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[henry quirk]

...a few words on Christianity from a filthy heathen.

Seems to me, the only Christianity worth its weight is Christian Existentialism, which focuses exclusively on the relationship between the individual and God, with no intermediaries beyond Christ, Himself.

You can't have a church or a congregation or fund-raising with CE cuz foundationally it's a private matter, which, of course, is why CE gets no play.

The Bible (specifically the Gospels) in CE is viewed as a letter to one, to 'you', not a device for mass-teaching.

As the man (supposedly) said: you go, alone, into your room, close the door, and pray.

Sure as shit can't build an 'empire' on 'that'.

[Flint]

Originally Posted by henry quirk

...a few words on Christianity from a filthy heathen.

Seems to me, the only Christianity worth its weight is Christian Existentialism, which focuses exclusively on the relationship between the individual and God, with no intermediaries beyond Christ, Himself.

You can't have a church or a congregation or fund-raising with CE cuz foundationally it's a private matter, which, of course, is why CE gets no play.

The Bible (specifically the Gospels) in CE is viewed as a letter to one, to 'you', not a device for mass-teaching.

As the man (supposedly) said: you go, alone, into your room, close the door, and pray.

Sure as shit can't build an 'empire' on 'that'.

I couldn't agree more on this. Thank you for sharing.

Christianity in it's current, most-popular forms, has either 1) gone off the deep end due to human fallibility, or 2) was designed to be a bad system in the first place. I'm not sure which, but with my understanding of the history of the church, I'm favoring number two. Empire-building, controlling the population, and making money seems to be what an organized religion always gravitates toward.