First- Christianity is not a religion, it's a faith. Catholicism is a religion. There's a difference.
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1. So does this mean you'll start paying taxes and give up those First Amendment rights?
2. What happened to the relationship?
3. It's not a religion, it's a massive cult.
4. No, there isn't.
Playing fast and loose with the meanings of words doesn't change the fact that Catholics are Christians and that Christianity is a religion.
But more importantly what are True Believers doing playing the pagan World of Warcraft?
Only the things I believe are real faiths. Sitting in my trailer eating my government cheese and growing fatter by the second playing WoW, I can't help but realize that with all of these other blessings, surely God would make sure that *I* was born into the one true belief system, and everyone else is going to hell.
Faith ... religion ... whatever you want to call it, it's no more than a cash cow for those beggars [people like Falwell, Ratzinger, Khameini, etc.] who are unqualified for any real profession.
Grahhhhhhhh! Semantics are the work of Satan!
Religion (n)
1.a Belief in and reverence for a supernatural power or powers regarded as creator and governor of the universe.
1.b.A personal or institutionalized system grounded in such belief and worship.
2. The life or condition of a person in a religious order.
3. A set of beliefs, values, and practices based on the teachings of a spiritual leader.
4. A cause, principle, or activity pursued with zeal or conscientious devotion
Which one of those is NOT Christianity?
Faith (n)
(definitions 1 through 4 ignored because they are not what you referring to)
5.The body of dogma of a religion: the Muslim faith.
6. A set of principles or beliefs.
Which one of those is NOT applicable to non-Christian religions?
In summation: fail.
I'm not sure if this is fundie or not.
If he means Christianity is not a religion it is an umbrella over a lot of religions, then its not fundie.
If he means that Christianity isn't a faith because it's a personal relationship with Christ, then it's fundie.
Further down the page:
And I have FAITH in God. The Catholics have a religion. Religion is generally not a good thing. Religion killed Jesus.
Fundie.
In a way I actually kind of agree with this. In another way I don't.
You see, many religions let you worship freely, say Methodist, which I am, and it doesn't ban anything. Catholicism bans things and is extremely strict.
Justice Burger for President, yo peace out!
Okay, let's replace this with an analogy.
First, Mars is not candy. It's a chocolate bar. Skittles are a candy. There's a difference.
Yep. That's on pretty much the same level.
Confused?
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