Is there a form of Christianity that focusses on Jesus's teachings instead of the emphasis on "son of God, died for our sins" (or what I call the 'martyrdom cult' angle)?
Excellent question because many of the answers point out that the respondents truly believe that there is no Christianity without Jesus being divine, and that anthing else is missing the point. That certainly proves to me that they are the ones that have completely missed the point of Jesus' teachings. Not surprising given the number of Americans on the website, and the number of fundamentalists in America.Yes, there is definitely a form (or two) of Christianity that espouses that Paul and John were essentially teaching several false things about God, heaven, Jesus, and humanity.Unity Church out of Lees Summit Missouri has 2 million members, over 2,000 churches world wide and came from the Christian New Thought movement of 1860 to 1920. This sect was founded by Charles and Myrtle Fillmore and has many excellent materials and teachings and ministers.Center for Divine Science, located in at least 25 cities has a similar philosophy.Phinneas Quimby, a New England doctor in the 1800s transmitted his views to patients of his Warren Felt Evans, Julius and Annetta Dresser, and Mary Baker Eddy, who founded Christian Science. A former Eddy associate, Emma Curtis Hopkins was known as the teacher of teachers, as she taught the founders of Unity Church (Charles and Myrtle Fillmore), Religious Science (Ernest Holmes) and Divine Science (Nona Brooks and Malinda Cramer). Fenwich Holmes, brother of Science of Mind founder Emest Holmes, partly influenced Masaharu Taniguchi to found Seicho-No-le, the Japanese New Thought Group with the largest following worldwide. A mystical outgrowth of Christian Science is Joel Goldsmith's Infinite Way. A recent addition to New Thought is A Course in Miracles. ACIM has 2500 groups world wide and over 1.5 Million adherents. There are also ministers with Churches in Miami, Cleveland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Colorado Springs, Pueblo, and Wisconsin.There are also Advaita Vedanta versions of Christianity that are much closer to Jesus' teachings than the fundamentalist dogma of American “martyrdom cult” you are trying to avoid. And there are churches that have popped up in the last few years, some that are internet only, some headed by channelers. There are over two dozen writers who have scribed excellent inner-guided revealed teachings that I believe score a 90 to 98 on the truth meter versus the 30 that I would rate traditional Christianity.
Name a place you'd NEVER visit alone?
Hahahaha. Good choice. Mexico City. Sorry, but I'd rather not be gang-raped.
Are there any celebrities that most or many gay/lesbian/bi have problem with? Which ones are positive figures?
Just for my personal answer I cannot tolerate Lance Bass. He is writing his memoirs about the struggle of being in the limelight and not being able to talk about it. He is too young to have an autobio out and I feel it is more of a publicity stunt. Rosie works my gears as well. Ellen treats it like it should be treated. I am a lesbian, but it doesn't make me who I am. Neal Patrick Harris I admire. He came out, but was like "Eh, no big deal."
Which is the biggest football club in the world?
Without question Real Madrid is the biggest football club in the world. They are the Yankees of football. They have won more trophies and silverware than any football club in history. They have recruited the biggest football stars in the universe. Any great modern player wants to be regarded as one of the world best must play for Real. Hence, Cristiano Ronaldo did left Manchester United for his current employer, Real. That speaks volume about the club history and its excellence. Gaze at the names that wore Real uniform in its modern history: Figo, Ronaldo (Brazil), Zidane, Carlos, Raul, Beckham, Kaka, Casillas, Nistelrooy Sanchez, Robinho, Redondo, Sneijder.Barcelona and Manchester United are equally grand club in their own right. And they do deserve to be mentioned along with Real as biggest football clubs. However, Manchester United has made huge gain among Asian fans. They remains as one of the most popular clubs in the world.
Do you like hurting other people?
No on purpose. No anymore. But once upon a time, I used to. My narcisis personalidad, when I was younger came out and play. I used to enjoy the attention for a while until no more, kind of like the grinch when his dog tried to show his devoción too much.Years ago after my divorce, my daughter used to sing this song all the time,“Who do you think you are?Runnin' 'round leaving scarsCollecting your jar of heartsAnd tearing love apart…She knows better than anyone that is the only way I can underestand, and one can get my full atención, thought poetry…I understood the pain of my actions. I was destroying my family, my babies. My husband.No any extragers I casual meet. These people I really care. It was a hellish nightmare time.One only can walk to madness, if you have a ticket for come back. Madness is a dark and scary place.My story is long. Didn't start one day me deciding to have mental disorders. But I'm glad I'm becoming extremely empathyc but also I'm aware that I can no feel it sometimes. I'm aware of my demons.I'm in the road to get my PD. Im aware that the diagnose can be scary. It's like walking backward and I know I have to cross lakes of black waters.