08.18.2022
Recent years have made me question several things. I'm not new to the Christianity scene by any means. At 64, I've been afforded lots of opportunities to learn and embrace a variety of opinions. The last several years, however, have me teetering on my future direction.
First, the Bible. Epic stories, no doubt. Wonderful guidelines. A list of suggestions to live by, mostly all valid in my eyes. But, ever the skeptic, ol' Steve has long had unanswered questions. A few...
- Where is Hell?
- Is Satan real?
- Are the above simply metaphors to keep us in line opposed to boiling infinitely?
- Has anyone met Jesus? He's certainly iconic, but...
- Has there ever been another immaculate conception since Mary's?
- Was Noah an engineering genious and animal whisperer?
- Why would God create the Heavens & Earth just to punish us by also creating war evil dictators and machines?
- Do things that don't kill us make us stronger?
- Why was my elderly maternal grandmother reaped and beaten in her later years, leading to her premature death?
- Why did my best friend crash & burn to death in a vehicle accident?
I'll wait.
"You believe in a book that has talking animals, wizards, witches, demons, sticks turning into snakes, burning bushes, food falling from the sky, people walking on water, and all sorts of magical, absurd and primitive stories, and you say that we are the ones that need help?"
Why would false prophets be allowed on our planet? False Gods? Dictators? Lying liars in positions of power? Racists that spread hatred? Discrimination against others? Inequality? Disease? Starvation? Drought?
Again, I'll wait for your response.
The Catholic church, rich in history, steeped in controversy, HUGE following. When we look into the scare tactics (my opinion) and "dont's", I'm not only puzzled, but kinda put out to a point of anger. No offense to believers, but it's just not for me. And fake Christians erk me. So please don't be one.
Thank you for stopping by.
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