thedelightfulme said:
Can someone explain something about Christianity to me...
The Bible states Jesus was a Jew. Now, If he WAS the son of God, surely it would make sense to follow his religous path and be a Jew.
I know Christianity was spawned by the Roman Pagans to stop the collapse of an empire using symbology and bits of old mythology from countless other religons.
IF religion is real, then why does it have some many holes in it?
Why if God does exist does it make out he either likes you or hates you?
If God is an all knowing, all intelligent being, then why would he be annoyed that someone didnt pray to him?
I find it difficult that this all knowing and all forgiving God would send you to hell if you didnt go to church on sunday.
To be honest if God is like that, he is abit of a bastard.
This is almost heartbreakingly misinformed. "Christianity was spawned"? Jesus should have stayed a Jew, despite 1st century documents saying he preached AGAINST salvation via the Law? (Those being the best evidence we have for him)
And the rest of the God description - no, not every theist believes in that God. Do not make rash generalisations.
As for monotheism - a Trinitarian belief, as developed by the mainstream of the church, is monotheistic - a God who manifests in three different manners is not three Gods but one. The henotheism charge is a lazy conclusion by certain scholars of the study of religion who either 1) don't understand Christianity or 2) want to undermine it. Arguably, Catholicism and Orthodoxy, as they highlight Mary and the Communion of Saints, might slip towards henotheism; but I think not.
Furthermore, re: Hinduism; Hinduism is actually an icnredibly complex, syncretic belief system that philosophically believes in one infinite deity that manifests in millions of ways, because humans can connect more closely with personified Gods better than with the impersonal Brahman nirguna. It's dangerous to discuss religion without knowing what the religion actually is.
