It's a shame what
religion does to people.
Another harm
religion does to people.
That said, I think it would be better to say «I hate what
religion does to people» rather than «I hate religious people».
But that's what
RELIGION does to people.
We've seen what
religion does to people.
Question: Is
it religion doing it to people?
That's what
religions do to people.
Not exact matches
We also tend
to make generalizations about a
person's individual contribution
to a project based on how we feel about a group the
person belongs
to: a team, a company, or — even if we don't realize it — their ethnicity,
religion or disability.
Wynne went on
to say that the Province has changed and that «I
do not believe the
people of Ontario judge their leaders on the basis of race, sexual orientation, colour or
religion.
what many
people don't realise is that the bible is telling
people about their freedom
to believe in God but the
Religions want you
to believe in Religion and so mislead
people.
Pretty much all
religions say the other
religions are incorrect, and Mormon Proxy Baptism doesn't
do anything but give a
person the option after dying
to get the benefits of baptism.
Adherence
to religion for me is a vehicle
to become a better
person in order
to attain perfection and anyone can
do this with whatever
religion or beliefs the deem fit, and what better way
to atttain perfection by evolving into a better more perfect being?
Well, yeah... and I mean if what someone is really trying
to achieve with this is
to reduce practices that in any way, shape or form could indicate that someone bears them or their faith ill will... I don't think publicly humiliating
people who would take the time
to look up your dead ancestor's name and then take the time
to drive
to a temple and then get immersed in water on their behalf so that they (by their belief) have the option
to accept your
religion post mortem is really misguided and contrary
to the spirit of freedom of
religion in what it advocates.
My quotes were for a
person who was attending school
to become a priest, but
did not recognize it a sign according
to his
religion.
Haven't we been at war for the last 10 years with
people who act based on what their
religion told them
to do?
I'm an atheist, and one of the things I hated about
religion is that the Christians are always trying
to force their absurd beliefs off on other
people now there is an organized group of atheists trying
to do the same thing with a non-
religion.
Even if one's
religion requires prayer at rigidly specific intervals or times or with items that not everyone may be familiar with, where
do those religious procedures say that the praying
persons aren't allowed
to let the
people around them know what it is that they are
doing?
I don't see Christians as more honest, more faithful in marriage, less violent, more giving, more polite, or more anything than the millions of
people who are indifferent
to religion and who only go
to a church if there is a wedding or a funeral.
But then,
people of all
religions have
done the same — refer
to Christian Crusades, Witch - hunts, the Holocaust against Jews, Hindu Sikh riots, Hindu Muslim riots etc etc..
And he
did not say this
to defend
religion, he said it
to get
people to accept science.
Obamas
religion however is straight up christian and it won't really
do much good
to follow him around with a moving billboard that lists death tolls from christian persecution or other things about the dogma that
people already know and either don't care or already accept.
Intelligent and strong - minded
people do not need
religion to be good
RELIGION - there has always been this invisible magical man with no explanation, got bored and thought hey i want some company and * POOF * created everything from nothing besides man that he used dirt
to make and women that he used a rib
to create then for the next generation a lot of incest happened and now we are at 6 billion
people in only 6,000 years were the majority of
people will suffer for eternity
to do not believe in him, even though he could easily save them...
They somehow see us as having no morals, instead of
people that
do not need
religion to be moral.
If you think that they should be held responsible for what others who happen
to practice a misguided version of their
religion do, then there are many things that you yourself oughta be responsilbe for that
people belonging
to groups you identify with have
done.
I think something secular where
people just want
to do some good things in the world, apart from
religion, is what I need.
I'm a very secular
person and I don't really subscribe
to any
religion, but I think in
doing this, she reveals herself as the stuck - up, conceited, and holier - than - thou
person she truly is.
For him,
to find a basis for a peaceful and tolerant coexistence of
people of different backgrounds, one had
to turn either
to a type of Christianity that was reduced
to charitable works or
to a natural
religion and morality that
did not invoke any supernatural revelation.
Atheists: I know many there are many
people that practice
religion just by fanaticism, I've seen many
people in my opinion stupid (excuse the word) praying
to saints hopping
to solve their problems by repeating pre-made sentences over and over, but there are others different, I don't think
Religion and Science need
to be opposites, I believe in God, I'm Catholic and I have many reasons
to believe in him, I don't think however that we should pray instead of looking for the cause and applying a solution, Atheists think they are smart because they focus on Science and technology instead of putting their faith in a God, I don't think God will solve our problems, i think he gave us the means
to solve them by ourselves that's were God is, also I think that God created everything but not as a Magical thing but stablishing certain rules like Physics and Quimics etc. he's not an idiot and he knew how
to make it so everything was on balance, he's the Scientist of Scientist the Mathematic of Mathematics, the Physician of Physicians, from the tiny little fact that a mosquito, an insect species needs
to feed from blood from a completely different species, who created the mosquitos that way?
Have you ever heard of that saying that it takes
religion to make good
people do bad things?
And the irony is that those with
religion think that atheists are evil — even though atheists don't need the fear of hell or reward of heaven
to be good
people.
It doesn't matter WHO you are, WHAT your
religion is, WHAT your «sincere» intention was — when you put yourself on an airplane, in today's environment, with
people of all nationalities, you are REQUIRED
to show cognizance of and deference
to the small bubble of society that ALL wish
to make the trip and land safely.
The real problem is how
people live them in a wrong way and we instead of learning the
religion from their holy books try
to understand from the
people who claim they are
doing it for one
religion.
I have no respect for
people that
do not understand what they are saying is in fact «please I beg you
to convert
to my
religion!»
It's easy
to attack
religion; after all, there are so many things religious
people have
done wrong.
This is all about control with
religion and it has
to stop.Gay
people getting married doesn't have anything
to do with straight
people getting married.
People are so full of hatred and disrespect it isn't funny.I'm glad this has come out now, because it really shows how evil
people really are.But these
people who are so into GOD, the Bible, Church, and the only way of life they live 4 god, by god are the 1s who prmote going around the world starting WARS, killing innocent women, men, children and families because Jesus guides them in everything they
do.That is a crock of B.S. if I ever heard it.They will continus
to use GOD and continue their EVIL ways
to get whatever they want and CONTROL who ever they can.
Anyway, all you Christians here who want
to bash on Mormons, why don't you take a good long look at your own
religion, which worships a man who was sacrificed on a cross for BILLIONS of dead
people.
Now — I don't expect
people to renounce their
religion because of it.,... but it wouldn't suprise me if some fence sitters didn't get inspired
to make their own minds up about their beliefs...
You don't need
religion to be a «moral»
person.
The problem with the «intelligent design»
people is that they can't seem
to merge the ideas that science and
religion don't have
to be at odds.
Remember your religious rules
do not apply
to people who
do not follow your particular brand of
religion.
In this world today, I don't care who you are, you need
to use a little common sense... and considering what happened on 9/11, in the name of a
religion,
people are going
to be hyper - sensitive.
Also I am a Christian and I don't bash other
people or other
religions, actually I get looked down at because I don't, I have a gay friend, I have a Muslim friends and boy oh boy
do the Christians try
to talk to me about how wrong they are, this is what I say to them» I'm not God, God says pretty clear that we are NOT TO JUDGE any one, and I don't, I just love them for who they ar
to talk
to me about how wrong they are, this is what I say to them» I'm not God, God says pretty clear that we are NOT TO JUDGE any one, and I don't, I just love them for who they ar
to me about how wrong they are, this is what I say
to them» I'm not God, God says pretty clear that we are NOT TO JUDGE any one, and I don't, I just love them for who they ar
to them» I'm not God, God says pretty clear that we are NOT
TO JUDGE any one, and I don't, I just love them for who they ar
TO JUDGE any one, and I don't, I just love them for who they are.
Personally — I don't care what
people believe in — I am too tired of all the crazies
to wase even a second dicussing my personal beliefs in an effort
to convert them — If they can't see the basic silliness in
religion — not my problem
now we have
people trying
to merge science and
religion, sorry folks they don't make good bed mates.
@freethinker...
religion may be an anachronism for you, but it isn't for many... certainly not for the mother who a child in the Ohio shooting, but who's faith helps her deal with her... I don't care what
people worship... communism, football, buddhism, witchcraft, amish, catholic... I would never be arrogant enough
to tell somebody else what
to believe... but we all can't be as self righteous as you.
If you worship an invisible god, you'd better damn well keep your
religion invisible as well and quit using it as a justification for every evil thing you
do to other
people.
That being said,
people should be allowed
to practice their
religions and receive no due punishment for
doing so.
A better strategy would be
to point out how one doesn't need
religion to be a moral
person, and then demonstrate how some of the
people that claim
to be a beacon for religious zealots (the GOP) practice an existence devoid of morality.
GOD is not
religion and He
did foretell about about increase of knowledge at the end of days and
people will be running
to and from more increasingly (airplanes / cars / mass transport) etc,..