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Originally Posted by SuchFriendsAreDangerous
You have been exposed to the wrong elements of Christianity. Christianity is there to remind you of the love for mankind with God has, in sending Himself in the incarnation of the Infinite and Immortal Godhead bodily into the frail and helpless flesh of humans. No other religion truly embraces the concept of the Incarnation, that the Infinite and Immeasurable Divinity could embrace and inhabit the flesh of people. It is nothing to be afraid of, quite the contrary it is a time to rejoice!
Hence why the Angels of the Annunciation said, "Let heaven and earth rejoice, and good will amongst Men!"
Those Christians who rely on fear tactics are really just politicians seeking power in the community, and they have nothing to do with religion, they are merely using religion as a pretext.
True religion is uplifting and spiritually edifying, if it was not, people would not stick to it..
as Tool sang, "If there were no rewards to reap,
No loving embrace to see me through this tedious path Ive chosen here,
I certainly wouldve walked away by now."
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That's quite true. I never talked to someone who I have perceived as a genuine catholic blaming anything on the Jewish or others. Perhaps being brought up by a bona fide 'once nun to be' helped me not only being tolerant of others, but also developing mutual respect for our deeply contrasting views on religion.