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soulpowertothendegree
We live in a world where religion is paramount to our existence as a human. You are either on the side that believes or doesn't believe the stories of the Bible, Koran, or numerous other religious based texts, but I just have a very basic problem with this religion concept. It has absolutely no basis for existing if the the fundamental reason is to extoll the virtues of righteousness.
Soulpower
How can you pray to a GOD about anything one minute and then be completely immoral the next? Religion is steeped in hypocrisy. Do you really need to have religion in your life to know what is right or wrong? I don't. I know what is right and what is wrong.
kisskiss
reply to post by winofiend
if you consider IVF to be immaculate conception then yes the twins are definitely immaculate conception lol
after so many failed attempts for years and years using different donor eggs and surrogate finally it only works after I started to pray...
It has absolutely no basis for existing if the the fundamental reason is to extoll the virtues of righteousness.
Lazarus Short
I don't do "religion." I follow the teachings of Jesus the Christ, which make me a better person. I believe in His promise of salvation from sin and from the dust of death. I look forward to His promised resurrection, and eternal life in the Kingdom of Heaven.
Remember that all fall short of perfection in this life, but far from being hypocrites, most celebrate what they know, and strive to be better people - do you not do the same? The sick look forward to renewed health. You POV may be skewed by a bad attitude, or maybe not. Knowing you better would help...
winofiend
Crikey, a second immaculate conception. And told at xmas. Oo
Twins after a prayer.
Most people need to have sex to get pregnant, but god did it again. So, Mary, I assume that is your name, how did Joseph take the news?oO
soulpowertothendegree
I don't need religion to understand right from wrong; do you?
If religion is so awesome tell me why.
Let me work with Christianity, I have no idea what Zoroastrianism, Mitraism, or Universal Unitarianism teaches. Given that, you should be very happy. The fundamental reason for Christianity is not to extol the virtues of righteousness. What sense would that make? You don't need the Church to tell you that "Goodness is good."
I just have a very basic problem with this religion concept. It has absolutely no basis for existing if the the fundamental reason is to extoll the virtues of righteousness.
No, there are some hypocrites in religion as there are hypocrites in every group, religious or not. It is part of the human condition not to live up to the ideals we believe in. Religion itself is not hypocritical, but it has followers who are not perfect. Do you ever behave hypocritically? Does that mean that non-religion is steeped in hypocrisy?
How can you pray to a GOD about anything one minute and then be completely immoral the next? Religion is steeped in hypocrisy.
I'm not suggesting that your high horse is on a soap box. How I do see you is contradicting yourself, or at least being illogical. You announce that we are all sinners, then condemn religion for having followers who sin. What?
How about just not sinning. Sure, you see this and think of me being on my soap box with my high horse, but I am not a fake and I completely understand that we all can make mistakes;
If you happen to believe that celebrating the Birth of Christ is a ridiculous notion, go right ahead. But I would like to see some evidence of that. Further, there may be others who agree with your opinion, but it certainly would be correct to label such a group as "fringe."
Ask yourself why you are buying Christmas presents and celebrating a ridiculous notion that is the basis for the economic stimulus we use to survive in our fake commercialized society?
Are you sure this shouldn't be a rant? "Crock of poop?" OK, what's your evidence for this opinion? What does it even mean? Are you saying the Pope doesn't have a desire to change Vatican operations?
I watch the news and see stories about the Pope having a desire to change the way the Vatican operates; that would be great, right? If it wasn't a crock of poop.
The United States, spending over $3 trillion dollars are year, can't fix homelessness and starvation right here. You want the Vatican, a sovereign country with an annual budget the size of Omaha's, to solve the problem for the entire world? Aren't you asking a little much?
The fact is, as long as there are homeless people and starving people living on this planet, religion is a farce.
I absolutely agree, that's why I don't pray to fake gods, but to the real one.
But as it stands right now, there is no merit at all to believing or praying to any fake GODs for the sake of redemption in your afterlife.
And how, exactly, do you know? You can't say it comes from society's laws, laws can be, and have been shown to be, wrong and immoral. You couldn't have learned it from another person, that's just pushing the question back. Where did theylearn it from? Certainly, you didn't learn it from school. Nor were you taught by religion, according to you.
Do you really need to have religion in your life to know what is right or wrong? I don't. I know what is right and what is wrong.
I don't need religion to understand right from wrong; do you?
If Religion is so AWESOME tell me WHY?
"...religion's like spraying perfume on a casket
See the problem with religion, is it never gets to the core
It's just behavior modification, like a long list of chores"