The Hip Opinion

I hear it all the time; “ I don’t like organized religion”

They say “why is something that is supposed to be organized so un- organized”.

Tis true, I’m afraid. There seems to be a lot of confusion as to how organized the major religions are.  And, because the tend to bicker with each other (and themselves) then many people are obviously turned off by this sort of thing.

With good reason…Who wants all that drama anyways?

Well, millions of people it seems. So given that kinda record there must be something to it right?  To be completely against organized religeion is a bit silly.  Millions of people look to it for hope an direction for life.

So are all these people weak? Or maybe in need of a “crutch” They can’t seem to find their own direction so they need something else to lean on? Or a book of rules to tell them how to live?

I don’t think so.  Believing in something in my experience points to strength, not weakness.  It is far easier for me to “let myself go” and do what I want rather than try to be obedient to some moral laws. It’s easy to simply do what feels good.  -  And trust me, I know how to do that

So, recently… I joined up. It’s all good, except I don’t get to sleep in till noon on Sundays anymore.

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How should we examine the idea of hell? Eternal punishment for EVER! A permanent vacation home at the lake of fire!

Tho shall never get a drink of water…EVER!

Indeed I used to hear radio evangelists talking about a particular celebrity who had died… “Well, he’s in hell now… Unless he repented…And I doubt that he did”

It’s interesting hearing sermons about hell… Is the preacher actually “preaching” hell?  Or the “Good News” of escape from it by believing in Jesus? It’s sometimes hard to tell…

I am going to start a series of posts about the idea of hell and who is going there.And perhaps who is already there. This has been a fascination of mine for quite some time now…  I have blogged about hell before of course..

Things are changing in the Christian Religion. I wanna be with the good guys… Now, don’t you?

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I had some Mormons cruise by the house yesterday… I was on my way out somewhere so I couldn’t visit with them much. Not to say I didn’t want to. I was friendly but didn’t let them know they could come back by and discuss things with me.

They asked what I thought about the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter Day Saints. I told them I had heard good and bad things about them. They said that most people have “preconceived” notions about them- That are not true.

Hmmm. Maybe? What about:

• Baptizing dead people?
• 2 Years Bicycle Witnessing required
• The Prophet Joseph Smith
• Polygamy
• Another Gospel added to the Bible.

Did I miss anything? These beliefs disagree with the essential doctrines of Christianity. Not to say that the Mormons don’t do good things… They seem to have excellent family values.. right? And I bet they have a good understanding of the bible too. Perhaps better than mine.

Most people run from them… And I used to…But I’d welcome their visit again..With the understanding that I would be  writing about the conversation on this blog. If that’s OK with them…Then let’s go for it.

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• Top 10 Worldly Problems. Solutions?
• Who Goes to Hell? Part 1
• Is Jesus God?