You've heard of this guy named Bill Maher? Politically Incorrect on HBO? Well, he is on the money with this documentary about religion. It's about religious ideas and beliefs that are absurd, ridiculous, or comical....the title comes from the combination of religion and ridiculous, and I couldn't agree more!!!!!!!
He delves into a lot of religions: Mormonism, Muslim, Jews for Jesus, to name a few, and my favorite: Christianity. Having been raised in church and married for 19 years to a preacher, I have had a lot of "experience" with Christianity, very little of it positive. As a kid, I never really "agreed" or felt comfortable with the whole church thing. I would have had greater pleasure playing outside or watching football on TV. The stories of Jonah and the Whale, Noah and the Ark, and the beliefs just didn't line up for me (that Jesus was born of a virgin, rose from the dead, etc.). But you know, if you make your feelings about that known, you are bound for hell, so it was always best to shut up and go along for the ride!
Well, Bill Maher confirms a lot of things for me. His comparison of the story of Jesus to other middle eastern religions was eye opening. For example, Horus, an Egyptian god, whose story sounds an awful lot like Jesus.
http://www.paganizingfaithofyeshua.netfirms.com/comparsison_horus_jesus_chart.htm
Thanks to Adrienne, my boss, for that website address. Some Christians assert that all other deities are copies of Christ, that Socrates and Plato copied the words of Paul in the New Testament, and refuse to believe or admit that a lot of "Christian" practices and holidays are actually copies of pagan practices and holidays.
I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who finds this religion thing to be ridiculous.
Now you can see why I write about politics....
He delves into a lot of religions: Mormonism, Muslim, Jews for Jesus, to name a few, and my favorite: Christianity. Having been raised in church and married for 19 years to a preacher, I have had a lot of "experience" with Christianity, very little of it positive. As a kid, I never really "agreed" or felt comfortable with the whole church thing. I would have had greater pleasure playing outside or watching football on TV. The stories of Jonah and the Whale, Noah and the Ark, and the beliefs just didn't line up for me (that Jesus was born of a virgin, rose from the dead, etc.). But you know, if you make your feelings about that known, you are bound for hell, so it was always best to shut up and go along for the ride!
Well, Bill Maher confirms a lot of things for me. His comparison of the story of Jesus to other middle eastern religions was eye opening. For example, Horus, an Egyptian god, whose story sounds an awful lot like Jesus.
http://www.paganizingfaithofyeshua.netfirms.com/comparsison_horus_jesus_chart.htm
Thanks to Adrienne, my boss, for that website address. Some Christians assert that all other deities are copies of Christ, that Socrates and Plato copied the words of Paul in the New Testament, and refuse to believe or admit that a lot of "Christian" practices and holidays are actually copies of pagan practices and holidays.
I'm glad to know that I'm not the only one who finds this religion thing to be ridiculous.
Now you can see why I write about politics....
4 comments:
I love all your blogs, religious, politics, and all others. You're good at all of them. And you're welcome for the website. ;)
All the stories sound exactly the same...it makes you wonder which one is right or if they are all just made up.
Yeah, you know... here lately I have really been questioning what it means to be a Christian. I mean, I thought I was one... but then I see how much hate there is, especially in Christianity... and, well... I don't wanna, lol.
I can't wait to see this movie on DVD. Sadly, it isn't playing close to me. My judge saw it at an arthouse theater by his house. He loved it, too! He couldn't wait to tell me about it. He already knew how much I loved Bill Maher. He said every time he sees him on TV he thinks of me. I quote him like he's a scholar. LOL
I've been really wanting to see this movie as I love Bill Maher. He is an Atheist though I believe... pretty sure. I took a few classes on religion and found they are basically all based around similar stories. The most intriguing, I find, are the Eastern religions, as they are much older than Christianity and most Western religions. Anyhow, its so interesting that one's religious beliefs can change through the course of their lifetime...
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