Sentences with phrase «religion does to people»

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.

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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 arto 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 arto 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 arto 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 arTO 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,..
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