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Karadeniz

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2. One cannot be racist and a Christian. Most people think the Synoptics are biographies of Jesus, but

Reply to guillaumeb (Original post)

Tue Jun 16, 2020, 09:17 PM

Jun 2020

That's not even half true. They're about Soul, its purpose, place in the God System, how it escapes death. In the synoptic gospels' hidden teachings, Jesus didn't come to save. He came to teach how we save our souls. So, the soul is at the heart of Christianity and, all being created by the same Source, we are a brotherhood. To imagine that skin color separates us is to not understand that, to a Christian, there is no separation except depending upon soul development.

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How white spirituality, religious or not, allows racism to grow [View all] guillaumeb Jun 2020 OP

Perfect example - Mitt Romney keithbvadu2 Jun 2020 #1

True. And now, Romney has marched with a BLM group. guillaumeb Jun 2020 #4

One cannot be racist and a Christian. Most people think the Synoptics are biographies of Jesus, but Karadeniz Jun 2020 #2

... Major Nikon Jun 2020 #3

While I agree with your analysis of the concept of the soul, guillaumeb Jun 2020 #5