Why I Am A Christian Atheist
“For I was an hungred, and ye gave me meat: I was thirsty, and ye gave me drink: I was a stranger, and ye took me in: Naked, and ye clothed me: I was sick, and ye visited me: I was in prison, and ye came unto me…Inasmuch as ye have done it unto one of the least of these my brethren, ye have done it unto me …”
When I was a teenager, I had a very strong fundamentalist faith in God and the Bible. If the Bible said it, it had to be true. I felt that I had a calling.
I would go off to myself in the country side and talk to God. I’d ask him questions about the suffering in the world that I saw everyday. I begged him to talk to me in the way that he talked to others in the Bible stories that I had read. My conversations were always one-sided. He never answered.
One day, I decided that he did not answer because he was not there. If I believed so strongly in the social gospel, I would have to find the answers myself and to live my life in such a way to address these issues. From that day, I became a human rights/social justice advocate.
The roots of my beliefs in human rights/social justice came from my reading of the Bible. These Christian ideals were the very basis for most of my beliefs. So while I no longer believe in God or that Jesus was God, I do hold the social gospel in high esteem.
Since I am no longer beholden to a faith that requires that I believe in superstitions, I am free to live a life that promotes the social teachings of Jesus.
Now that’s genius!!!!!!!
Notice how the Christians are always preying onto the poor and sick and needy?!?!?! its the poor who give more to the churches deep pockets and the government money(tax payers money)that goes to faith-based organizations doesn’t just go to Christian organizations, though the presentation seemed to imply that all the government money goes to the evil, bad-accounting, underhanded faith-based ministries.
Not to mention all these damn MEGA-CHURCHES popping up is just sicking. The money they’ve used would save life’s and stop family’s from being homeless……..AND SO MUCH MORE!
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LATER…..K! :entertained:
I have a good friend who is very much like this John….and yet he is perhaps one of the best men I know.
Although he deos not believe in God or Religion he lives his life as if he did.
How remarkable is that….well to me he is very remarkable.
Bwa ha ha. Your summation is the slayer here….. Excellent.
I gave you a heart because this blog rocks!
Wow, I am kinda shocked. I never thought of it like that, but I think I could say the same.
“These Christian ideals were the very basis for most of my beliefs. So while I no longer believe in God or that Jesus was God, I do hold the social gospel in high esteem.” Very interesting.
an interesting perspective Allah and one that I have the greatest of respect for…thank you for sharing this.
I got most of my moral compass from my parents and from watching Mr. Rogers on PBS. My parents weren’t religious but Mr. Rogers was a Presbyterian minister. I guess I kinda got the best of both worlds outta the deal.
It’s nice to hear you were a seeker at a young age. I had figured you probably were. It’s that lifelong search for truth that makes the mind strong and limber. 😉