If you could interview Jesus Christ, what would you ask him?

Assuming you could be in your favorite place, out in the woods or down by the stream, and no one there but you and Jesus, what would you ask him? Would it be political? Would it be personal? Would it be about religion? Or about philosophy? Or would you tell him a joke just to break the ice? :)

Please?

They're killing and molesting a lot of people.

I would ask him that.
And ask if he and Mary Magdalene ever had sex.

Not that I agree that he ever existed.

-Cindy in Fort Lauderdale

who puff themselves up in his name while they gut free speech and ruin constitutional democracy.

I am not much on religion, but Jesus as a guy....
Just a "regular" guy with a whole lot to say...
Man, where to start... still working on those ?????s
Thanks for the brain/heart/soul food :)

to form a new religion or reform Judaism?

I've always thought the second one, and people (not Jesus) later created Christianity. but I don't know why they did.

I said not Jesus.

:)

I've often wondered that myself...

I believe in God in some form. I'm nominally a Christian. But was Jesus really what they make him out to be, or was he just a really enlightened dude? I just sometimes get the feeling that some people got way too carried away with his story and turned him into something that he's not. He makes more sense to me as a prophet.

I feel so sorry for the guy. Every Sunday they hang him up again. There is he, all bloody up on the wall. Hell, I don't even like to look at stuffed deer heads, looking at him is too much. Turns me off on the whole religion

Our crosses are empty.

it said "What Would Jesus Do?" and it showed Jesus punching out gwb.

why did he make so many?

but perhaps Jesus could tell us...
is he gonna roast George Bush over an open flame
or is he just gonna toss em on the hot coals ?

I'd be curious what becomes of Fundies too...
maybe they get reincarnated as anal warts.
(especially Pat Robertson and that Focus on Family idiot)

So many more detestable characters... Ann Coulter...
the war mongers.. the corporate greed-pigs.. etc..

I'd just ask .. what would YOU do Jesus?
(and please do ! )

...why didn't he see fit to give everyone a brain and a conscience to go with free will.

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I'm the Son of God. Ask Me anything! :rofl:

I can't wait for His second coming! :)

Thanks.

:rofl:

A kinder gentler DU for sure. :)

what about Hindus?... mother earth for native americans...

Are you all just spiritual guides and all the same?

(that's what I would want to know)

I'd ask him whether the new testament completely overides the old or not.

That would be the one question that would answer most of the others.

And maybe, are you gay? I have a feeling you are. Regardless, please clear this up for us.

I'd ask him "Jesus, would you please make bu$h and his ilk ALL pay for what they have done, and would you save the world, please?"

all of the other major religions, including the early gnostic Christian religions, believe in reincarnation.

Next, I would like to ask him why he urged his followers to "Go ye therefore and baptize all Nations" since he was well aware that most people didn't really understand what he was saying (he had to talk in parable, and the disciples were warned about "not casting pearls before swine"). Considering the utter ridiculousness that most of Christianity has become, does he now regret this mass inculcation of his spiritual beliefs?

How does he like being worshipped as God incarnate, when he said "Why do you call me good, when none is good but God," and also implied that we were gods ("Is it not written in your law, "I said, ye are gods.'" John 10: 34)

What does he make of the modern day temple money changers in his name, and How would he handle the gross hypocricies in his name?

And I would like to know his position on the equality of woman, and his views on the death penalty, torture, and War.

Many others, but can't keep up the stream just now!

by your followers would you do anything differently?

"You give to the poor, feed the hungry, love your neighbor as yourself. You advocate non-violence. WHY DO YOU HATE AMERICA?"

:shrug:

I mean, really...he lets tens of thousands of Rwandans and Fallujahns die while one of his so-called "believers" shits all over the world in his name, yet he does nothing to stop him. What a freakin' TOOL. Your dad has issues, man. What's up with that?

know the lord's will, or his function, or his plan. But you don't oh mere mortal. You do not know these things. The lord's responsibility is not to save us from ourselves, or to be a beacon of protection from anything bad happening. It just doesn't work that way. Condemning the lord for such things is just foolish and unwise, as it displays a gross ego of delusion that the person believes they can actually decipher and speak for the lord or attest to his plan. But you, dear sir, cannot do those things, leaving your reply as nothing more than illegitimate narrow-minded blasphemy.

That's one of the things you guys have to understand. I'm as absolute in my beliefs as you are in yours. You can say I blaspheme, but I only do so in YOUR mind. Not mine. My mind doesn't buy into the floating ghost stuff. You want all of us non-believers to respect your views, but you've never, ever in any way respected mine.

Condemn me to hell if that is your belief. If you're so convinced I'll go there, send me your address. I'll mail you a postcard when I arrive.

preferably after a lengthy torture session.

"Dad"? If you were to interview someone you believe to be a mortal man, you would then believe him to have a mortal father. Your posting really doesn't follow any logic, if you had questions as to if there is a devine, supernatural God perhaps you would want to ask such questions. If you as you say do not believe in such and are absolute in your beliefs why would you ask a mortal man about his father and ask in a manner that assumes his mortal father would have any such power in regards to your concerns?

I do have to live in your world, though, remember? I'm part of a very small minority, or so I'm told; those who ADMIT that they don't believe in a divine power who is threatening to send them to hell if they don't behave. So I play to the audience.

You guys just don't seem to get it.

you are absolute in your beliefs yet you say you would ask someone something about an entity you absolutely don't believe exists.

You didn't answer that, you simply said that was somehow a logic unto me or a group and said that I have threatened a condemnation on you to something you don't believe in which I haven't.

DID I?

My post wasn't that long ago, was it, that you can't recall what I said? I do have to play in YOUR world. But still, I say "OH GOD" during sex and "GOD DAMN IT!" when I hit my thumb with a hammer. And I answer hypothetical questions with hypothetical answers.

I was raised in the Catholic church.

But I got better.

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If you were to interview someone you believe to be a mortal man, you would then believe him to have a mortal father.

at least you answered finally: "I answer hypothetical questions with hypothetical answers."

Works for me. Have a nice weekend :)

You claim to not believe, yet you post a reply full of attacks and accusations of the Lord as if you DO believe in him and DO believe that he is supposed to do things certain ways. So what you must underdstand, oh non-believer, is that you either believe or you don't. You can't say you don't believe and then go on to slander him for not being all the things you want him to be. See, cause that's delusional and illogical. If you didn't believe in him, you couldn't question him and you could dislike him. You simply wouldn't acknowledge the concept of his existance. So from where I stand, your claim of being a nonbeliever is farcicle, since your whold post shows you do in fact believe. The problem is, is that you have preconceived notions of how and who he is supposed to be, and it is your expectations of him that have been tarnished. But it is also those false expectations you created for him, by foolishly thinking you could understand his will, that failed you. Not HE. The expectations have failed you.

So I don't buy into your nonbeliever stuff, as it seems like you are a heck of a believer. But that aside, for sake of argument, don't tell me about not respecting your views since you number one, didn't mention anything about your alternative beliefs in your post, and two, your post was so full of disrespect for the Lord our god it is laughable that you would even have the gall to demand respect for it.

Nighty night.

That must be so cool to be able to twist ANYTHING one says into proof that god exists and that the dissenter is simply confused and "delusional!" I think AA uses that same approach...if you deny you have a problem, it only proves you have a problem.

Malarky, indeed. You seem well versed in it. Happy Easter.

of imagination? It's like I said to you: "How DARE you not respect Santa Claus! That's blasphemy!"

Just because some people believe in ghosts doesn't mean everyone has to.

is a victimless crime.

gotta be :sarcasm:

And about televangelists and mega-churches. Aren't they really using your name in vain?

Hey, if some school girl can ask the President (Clinton) that question, isn't it fair to ask JC the same question?

My second question would be, "Is there life on other planets, and if so, are they fans of 'American Idol'?"

do unto you?"

The "Golden Rule." Why, Jesus do people refuse to honor this? Or, do they suddenly believe that Jesus meant "Do unto the Financially Clueless whatever one can do to suck the money and life unto them so as to leave a dry carcus?"

Was Jesus a Capitalist? Would he feel that the "Money Changers in the Temple" were doing GOOD just because we have a Religious Fundamentalist as our "P-Resident?"

Would Jesus have changed the "Rules" just because the "Twin Towers" were attacked on "9/11?"

George Bush II seems to believe that...because "God speaks to him."

:shrug:

That's what I'd ask.

Why do so many christians kick them to the curb?

you didn't explain yourself better? I mean, if you had explained the trinity better, a lot of people wouldn't have been slaughtered over the last two thousand years. And that's just one of the doctrinal disputes...

Therefore, I don't think he would be in posession of any metaphysical answers that I wouldn't be better off looking for inside myself.

However, if such a person existed in actuality 2000 years ago, he might be able to answer some interesting questions in a historical regard. That's probably where my questions would lie.

And HOW could I ENERGIZE the NEW TESTAMENT (nothing anti-gay or pro-life to be found)??? I would be a willing apostle (currently atheist).

I could be convinced with a compassionistic clarity of rhetoric.

(Romans is in the New Testament.) There's been this idea going around that if only we chucked the Old Testament, Christianity would mesh perfectly with progressive morality. But there's plenty of immoral garbage in the writings of Paul.

Better to abandon ancient texts and instead seek equal rights for all.

n/t

show up. Do you think you could help me out of this jam? ;-)

:bounce:

conservative followers that you never said a _single word_ condemning homosexuals? Thank you, sir."

fries to go and a large chocolate milkshake.

And virgin birth my Ass

the alert count must be pretty high. :7

Couldn't you tell we'd fuck it up before you even got started??????

Been wondering about that one for a while.

...what was it like meeting the FSM?

message.

("Lamb of God, you break the chains of hatred and fear, you are the way to justice and peace, you are the way to mercy and love...")

There are a lot of fundamental Christians who seem to need to learn a lot about eradicating hatred and finding justice, peace, mercy and love.

obviously i would need to phrase it more tactfully but that is the jist

you see, getting yourself killed and saying it is for me 2,000 yrs ago is just not cutting it any more as a form of effective social action, showmanship is all well and good but at this time of millennium i need more

Don't get me wrong. I only want to know.

And what parts of the NT are true and what parts are made up?

fortunate :-)

point?