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What religion do you follow?
Christianity
37.50% (3 votes)
37.50% (3 votes)
Islam
12.50% (1 vote)
12.50% (1 vote)
Judaism
0.00% (0 votes)
0.00% (0 votes)
Buddhism
0.00% (0 votes)
0.00% (0 votes)
Hinduism
0.00% (0 votes)
0.00% (0 votes)
Catholic
0.00% (0 votes)
0.00% (0 votes)
Atheist
50.00% (4 votes)
50.00% (4 votes)
Other
0.00% (0 votes)
0.00% (0 votes)
Total Votes: 8
#11. Posted:
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Maze wrote nothing.
religion is stupid.
if it helps you lead a better life, lead a better life, and leave it at that.
can't stand people that push their religion on other people, and that includes atheists who do nothing but argue that he's not real.
You kinda contradicted yourself there with the atheist statement you made by calling religion stupid, prettt much implying that god isn't real
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Organized religion is a sham, in my opinion.
Some people go to church as a way to feel better about themselves at the end of their week. They could have been the nastiest, meanest and most terrible people on planet Earth and they go to church, sit for two hours praying and believe they walk out of those doors a new person, a better person.
Some priests/fathers of some churches live better than most. They exploit their church-goers devotion to their religion to make money; all under the pretense that this money will go towards "keeping the church in conditions". This isn't all of them, just some.
Mega-churches? More like a gigantic money bank because these only cater to the rich and powerful. You don't see white trash in these mega-churches, you see privileged people who are willing to donate (or give as offering) a huge sum of money to maintain said church. I saw one in Florida, near my cousin's house and I thought it was a sports stadium. That's how ridiculously huge it was.
Most people need something to believe in, something to expect once their life comes to an end. Something that gives them peace during life because they believe that there will be a better outcome rather than just rotting underground and nothing being there after death. Religion gives them this, makes them feel full and secure.
I've only been to church about 5 to 6 times during my lifetime. You meet some great people there who don't try to push religion down your throat and you meet some people who are so close-minded about what they believe in, these are mostly just senior citizens who are more conservative.
Organized religion has been and always will be a sham. It's been that way since the Crusades, when "brave explorers from Europe came to the Pope's call to go fight the forces of Muslim evil in the Holy Land". But that's just my two cents, everybody's got their own opinions and beliefs and I respect that.
This is a hot button issue and should be treaded carefully when speaking about it, seeing as how there are many believers and non-believers of religion in general, not just organized.
I posted this on another topic on here but I guess I'll copy/paste it on to here, seeing as how it's sort of relevant to the theme.
Some people go to church as a way to feel better about themselves at the end of their week. They could have been the nastiest, meanest and most terrible people on planet Earth and they go to church, sit for two hours praying and believe they walk out of those doors a new person, a better person.
Some priests/fathers of some churches live better than most. They exploit their church-goers devotion to their religion to make money; all under the pretense that this money will go towards "keeping the church in conditions". This isn't all of them, just some.
Mega-churches? More like a gigantic money bank because these only cater to the rich and powerful. You don't see white trash in these mega-churches, you see privileged people who are willing to donate (or give as offering) a huge sum of money to maintain said church. I saw one in Florida, near my cousin's house and I thought it was a sports stadium. That's how ridiculously huge it was.
Most people need something to believe in, something to expect once their life comes to an end. Something that gives them peace during life because they believe that there will be a better outcome rather than just rotting underground and nothing being there after death. Religion gives them this, makes them feel full and secure.
I've only been to church about 5 to 6 times during my lifetime. You meet some great people there who don't try to push religion down your throat and you meet some people who are so close-minded about what they believe in, these are mostly just senior citizens who are more conservative.
Organized religion has been and always will be a sham. It's been that way since the Crusades, when "brave explorers from Europe came to the Pope's call to go fight the forces of Muslim evil in the Holy Land". But that's just my two cents, everybody's got their own opinions and beliefs and I respect that.
This is a hot button issue and should be treaded carefully when speaking about it, seeing as how there are many believers and non-believers of religion in general, not just organized.
I posted this on another topic on here but I guess I'll copy/paste it on to here, seeing as how it's sort of relevant to the theme.
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#13. Posted:
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Motto: Ya momma
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Religious topics do not belong on TTG. They create too much conflict and just result in flame wars.
If you'd like you can have a civilized discussion via PM.
If you'd like you can have a civilized discussion via PM.
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