No, I'm NOT talking about the relatively recent Evangelical movement; I'm talking about elements that are at the core of Christianity. Some of them are in Judaism, as well, since some of them come from what Christians call the Old Testament and Jews call the Torah. But Jews don't have the writings of Saul of Tarsus as part of their holy book, for which all progressive Jews can be thankful. :-)
Christianity isn't the only religion that requires belief in things that can't be proved, true. But Christianity emphasizes belief, whereas many other religions emphasize practice more. Again, belief is part of the core, that "whosoever believeth in me" jazz.
I think we'll just have to agree to disagree. This isn't a discussion I want to have, at least not with a religious person.
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Date: 2013-05-06 05:18 pm (UTC)Christianity isn't the only religion that requires belief in things that can't be proved, true. But Christianity emphasizes belief, whereas many other religions emphasize practice more. Again, belief is part of the core, that "whosoever believeth in me" jazz.
I think we'll just have to agree to disagree. This isn't a discussion I want to have, at least not with a religious person.