I only defend God and the way of being that He sent His Son to show us. Systematic religion breeds power structures that become necessarily corrupt. Even through requiring people to take a statements in some particular literal way. Forms of idolatry, I say.
As an institution, I regard Church as 'mostly broken.' The Church are those people who have God in them, which physical Churches have loosely held together over the years. Think of God like humanity's dankest meme. Quite viral.
I shared that Chuang Tsu quote about fish traps, rabbit snares, and words, because I think the Bible can be understood as such a trap. It ensnares a concept of Spirit. A proper motion of the mind. More pleasant, less anxious. More loving, less hateful. More courageously yourself, less hidden. It's a tome that documents our discovery of God over time. We are expected to grow toward the best Kingdom in all ways.
Then Plato's wrong. I was raised Catholic until I realized how silly it all was.
Catholicism contains a great deal of 4-sided triangles.
What, contradictions? Yeah, that's at least Abrahamic religions as a whole.
I only defend God and the way of being that He sent His Son to show us. Systematic religion breeds power structures that become necessarily corrupt. Even through requiring people to take a statements in some particular literal way. Forms of idolatry, I say.
As an institution, I regard Church as 'mostly broken.' The Church are those people who have God in them, which physical Churches have loosely held together over the years. Think of God like humanity's dankest meme. Quite viral.
I shared that Chuang Tsu quote about fish traps, rabbit snares, and words, because I think the Bible can be understood as such a trap. It ensnares a concept of Spirit. A proper motion of the mind. More pleasant, less anxious. More loving, less hateful. More courageously yourself, less hidden. It's a tome that documents our discovery of God over time. We are expected to grow toward the best Kingdom in all ways.