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15 Oct 2008, 12:57 am
Orwell wrote:
for the simple reason that no Christian is able to fully live up to the ideal.
Yes, God IS a liar! Deut. 30:11 Clearly He had no idea what He was talking about. *snicker* *snicker*
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Christianity and Misanthropy
My dad would have fit the label. All he talked about was God, all he read/studied was about God, but he didn't want to go "save" people or help people, he didn't like people and he didn't like himself, he loathed humanity and thought God probably hated him. He didn't put any stock in his or our(His kids) futures. He looked forward to earth burning, the second time God will destroy the earth(first time with water, second time with fire). He was a fundamentalist Baptist. I'm strongly against such a negative outlook, it does no one any good.
15 Oct 2008, 8:33 am
mikebw wrote:
Orwell wrote:
for the simple reason that no Christian is able to fully live up to the ideal.
Yes, God IS a liar! Deut. 30:11 Clearly He had no idea what He was talking about. *snicker* *snicker*
Wow, way to take something entirely out of context.
15 Oct 2008, 9:15 am
15 Oct 2008, 1:21 pm
Orwell wrote:
Calvinist misanthrope here, to confirm the suspicions of all of you claiming that Calvinists hate everyone.
Really though, my dislike of people in general isn't based on my faith, and I recognize that in many ways it runs counter to the Christian faith. But, needless to say, I'm not a perfect Christian, and arguably not even a halfway-decent one.
So yes, it is possible to be both a Christian and a misanthrope (even if this does imply a certain level of internal contradiction in worldview) for the simple reason that no Christian is able to fully live up to the ideal.
Really though, my dislike of people in general isn't based on my faith, and I recognize that in many ways it runs counter to the Christian faith. But, needless to say, I'm not a perfect Christian, and arguably not even a halfway-decent one.
So yes, it is possible to be both a Christian and a misanthrope (even if this does imply a certain level of internal contradiction in worldview) for the simple reason that no Christian is able to fully live up to the ideal.
What Calvinists dislike about humans are their "carnal desires"-well specifically sexuality and pleasure. Otherwise they still think of humans as having the capacity for good if they work hard to pretend like they're disembodies souls.....
I also view Calvinist protestantism, and its modern day successor-Christian Fundamentalism-as an attempt to return christianity to its patriarchal roots. The virgin mary plays NO role in fundamentalist protestantism and the worship of Mary and Saints is considered to be idolatry in the eyes of most fundies.
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15 Oct 2008, 1:37 pm
chever wrote:
He sucks. He's a dirty butthole.
So you're saying you have a messianic complex? Using adjectives normally attached to yourself and applying them to God would seem to indicate so...
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15 Oct 2008, 3:44 pm
Orwell wrote:
mikebw wrote:
Orwell wrote:
for the simple reason that no Christian is able to fully live up to the ideal.
Yes, God IS a liar! Deut. 30:11 Clearly He had no idea what He was talking about. *snicker* *snicker*
Wow, way to take something entirely out of context.
Oh right, you mean Man's ideal. Sorry.
Humans... always expecting so much more than even God does. Sheesh 
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