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Originally Posted by moonrambler  I have also had certain kinds of difficulty - complexes, guilt and such - from the Christian insistence that ........ |
The christian concept of guilt and shame permeates every aspect of your life. The only reason people talk about money so much is because, well, it's a big part of our lives, so it makes sense. But it's not like "money is the root of all (sorts of) evil, yet everything else is gumdrops and roses".
In the Christian religion man is FUNDAMENTALLY EVIL. He could be rich or poor , it makes no difference. Adam ate the apple and our Jealous God did not like that. So he cursed all of us.
And and on top of that... God (of the bible) really doesn't even CARE if you have rejected money altogether! Good deeds, don't count! Being a good person, doesn't count! I had this whole discussion with my mother (she was in tears) explaining to me that Jesus doesn't look at the good or bad things I've done in life, all he cares about is that I am born again and join his club. Anything else and we all burn in hell.
Right now you could say "I reject all money and will instead live as a humble buddhist monk on a mountain top", God would send you to hell anyway because he only likes Christian monks on mountain-tops. You may as well have been greedy and cruel your whole life then on your deathbed converted to christianity, you could have had the best of both worlds.
Just being alive is a sin. I don't want to side-track the discussion, just to point out that shame and guilt ARE THE Christian religion... not just money.