DiscussWorldIssues - Socio-Economic Religion and Political Uncensored Debate - View Single Post

**gagagaridze** · 07-10-2008, 08:58 PM

I have always found it strange that in the Christian religion GOD is portrayed as the kind and paternal "Heavenly Father" some of the time and a vengful and fear producing Diety who would send someone to "eternal damnation" some other times. Now I realize that parents go through different emotions depending on what the children do, but the idea of eternal punishment is so foreign to Native Americans that maybe you can understand why it took many years to convert some of us and some of us will never be converted. If love is truly the answer, how does this damnation thingee fit in? Oh well, one of these days we'll all find out! (or not).

07-10-2008, 08:58 PM	#8
gagagaridze Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 518 Senior Member	I have always found it strange that in the Christian religion GOD is portrayed as the kind and paternal "Heavenly Father" some of the time and a vengful and fear producing Diety who would send someone to "eternal damnation" some other times. Now I realize that parents go through different emotions depending on what the children do, but the idea of eternal punishment is so foreign to Native Americans that maybe you can understand why it took many years to convert some of us and some of us will never be converted. If love is truly the answer, how does this damnation thingee fit in? Oh well, one of these days we'll all find out! (or not).
	Quote