Lent

[Redifer]

All of the different flavors of Christianity confuse me. I was raised Catholic but it never really stuck. Now I know that what makes Catholicism stand out from the rest of the Jesus-fab religions is that they believe in the Trinity (Father Son, Holy Ghost/Spirit) and they also believe that they are actually PHYSICALLY CONSUMING Jesus when eating the bread chip and drinking the wine. Even when I was a Catholic I never understood the Holy Spirit. But what makes the other flavors of Christianity stand out? What makes a Protestant a Protestant other than not believing in Jesus the same way a Catholic does? Is it simply a matter of taking the Bible™ and editing it a certain way so that it meets a certain standard? I'm curious, then, how one flavor could have it right and the others have it wrong. And there are a bunch o' Jesus flavors, too!

Serious question, please enlighten.

[TheyCallMeTheSwede]

I remember back in my late Elementary years, I would go to CCD (against my will) and told us I would give up anything for Lent, I said to them "I want to give up school for Lent" but they always say to me it has to be something that you like, I always pull the bullshit card on that one since they said in there own words that I could give up ANYTHING. I don't follow all that jazz anymore since I always been an Atheist even before I knew the term Atheist.

[s1mplehumar]

All of the different flavors of Christianity confuse me. I was raised Catholic but it never really stuck. Now I know that what makes Catholicism stand out from the rest of the Jesus-fab religions is that they believe in the Trinity (Father Son, Holy Ghost/Spirit) and they also believe that they are actually PHYSICALLY CONSUMING Jesus when eating the bread chip and drinking the wine. Even when I was a Catholic I never understood the Holy Spirit. But what makes the other flavors of Christianity stand out? What makes a Protestant a Protestant other than not believing in Jesus the same way a Catholic does? Is it simply a matter of taking the Bible™ and editing it a certain way so that it meets a certain standard? I'm curious, then, how one flavor could have it right and the others have it wrong. And there are a bunch o' Jesus flavors, too!

Serious question, please enlighten.

I reckon there's no civil way to discuss this. It just won't happen on here. I encourage you to study and come up with your own conclusions. In the meantime, I would recommend you study this passage: Romans 1:19-21. An explanation of the abundance of religion. I believe the confusion with zillions of religions stems from secular humanism and its rejecting of supernatural beliefs. Man-made religions are perhaps the most destructive force in the church today, imho.

[BoringSupreez]

All of the different flavors of Christianity confuse me. I was raised Catholic but it never really stuck. Now I know that what makes Catholicism stand out from the rest of the Jesus-fab religions is that they believe in the Trinity (Father Son, Holy Ghost/Spirit) and they also believe that they are actually PHYSICALLY CONSUMING Jesus when eating the bread chip and drinking the wine. Even when I was a Catholic I never understood the Holy Spirit. But what makes the other flavors of Christianity stand out? What makes a Protestant a Protestant other than not believing in Jesus the same way a Catholic does? Is it simply a matter of taking the Bible™ and editing it a certain way so that it meets a certain standard? I'm curious, then, how one flavor could have it right and the others have it wrong. And there are a bunch o' Jesus flavors, too!

Serious question, please enlighten.

I reckon there's no civil way to discuss this. It just won't happen on here.

This. It's best you do your own research on this.

[MrPopo]

An explanation of the abundance of religion. I believe the confusion with zillions of religions stems from secular humanism and its rejecting of supernatural beliefs. Man-made religions are perhaps the most destructive force in the church today, imho.

Every religion is man-made. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Shinto, Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, etc.

[s1mplehumar]

An explanation of the abundance of religion. I believe the confusion with zillions of religions stems from secular humanism and its rejecting of supernatural beliefs. Man-made religions are perhaps the most destructive force in the church today, imho.

Every religion is man-made. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Shinto, Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, etc.

You're absolutely right. Not entirely sure why I typed that? I simply intended to convey my belief that a secular humanistic approach to spirituality is the bane of the church. Capice? errr, nomesayin'?

::EDIT:: BOLD, underline x ∞ IMHO

[flex wood]

Every religion is man-made. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Shinto, Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, etc.

Quoted for truth

[MrPopo]

An explanation of the abundance of religion. I believe the confusion with zillions of religions stems from secular humanism and its rejecting of supernatural beliefs. Man-made religions are perhaps the most destructive force in the church today, imho.

Every religion is man-made. Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Shinto, Hinduism, Buddhism, Zoroastrianism, etc.

You're absolutely right. Not entirely sure why I typed that? I simply intended to convey my belief that a secular humanistic approach to spirituality is the bane of the church. Capice? errr, nomesayin'?

::EDIT:: BOLD, underline x ∞ IMHO

Well yeah, since you're explicitly going away from the church.

To go back to the original question, religions tend to fracture into various sects which all believe the same general stuff but differ in their interpretations of various aspects of the religion. For example, most sects of Judaism dial back the various commandments so as to apply things to the modern world, or admit that some of the commandments were based upon hygenic realities of the time which are no longer an issue today. But they all believe in the basic tenants such as a single god, the history of the people as laid down in the Torah, and that your main goal is to be good to other people to make a good world.

[s1mplehumar]

Well yeah, since you're explicitly going away from the church.

Yes, but our interpretation of The Church likely differs, if only slightly. It is also my belief that the majority of religions are explicity going away from the church. God's divine leadership and guidance has and is being replaced by secular humanism.

To go back to the original question, religions tend to fracture into various sects which all believe the same general stuff but differ in their interpretations of various aspects of the religion.

These small "fractures" are precisly what's wounding the church, imho. The devil is quite literally in the details. But yeah, this is spot on.

Respectfully,
s1mplehumar

[MrPopo]

To go back to the original question, religions tend to fracture into various sects which all believe the same general stuff but differ in their interpretations of various aspects of the religion.

These small "fractures" are precisly what's wounding the church, imho. The devil is quite literally in the details. But yeah, this is spot on.

Respectfully,
s1mplehumar

You're working off of a flawed assumption, though. Namely, that the original incarnation had it right.