Ok, I have to ask this. Which version of the bible are you using as a reference? I am sure everyone here knows that there are more than one and that the interpretation of these are entirely up to the individuals reading them since they are and always have been written by mortal man as have all books for any religion.
Religious beliefs should not be based upon a book. Granted the books are great to help provide guidelines that have been passed down from generation to generation. There is noone on Earth, however, that can honestly say which beliefs are wrong or right and know it for a fact.
Sorry if the above is off-topic in any way but I felt it needed to be added since there are so many scriptures being cited.
I want to thank you t3gah for the scripture in response to my ALREADY ADMITTING my weakness and ALREADY ADMITTING that I am working on it.
I am envisioning a scene that really upsets me.
Johnny is 5 years old and beleives in Santa. Ruthie is 5 years old but has been told that Santa is evil and that anyone that beleives in Santa and celebrates Christmas are also considered evil doers and will burn for their actions. Ruthie and Johnny are good friends so Ruthie decides that it is her duty to tell Johnny that he must stop belieiving in Santa and stop celebrating Christmas or he will be burned for evil doing.
This scene is just a possibility but is disturbing just the same. I can only imagine the horror the Santa believing child could feel. There may be no horror, however, I would never want my child to be the one that felt they had to do the above in order to make a God happy.
SHAME SHAME SHAME. :tsk:
No one on Earth has the right or duty to condemn or judge another human, no matter what their beliefs are and I personally feel that is exactly what has been happening with these posts stating that those of us that celebrate a supposed lie are evil ourselves and will burn for it.