Re: The New Testament
Reply #11 - January 07, 2011, 11:54 AM
It would be dishonest to say Christian scripture is as bad as Islamic. Without a doubt Christians have a better role model in Christ than Muslims do in Mohammed, and the central themes of Christ's teachings is that of love, forgiveness, non-violence, and it is so no matter how far you try and stretch it. You'll still burn in Hell if you do not accept his divinity and call him Lord, though. But overall, Jesus wins hands down. If all the Christians in the world suddenly decided to act like more Jesus, the world would instantly be a better place. If all the Muslims of the world suddenly decided to act more like Mohammed, we’d all be royally fucked over and out.
Where the New Testament fails is in the writings of Paul, who was a massive arsehole and managed to ruin (with the help of other charlatans and chancers) what could have been a decently reformed religion. Incidently, he never even met Jesus, never preached his Gospel, never mentions the life of a living Jesus, the virgin birth, the miracles, never quotes any of his actual teachings or sermons, never repeats any of the parables, doesn't seem to know anything about him at all. It's like Paul invents his own religion one day after his epileptic fit and it somehow got mixed in with the other books of the New Testament, apparently from the same source. It follows that the Gospels were manufactured after the writings of Paul.
This is the kind of thing that makes Christian churches such misogynistic institutions:
But I would have you know, that the head of every man is Christ; and the head of the woman is the man; and the head of Christ is God. Every man praying or prophesying, having his head covered, dishonoureth his head. But every woman that prayeth or prophesieth with her head uncovered dishonoureth her head: for that is even all one as if she were shaven. For if the woman be not covered, let her also be shorn: but if it be a shame for a woman to be shorn or shaven, let her be covered. For a man indeed ought not to cover his head, forasmuch as he is the image and glory of God: but the woman is the glory of the man. For the man is not of the woman; but the woman of the man. Neither was the man created for the woman; but the woman for the man. For this cause ought the woman to have power on her head because of the angels.
~ I Corinthians 11:3-10
Let your women keep silence in the churches: for it is not permitted unto them to speak; but they are commanded to be under obedience, as also saith the law. And if they will learn any thing, let them ask their husbands at home: for it is a shame for women to speak in the church.
~ I Corinthians 14:34-35
Let the woman learn in silence with all subjection. But I suffer not a woman to teach, nor to usurp authority over the man, but to be in silence. For Adam was first formed, then Eve. And Adam was not deceived, but the woman being deceived was in the transgression. Notwithstanding she shall be saved in childbearing, if they continue in faith and charity and holiness with sobriety.
~ I Timothy 2:11-15
And much more. This is the bread and butter of Catholic faith.
Too fucking busy, and vice versa.
Topic: The New Testament