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One acts like a 'Know it all' and the other 'wants to learn it all' (lemmy.world)

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[-] AoxoMoxoA@lemmy.world 1 points 4 weeks ago

I agree. Western Christianity is a perversion of the religion imo. To be fair a large part of biblical text has absolutely nothing to do with the teachings of Christ and that confuses a lot of people. A lot of them seem to be quite contradictory to what he was saying.

If anyone is into reading interesting books these helped to clarify Christianity for me. I do not consider myself a Christian ( maybe in my next life) but Jesus was a radical cat and what he did at that point in history was revolutionary .

Leo Tolstoy , The Kingdom Of God Is Within You. This one may turn you into a Vegan Anarchist so watch out

Swami Sri Yukteswar, The Holy Science

Tao Te Ching , Lao Tzu ...this one has nothing to do with Christianity but helped me understand what God ( the Supreme Being , God Head, Jah, Allah or whatever you want to call the source) was in simple terms. It's a quick read

Paramahansa Yogananda, Autobiography of A Yogi.

[-] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 1 points 4 weeks ago

That Tolstoy book sounds interesting, I'll have to check it out.

There are versions of the Bible where Big J's words are written in red text, that's what I would recommend to people so they focus on the part that matters (for Christians)

[-] AoxoMoxoA@lemmy.world 2 points 3 weeks ago

Tolstoy was an interesting individual...and a great writer. Enjoy

[-] Zoboomafoo@slrpnk.net 2 points 2 weeks ago

I finished The Kingdom of God is Within You, I really enjoyed it. The book aligned with many of my prior beliefs about Christianity and the Church, which was very validating. I appreciated the insight into the state of eighteenth century Russia, which I never want to visit. And lastly it made me deeply consider how much my current job makes me a party to violence. You're right about it potentially making someone an anarchist.

Thank you again for mentioning it.

[-] AoxoMoxoA@lemmy.world 2 points 1 week ago

I have given physical copys to a few people over the years and not a damn one read it. They claimed they were " true Christians " , I fear it would have gone over their heads anyhow.

I actually did quit a job that I was previously planning on retireing from after some deep reflection caused by Tolstoy's writing.

As a kid I was under the impression that was how a Christian would behave and then I became jaded as I grew older. When I read it I thought "that is how they should behave" and it was refreshing to hear someone talk like that.

I personally do not consider myself Christian, I agree with Nitzsche that "there was but only one Christian and he died on the cross" (i can't remember the exact quote, it was from the book " the Anti-Christ") but reading The Kingdom Of God is Within You sparked a genuine curiosity about Christ and religion in general.

Glad you enjoyed it ✌️