Thatguyeric wrote:Here are my blunt views in summation. I will edit this if anyone takes offence. I think that MOST religion is dumb. You can believe in something greater, but all these stories? They make no sense. I think it was people who wanted attention that started it, or maybe people who just wanted answers, or maybe it was a way of external motivation to have god. I don't know. The Vatican is what kept Christianity going going. However, the vatican is the biggest scandal in history. They burned the original bibles to write a new one, and anyone who didn't want to hand theirs in was killed. I believe this had something to do with the pagans, who said any man could see god, but the vatican wanted to remain the only ones who could. The vatican history, when told from the sides of others, is quite a violent and ruthless one. People have murdered to become a pope, the current pope was in the Hitler youth program, I will never have faith in the vatican, who has twisted the bible to help them. The bible also preaches ideas like homophobia, does it not? As far as other religions, again, I am a skeptical person, but I do have an open mind so I am not completely rejecting the ideas.
this is true the vatican and christian hierarchy have many skeletons in the closet as do other major religions
most people though do not know about these events
the vast majority of followers of christianity i think just follow teachings of jesus love and respect and whatever else
no harm in this it only becomes a problem when someone goes fundamentalist
