• Christianity is a drug; it clouds the mind and numbs the body.
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Keep in mind that this post refers to elements from the Catholic, Baptist, and Episcopalian churches and acknowledges that there are forms of Christianity that conflict with my view of what Christianity is. I know this. I am speaking from my experiences with the forms of Christianity I've come into contact with. I was born a Catholic. I grew up in Christian communities until I was 12 and professed a deep love and devotion for God. I was baptized, I attended Mass, I never questioned my faith, and I prayed every night for the good of mankind. That changed, though, when I discovered that I wasn't like all of God's other children. I just didn't think the same way. I found myself starting to ask questions - if God is omnibenevolent, why is there suffering? Why is it that those who profess to be Christians are often less tolerant than those who profess no faith? Is a religion that teaches intolerance a force of good? And so on. I read scripture, I read websites for and against Christianity, and spent years trying to justify my faith, to no avail. Finally, after a long period of intense soul-searching, I gave up. I no longer saw Christianity as a force for good; instead, I saw it as a drug, a disease. Something that kills the mind and body, leaving only blind devotion to a nonexistent God in its wake. A voice that tells people to kill in God's name. An instigator of bigotry. Logic is my only religion. Make no mistake, you devoted Christians, I want to be one of you. I'd love to have an answer for everything, I'd love to have all of life's questions spelled out in a book. There's not much I wouldn't give to feel like there's a loving God watching over me. Don't try to convert me, though. I won't give up my individuality, my right to independent thought. I won't become one of the masses. I won't give up who I am and my ethics and morals and become a part of a giant hivemind. If I am to burn in Hell for all eternity because I don't believe in God, then maybe Satan had the right idea after all. All that aside, I'm really fucking pissed with Christianity right now. Everybody around me except for two or three of my friends have been completely brainwashed by the poison that is God. In the eyes of almost every person I know, I am evil. I'm a lost soul. I'm less-than. I'm possessed by Satan. And there's nowhere for people like me. I live in the South (United States) and everything is run by Christianity. Everything is infested by bigotry and intolerance. Separation of church and state applies only to non-Christian religions where I live. Fucking fanatics...
Welcome to the dark side.
I've never heard of this theory before on facepunch or the internet in general.
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I have about the same views as you, but where I come form 40% of people don't believe in god. Christianity started out as good thing but over time it has been a weapon to control the people.
To be honest anyone who tells you that you are going to hell, isn't a very good christian. In my opinion, if you were raised as a catholic then you probably have a pretty good sense of what is right and wrong, therefore won't be doing anything like murder or rape, and therefore won't be going to hell.
what the fuck I try and post a cool thread about water smelling like metal and you lil fellas fuck it up then some boi roll along wit his thread about christians and you go all harvard on my ass what in the
[QUOTE=Mr.Miller]To be honest anyone who tells you that you are going to hell, isn't a very good christian. In my opinion, if you were raised as a catholic then you probably have a pretty good sense of what is right and wrong, therefore won't be doing anything like murder or rape, and therefore won't be going to hell.[/QUOTE] What? You realize the Bible says that those who work on the Sabbath should be put to death (Exodus 35:2), right? That daughters of priests who sell themselves should be burnt alive (Leveticus 21:9)? That blows and wounds cleanse away evil (Proverbs 20:30)? The Bible is what Christianity is built around on. The morals of the Bible are the morals of Christianity. A much better foundation for morality is empathy. I don't need a book or a priest to tell me what's wrong and right.
If Christianity's a drug, Mormonism is viagra.
Tell me why you disagree, User. :rolleyes:
[QUOTE=ArchAngel]What? You realize the Bible says that those who work on the Sabbath should be put to death (Exodus 35:2), right? That daughters of priests who sell themselves should be burnt alive (Leveticus 21:9)? That blows and wounds cleanse away evil (Proverbs 20:30)? The Bible is what Christianity is built around on. The morals of the Bible are the morals of Christianity. A much better foundation for morality is empathy. I don't need a book or a priest to tell me what's wrong and right.[/QUOTE] You are quoting from the old testiment, which is also reffered to as the lesser law. The new testiment, or the higher law teaches to forgive repentant sinners, turn the other cheek and not to judge.
The one thing I don't understand is, if you where god, you made the earth and every living thing that has ever been or will be, well the hell would you want people to worshiping you, it must get really annoying people bugging you every five with there problems. Even I don’t like much of the Christian denomination the Quaker seem alright to me, mainly because they do a lot of good and unlike the other there not full of corruption. I don’t think god would really care if I believe in him or not as long as I’ve been good.
[QUOTE=Coolguy00]The one thing I don't understand is, if you where god, you made the earth and every living thing that has ever been or will be, well the hell would you want people to worshiping you, it must get really annoying people bugging you every five with there problems. Even I don’t like much of the Christian denomination the Quaker seem alright to me, mainly because they do a lot of good and unlike the other there not full of corruption. I don’t think god would really care if I believe in him or not as long as I’ve been good.[/QUOTE] I have a simile for that but I don't want to seem like I am going all preachy so I will just say... lol penis
yo i'm christian laugh at the christian later
Because of a recent tl:dr event I'll post generic answer #556.6 §4 - Religion and Etc: I don't like Religion, I'm an atheist. Not sure if this contributes to the thread. [b]Edit:[/b] [QUOTE=ArchitectX]yo i'm christian laugh at the christian later[/QUOTE] Now I hate you even more.
[QUOTE=Mr.Miller]I have a metafore for that but I don't want to seem like I am going all preachy so I will just say... lol penis[/QUOTE] hahahaha more like metaforeskin It's metaphor you cock slave
It's late give me a break.
I'll let it sliiiiide
The Bible is a just a collection of stories and tales that were MEANT to keep you on the right path, people that take it literally are just crazy
[QUOTE=Mr.Miller]You are quoting from the old testiment, which is also reffered to as the lesser law. The new testiment, or the higher law teaches to forgive repentant sinners, turn the other cheek and not to judge.[/QUOTE] I like how you can just ignore part of the book that supposedly tells you how your religion is supposed to work. The book which dictates your morals has parts you are allowed to ignore? On whose authority? What makes you think that you are so great that you can choose to ignore parts of a book that supposedly contains the word of God? Of course if you assume that the book's contents AREN'T watched over by god, then you would have to ignore all of it because the book has been edited hundreds, if not thousands, of times various people. One way you are choosing to ignore the word of god, the other way you are choosing to believe something that you know not to be even close to the original source. If Christianity clouds the mind, then you are sporting a heavy layer of overcast accompanied by some serious London fog. You can't even spell "testament".
[QUOTE=drive_the_hive]Now I hate you even more.[/QUOTE] :emo:
[QUOTE=GunFox]I like how you can just ignore part of the book that supposedly tells you how your religion is supposed to work. The book which dictates your morals has parts you are allowed to ignore? On whose authority? What makes you think that you are so great that you can choose to ignore parts of a book that supposedly contains the word of God? Of course if you assume that the book's contents AREN'T watched over by god, then you would have to ignore all of it because the book has been edited hundreds, if not thousands, of times various people. One way you are choosing to ignore the word of god, the other way you are choosing to believe something that you know not to be even close to the original source. If Christianity clouds the mind, then you are sporting a heavy layer of overcast accompanied by some serious London fog. You can't even spell "testament".[/QUOTE] Damn my spelling has taken a beating this evening. [B]Edit:[/B] Also, the reson that part of the book is not followed so strictly is because after christs birth new principles were taught making the old testament out of date. This is where you say, "But surely the whole Bible is out of date by now" And I reply by saying, this is why modern revelation plays a fundamental part in mormonism, there is a whole other book full of Mormon revalation which has occured since the 1820s, some of the most modern coming from the 1970s. So to conclude, we are not ignoring the old teastament, we are simply choosing to go with the newest teaching on any particular subject.
[QUOTE=Mr.Miller]Damn my spelling has taken a beating this evening. [B]Edit:[/B] Also, the reson that part of the book is not followed so strictly is because after christs birth new principles were taught making the old testament out of date. This is where you say, "But surely the whole Bible is out of date by now" And I reply by saying, this is why modern revelation plays a fundamental part in mormonism, there is a whole other book full of Mormon revalation which has occured since the 1820s, some of the most modern coming from the 1970s. So to conclude, we are not ignoring the old teastament, we are simply choosing to go with the newest teaching on any particular subject.[/QUOTE] To the contrary, if god truly does exist, then none of his actions would ever be outdated because he would expand through all of time with his omnipresence. Thus never changing and NEVER being outdated because time is of little importance to a being who exists at all points in time. The god you have now would still be the same god willing to kill every man, woman, child, and animals in a giant flood (save two of each) as the omnibenevolent one you believe in today. Unless you believe that the book is not protected by God, in which case you'd simply have to ignore all of it and *gasp* produce your own morals based on empathy. :) Hehe, "teastament". You got it right the first time there though, so I'll chalk that one up to just being a typo. :keke:
I really don't want to get into a big discussion about who is right on religion so I am just going to say - same God, different people. People back then weren't ready for what is on earth today, that's why Moses had to destroy the first set of commandments he brought down from the mountain. But I really can't be bothered to argue a point that isn't going to be accepted, so let's just aggree to disaggree.
gah miller, go to bed. Spelling is raping you my friend. [b]Edit:[/b] Honorable ending.
NO it is only 02:37, I MUST LIVEEE!!!
Aye captain, bracing for impact.
Actually I think you are right, I am going to bed. By bye babyn don't go changing. XxXxXxXxX unless you're changing into nothing to come to bed with me. in that case it is ok.
xoxo -tect
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