Re: religion and faith (also long)
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I think your view is fine. I also think it's inconsistent with Christianity.
See, here's the thing about Christianity. It doesn't matter what kind of life you've lived, if you don't accept Jesus as your savior you will go to hell where you'll be subjected to eternal torture.
That's the platform of Christianity, and attempts to reinvent it won't change that. You can say that hell is metaphorical and that "accepting Christ" happens on an emotional rather than an intellectual level, but you're distancing yourself dramatically from the bulk of Christians. Regardless, it's not a "be nice" religion. It's a religion that admits to following a wrathful, vengeful and jealous God. This isn't touchy-feely, it's not "live a compassionate life and it's all good." It's original sin. It's raze the town, kill the men, take the women as slaves. It's obey or be punished.
That's Christianity, and no amount of apologetics is going to make it go away.
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What a beautiful religion. It really gets me to want to jump on the band wagon! Say no more, you may spoil it! LOL
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