3 August 2006 08:09:20

I don't presume to know the mind of the creator. However, I am sure that when Jesus referred to his followers as 'sheep', he didn't mean it in the literal sense. But that is exactly what the Christian Nation has become: blind, gullible, unthinking, remorseless, manipulatable, irresponsible, unaccountable sheep.

Where did this "blind faith" come from?

I have a theory. Who is the only Apostle who never met Jesus of Nazareth? Saul of Tarsus, of course. We have two accounts of his conversion in the Christian Bible, neither of which produce witnesses of his alleged and self-proclaimed "anointing" by Jesus as an apostle. In fact, up to that point he had killed more Christians for their belief in the Master than any man on earth of the day. In spite of these facts, he set his self up as the Leader of the Christian movement.

A side bar to this "self-proclamation", can anyone tell us who Jesus his self declared the leader of his church? "You are Peter, and upon this Rock I will build my Church". (Mt 16:18)

Yet, there were troubled times in the Roman Empire and the followers of Jesus of Nazareth were gaining favor among the commoners. Granted, Christians of the day were not allowed to vote. But they had great influence on those who did with their word of mouth style revolution of spirit in a very intellectually open society. So, I ask you, what would be the logical political strategy to influence these influential spiritualists? Infiltration and influence at its highest position.

By in large, the doctrine set forth in the Authorized and Canonized New Testament was written by Saul of Tarsus, a Roman Soldier. And one of their best, most loyal soldiers by all accounts. In spite of Jesus' own proclamation that Peter was "the Rock".

In the book of Acts one will find the blueprint for Communism as set forth by Saul. And examples of disobeying this communistic societal blueprint is described in the death of a couple who tried to hold back part of their wealth from the Saulian community.

I ask you, when Jesus exhorted all to love and forgive, why would God smite down anyone who suffered from the very human condition of greed...especially when said greed physically harmed no one?

"At the core of all well-founded belief, lies belief that is unfounded." -- Ludwig Wittgenstein

"Belief is not the beginning but the end of all knowledge." -- Johann Wolfgang von Goethe

"One of the symptoms of an approaching nervous breakdown is the belief that one's work is terribly important." -- Bertrand Russell

FAITH, n. Belief without evidence in what is told by one who speaks without knowledge, of things without parallel. -- Ambrose Bierce

"Man is a credulous animal and must believe something. In the absence of good grounds for belief, he will be satisfied with bad ones." - Bertrand Russell (1872-1970), British philosopher

Faith is believing what you know ain't so.

Faith: a substitute for truth.

Facts cannot prevail against faith, or adamant folly.

There is no seeing eye dog for blind faith.

[POLITICIAN]LECTURER, n. One with his hand in your pocket, his tongue in your ear and his faith in your patience. -- Ambrose Bierce

"There is no wild beast so ferocious as Christians who differ concerning their faith." -- William Edward Hartpole Lecky

"The faith that stands on authority is not faith." -- Ralph Waldo Emerson

"Faith: not *wanting* to know what is true." -- Friedrich Nietzsche

"Faith is often the boast of the man who is too lazy to investigate." -- F.M. Knowles

Faith is not belief without proof, but trust without reservation. - Trueblood, Elton

It is always right that a man should be able to render a reason for the faith that is within him. - Smith, Sydney

Faith... Must be enforced by reason...When faith becomes blind it dies. - Gandhi, Mahatma

Faith without [good] works is dead... Bible

Faith: Belief of facts not in evidence, in spite of common sense!