it! How do you judge, my guy?

        God doesn’t forgive unrepentant sinners. God only forgives those who truly and earnestly repent. God doesn’t forgive based off of works either- because then where is the line? And God can only forgive because our sins have been paid. If our sins haven’t been paid off, then God would be unjust.

        honestly, anyone could just read and internalise the Sermon on the Mount and be in good terms with the Creator as it transforms you, but you can’t say that about the whole Bible

        Works don’t save you. Man shall not live by bread alone, but by every word that proceedeth out of the mouth of God.

        The sermon on the mount teaches that you’re damned if you ever looked at a woman you aren’t married to with lust or if you even hate somebody.

        If you scrolled down on your article, you’d clearly see it is exclusively a Roman Catholic doctrine.

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