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If Jesus were born in the 20th Century...
how would this have changed Christianity?
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Alexandergreat3
Aspirant Usergroup: Members Joined: Nov 15, 2009 Total Topics: 3 Total Posts: 24 |
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Subject: If Jesus were born in the 20th Century... If Jesus were born in the 20th Century (instead of 2009 years ago), how would this have changed Christianity? What differences would there be? How would people react to him? |
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baden511
McHamlet  Usergroup: Sponsors Joined: Oct 14, 2009 Location: Under the rainbow Total Topics: 8 Total Posts: 458 |
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Republicans/Conservative Christians would probably hate him for: 1) Looking like a hippy (long hair, beard). 2) Being a communist ("if you have two coats, give one away..."). 3) Getting angry at a free market ("How dare you turn my Father's house into a market!"). 4) Offering free health care. 5) Wearing a dress. 6) Being anti-war ("Love your enemy"). No, Jesus wouldn't get very far in a competition against good Christians like Bill O'Reilly, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Anne Coulter and Jerry Falwell (who despite being dead would be more popular than a returning Jesus). Edited by baden511 on Dec 4, 2009 - 5:15 AM "Now kill all the boys. And kill every woman who has slept with a man, but save for yourselves every girl who has never slept with a man." Moses (Numbers 31:17-18) Quality of life is determined by conscious/unconscious strategies in context that are benficial/detrimental with regard to immediate/anticipated states of consciousness. |
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Caldwell
Tenured Poster  Usergroup: Moderators Joined: Apr 18, 2006 Location: Zuleiha's Crawl space Total Topics: 1 Total Posts: 2368 |
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If Jesus was born in the 20th century, he would be running an online forum right now. And not getting paid for it. The globe, once orbed and true, remains a sphere. -- Empedocles |
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Geospiza
Graduate  Usergroup: Members Joined: Feb 10, 2009 Total Topics: 13 Total Posts: 132 |
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baden511 wrote: Republicans/Conservative Christians would probably hate him for: 1) Looking like a hippy (long hair, beard). 2) Being a communist ("if you have two coats, give one away..."). 3) Getting angry at a free market ("How dare you turn my Father's house into a market!"). 4) Offering free health care. 5) Wearing a dress. 6) Being anti-war ("Love your enemy"). No, Jesus wouldn't get very far in a competition against good Christians like Bill O'Reilly, John McCain, Mitt Romney, Anne Coulter and Jerry Falwell (who despite being dead would be more popular than a returning Jesus). So in substance, he would be hated by conservatives for mostly the same reasons he was hated by conservatives in ancient Palestine. The difference now would be that he would be hated by liberals as well for limiting their individual freedom ("take my yoke upon you..." Matt 11:29). But seriously, western contemporary culture would not exist as it does today without the advent of Jesus Christ two millenia ago, so I don't have a good answer for you. |
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Benkei
Self-hating Dutchman  Usergroup: Moderators Joined: Feb 06, 2004 Location: Netherlands Total Topics: 84 Total Posts: 2900 |
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Christianity would not have existed, which is as radical a change as you can expect. Next! Obama is humping the pump in an effort to re-inflate an economy that looks more like a balloon with a 55 caliber bullet hole in it. - Joe Bageant |
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MarchHare
Tenured Poster  Usergroup: Members Joined: Jun 23, 2009 Location: Where tomorrow meets today Total Topics: 21 Total Posts: 1139 |
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I imagine he'd go on Oprah. Think about that for a second. Doubt requires a reason to doubt. Nothing is immune from potential doubt. "That every form of speech, which language affords to express our judgments, should, in all ages, and in all languages, be used to express what is no judgment; and that feelings, which are easily expressed in proper language, should as universally be expressed by language altogether improper and absurd, I cannot believe." - Thomas Reid |
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CudOfCow
Just chewin' the cud...  Usergroup: Members Joined: Sep 21, 2007 Total Topics: 10 Total Posts: 150 |
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There are a lot of people out there that think he is going to be returning...and soon. Perhaps we will find out. "I would appreciate it if you'd refrain from thinking that I'm thinking things that i'm not thinking. Thanks." - Me |
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Alexandergreat3
Aspirant Usergroup: Members Joined: Nov 15, 2009 Total Topics: 3 Total Posts: 24 |
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If Jesus were born in the 20th Century (instead of 2009 years ago), how would this have changed Christianity? What differences would there be? How would people react to him? Ok, these are my answers to these questions. 1. I think that if Jesus were born in the 20th century, in a time when there is science and scientific method with structured and systematic ways of logical thinking and information gathering, Jesus' claims as being the son of God would be greatly scrutinized. 2. Miracles such as turning water into wine, feeding thousands of people with a few fishes and loafs of bread would be scientifically examined to determine the validity. 3. Jesus would not be crucified. 4. If Jesus' claims and miracles can be verified scientifically, the world would be in total chaos, as everyone would want to meet him. If Jesus' claims and miracles cannot be verified scientifically, most people would dismiss him as having a psychological disorder known as Delusion of Grandeur. |
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Casiopeia
Professor  Usergroup: Sponsors Joined: May 16, 2004 Location: Where dreams come true Total Topics: 25 Total Posts: 941 |
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Alexandergreat3 wrote: Christianity not having existed before that time would indicate that no change would take place but if you mean to ask would it be seen differently? No, it would not for in his day, he was considered a cultist as it was. Today, it would be the same. If Jesus were born in the 20th Century (instead of 2009 years ago), how would this have changed Christianity? What differences would there be? How would people react to him? You cannot NOT communicate...
Oh and did I mention what a pain in the ass I am? (just ask Paul he'll tell you.  )And no...NO...Wikipedia is not a credible source.  (waves hi) |
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ylva
Initiate Usergroup: Members Joined: Dec 07, 2009 Total Topics: 0 Total Posts: 2 |
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Subject: If Jesus were born in the 20th Century... If he came now the Christians wouldn't recognice him beeing the christ unless he had the same name as the last time he was in a human body and unless he was seen in the clouds everywhere in the world(how is that possible?). No, so when he came he startet a new religion with the hope of uniting all religions by saying all are from the same source. There is only one God. The universe can't come out from more than one source. He was ignored by the christians and hated by the muslim government. He called the religion the Bahai faith. |
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