Christianity is based upon the teachings of Jesus Christ, as recorded in the Bible. The Bible also includes numerous other teachings and sources, but all of these are secondary to those lessons presented by Christ. Furthermore, modern Christianity has focused itself even further by ignoring certain elements of Christ’s lessons, in order to create a fundamentally moral core for the modern world. There is a certain amount of illogic in doing so, but in the end, this is forgivable, as it shapes Christianity into a religion which should, at its heart, embrace forgiveness, mercy, generosity, and other such important human values. Except clearly, some elements of Christianity do not seem to understand this core kernel of Christ’s morality, as is best evidenced by the recent attack on a Michigan police officer by a Christian militia group.
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Christian Militias: Cognitive Dissonance with Weapons
Monday, April 12th, 2010The Unreasonable Faces of Christian Beliefs
Monday, April 12th, 2010Christians across America struggle daily with the inherent problems of faith. The path of the Christian believer is not an easy one to tread, not least because there are so many elements to today’s world that stand as sources of doubt for any Christian. After all, if nothing else a core, fundamental belief of Christians is that this world is governed by a God who is all powerful and benevolent. Why then, a Christian must ask, is the world in such a terrible state? If God is truly responsible for all natural events in the world, then why would the Christian God choose to send such an earthquake to Haiti? Why would He hit southeast Asia with such a devastating tsunami? These kinds of questions must plague modern-day Christians, as the presence of information creates newer and stronger doubts.