Comments on: Church to 8-year-old: Drink the Kool-aid http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2004/08/drink-the-kool-aid/ Sci-fi, comics, humor, photos...it's all fair game. Tue, 22 May 2012 01:32:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v= By: C.Wyatt http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2004/08/drink-the-kool-aid/#comment-40277 C.Wyatt Fri, 07 Mar 2008 03:03:44 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2004/08/14/drink-the-kool-aid/#comment-40277 Shhhh! Don’t share this this with too many folk. The reality of religion is that it always is stupid, no matter the religion. The people that had Jesus crucified were the strictest (best) religious people on earth. And the thing that Jesus did to upset them so greatly was that he Healed a man on the Sabbath day. The rule was no work on the sabbath day. These people routinely broke the rule if a sheep wandered off into a creek and needed to be rescued. But it was against the rule to heal a man. Jesus challenged their hypocrisy and their double dealing. For this the religous crowd had Jesus killed. Jesus did not come to establish a religion because religion does not work. He came to establish a kingdom. Shhhh! Don’t share this this with too many folk. The reality of religion is that it always is stupid, no matter the religion. The people that had Jesus crucified were the strictest (best) religious people on earth.

And the thing that Jesus did to upset them so greatly was that he Healed a man on the Sabbath day. The rule was no work on the sabbath day. These people routinely broke the rule if a sheep wandered off into a creek and needed to be rescued. But it was against the rule to heal a man.

Jesus challenged their hypocrisy and their double dealing. For this the religous crowd had Jesus killed.

Jesus did not come to establish a religion because religion does not work. He came to establish a kingdom.

]]> By: Kizi http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2004/08/drink-the-kool-aid/#comment-472 Kizi Sat, 21 Aug 2004 20:01:14 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2004/08/14/drink-the-kool-aid/#comment-472 That's true. But, I personally think that the structure of the jewish religion is more inclined to pragmatism. Then again, the structure of the christian religion is inclined to love and understanding... That’s true. But, I personally think that the structure of the jewish religion is more inclined to pragmatism. Then again, the structure of the christian religion is inclined to love and understanding…

]]> By: Daniel http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2004/08/drink-the-kool-aid/#comment-468 Daniel Sat, 21 Aug 2004 17:30:33 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2004/08/14/drink-the-kool-aid/#comment-468 Not all Jews think about it. There are probably just as many dogmatic Jews as there are dogmatic Catholics. Not all Jews think about it. There are probably just as many dogmatic Jews as there are dogmatic Catholics.

]]> By: Kizi http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2004/08/drink-the-kool-aid/#comment-465 Kizi Sat, 21 Aug 2004 14:19:13 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2004/08/14/drink-the-kool-aid/#comment-465 How amazingly stupid. I agree-one of the best things about the Jewish religion is the fact that people think about it. How amazingly stupid. I agree-one of the best things about the Jewish religion is the fact that people think about it.

]]> By: Andrea http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2004/08/drink-the-kool-aid/#comment-461 Andrea Fri, 20 Aug 2004 23:37:53 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2004/08/14/drink-the-kool-aid/#comment-461 Damn, that's ridiculous. At least with Kosher eating laws (if I recall correctly), you are allowed to ignore any part of them that would interfere with a medical condition, no problem. I personally am not Kosher, but I always applauded the medical relaxing of this rule as proof that somewhere out there, people were practicing both a religion and common sense at the same time, unlike your example. Damn, that’s ridiculous. At least with Kosher eating laws (if I recall correctly), you are allowed to ignore any part of them that would interfere with a medical condition, no problem. I personally am not Kosher, but I always applauded the medical relaxing of this rule as proof that somewhere out there, people were practicing both a religion and common sense at the same time, unlike your example.

]]> By: Jesus http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/2004/08/drink-the-kool-aid/#comment-442 Jesus Sun, 15 Aug 2004 21:14:53 +0000 http://www.hyperborea.org/journal/archives/2004/08/14/drink-the-kool-aid/#comment-442 I am the wheat, the truth, and the light. I am the wheat, the truth, and the light.

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