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Politics : Should God be replaced? -- Ignore unavailable to you. Want to Upgrade?

To: Solon who wrote (84)	7/24/2000 2:08:58 PM
From: donjuan_demarco	Read Replies (2) \| Respond to of 28931

Yes, it's best to move on to other topics. Either that, or start a new board on the issue of "smegma". Here's a question. Today I saw a bumper sticker that said "Jesus Is Your Friend". Now, my understanding of it is that Jesus is a Deity (the Holy Trinity and all that). Given that all major Gods have the power to make your life (literally) a living hell, can a God ever be your friend (i.e., as with the "Buddy Jesus" from "Dogma"). Can you see going out for a beer with a guy who has the power to end your life (or to make your life a never-ending series of calamaties)? Wouldn't you be nervous? I sure would be. Now, arguably Jesus is your friend because only through Him can you be saved. But the problem is that there are CONDITIONS attached to the deal. If your kidneys went bad, and your closest friend said "Okay, I'll give you one of my kidneys, but you'll have to devote your life to me afterwords", wouldn't you be a little offended? After all, you could probably get the same deal from a non-friend.