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Originally Posted by Hip Priest
Religion is not the cause of 'bad shit'. People are the cause of bad shit. If religious leaders and institutuions have started wars, covered up child abuse, encouraged hatred, helped the Nazis or done anything else of that nature then they have not, under any circumstances, done it with the blessing of Jesus, nor have they done it in accordance with any of His teachings. 'Religious leaders' is not the same as 'religion'.
The teachings of Jesus do not allow for any of the things you described.
In the case of abuses by humans, it's because God gave us free will. Humans abuse that free will all the time, following their own greed.
In the case of natural disasters and the like, I can't offer an explanation, although I don't believe it's God punishing the unjust.
Most Christians do not take the book of Genesis literally.
Try to see it from the point of view that many Christians have; forget about faith or hope or whatever for a moment and consider that we have personally encountered (or, if you prefer, we believe we have personally encountered) Jesus. So His words are simply fact, and at the most basic level that is all there is to it. There really isn't fear, because Jesus teaches love and fellowship, and inner peace, not fear.
I strive to live by Jesus' teachings because they are perfect and true. I know that to some of you very fine people that makes me a complete fruitcake, but I love you anyway.
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Theres a radio show here called Fighting Talk.
Whenever someone says something that is so completely true is requires no further comment, the presenter pushes a button that makes a choral "Hallelujah" sound
This post is a "Hallelujah" post.