User blog:TimFromLA/Religion and Supernatural

Funny how a show that's based on mysticism and in some strange way, the Bible, goes counter to that of the church. I find Supernatural quite refreshing, and is the antithesis to that of Christianity. I am an atheist and a liberal and Supernatural debunks all the bull that is the church.

I was surprised and quite refreshed that Castiel, a self-made god, challenged that church who spoke about the "evils" of homosexuality. Typical of the evangelicals, their message of hate must be shared with their flock, without thinking or questioning their belief. I did a post on Facebook about Christianity and the hypocrisy, and I managed to shut an evangelical up. Here it is:


 * ...So lets look at Christ.

1) And Jesus answered and said to them, "Truly I say to you, if you have faith and do not doubt, you will not only do what was done to the fig tree, but even if you say to this mountain, `Be taken up and cast into the sea,' it will happen.  "And all things you ask in prayer, believing, you will receive."  (Matthew 21:21-22 NAS)

2)  Ask and it will be given to you; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.  (Matthew 7:7-8 NAB)

3)  Again I say to you, that if two of you agree on earth about anything that they may ask, it shall be done for them by My Father who is in heaven.  For where two or three have gathered together in My name, I am there in their midst.  (Matthew 18:19-20 NAS)

4)  Amen, I say to you, whoever says to this mountain, 'Be lifted up and thrown into the sea,' and does not doubt in his heart but believes that what he says will happen, it shall be done for him.  Therefore I tell you, all that you ask for in prayer, believe that you will receive it and it shall be yours.  (Mark 11:24-25 NAB)

5)  And I tell you, ask and you will receive; seek and you will find; knock and the door will be opened to you.  For everyone who asks, receives; and the one who seeks, finds; and to the one who knocks, the door will be opened.  (Luke 11:9-13 NAB)

6)  And whatever you ask in my name, I will do, so that the Father may be glorified in the Son.  If you ask anything of me in my name, I will do it.  (John 14:13-14 NAB)

7)  If you remain in me and my words remain in you, ask for whatever you want and it will be done for you.  (John 15:7 NAB)

8)  It was not you who chose me, but I who chose you and appointed you to go and bear fruit that will remain, so that whatever you ask the Father in my name he may give you.  (John 15:16 NAB)

9)  On that day you will not question me about anything.  Amen, amen, I say to you, whatever you ask the Father in my name he will give you.  Until now you have not asked anything in my name; ask and you will receive, so that your joy may be complete.  (John 16:23-24 NAB)

Many may say they're parables, but where then is the truth? Within?

Now lets see the enemy of God...Lucifer: http://bit.ly/Ybd3dD

The word "Lucifer" in Isaiah 14:12 presents a minor problem to mainstream Christianity. It becomes a much larger problem to Bible literalists, and becomes a huge obstacle for the claims of Mormonism. John J. Robinson in A Pilgrim's Path, pp. 47-48 explains:

"Lucifer makes his appearance in the fourteenth chapter of the Old Testament book of Isaiah, at the twelfth verse, and nowhere else: "How art thou fallen from heaven, O Lucifer, son of the morning! How art thou cut down to the ground, which didst weaken the nations!"

But the New Testament as many would say, is the Christian Bible. But isn't God steadfast? Did God change his or her mind after the death and resurrection? The Bible is based upon the Hebrew text. Lucifer is Latin not Hebrew. And if God is steadfast, then why believe in a God that allows:

Ritual Human Sacrifice: Judges 11:29-40 Joshua 7:15 1 Kings 13:1-2

Rape in the Bible Judges 21:10-24 Numbers 31:7-18 Deuteronomy 20:10-14

So to honestly say that God is steadfast as read in Malachi 3:6, but to change the doctrine to suit the needs of protestants or Catholic is a sin. And sin according (http://www.westarkchurchofchrist.org/library/hatessin.htm) God hates sin, and has destroyed the planet and cities. Though I find it interesting that the sin of Sodom and Gomorrah was not homosexuality, but according to God:

Ezekiel 16:49-50:

49 Behold, this was the iniquity of thy sister Sodom, pride, fulness of bread, and abundance of idleness was in her and in her daughters, neither did she strengthen the hand of the poor and needy.

50 And they were haughty, and committed abomination before me: therefore I took them away as I saw good.

So which is it, homosexuality or being self-indulgent? This is why I am an atheist, because, if, as a Christian, I disobeyed God, I would die. But there are so many inconsistencies, that there is no real answer.


 * Oh and incest with God is fine. He never killed Lot's daughters: Genesis 19:30-38

Am I insulting Christians? No. They can believe in anything they wish. I chose nothing and I keep this lack of faith to myself. But when elected officials scream about the 9/11 Mosque just before the 2012 election, where are they now? It just goes to show you that it was just an election meme. So is this the true nature of Christianity? Well, is it? I guess it is, because, the majority of the folks out there were Christians protesting a facade.

Honestly? I wish there was a Castiel and he would have wiped out everyone of them believers off the face of the earth. No that is not a threat, but an idea I had...an angel seeking revenge.