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Contention with Christianity: Religion is superfluous (at best) (opens the original)
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Christianity is the religion I’m best acquainted with, seeing as it’s the one I was raised into, albeit a fairly unorthodox and liberal take on it. Since my teenhood, I’ve felt very conflicted about the whole thing.On the one hand, a large majority of the historical figures I admire most were guided and inspired by one version or another of the Christian faith and the noblest facets of its ethics. When it (seldom) lives up to its own standards, it’s perhaps the most awe-inspiring life philosophy
Contentions with Christianity: Jesus Monomania (opens the original)
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Christianity is the religion I’m best acquainted with, seeing as it’s the one I was raised into, albeit a fairly unorthodox and liberal take on it. Since my teenhood, I’ve felt very conflicted about the whole thing.On the one hand, a large majority of the historical figures I admire most were guided and inspired by one version or another of the Christian faith and the noblest facets of its ethics. When it (seldom) lives up to its own standards, it’s perhaps the most awe-inspiring life philosophy
To help people to the light you must respect the darkness (opens the original)
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(Thumbnail: Kohada Koheiji by Katsushika Hokusai)How do you help out someone who has been struggling badly for a long time and is increasingly losing hope?It’s a tricky question. It’s not like there is a silver bullet, one-size-fits-all solution. That being said, some approaches are definitely ill-advised and can have harmful consequences, whereas others lessen risks. This post will present some common pitfalls to avoid and a few rules of thumb to improve your odds of successful support.It is sa
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