Questions For God

  What would Christianity look li ke if Christians actually obeyed the words of Jesus? “You have heard that it was said, ‘You shall not commit adultery.’  But I say to you that  everyone who looks at a woman with lust  has already committed adultery with her in his heart.  If your right eye cau ses you to sin,   tear it out and throw it away ;  it is better for you to lose one of your members  than for your whole body to be thrown into hell. If Christian ministers obeyed what Jesus says, this is what Christianity would look like: Come on Christians Rather than talking about obedience to Jesus  Just be obedient to Jesus ! bob r.u.reasonable@gmail.com

So, what is it and what are the signs?   From the link : What It Means to Be a Malignant Narcissist Beyond the desire to focus primarily on themselves and be held in high regard by virtually everyone in their lives, people with malignant narcissism tend to have a darker side to their self-absorption. These individuals can be highly manipulative and don't care who they hurt as long as they get their own way. Signs and symptoms of narcissistic personality disorder (and the severity of these symptoms) vary.  But the following are common characteristics of malignant narcissists : 1 - Preoccupied with fantasies about beauty, brilliance, success, and power 2 - Unable to handle criticism 3 - Tendency to lash out if they feel slighted 4 - Likely to take advantage of others to get what they want 5 - Overly concerned about their appearance 6 - Have an expectation of being treated as superior 7 - Lack of empathy for others 8 - Inflated sense of self and inability t...

  Does any of the claims made in the bible actually matter anymore? Just for fun : Let's concede that God created everything 6,000 years ago, just as described in the first two chapters of the book of Genesis. Let's concede that the foundational claims in the Old Testament, claims such as the Genesis "world wide" flood event, the captivity of the Hebrews in Egypt, along with the God-caused plagues, and the exodus of the Hebrews from Egypt soon followed by the timely parting of the Red Sea - let's concede that these events happened. Let's concede that the New Testament stories are true, that Jesus was born of a Virgin, performed some miracles as he ministered, then was executed by the Roman authorities, but he miraculously came back to life after a few days, then hung around with some friends until he floated up into the sky and disappeared. Let's concede that the remainder of the New Testament writings - writings that offer instructions as to how the f...

  Alright Christians - time to put-up or shut-up ! Don't pray that God will "heal" your tooth ache just before going to the dentist to have a root canal, then leave with a prescription for pain killers and an antibiotic, then days later  claim that God answered your prayer.  That, my friend, to put it mildly, is fucking dishonest. Christian - do you have any interest in actually proving that God answers prayer, or are you content to just make this weak, unsubstantiated claim over and over again? Allow me to suggest a prayer experiment:    The next sunny, warm Sunday morning, while at church, take a group of the church kids outside onto the church grounds.  I suggest younger kids, say, ages 5 to 10.  I would also suggest that you ask their parents to participate in this prayer experiment.   Have the children, perhaps 6-10 in number, gather in a circle holding hands. Then have the parents form another circle in the same manner around the circl...