Olympic weirdness

[Gman]

Remind me again why the Tower of Babel was stopped by God?

When man outside of G-d tries to create their own utopia, bad things always happen. It's a single point of failure which when started will actually destroy the world. Just look at what man has done already to this planet. Weapons of mass destruction, toxic waste everywhere, greed of money, etc... Now put all that power in the hands of some nut case and you will have calamity. Why? Because he or she will try to define morality on their own terms and not G-d's terms. Very bad....

Until Yeshua comes, it's good that man remains divided..

[Gman]

And also, for the record, the Vatican had nothing but good things to say about the Olympics in their official newspaper, and in particular praised the opening ceremony...So clearly not even the Pope is bothered by this as much as you are.

So? That's just the pope.. To the pope, everything is good....

[Ivellious]

Right, everything is good to the Pope except abortions, birth control of any sort, evolution, non-Catholics, non-Catholic holidays/celebrations, sex in media, sex before marriage, divorce...and I'm sure there are plenty of other things the Pope finds distasteful or insulting and against God and Jesus. But apparently, the Olympics and the opening ceremony are not included in that category.

Also, I don't understand what pollution and weapons of mass destruction have to do with building a united world. Frankly, they seem to be tearing us apart and helping us to avoid any kind of peaceful coexistence, much less a world with one government. But tell me, why is living as a united people such an evil thing? Would not peace and universal brotherhood/understanding be a positive sign for humanity? Or is it preferred by God that we murder each other indiscriminately over resources and religious ideologies?

[Gman]

Right, everything is good to the Pope except abortions, birth control of any sort, evolution, non-Catholics, non-Catholic holidays/celebrations, sex in media, sex before marriage, divorce...and I'm sure there are plenty of other things the Pope finds distasteful or insulting and against God and Jesus. But apparently, the Olympics and the opening ceremony are not included in that category.

I was raised in a catholic school so I think I have a little grasp on the subject. Yes you could argue that, but that doesn't mean that every belief that comes out of the Catholic church is golden. The Catholic church has a history of errors...

Also, I don't understand what pollution and weapons of mass destruction have to do with building a united world. Frankly, they seem to be tearing us apart and helping us to avoid any kind of peaceful coexistence, much less a world with one government. But tell me, why is living as a united people such an evil thing? Would not peace and universal brotherhood/understanding be a positive sign for humanity? Or is it preferred by God that we murder each other indiscriminately over resources and religious ideologies?

Yes, I answered it before but I will try again. Man is intrinsically corrupt. Just look into our own hearts.. Now it's not a bad thing to promote unity, but when man believes they are the source of unity or try to unite without the authority of G-d, watch out. It's actually very dangerous. And if it get's into the hands of a wrong person, it's a single point of failure for the entire world.