I believe there is a segment of the Larry King interview that got Benny Hinn all steamed up and angry at Joel Osteen. The fool Hinn is absolutely certain Jesus said every single thing attributed to Him in the Bible. HINN HAS NO PROOF OF THIS!!! However, I believe, EVERYONE has proof enough that the current ending to the Biblical Book of Mark IS NOT THE ORIGINAL ENDING!!! The Book of Mark WAS TAMPERED WITH!!!
If you don't believe me look into the matter and you should find that the original Book of Mark ended when everyone ran from Jesus' tomb in terror!!! So, we have clear evidence that at least one Biblical book has been tampered with; a book canonized by both Catholics and Protestants!!! What does that say? BE VERY SUSPICIOUS OF THE BIBLE AND DON'T BLINDLY BELIEVE EVERY WORD TO BE INFALLIBLY AND INERRANTLY TRUE!!! If you are wise you will take my advice.
Blind faith fools seem to feel that they can do whatever they like as long as they keep saying "Jesus, Jesus, Jesus". SORRY BUT, if you persist in doing evil it doesn't matter what name you call on!!!!! So don't be condemning others because they don't say "Jesus" enough to suit your Christian fancy!!! Look into the possible tampering of your "holy book" before you go condemning others for believing in God differently!!!
You know, it's really interesting to note that, first of all, I don't like Joel Osteen. I just don't like the guy and I don't trust him. HOWEVER, it seems to me MANY Christian pastors are condemning Mr Osteen OUT OF JEALOUSY while I have, so far, not seen so much as a single interview where Joel Osteen condemns ANYONE!!!
Mr Osteen obviously does not feel qualified to pass judgment against ANYONE while these other OBVIOUSLY JEALOUS pastors see it as "righteousness" to pass heinous condemnation against Mr Osteen. If they eventually are judged by God the way they judge, as their Bible says, I would imagine those condemning pastors are in very, very big trouble!!!!
I don't know if Jesus actually existed, as the Bible says He did, but I do know that the story of Jesus overall inspires me to be loving, forgiving and merciful. It DOES NOT inspire me to condemn others who don't believe exactly as I do, but...that's me. Christians who accept the Bible as though Jesus said every single word exactly as written are usually the ones who go around condemning others who don't believe as they do.
WHAT MATTERS TO ME ARE THE QUALITY OF THE TEACHINGS
not whether or not someone, like Jesus or the Buddha, actually existed. Whatever is useful to me is more than welcome in my personal belief system...until it is no longer proven useful, but that's just me
LET ME ASK YOU SOMETHING, you who would stand as God and condemn Joel Osteen: Is what Joel Osteen preaches worse than what the Muslims preach? OHHHHHHHHH, you don't want to answer that, right cowards? You attack Osteen because you know he won't fight back. After what happened to Pat Roberson for criticizing the Muslims you instinctively put your proverbial tails between your blind faith legs and cower away from a question like this!!!
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Of course, those very same condemning pastors would condemn me for writing this!
Religions who condemn others who don't believe as they do are NOT helping the societies of the world. I believe blind faith worship is at the core of what makes all religions harmful to society, as a whole, and to this planet. Study into the matter and you will most certainly find that 'the love of money' is NOT the root of all evil.
THE DESIRE TO BE WORSHIPED IS AT THE ROOT OF ALL EVIL!!!
It's amazing to consider that, purportedly, Mohammed defeated the Meccan armies, rode into Mecca's Kaaba and destroyed all the idols. Great move on Mohammed's part. However, he never considered that the people would end up worshiping the BLOODY BUILDING INSTEAD!!!! Words cannot properly describe just how fucking dumb that is and the people would not be doing it if it were not for the urging of their demented religious leaders!!!!
If humanity is to survive, I say the best of all the greatest religions should be honored, All WORSHIP should be outlawed, and replaced with love and ruthless critical thinking!
I say socialism, communism and democracy had and have one thing in common: they were attempts to instill a system that would not allow for corruption. ALL the systems failed because their philosophical ideologies were unable to keep corruption from eating their precious systems from the inside out like a tooth decay. -Viracocha Jason Aristotle
I haven't personally tested this belief, but from what I have studied, I believe that if you take only the very, very best and greatest teachings from the greatest, most enduring religions known to to man the teachings will fit together so seamlessly that it will sound like they were all stated by the very same person.
Chopra answers Michael Shermer's questions and the answers bounce off his thick head leaving no impression whatsoever. So Shermer ends up as though the questions were not answered at all. This is one of the sure signs of the spiritually comatose dead.
The only way I know of to make any real spiritual progress is to control and stop the internal dialogue AT WILL. Until Michael Shermer can get past his preconceived notions of what reality is he can never experience reality directly. The reality he perceives will ALWAYS be filtered and limited by what Shermer THINKS reality is.
For example, when he knocks on his electronic pad quantum science says he is not actually knocking on anything solid. He is knocking on energy that SEEMS solid and that solidity is an illusion. THAT'S THE SCIENCE Shermer supposedly believes in and yet...he obviously doesn't believe it!!!!! MAKE UP YOUR MIND, SHERMER. EITHER YOU BELIEVE SCIENCE OR YOU DON'T!!!!
Shermer's problem is he feels if there is a God he MUST be able to comfortably fit in Shermer's preconceived notion of reality. HOWEVER, there is no more room in Shermer's proverbial cup for anything to fit!!! Shermer's mind is like an unbroken chain of certainties he refuses to accept may be incorrect in any way. Shermer is dead certain reality is totally the way it appears no matter what new discoveries in Quantum Physics may state.
The concept of TEMPORARILY erasing one's personal history can only be PROPERLY accomplished through advanced meditation where one develops the ability to stop one's internal dialogue at will. Until Michael Shermer can do this I believe he will never be able to get past the barrier of his preconceived notions of what he THINKS reality is.
Here's the core problem, as I see it: Unless a person's spiritual body is awakened and properly 'breathing' it can be like trying to explain the sentient nature of the universe to someone who is literally asleep. They can't understand. They can't conceive it to be real.
If Deepak is going to convince the spiritually comatose asleep that there truly is an intelligence behind the reality we are experiencing YOU HAVE TO SHOW THEM!!!! If you cannot show them all you have are words and they will counter with their words.
The final outcome will always be a stalemate; even as it has always been. Deepak will never convince them and they will never convince Deepak. However, I must admit that at least Deepak has the courage to confront the atheist skeptics in a public forum. That takes guts alright and I applaud him for that!
Obviously, there are scientists who feel there is a controlling intelligence behind the reality we experience and there are scientists who do not and this expands into the field of quantum mechanics. Each side of the proverbial coin has scientists who are firmly convinced THEIR particular point of view is the most correct. Until someone SHOWS THEM DIFFERENT chances are it will always remain this way for, I feel, words will NOT awaken the spiritually comatose asleep and that's all there is to it!
Notice how Michael Shermer is so spiritually comatose dead he can't even respond to Deepak. All he can really do is say he's wrong. If it wasn't for the other guy Shermer would be exposed, by Deepak, as THE IDIOT HE TRULY IS!!!!!