Saturday, May 05, 2007
10 Questions That Every Intelligent Christian Must Answer, Question 9: Why would Jesus want you to eat his body and drink his blood?
From the transcript:
I'm not a Roman Catholic. This question assumes all "intelligent Christians" believe in the literal, earthly presence of Jesus' blood and flesh.
Since there wasn't much to respond to on this question let me quote something from later on in the transcript:
Actually, this "bizarre ritual" is derived from the Jewish Passover seder.
From the transcript:
It sounds totally grotesque, doesn't it? Why would al all-powerful God want you to do something that, in any other context, sounds like a disgusting, cannibalistic, satanic ritual?
I'm not a Roman Catholic. This question assumes all "intelligent Christians" believe in the literal, earthly presence of Jesus' blood and flesh.
Since there wasn't much to respond to on this question let me quote something from later on in the transcript:
Why would Jesus want you to eat his body and drink his blood? Because God is imaginary, and this bizarre ritual came from a pagan religion.
Actually, this "bizarre ritual" is derived from the Jewish Passover seder.
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