I saw a great bumpersticker tonight. It really needs its own thread, but I'm to lazy. ;) It said:

G.O.P. does not spell God.

One of my Favorites of all time is:

The Moral Majority is neither.

Even if you believe Homosexuality is a sin, God Tells us to "Hate the Sin, Not the Sinner"

These A-holes take it 2 steps further, hating the sinner, the sinners, and the sinners children.... How very "Christian" of them.

Some just Love throwing that first stone....

Ya know I wonder how America as a whole would react if they studied the bible a little bit harder and discovered that according to the good book as Christians you're supposed to control your weight. Somehow I guess we overlooked that portion :rolleyes:

My priest said if Jesus came back today, he'd hang out with bikers and whores. My priest rocks.

Sweet, I'd be hanging out with Jesus.

My aunt goes to a really great church in Costa Mesa. I should try to get the name of it. Each week they sing songs (from the Beetles, Stevie Wonder, Rolling Stones, Bob Dylan, The Byrds... Probably others stuff I just didn't notice, but generally good stuff about, life and love...)

Jesus is coming...


...and boy is he pissed!

I have no doubt that he'd be hanging out with bikers and whores, because he was (is) all about people being real. No high and mighty pharisee crap. However, he'd probably expect illegal and/or harmful things to stop - like the prostitutes to quit prostituting themselves.

I think it was Jesus who said "The physician does not come to treat those who are well, but the sick." He was (is) all about helping people in a real way and meeting their needs. He was also, though, about turning your back on sinful behavior, and if you weren't willing to do that, then he really didn't want to waste time with you. (disclaimer - please do not interpret this to mean that I am regarding homosexual behavior as sinful - this is not the point of what I'm writing.)

Jesus was accepting of all. But he also expected a lot. The religious leaders of the day didn't cut it then, so why would we expect the religious leaders of today to be any more acceptable? I have no doubt that a lot are, but I can see plenty of pharisees as well. I happen to go to a great church where I believe the pastors are real people. I've been to some where I didn't think that for a minute.

If Jesus was alive today, he wouldn't be posting on LoT. ;)