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Originally Posted by TraineeHuman

I appreciate you haven’t studied comparative religion, and therefore you probably don’t know that in some ways Christianity seems to have been worse – but they’re all bad, at least in how they handle the masses. (Unlike you, I see Maxwell as very much a fundamentalist.) Since this is a Jordan Maxwell thread, I believe it would be appropriate to point out how similar fundamentalist and to some extent other conservative Christianity is to Catholicism. For instance, they’re both based on getting people introverted and looking at their “sins” all the time. This is like getting people to spend their day looking at their feet. That way they can’t see where they’re actually going, or who is manipulating them, and how. The truth is, freedom is achieved by facing our weaknesses and our pain. But, only if we do so from a position of feeling OK about ourselves (despite our faults) and empowered. Religions generally seek to ensure that we remain conscious of our weaknesses from a disempowered position. That way we can never heal ourselves of anything whatsoever.

Some Christians, such as 14 Chakras and some others on this thread, manage to re-interpret much of their faith in a more self-empowering way. But they’re a minority.

Another point is that all the rottenness of some of the activities of the Vatican and co. is no doubt in certain ways ideologically based on the Catholic religion. Given the similarities between the Catholic religion and Christian fundamentalism that I claim to have given a rough sketch of, surely Christian fundamentalism could lead to equally negative actions, based on “my way is the only right way.” Maybe it already has, given Dubya’s fundamentalist beliefs.

How do you know that I haven't studied comparative religion? Have you? You sound a bit presumptuous and condescending. In what ways is Jordan Maxwell a Fundamentalist? I agree with you regarding the similarities between Roman Catholicism and Conservative Christianity. In fact...I believe that Protestantism is nothing more than Reformed Catholicism. The Protestants really are Separated Bretheren. They never strayed far from Mother Church. Martin Luther was a Roman Catholic...and he did not base the Protestant Reformation upon the Teachings of Jesus...as should have been the case. The Christian Church...Protestant or Catholic...has never been based upon the Words of Christ...which are entirely in harmony with the concept of Namaste. Pat Condell says what you have just said...and a lot more...complete with scorn and sarcasm. He does make a lot of sense though...and is quite funny. Viewer discretion advised. Pat is an atheist...and is very irreverent.