I must be one of the lucky few who weren't raised by hypocritical Christians. My parents actually tried to be generous and helpful.
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My parents actually tried to be generous and helpful.
That was one of the first lessons of first communion and confirmation while being raised christian. Being a great human just isnt enough, you had to go through some church ceremonies or you'd burn in hell. Too bad for the brown people who had no contact with christianity, but I'm afraid their souls were all just doomed to burn in exquisite agony forever.
Lesson for the children: Anyone not like us burns in hell. They are lesser.
I'm not religious anymore myself. Grew up Catholic. But my experience with it definitely seems to be different than a lot of other people. The priest we had was super progressive and inclusive. Didn't spout any of the fire and brimstone crap either. Actually tried to live the life of Jesus and told us to love and accept everyone, including gays and people from other religions, etc. I do realize this isn't the typical experience for most people though. I think father Matthew was genuinely a good guy and got into the faith because he actually wanted to help people.
ITT poor understanding of Christian theology
Which one? There are several schools, and each thinks its the correct one.
I like the ones that think they're correct, but that it almost doesn't matter and everyone is saved anyway.
"Jokes on you idiot that was just so we could take advantage of you" oh.
That's what I feel like all those cartoons I watched in the 80s and 90s did to me.
Bring this up to Christian an that's when they go "Old Testament " on you. Bitch what about the New and Improved Testament?
"We didn't think that included caring about people who weren't cishet, white Christians! That aren't poor! And don't annoy us for whatever reason!"
For real! I've been raised pretty religious, and this bigotry is a big factor that made me an atheist.
Man... we are surronded by non thinkers...
Your care is limited to Thoughts and Prayers.
But not money or action.
No, they spend plenty of money and action, they just spend it to deny women healthcare, limit whom you are allowed to love, and to remove books from libraries that show the experience of any non-white person. They spend spend it to cause harm to people they don't even know for reasons they can't even put into words
And the rest off us take no action... We talk a lot, think a lot, read a lot, think a lot, empathy a lot... Camon no action, no real struggle, no change. The system stays as it is... And the system is feed by all off us.
Plenty of people are. I'm going to local marches, calling my representatives every day, and organizing with my neighborhood mutual aid society. There are plenty of things to do. Right now is when we need hands on deck
"Jesus is ideal and wonderful, but you Christians -- you are not like him." - Bara Dada (~1925)
I love the humorous and relevant username for this thread.
Organized Religon is a control mechanism that humanity no longer needs.
Never ever need
We never really needed it, it arose naturally when people began to question the nature of their reality and other people realized they can gain political power by giving them "answers".
Religon was kind of a law enforcement system before governments could properly setup formal law enforcement.
It's a way to make communities self police.
These days, organized religion is a dangerous tool sitting around for random con men to pick up and weild.
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that's because christianity and christian nationalism are two entirely different religions.
Christianity and Christianity are two entirely different religions. It differs between the time period, geography and even between 2 neighbours. Christianity is not a moral code but something you can interpret based on your already existing moral code.
I remember multiple Christian authority figures growing up espousing the importance of kindness, natural wonders and thinking for yourself. Deeply ironic in hindsight! Perhaps no one was more hypocritical than my parents though.
I was kicked out of home for being gay. My parents have never grown a vegetable or had a house pet - which I think says a lot about their ability to love something other than themselves. Despite being immigrants, they both love Trump and extreme right wing beliefs. They are also very racist towards immigrants from other countries, dismissing them as "lesser".
Which is why leaving the church is one of the most christian things I have done.
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