Anonymous #1 said:

Ahhh, a fellow secular Jesus freak! It's good to know I'm not alone.

Calling the Bible a "lie" is silly, it only becomes a lie in the eye of the beholder. Calling it a "fiction novel" is also silly when it's a huge compilation of different kinds of narrative and poetry from a wide variety of sources.

It's the essential canon of our values and beliefs, whether you call yourself a "Christian" or not. IMO many agnostics and atheists are fabulous Christians because they practice tolerance, charity, and the golden rule to the point of self-sacrifice. These values were inculcated by Christianity over 1000+ years, they didn't just spontaneously materialize from good intentions. They're not shared by non-Christian cultures.

By the same token, I don't have much appreciation for atheists and agnostics who read the Bible the same way as Evangelicals. They are actually exactly the same as the people they berate: fundamentalists. There's nothing richer than having an atheist tell you your interpretation of the Bible is wrong.

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Anonymous #2 said:

In my opinion many Christians make great satanists and many satanists make great Christians. Those "practices" have been around a lot longer then Christianity and i am stunned in shock of your ignorance.

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I didn't mention any "practices," I mentioned ethics that are (or aren't) practiced.

Confucian ethics are alien to people raised in the West because they have little in common with the more familiar Christian ethics. And look at what Confucian ethics have done for China. This is the kind of contrast that makes me appreciate my Christian legacy.

Anonymous #9 said:

You do know Jesus was a jew? Many Jesus lovers do not even know this fact, and find it quite shocking when they find out, maybe this will change your outlook going forward.

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#7, is Jesus a fnord now or what?

Anonymous #1 said:

Anonymous #9 said:

You do know Jesus was a jew? Many Jesus lovers do not even know this fact, and find it quite shocking when they find out, maybe this will change your outlook going forward.

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#7, is Jesus a fnord now or what?

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I lol'd xxx

...damn, hes a Jew, that changes everything!

Anonymous #10 said:

It's an aphorism, bitch.

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That's not an aphorism, and don't call people bitches in my thread, you uncouth monkey!