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EPISODE · Feb 2, 2019 · 59 MIN

The Revelation of Jesus, with Rick Sterling!

from Spirit of Truth/The Bible on Trial · host The Revelation of Jesus

Religious Fascism! Have you ever attended a church that had a dress code, or played one kind of music to the exclusion of all other types? Have you ever had religious person tell you with certainty that the prophet of their church is right, and you better take heed and do what she/he says or you are going to hell? When you ask a person what their 'religious belief' is based upon do they ever cite Bible texts to you that seem to prove their point, but are taken out of context? When someone insists that you believe as do they or you are not going to be saved, this is a form of Fascism, which states that God is going to punish you with eternal death if you don't believe what their church states as truth. When this happens most of us chalk this up as a reaction to religious fervor and just let it go. But this is a symptom of the world in which we now live.  An example of this is the following Facebook post from a friend: Political Correctness is Fascism pretending to be Manners! So taking this to its logial religous conclusion, we can say that: Religious Correctness is Fascism pretending to be Truth! ALL religion is a man made construct that takes personal belief to the extreme of demanding adherense from everyone. In order to belong to any church a person must accept what that church believes to be true about salvation, and if you don't follow the dogma you are excommunicated without prejudice. If THIS what Jesus came to earth to accomplish? Hardly! Jesus told Pilate that He came to "Testify to the Truth", and this did not include starting a religion which has been named 'Christianity' by its founder, the 'aposlte' Paul. Truth is not what we believe, it is what we KNOW!

Religious Fascism! Have you ever attended a church that had a dress code, or played one kind of music to the exclusion of all other types? Have you ever had religious person tell you with certainty that the prophet of their church is right, and you better take heed and do what she/he says or you are going to hell? When you ask a person what their 'religious belief' is based upon do they ever cite Bible texts to you that seem to prove their point, but are taken out of context? When someone insists that you believe as do they or you are not going to be saved, this is a form of Fascism, which states that God is going to punish you with eternal death if you don't believe what their church states as truth. When this happens most of us chalk this up as a reaction to religious fervor and just let it go. But this is a symptom of the world in which we now live.  An example of this is the following Facebook post from a friend: Political Correctness is Fascism pretending to be Manners! So taking this to its logial religous conclusion, we can say that: Religious Correctness is Fascism pretending to be Truth! ALL religion is a man made construct that takes personal belief to the extreme of demanding adherense from everyone. In order to belong to any church a person must accept what that church believes to be true about salvation, and if you don't follow the dogma you are excommunicated without prejudice. If THIS what Jesus came to earth to accomplish? Hardly! Jesus told Pilate that He came to "Testify to the Truth", and this did not include starting a religion which has been named 'Christianity' by its founder, the 'aposlte' Paul. Truth is not what we believe, it is what we KNOW!

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