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Mary was really just a Sl**.. but for publication purposes they had to make it less raunchy for the younger believers.
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The whole concept of it is stupid, it is literally a way to make people fear some stupid being so they'll do as they're told. I don't see the point in arguing over it. |
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Is the Church killing people right now?
Also, you do realize the medieval Church happened in, oh I don't know, the medieval times?
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Personally, I'm a Christian. Though I'd like to throw this advice out there to anyone unsure Live a good life. If there are Gods and they are just, then they will not care how devout you have been, but will welcome you based on the virtues you have lived by. If there are Gods, but unjust, then you should not want to worship them. If there are no Gods, then you will be gone, but will have lived a noble life that will live on in the memories of your loved ones. |
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People don't 'fear' God and only act good because of it, you don't really understand it enough to make comments about it if that's what you think it's like.
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Where does it say that? With due respect, this is not what satanism is about. The nine cardinal sins of satanism are: Stupidity Pretentiousness Solipsism Self-deceit Herd Conformity Lack of Perspective Forgetfulness of Past Orthodoxies Counterproductive Pride Lack of Aesthetics In fact, Satanism is not related to the worship of Satan at all, it's dedicated to the wellbeing of the human body and material world.
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Getting clean of addiction Working on community service projects Raising donations to countries and groups in need Striving to live a life free of sin Getting closer to God So what is the problem with that? |
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Just because your drove past some billboard in the south saying "FEAR GOD. HELL IS REAL." doesn't mean the rest of the religion is pretty much focused on this. Most Christians I know are extremely passive people who don't revere God and Jesus but respect them and what they've done for them. If anything, I'd fear the idea that all religion wants is to control you more than religion itself. Keep your tinfoil hat on if you want, but just don't go off making absurd assumptions. |
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Nobody likes the feeling of being watched. I've tried really hard to have faith and believe in god but that's just not cut out for me. Ever since I started learning that people use religion to use others I kinda strayed away from it. I'm not a black belt in conspiracies who believe that every church is brainwashing you but sitting down and listening to someone preach is not my thing. Ever watched the Da Vinci Code?
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I also literally quoted where it says that...
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A pretty sad example of this would be Jim Jones and the Jonestown Massacre. Jim Jones was a local pastor in San Diego who managed to convince 918 members to migrate down to SA to start a Utopian society. However, Jim was a complete megalomaniac and started getting a little mad with power. One of his followers wrote letters to a congressman back in the US about him. The congressman led a team to investigate possible human's rights abuses to the place and were actually murdered by Jim's goons as they left. It was at this moment, Jim knew he ****ed up and the FBI would be on his ass as soon as they realized the congressman's absence. So Jim brought together his 900 some followers and demanded that they all commit mass suicide. Those who did not agree would get a bullet in the back of their head. Again, religion was in no way at fault. Had this Utopian society not been lead by a complete psychopath, things might have actually been ok. |
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