IndyJohan said:
And the fact that there are 4 different gospel accounts that have a few perspectives shows the accuracy of the gospel. It is like people doing 4 different documentries on events...they have different recoleections of lets say "what color shirt he was wearing" or "he drank and than ate rather than ate and than drank"...the main principles and nature of the events are consistent. I find it interesting how much out of your way you are going to make it known how much against Christianity you are.
On the first point quoted above, I would remind you that there were at least 30 different gospels in existence during the 2nd Century, each telling generally the same story yet differing in many regards. Of the four selected by the proto-orthodox christians for inclusion in the canon, many blatant contradictions yet exist. One example is the suicide of Judas, which is presented as a hanging at one point and jumping off a cliff in another. This isn't surprising since all of the gospels, canonical or not, were written decades after the fact by many anonymous "followers of Christ."
On the second point, I must admit that I certainly do allow my hatred of christianity to influence my thinking at times. I cannot respect or adhere to a religion which teaches love and acceptance yet has a history filled with nothing but murder, rape and carnage. The christian church has murdered countless innocents through the ages who refused to accept its doctrine, the gnostics and cathars being only a couple of examples. Do a little research into the Crusades for more interesting lessons in christian doctrine. Invaluable texts and artwork have been lost forever to the church's maniacal bloodlust and greed. Christianity is saturated in the blood of millions, and I will never give it more than a fleeting glance. It's a religion steeped in hate and destruction which promotes ignorance and intolerance. If you argue these facts, you merely illustrate my point. It's time to wake up.