Sadly..they are probably the two most important things that we should be discussing, despite the discomfort that comes with daring to do so.
My interest in religion was kick started by Miss Green, my Religious Education teacher at Secondary school. I tried to argue with her in class once and got my arse handed to me. I knew nothing about religion she told me, had no idea what it really was, and possibly had never read more than the front cover of the Bible. She told me to stop showing off and wind my neck in.
The way she so easilly put down the argument that I had presented, made me determined to learn more so that I could get my own back. I never did get revenge though because Miss Green got sacked for reading from the Bible in her Religious Education class...how do you like them apples?
"And Onan knew that the seed should not be his; and it came to pass, when he went in unto his brother's wife, that he spilled [it] on the ground, lest that he should give seed to his brother."
The reading of that particular passage was all it took for her to be removed from her position. Strange to think that a book, that is apparently the word of God...is not deemed suitable for 14 year old students.
My interest had been fired up however and the more I read, the more I wanted to read..I searched for 'removed' texts and passages 'Original un-altered' translations, unbias versions of books and accounts, historical proof, historical disproof..and the book of Enoch. The book of Enoch is something else.
Parts of it were found amongst the 'Dead sea scrolls' and have been dated to around the time that 'Jesus' would have been around, if he had in fact been around at all. Not that someone called Jesus wouldn't have been around, but not the carpenter's son of world renown..that Jesus, I am afraid to have to say, Wasn't actually a real living breathing person..he was propoganda, an idea, a myth and a means to an end.
I appreciate that to some, that will not sit well..but I assure you it's actually the truth..There are no independent historical first person confirmations of Jesus' existence. When Jesus would have been alive, there was a wealth of writers: Pliny the Elder, Plutarch, Juvenal, Senecca, Martial, Pausanius, Ptolomy, Philo and Justus of Tiberias. None of them mention him, his followers or his activities. The Prefect of Judea, based in Jerusalem, Pontius Pilate would have been legally required to keep records of what happened in his province. He does not mention Jesus or his trial.
The damage that has been done in his name since though, has been recorded well..and continues to be recorded today. Almost every single day as a matter of fact.
This blog is about me, not just what iv'e done, or done to people, or had done to me..but also about what's been done to my world..and how I percieve it since the very first time I was able to percieve anything for myself. As I have said earlier, we are an amalgamation of experiences and outside influences. How we deal with those 'dominoes' when they topple into us it was moulds us as a constantly evolving product..my world has been shaped and moulded by the perpetuation of a multitude of religious beliefs, I have grown up with popular lies and acceptable hatreds as a result of this.
It is not my intention to offend anyone..if you are truly religious and you find my position offensive..then forgive me (it's what you are meant to do) and then stop reading. Religions have a huge impact on the world around me, and will have the same impact on the world my children grow up in. With so much blood spilled and so many atrocities carried out in the various names of religion..it's not about letting God into my life..it's about fitting new locks and a 'beware of the dog' sign to ensure he doesn't even contemplate coming up the path...
Science takes us into space...religion takes us via passenger plane into the side of a building.
Common misconception is that that was Terrorism..it wasn't, it was religion.
1 comments:
Absolutely loving your tale! Keep up the great work!
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