As a christian.

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I feel the biggest point we tend to neglect or overlook is that those texts and their origins are one of the biggest gateways towards true enlightenment and salvation. It's very easy to be overly critical because some sect somewhere doesn't measure up to "our standards"... yet at least they are on the path or way to salvation. Where as those that just live for pleasure and comfort and seek only their own immortality or power ... well... they are going to have a hard time finding peace and rest from the pain of ego. No one says you have to live with orthodox jews in a jewish commune, you have Catholicism or Islam as an option.

So it's too easy to overlook the bible and organized religion because of what some group of people make of it. The point is that it does help many of those people avoid drugs and degredation of themselves and their communities. And we need this to change badly in our secular world where people seem to feel free of any genuine consequences, I see secularism as far to nihilistic and if you think you can get away with it because the government can't get you, you are sorely mistaken in the suffering you will endure !!! and and and these ppl and have no tradition or practice in their lives that helps elevate their chakras or whatever. The very nature of communion brings us closer to Christ AND G-d. And this is a good thing. Even if those ppl still go and get themselves herpies, they have a way of coping and understanding themselves and why this happened and what they where doing to each other ! And a better way of facing it as a community than simple GULAG (which I personally favor, probably my worst sin). (a good compromise would be a monastic gulag !)

Who cares if we all agree or not? The point is glory to G-d and G-d's creation. And a better understanding of all of this, since we did chomp forbidden fruits !

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As in the multiple interpretations of the Constitution is seen as a feature and not a bug.

This - also there aught to be multiple paths to G-d IMO. One authority above them all. And that authority ordained by G-d. I eagerly await the 2cnd coming of Christ and Judgement day for us all. It is not a day to be feared, when we are ready. Remember it's not about when one person is ready it's when G-d's creation and thus, US are ready. Those who have chosen the path of G-d will be resurrected on this day. Judged, and given our choices.