I've heard it said that Jesus was actually against religions, and the fact that people were actually making money from such things. I've also heard it said that in todays terms, Jesus would have been classed as a political terrorist. Can anyone elaborate on this? And does anyone know anything else about it?

yes i am against religion, and my whole life was mis-understood...

Big J was very much against the religious establishment at the time. He repeats over & over again; "Woe to you, you scribes and pharasees (sp?), you hypocrates"

It's strange that a lot of Christians seem to forget about that.

The people at that were pretty much whacko...

wasnt it when people had gladiators and stuff?

If he thought people were misguided then I think he was justified to do so..

These days if I start talking about global racism.. and the evils of US government.. (there are LOTS) then I'd be a political terrorist too...

I believe that if Jesus was alive today he'd hate the "christians" today..

and they would hate him..

probably kill him.

I'll give an amen to that

Yeah, I so agree gArGOyLe^^,

Or think he`s crazy for calling himself the son of God.

Well, he was arrested by people working for the High Priests of the Jewish people. That would be a pretty good indication.

Here are a couple biblical quotes that show his attitude toward the religious establishment of his time:

"Woe unto you, scribes and Pharisees, hypocrites! for ye make clean the outside of the cup and platter, but within they are full of extortion and excess." Matthew 23:25 (This is just a part of a tirade that takes up most of this chapter.)

"And Jesus went into the temple of God, and cast out all them that sold and bought in the temple, and overthrew the tables of the moneychangers, and the seats of them that sold doves, and said unto them, It is written, My house shall be called the house of prayer; but ye have made it a den of thieves." Matthew 21:12-13

Its small wonder that between his outbursts and the huge amount of people that began flocking to him, that the priests wanted him out of the way. Additionally, the Roman occupation were usually very tolerant of local religions as long as they didn't stir up trouble. They were probably afraid of Roman repercussions as well.


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Jesus was even against the ideals of Capitalism... pitty the church isnt.

Good thread topic, but the brain isnt functioning this late at nite to make worthwhile conversation.

Finally, while we already know that the Christians claim to have invented Roman inventions... e.g, the calendar.
Did the Christians steal or copy the basis of orginised religion from another culture ? Is Christianity an elaborately constructed marketing scam, built around Propganda constructed over 2000 years ?

My friend at work has a theory on the whole Jesus adventures. The one I can remember about the "ressurection" thingie is apparently written in Roman scriptures, that they took him down a few days early, and that's where the whole "ressurection" idea comes from.

Hmm much better title than "The New Testiment".:p