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In reply to the discussion: I have been criticized for calling Christianity a shortcut religion. [View all]MineralMan
(146,288 posts)19. Yup. Acts of contrition should be made to the person you harmed,
not to a priest. Apply for forgiveness from the person who you offended by your actions and try to make amends. Perhaps a 12-pack of Bazooka Joe would help in that effort. That's my advice.
Apologizing to intermediaries is inadequate and useless, since the harm was to someone else.
But, I'm not a Christian, so what do I know? I try hard not to offend or act to harm others. If I fail, I try to obtain forgiveness from my victim. If I fail at that, I can only try harder not to do the same thing again to someone else.
Now, if it was Jesus you punched in the head and from whom you stole the Bazooka Joe, that might be another matter. I'd be very afraid, if that were the case. He might tell his Dad.
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I have been criticized for calling Christianity a shortcut religion. [View all]
MineralMan
Dec 2017
OP
I think a lot of you MineralMan, but when it comes to my belief I think the phrase is
TexasProgresive
Dec 2017
#3
Well sometimes the hard sell is convincing them they are awful and in need of saving.
trotsky
Dec 2017
#20
It's pretty easy, really. We're all liable to do selfish things that harm others.
MineralMan
Dec 2017
#21
If that's the case, there are far fewer actual Christians than people who believe
MineralMan
Dec 2017
#17
The concept of divine forgiveness is fucked up, when you really think about it.
Act_of_Reparation
Dec 2017
#18
Your original comment appears to merely be a statement about divine forgiveness
Peaceful Protester
Dec 2017
#48
That is the problem when one insists on a very simplistic framing of a faith.
guillaumeb
Dec 2017
#23