Religion gets in the way of spirituality.

    by Flat_Suggestion7545

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    1. If you need fear of burning forever in a Lake of Fire not to Rape, Pillage and Plunder while alive, the issue is you and not an imaginary Sky Daddy.

    2. Is Leroy saying that without the 5th Commandment he’s be out there murdering all the time?

      It’s one line in the Bible that’s stopping him?

    3. Christians support Donald Trump.

      Needless to say, I left Christianity after seeing so many “moral” people support evil.

    4. “Morality is pleasing the sky man” is how we got to “empathy is a sin” from these upstanding moral christians.

    5. CompleteSherbert885 on

      Spoken like a truly indoctrinated religious person. This is just one opinion in life, one that isn’t correct.

    6. AGuyWhoBrokeBad on

      How many soldiers are Christian? “Thou shalt not kill” is not “thou shalt not kill, unless Peter Hegseth tells you to.” Jesus would rather be nailed to a cross than to commit murder. A government official telling you to kill doesn’t excuse your actions.

    7. RightSideBlind on

      *A Rabbi is teaching his student the Talmud and explains god created everything in this world to be appreciated, since everything is here to teach us a lesson.*

      *The clever student asks “What lesson can we learn from atheists? Why did god create them?”*

      *The Rabbi responds “God created atheists to teach us the most important lesson of them all – the lesson of true compassion. You see, when an atheist performs an act of charity, visits someone who is sick, helps someone who is in need, and cares for the world, he is not doing so because of some religious teaching. He does not believe that god commanded him to perform this act. In fact, he does not believe in God at all, so his acts are based on an inner sense of morality. And look at the kindness he can bestow upon others simply because he feels it to be right.”*

      *“This means” the Rabbi continued “that when someone reaches out to you for help, you should never say ‘I pray that god will help you.’ instead for the moment, you should become an atheist, imagine that there is no god who can help, and say ‘I will help you.’”* – Tales of Hasidism, by Martin Buber

    8. “If the only thing keeping a person decent is the expectation of divine reward, then, brother, that person is a piece of shit”

    9. A_Gray_Old_Man on

      As an Atheist, I have raped and murdered everyone I have ever wanted to. And that is exactly nobody.

      It hurts to see all these brainwashed people, so I try real hard to not think about it.

    10. I don’t need a flying spaghetti monster to tell me not to rape. Right and wrong predated Christianity and will be around long after religion is gone

    11. To be fair,I wouldn’t care about American Christianity claiming they have a monopoly on morality if they actually practiced what they preach

    12. AGuyWhoBrokeBad on

      Morality is a human construct that is ever changing. What was moral in 1200, 1700, 1900 is all going to be different than what is seen as moral in 2025. What is moral in China is different than what is moral in Canada or Egypt.

    13. shadynasty____ on

      Imagine only doing the right thing because you’re scared of the wrath of some imaginary floating man in the sky. Smh

    14. Morality pre-dates religion….evolved out of the beneficial aspects of group behavior that increased the likelihood of survival…..it is a sociological construct that religion, when it was developing, adopted to to coincide with its beliefs….it is a natural progression in the development of human history……like many things it evolved over time, some call it natural law, some ascribe a metaphysical connection….many people like the idea of a superior being influencing their thoughts….some if us take responsibility for our actions

    15. zerovanillacodered on

      As someone who is Christian—

      Jesus’ teachings are clear, love your neighbor. Neighbor is anyone you may encounter, it is not just of your tribe.

      This type of discourse is just the opposite of love, it’s entrenching in your own self-righteousness rather looking to serve and love one another.

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