Saturday, March 18, 2006

Jesus was a radical: No dogma, no creed, no ritual

Spartacus opens our eyes by pointing out Jesus was not perfect by 21st century standards. He was a racist, He was disrespectful to His mother and relatives, He advocated violence, and He was a Sage.

Swami Abhedananda, a Hindu Sage, said: "The religion of Christ or true Christianity had no dogma, no creed, no system, and no theology. It was a religion of the heart, a religion without any ceremonial, without ritual, without priest-craft. It was not based upon any book, but upon the feelings of the heart, upon direct communion of the individual soul with the heavenly Father. On the contrary, the religion of the church is based upon a book, believes in dogmas, professes a creed, has an organized system for preaching it, is backed up by theologies, performs rituals, practises ceremonials, and obeys the commands of a host of priests."

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