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let the church say amen now pass the collection plate. all the ushers put on your white gloves and act like nazis about some seats. pastor stand in the pulpit and lead your flock then go sleep with the deacons wife. ok not all churches are like this but you see it at far too many. one thing black people love is church. you cant tell them anything about their jesus and often times people use their religion as the basis for their lifestyle choices and beliefs. personally i favor spirituality over organized religion. spirituality is your personal experience with whatever higher power you believe in. it is your personal communication, devotion, and beliefs. religion is someone elses. the concept of religion and church is the gathering of people to discuss what someone else has put together and passed down to other. im no theologian but thats my take. i grew up in a new thought christian church that pushed the metaphysical understanding of God beyond what is simply on paper. no shade but i just cant get with the dyed in the wool cool water baptist or lutherans who basically give you a list and do's and donts so you can either go to heaven or hell. personally i dont believe heaven and hell are physical places that you are doomed to spend eternity in just because you broke a commandment. i believe the body is a vessle and your soul continues. the bible was not written by God it was written by man and therefore it is not meant to be taken literally. if so then you wouldnt be wearing those cotton and linen blends because it breaks down several rules that we dont follow. if you havent noticed its the history of the hebrew people and the interpretation of alleged events that occurred during that time. religion and believes change over time hence catholic and protestant beliefs, reform jews, and the nation of islam versus true islam.
im not saying that any religion is wrong. even religions such as voodou and santeria which people typically associate with pagan rituals is actually a religion and the practices are believed to bring the practitioners to a higher understanding of their religion. my main issue with church and religion is when people use it to push their personal agenda and spread hate. there is a such thing as separation of church and state but often this is forgotten especially in matters such as abortion and gay marriage. as someone who is for the most part pretty liberal i do not allow my religious beliefs to cloud my better judgment. while when i make personal decisions i consider how my own soul and conscience will be affected i am in no position to tell someone else how to live their life. no one is perfect except our creator but it seems to me that many people from rush limbaugh to that old lady on the last pew seem to forget that. there is a freedom of religion in this country for a reason but no one seems to realize that. everyone was in a flux that kennedy was the first roman catholic president or the possibility that obama attended an islamic school in jakarta. who gives a good fuck? hell who gives a bad fuck? your religion is your religion there is no stated official religion in the US because we are supposed to be able to practice our beliefs in private and the government is supposed to create laws that govern society and have nothing to do with what your personal God believes.
my point i guess is this.....WHO THE FUCK ARE YOU TO TELL SOMEONE HOW TO LIVE THEIR LIFE OR JUDGE SOMEONE FOR WHO GOD HAS CREATED THEM TO BE. jesus loved all men who ate with tax collectors and prostitutes; even prayed for forgiveness for those who crucified him. so how can someone who claims to live the bible and be saved even form your mouth to spew hatred toward anyone? thats usually why i dont go to church i cannot stand to see someone use God as a defense for what they believe is right or wrong. love is stronger than hate so how can you tell someone that they are wrong for who they love simply because that person is of the same gender. thats not very christian like of you now is it. who are you to tell that scared little girl that was raped that she shouldnt abort her baby? are you going to raise it and provide her the emotional and financial support that is necessary? dont worry ill wait......
hypocrisy is the biggest issue. i highly doubt that God directed you to kill someone based on their race. many sects of fundamental mormanism did not believe that african americans could go to heaven and when they did begin to believe this they stated that it was in order to serve the white man. how can a race that has been repressed form their mouths against anyone knowing what it feels to be discriminated against. i would never equate the civil right movement for african americans to the civil rights movement for homosexuals because the issues are not the same but still as a people that had to fight for basic human rights we should understand the struggle for the simple right just to get married or give a child a home. how can you believe that it is better for a child to be bounced from foster care to foster care being lost in the system than it is to have them be raised by a loving same sex couple? i believe in God but i don't think American money should say "in God we trust" nor do i believe that it should be in the pledge of allegiance. and all of you who are on this illuminati devil worshiper shit need to read a fucking book no literally go read a book on the history of free masonry and what the illuminati really is. do you know who the Bilderberg Group is? i didn't think so. that's who you need to be worried about not Jay-Z
love will always drive out hatred and fear. i am in no position to tell anyone that what they believe because im damn sure not perfect. i dont believe in baptist teachings but i wouldnt attack someone for it. i only believe in attacking those who use what they believe in to bring down others. the nation of islam is a whole story i wont get into but read malcolm x. we often give our religious leaders more credit than they deserve. they are mere men just like you. Jesus was man just a highly evolved man. when you commune with God that is the presence that you need to focus on because that will save your soul not killing gays or blacks.
remember this is simply my opinion i could be wrong but guess what you are not in the position to tell me that i am. from the book of jeezy chapter who dat verse 15 "i got court tomorrow/ i don't need to go/ only God can judge me/ who the fuck are you?
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