The Pope John Paul II

[|Zach|]

Originally Posted by Jenson71

Dude, I'm not being harsh with him. I'm just trying to get a better understanding. You don't think I'm really interested? I am. I don't want to start some holy war. I'm honestly interested in his thoughts and ideas and his view. I struggle with this religion stuff...Am I on or am I off? Never easy to tell...

I personally feel like a less extreme version of him.

I have jumped between lutheran and methodist churches for a good deal of my life. I have no problem with the actual religions. I have a problem with the application of them and the way they are hijacked...I also have trouble with the tendencey for some parts of scripture to be glossed over and some parts used to tell others how they should live their lives.

The book is writting in Hebrew...that is translated into the Latin Vulgate. Alot of the English versions of the Bible through time have been tranlsated from the Latin Vulgate. I just have trouble not believing so much of it has been construed by the people holding the pens even if they had good intentions.

Have you ever written a poem translated from one language to another?

There are a lot of amazing people I have met through churches. Alot of people that do a lot of great things. Thats why I tend to not just slam churches as a whole but I wish would be view in a different manner. To me, a relationship with Christ (or a spiritual relationsip) is one of the most personal ones you can have. I wish church was seen more so as a tool in that journey and not the end all everything in place magic box of religion.

Some organizations just don't seem to do it right IMO. I wish I could find better words to describe it but I don't like it when a religious groups when they convey their message "like they want to win."

Anyway thats just a few of my thoughts...