[Truth giving teen]

Before reading my little rant, please note that I am not going to throw around false accusations or cursing.

You people hate homosexuality and anything even slightly related to homosexuality, videogames, other religions, even breast feeding!
You give these people no chance! You just follow your bible and every little detail written in it. Do you guys even know a gay person? I do, my best friend happens to be gay. He is one of the most polite, understanding person I've ever met. Gays are human too, and they deserve to be treated like one.

Now I could go on and on, proving that your religion is false and that your beliefs mean nothing, but with close minded people as you, you would just pretend that all I would say is false, and that your bible (which has been horribly translated many times) is pure truth. I don't care if you worship a god, but you people take the bible and make it your life! You let it run your life! YOU LET IT CONTROL YOU!
I said I wouldn't, but I can't help it.
ALL RELIGION IS A LIE.
There are tons of religions that are just like Christianity that were BEFORE it's time.
This is a direct quote from the movie ZeitGeist. (http://zeitgeistmovie.com/)

-Attis, of Phyrigia, born of the virgin Nana on December 25th, crucified, placed in a tomb and after 3 days, was resurrected.
-Krishna, of India, born of the virgin Devaki with a star in the east signaling his coming, performed miracles with his disciples, and upon his death was resurrected.
-Dionysus of Greece, born of a virgin on December 25th, was a traveling teacher who performed miracles such as turning water into wine, he was referred to as the "King of Kings," "God's Only Begotten Son," "The Alpha and Omega," and many others, and upon his death, he was resurrected.
-Mithra, of Persia, born of a virgin on December 25th, he had 12 disciples and performed miracles, and upon his death was buried for 3 days and thus resurrected, he was also referred to as "The Truth," "The Light," and many others. Interestingly, the sacred day of worship of Mithra was Sunday.
The fact of the matter is there are numerous saviors, from different periods, from all over the world, which subscribe to these general characteristics. The question remains: why these attributes, why the virgin birth on December 25th, why dead for three days and the inevitable resurrection, why 12 disciples or followers? To find out, let's examine the most recent of the solar messiahs.

Jesus Christ was born of the virgin Mary on December 25th in Bethlehem, his birth was announced by a star in the east, which three kings or magi followed to locate and adorn the new savior. He was a child teacher at 12, at the age of 30 he was baptized by John the Baptist, and thus began his ministry. Jesus had 12 disciples which he traveled about with performing miracles such as healing the sick, walking on water, raising the dead, he was also known as the "King of Kings," the "Son of God," the "Light of the World," the "Alpha and Omega," the "Lamb of God," and many others. After being betrayed by his disciple Judas and sold for 30 pieces of silver, he was crucified, placed in a tomb and after 3 days was resurrected and ascended into Heaven.

First of all, the birth sequence is completely astrological. The star in the east is Sirius, the brightest star in the night sky, which, on December 24th, aligns with the 3 brightest stars in Orion's Belt. These 3 bright stars are called today what they were called in ancient times: The Three Kings. The Three Kings and the brightest star, Sirius, all point to the place of the sunrise on December 25th. This is why the Three Kings "follow" the star in the east, in order to locate the sunrise -- the birth of the sun.

The Virgin Mary is the constellation Virgo, also known as Virgo the Virgin. Virgo in Latin means virgin. The ancient glyph for Virgo is the altered "m". This is why Mary along with other virgin mothers, such as Adonis's mother Myrrha, or Buddha's mother Maya begin with an M.Virgo is also referred to as the House of Bread, and the representation of Virgo is a virgin holding a sheaf of wheat. This House of Bread and its symbol of wheat represents August and September, the time of harvest.In turn, Bethlehem, in fact, literally translates to "house of bread". Bethlehem is thus a reference to the constellation Virgo , a place in the sky, not on Earth.

There is another very interesting phenomenon that occurs around December 25th, or the winter solstice. From the summer solstice to the winter solstice, the days become shorter and colder. From the perspective of the northern hemisphere, the sun appears to move south and get smaller and more scarce. The shortening of the days and the expiration of the crops when approaching the winter solstice symbolized the process of death to the ancients. It was the death of the Sun. By December 22nd, the Sun's demise was fully realized, for the Sun, having moved south continually for 6 months, makes it to it's lowest point in the sky. Here a curious thing occurs: the Sun stops moving south, at least perceivably, for 3 days. During this 3 day pause, the Sun resides in the vicinity of the Southern Cross, or Crux, constellation. And after this time on December 25th, the Sun moves 1 degree, this time north, foreshadowing longer days, warmth, and Spring. And thus it was said: the Sun died on the cross, was dead for 3 days, only to be resurrected or born again.This is why Jesus and numerous other Sun Gods share the crucifixion, 3-day death, and resurrection concept. It is the Sun's transition period before it shifts its direction back into the Northern Hemisphere, bringing Spring, and thus salvation.

However, they did not celebrate the resurrection of the Sun until the spring equinox, or Easter. This is because at the spring equinox, the Sun officially overpowers the evil darkness, as daytime thereafter becomes longer in duration than night, and the revitalizing conditions of spring emerge.

Now, probably the most obvious of all the astrological symbolism around Jesus regards the 12 disciples. They are simply the 12 constellations of the Zodiac, which Jesus, being the Sun, travels about with.

In fact, the number 12 is replete throughout the Bible. This text has more to do with astrology than anything else.

Coming back to the cross of the Zodiac, the figurative life of the Sun, this was not just an artistic expression or tool to track the Sun's movements. It was also a Pagan spiritual symbol, the shorthand of which looked like this. This is not a symbol of Christianity. It is a Pagan adaptation of the cross of the Zodiac. This is why Jesus in early occult art is always shown with his head on the cross, for Jesus is the Sun, the Sun of God, the Light of the World,the Risen Savior, who will "come again,"as it does every morning, the Glory of God who defends against the works of darkness,as he is "born again" [S97] every morning, and can be seen "coming in the clouds,""up in Heaven,"with his "Crown of Thorns," or, sun rays.

Now don't confuse me with some confused teen. I used to be just like you, until I woke up from the lies and denounced my religion.

If you need more evidence that your religion is false, just ask. I'll be happy to comply.

[Born Again Bob]

Dear Friend,

I don't understand the point of your post. A lot of other religions are guilty of reverse plagiarism. How does that impugn Christianity?

Yours in Him,
bab

[Truth giving teen]

Originally Posted by Born Again Bob

Dear Friend,

I don't understand the point of your post. A lot of other religions are guilty of reverse plagiarism. How does that impugn Christianity?

Yours in Him,
bab

Hmm..
Good point. My post had no true meaning other than to get that off my chest. I'm glad I did though, because I was really mad.

BUT when you say that religions are guilty of reverse plagiarism, are you saying that religions formed BEFORE Christianity plagiarized Christianity? Yeah, that makes perfect sense.

[Born Again Bob]

Dear Friend,

I'd sooner accept the reality of time travel than doubt the Holy Scripture.

The Bible says it -- it is so.

Yours in Him,
bab

[WilliamJenningsBryan]

Originally Posted by Truth giving teen

Hmm..
Good point. My post had no true meaning other than to get that off my chest. I'm glad I did though, because I was really mad.

BUT when you say that religions are guilty of reverse plagiarism, are you saying that religions formed BEFORE Christianity plagiarized Christianity? Yeah, that makes perfect sense.

Son, lots of things are "out there" before they are revealed (or discovered). Maxwell's equations predicted the existence of "radio waves" long before Marconi invented "wireless".

[Truth giving teen]

Originally Posted by Born Again Bob

Dear Friend,

I'd sooner accept the reality of time travel than doubt the Holy Scripture.

The Bible says it -- it is so.

Yours in Him,
bab

Okay, I understand. I only hope that you don't take the bible too far, and only see it as YOUR OWN set of beliefs and morals, and not force it on anyone else. It's just the people who take the bible too far, taking every note in every story and using it, instead of the morals of each story that was meant to be understood.
Have a nice day...umm...night.

[Pastor Ezekiel]

Originally Posted by Truth giving teen

Okay, I understand. I only hope that you don't take the bible too far, and only see it as YOUR OWN set of beliefs and morals, and not force it on anyone else. It's just the people who take the bible too far, taking every note in every story and using it, instead of the morals of each story that was meant to be understood.
Have a nice day...umm...night.

Imagine, such juicy and insightful wisdom from an unsaved 16 year old sodomite....

I suppose by "not taking the Bible too far" he meant special rights for queers.

[JennyD]

Originally Posted by Truth giving teen

Okay, I understand. I only hope that you don't take the bible too far, and only see it as YOUR OWN set of beliefs and morals, and not force it on anyone else. It's just the people who take the bible too far, taking every note in every story and using it, instead of the morals of each story that was meant to be understood.
Have a nice day...umm...night.

Oh, goody. Another teenager who thinks he can second-guess GOD.

Yes, I suppose we could ignore the parts of the Bible we don't like . . . the parts that say homosexuals and adulterers should be put to death, for example, or the parts that say that we should kill those who do not seek after the Lord. But then we'd be sinning, wouldn't we?