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sigh, not trolling. why not question everything? If you have faith, why do you need to have churches? why don't churches start "red teams" to debate the Word.
by jimjimjim 9y ago
sigh, not trolling. why not question everything?
If you have faith, why do you need to have churches?
why don't churches start "red teams" to debate the Word. so that people can be reassured by the certainty of the teachings to bolster faith?
- babyrainbow 9y ago>why not question everything? Because the point of belief is not finding truth (Doubt it ever was), but finding peace, comfort and may be a sense of community and togetherness..
- secstate 9y agoRight. And the point of science is the exploration of demonstrable facts. Belief and knowledge are two separate domains, and never the twain shall meet.
- whiddershins 9y agoThe content of religious texts and the nuance of interpretation is debated heavily by tons of religious people. It's simply that if you believe more or less in the texts but don't have faith in that one fact, your beliefs are more in line with Jews or Muslims who believe Jesus was a prophet, but aren't so sold on the literal resurrection/savior/son of god/messiah aspect.
- anigbrowl 9y agoA lot of hardcore evangelicals are actually not in favor of churches and prefer bible-reading peer groups, although these serve a similar function and are just as conformist, or more, than churches. I don't feel like digging up references for this right now. Follow some fundamentalist Christians on FB if you want to have a look into a very different reality tunnel.