Why organized religion Sucks!!
Easter is the time when we celebrate the Resurrection of Christ. I dig that. It is the base of my faith. Where I have a problem is that the first person to tell the story is always portrayed as either a whore or an adulterer. Mary Magdalene is probably the most slighted person in history.
It all starts in the book of Luke. A woman who is a sinner washes the feet of Jesus with her hair. A couple lines later, Mary Magdalene enters the story. Pope Gregory later determined that she was the sinner. She has been slighted ever since.
The big disconnect comes in the 60's when the Vatican decreed that there was no proof that she was the whore. The only problem is that when the church splintered, starting with Luther's Reformation, The Vatican no longer spoke for all of Christianity. So most protestant churches still describe Mary as the sinner. (Most Roman Catholics still call her a whore regardless of the Papal decree.)
What is my point? The truth has been hidden from us. The discovery of the gnostic gospels in the 1940's (the Gospels of Timothy, Mary, etc.) illustrate the Mary was the most beloved of all the apostles. After the death of Christ, there was a power struggle between Peter and Mary. Mary lost. Ever since then Mary Magdalene has been vilified. The Bible itself is one of the most anti-woman books ever written.
When the church decided it was time to make ONE Bible, the gnostic gospels where considered heresy. Why? Because they showed women on equal footing as men. The gnostic gospels speak about celebrating your faith everywhere (Timothy mostly.) The Bible as it is today is a tool used for churches to make money.
Being brought up in the church (not raised, there is a difference), I saw the ugly side of Christianity. Everything is about filling those collection trays and "tithing". I believe that if JC came back today......he would be pissed!
posted by JonRonnie @ 9:52 PM
5 Comments:
mary magdeline is a cool chick!
yeah...and growing up with organized religion I never felt differently. I know she was smeared by the early church, but I always felt she was treated as an equal by Jesus. I'm just an average person and no religious freak, but I never got the feeling she was a second class citizen. Besides, you have to be able to see all the good that comes out of organized religion...people feed and clothe the poor, tend to the sick and elderly, and are kind and caring to those that are down on their luck. Sure there's corruption, but we are only human and therefore flawed. I don't think that excuses everything, but it isn't all evil either.
Once again Imby, I gotta disagree. I think the percentage of people who truly want to help with ou the fanfare is the smaller percentage. Church is a great way to pick people's pocket!
Faith based aid organizations are run by crooks like Hinn, Falwell, and so on. They do it to get money in their pockets so the can pay to have sex with other men on Colfax Ave in Denver, and toke up on Meth.
feel free to disagree, but it's not what I've seen on a personal level.
The average church-going person is eager to help whenever there is a need. I think you are judging the multitudes of people who give freely every day based on the corruption of a few leaders.
i love my church...without them, my uncle and grandmother would NOT have been tended to!
organized religion is a good thing, when used for good.
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