Originally Posted by Don Baldwin

No...the NT does NOT contain "original" writings by ANYONE who "knew Jesus". There is NOT ONE piece of writing that dates back to the time of Jesus that talks about him...not one. NO original documents. You can SAY that your Bible that has changed languages and been rewritten is "direct" from the author...but it isn't. Those books are ALL considered anonymous because they've been rewritten so much.



They could be considered the product of failed memory...basically, they're the same story...but MANY details don't match.



Jim Jones had a WHOLE LOT of martyrs who "died for the cause"...Heaven's Gate...people died for their beliefs...Waco...the list goes on. Jesus is NOT unique in that respect.



NOBODY saw him rise from the dead. Some SAID they saw him after...so? Paul said a LOT of stuff he knew nothing about...he's what? 1/4? 1/3 of the NT writings?



Trust me Carl...you know not where you tread...I had a lot of time on my hands and I did a LOT of reading. Wondering WHAT am I missing? These people believe SO passionately...why don't I see what they see? I realized...the truth is...it's all made up bullsh!t...every word of it. Christianity isn't the ONLY religion out there you know. Others have passionate believers too. And their religions sometimes make a lot more sense.



You REALLY think that God talked to people way back when but doesn't any more? It's been 2,000 years without a peep. How come? The planet is FAR worse off now than then. In your NT Jesus says "Verily I say unto you, There be some standing here, which shall not taste of death, till they see the Son of man coming in his kingdom." Matthew 16:28 "Truly I tell you, some who are standing here will not taste death before they see the Son of Man coming in his kingdom."



Where is he? He's REALLY late. Or do they walk among us?



How would it change my attitude? They'd stop leeching? Start producing? Stop being 10X more violent? Stop destroying EVERY school? Stop destroying EVERY neighborhood? Stop destroying towns and cities? That's ALL they have to do...change their "character" to match ours. Act like civilized human beings instead of wild animals.



When MLK Blvd becomes JUST LIKE Main Street at LSL...THEN I will change my attitude. Until then, they need to be kept away...locked up in their inner city ghettos...confined to MLK Blvd and it's surroundings.



I'm SO glad EVERY black city/town area has that street...the "no-go" zone. Where NOT to book your hotel. Want to know what a neighborhood is like...determine it's distance from MLK Blvd.