tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077196946076777202.post8264562502960700128..comments2017-03-13T19:14:19.362-07:00Comments on Sense Without Sanity: Religion and NotJblancshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07859968715810305124noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077196946076777202.post-88757012724218365672011-06-13T20:25:05.734-07:002011-06-13T20:25:05.734-07:00thank you for your interest. there's a shirt t...thank you for your interest. there's a shirt that's going around, and I really need to purchase one. it says "I'm not perfect, just forgiven". That reason is why I herald Christianity again and again. Many nonbelievers see Christainity as incredibly hypocritical, though they fail to see, as you said, that the followers of God are followers, not equal to. I would like to hold my Christian brothers up to a higher standard, though I know that even a lower standard would still fail. That's the illogical beauty of Christianity.Jblancshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07859968715810305124noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3077196946076777202.post-5805598296529379922011-06-13T18:33:42.578-07:002011-06-13T18:33:42.578-07:00Truly enjoyed reading this post. I am a Christian...Truly enjoyed reading this post. I am a Christian. I am not religious, because people tend to confuse religion with Christianity. A Christian Follows Jesus, and Religion follows rules and traditions. I Say all this to say that people tend to blame God for many things. Just as you so bluntly put it, a cancer patient goes years and years through suffering and finally dies at the end... Where's the "love" in God for that. What one doesn't remember is that God created everything perfect,but there was a villain in the story - Satan. Satan came and caused God's perfect creation to fall, to sin. Thus the effects of sin, such as death, fear, pain, hurt and suffering began. Now religion is what I like to call morphine for the soul. It soothes the pain and numbs whatever is hurting to cause a false sense of joy and peace. The problem with religion is that the symptoms come back because the emptiness never went away. A True Christian or Christ-follower has God, yes, THE LIVING GOD dwelling within them. They are still not perfect and thus falls OVER AND OVER AND OVER again, causing a stain and embarrassment over their name and God's but their peace and joy never leaves them, because God never leaves them. There are or should not be traditions in Christianity, but unforgivably this is; but when a True Christian reveals him or herself, you just know there's something different about them. True Christianity will NOT die, because God says in Revelation, that he will always keep a remnant. Even when the Anti-Christ comes to kill us all off :), There will always be his Remnant. I did enjoy reading your post, very intriguing.Barbie Shadrickhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13537342162463765498noreply@blogger.com