Ethical Christianity, mistakes, and rising again

Let’s talk about Ethical Christianity.

Is it a mistake to have been born a Jew?

If we were living in 1942 in East Europe and West Asia, it certainly would seem that way.

Is it a mistake to have been born a gay?

If we were living in 2016 in certain parts of the world (or 1942 Eastern European and Western Asian countries controlled by Nazi Germany), it certainly would seem that way.

Is it a mistake to have been born a spastic? In most parts of the world, in 1942 or 2016, it certainly would seem that way.

Does God make no mistakes, as Lady Gaga says?

It is hard to believe, some say.

I believe that God makes no mistakes. The racists, homophobes, and bigots are wrong.

I am what I am.

“If the world hates you, keep in mind that it hated me first.”

‭‭John‬ ‭15:18‬ ‭NIV‬‬

http://bible.com/111/jhn.15.18.niv

I will not cease to do what is right.

Ethical Christianity

My religion is Ethical Christianity. For me, it is not enough just to be a Christian. One has to think about good things. One has to speak about good things. One has to do good things.

What is a Christian? Someone who says so? A cruel dictator claimed to be a Christian. He murdered innocent Jews, gays, and disabled people. He is not an Ethical Christian. He did not practise Ethical Christianity.

I will not digress into specifying who will go to heaven and who will go to hell. That is inconsequential for most of us.

If somebody’s religion says that Group X of people are going to hell, there will likely be hate crimes committed against Group X.

What horror awaits you if you happen to be born as Group X, according to your genetic code.

We can change.

The feel good factor of condemning the “other” to be cursed or go to hell can only last so long. Most people will be troubled by their conscience. They should not be cursing or condemning people to hell so easily.

However, power struggles are a different ball game. When an evil person wishes to gain power, he can create fear by openly condemning a vulnerable group of people. This group should not be able to defend itself. The evil person can write history and propaganda cursing and condemning a particular race, sexual orientation group, physically or mentally challenged people.

People start to assume that what they find disgusting, God also finds disgusting. For example, people may find disabled people disgusting. Don’t get me wrong. I’m not saying that disabled people are disgusting. Without ethics, people are likely to shun or despise inferior people. That’s life. The strong bully the weak. Some do it subconsciously. Some do it without any qualms. There is a psychological basis for this. Have you ever seen an android or a life sized doll? You fear it because it looks so human-like and yet it is not human.

The brain has trouble pigeonholing. It fears the unknown. Fear leads to hate.

Brothers and sisters, this should not be so. Let us love one another, as God has loved us.

Quick Survey: Do you think that you become gay if you do not marry? Do you think that gays also deserve to be saved? Write me your comments in the section below!

Hint: Some reading material here:
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/8577926.html
https://landing.google.com/intl/en/pride/

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A song about rising again:

YouTube: Zootopia Try Everything (youtube.com/watch?v=QoXPVSSHzs8)

Shakira – Try Everything 全力以赴

Oh oh oh oh oooh [x4]

I messed up tonight, I lost another fight/ 我搞砸一切又再次落败
I still mess up but I’ll just start again/ 陷入困境但我将重新开始
I keep falling down, I keep on hitting the ground/ 总是失败一次次跌倒
I always get up now to see what’s next/ 我会重新站起面对全新的明天

Birds don’t just fly, they fall down and get up/ 鸟儿在翱翔前曾经无数跌落天际和重新展翅
Nobody learns without getting it wrong/ 不经失败怎么会懂成功的甜美

I won’t give up, no I won’t give in/ 绝不放弃绝不放手
Til I reach the end and then I’ll start again/ 直到终点再重新启程
No I won’t leave, I wanna try everything/ 不轻言放弃全力以赴
I wanna try even though I could fail/ 就算可能失败也要竭尽全力
I won’t give up, no I won’t give in/ 绝不放弃绝不放手
Til I reach the end and then I’ll start again/ 直到终点再重新启程
No I won’t leave, I wanna try everything/ 不轻言放弃全力以赴
I wanna try even though I could fail/ 就算可能失败也要竭尽全力

Oh oh oh oh oooh Try everything/ 喔喔喔尝试一切
Oh oh oh oh oooh Try everything/ 喔喔喔竭尽全力
Oh oh oh oh oooh Try everything/ 喔喔喔全力以赴

Look at how far you’ve come, you filled your heart with love/ 回头看看你走过的路你的心充满了爱
Baby you’ve done enough that cut your breath/ 你已经做得很好了
Don’t beat yourself up, don’t need to run so fast/ 别再自责有些路是急不得的
Sometimes we come last, but we did our best/ 有时我们没有超越其他人却突破了自己

I’ll keep on making those new mistakes/ 不断犯下新的错误
I’ll keep on making them every day/ 每天每天继续犯下
Those new mistakes/ 那些新的错误

Oh oh oh oh oooh Try everything/ 喔喔喔尝试一切
Oh oh oh oh oooh Try everything/ 喔喔喔竭尽全力
Oh oh oh oh oooh Try everything/ 喔喔喔全力以赴