There are five major religions. At least four of them are wrong. Probably, all five are, since they were created by men.
Take two steps back,and look at them all. In their purest form, they call for compassion to your fellow man. Unfortunately, I have not found that from many people I see frequent houses of Christian worship. I get along alot better with those of the Jewish persuation, maybe because Judism is as much a culture as any religion. My best Jewish friends dont' take the religious aspect that seriously.
As a reformed Catholic, which means I don't give two hoots when if the wholething disappears in the morning, I would rather a heathen offer me a drink, than some reformed womanizing drunk save my soul.
But to say 'my fellow Chistians' in my mind insinuates the rest of us are heathens.
And btw, the historical figure of Christ did not have soft brown hair and blue eyes. I would think if most Christians saw a snapshot of him, they might be taken aback at first. Let's just say he'd have trouble getting on an airplane.
Take a breath, sit back. Understand, your existance on this planet is not even the blink of an eye. Make somebody's day better. do it within what you have to work with. Nobody here is Mother Theresa. But start small, and work your way up. We're all better for it.
And btw, the reason the market is closed on Good Friday is, JP and his pals went to Mass one year, and when they came back, they didn't like the trading that was done in their absense. Otherwise, how could you close the exchange for a purely religious holiday.
Now, let everyone live. Even us heathens. We have something to offer too.
And btw, the Son of God stuff is opinion. Lots of people have died for that 'opinion' , but it's opinion. And it leaves a lot of folks out. But that's just me getting back at those idiots in the Catholic church who demonized me as a child.
