Question:
How can anyone support religion after everything that has gone down in the world?
E
2011-09-06 11:50:54 UTC
Innocent people getting killed because of ancient books. I really don't get how anyone can support it with so many people dying because of it. Do they not get that religion has caused so much harm for many?
28 answers:
Bean
2011-09-06 11:58:42 UTC
Religion is supposed to undo the harm caused by religion. It is self supporting, self perpetuating disease of the brain, I just wish I thought of it first!
OnTheRock
2011-09-06 19:04:08 UTC
How can anyone support atheism with all the crap that's been done by atheists? How can anyone not support religion with all the good that has been done in the world in the name of religion: hospitals, universities, humanitarian aid, etc. You can't just look at a particular aspect of anything and condemn the entire thing based on that. How do you know the world would be a better place had Stalin conquered the entire world and forced his atheistic regime on everyone? You can't honestly even say that religion might not be the only reason we have survived thus far. Life is just what it is and we all have different views and beliefs. Deal with it.
RevAngelaP
2011-09-06 19:08:58 UTC
How can anyone support an oil company after everything that went down?

How can anyone support outsourcing after we find out people work for pennies per hour and are often worked to death?

How can anyone support foreign countries that routinely allow for witch hunts (ie:Africa) because their governments are already so corrupt?



Religion isn't responsible. People are. Take out religion and people still fight over land, oil, and bigotry. Racism will still exist. Sexism will still exist. Stop blaming religion and start blaming the people who do the atrocious acts!
Fr. Alexander
2011-09-06 18:56:37 UTC
Are the "books" wrong because people are evil?



How many murderers on death row, would count themselves as "good Christians" when they were commiting their crimes? Likely only the insane and those that have never cracked open the Scriptures as a source of moral guidance.



How much good has come from Christianity? From advances in science (Mendelian genetics, anyone?) to social programs for the poor and unfortunate, to education programs and hospitals and many other worthwhile causes.



The "books" are not the problem, unless they teach an incorrect doctrine.

e.g. hating or killing people instead of loving them as oneself.



My advice: Don't lump Christianity into this "religion is all bad" category. You'll miss out on a lot.
anonymous
2011-09-06 19:05:56 UTC
there is a religion and religion, in any case i know what you mean, but what is the religion got to do with the tragic of the world. besides if you read the book that you are blaming all the informations that you want to know is written there, it's written long time in advance to give as warning that all the things that are taking place today was written for us for our instruction and to prepare us. and what's going on today god has nothing to do since the god of this world is satan. the world is the realm of the devil, with his demons and the universe belongs to god. so as you can see 2 different domains, the world represent the humankind, with all the things men created themselves, but the earth where the world is being composed belongs to god.
anonymous
2011-09-06 19:00:34 UTC
The only sin I've inherited is the original sin. Do not group me with those fundamentalists. We maybe share a religion, but not a mind. Also, I'm sure that machinery caused harm to people. So why are we still using machinery?
Gomakawitnessofjesus
2011-09-06 18:57:58 UTC
the gospel of jesus christ, along side judaism, is the best way to teach righteousness and morality.

the individual religions, by themselves, however, are not always the best traditions and truth had, if God were to give direct revelation in our days.



Oh, waith, He does through jesus christ.



the worst things the world has proven to exist comes from dictator "atheists" if atheists were allowed to rule the world through satanic power, the world would become worse than anything Hitler or stalin or Mau ever did. and thats exactly what the prophecy against the antichrist teaches us. Unless free-men of the world unite, especially in the United States, there wont be an "america" left to survive and clearly the world will seek to have another Haulocaust but this time against everything that is religious. I hope you dont want this.



i can support religion, because even the worst christian religion, still teaching morality that agrees among everyone. and i am the first, among many, that will cast the first "stone" (then again, i would only cast the first stone, literally, if i knew due process was first accomplished)
Isis is holding on to a fading flower
2011-09-06 19:15:05 UTC
Even if there were no religions people would still find a reason to kill. The truth is that all religions say that killing people is a big fat sin. These people who claim that they are killing for religion are liars and they are killing bec. they have their own agenda and serious mental issues.
AdoreHim
2011-09-06 18:56:46 UTC
You are right, people have done a lot of horrible things in the name of Religion. But please do not throw the One True Living God out, because people are using religion as an excuse to kill. I know that you are referring to 9/11 and other horrific things that have happened in the name of "god" and religion. You noticed I put god in small letters because the One True Living God gives us life through Jesus Christ- and Christ. So look to God, not religion.
anonymous
2011-09-06 19:10:33 UTC
I think religion does more good than harm.
anonymous
2011-09-06 18:56:49 UTC
Evan dont judge a religion based on its abuse. If I was a atheist and I killed alot of people would you blame atheism as a whole?
Ruth
2011-09-06 19:09:17 UTC
You should read a list of names of atheist leaders who have committed the murder of millions and millions in the last century alone.

Why do you judge something you know nothing about?
Kimo
2011-09-06 19:00:36 UTC
It is true that Christendom has participated in horrendous things and is responsible for most wars, however, let's not confuse Christianity with Christendom's version of being a Cristian, true Christians follow Christ and what he told us about his God and father .



Salud



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harpertara
2011-09-06 18:54:25 UTC
Which 'religion'? While it is true much has been done in the way of harm in the name of the Christian God and Allah, there are hundreds of Other religions out there who have never harmed anyone in the name of their god(s) or for any strictly religious reason.

Quite really meaning either or both Christianity/Islam but just generalizing it to say 'religion'.

Those of us on non-Abrahamic religious paths don't appreciate being lumped together.
anonymous
2011-09-06 18:54:38 UTC
Well, there's only 1 true religion, and that one is the do no harm to anyone, so...
anonymous
2011-09-06 18:57:55 UTC
I don't know of any religion that calls people to kill others, oh wait, that would be islam.
anonymous
2011-09-06 18:53:38 UTC
They either get killed from religion or something else, religion is one of those evils that even if it didn't exist something else just as bad would take its place.
Nomadd
2011-09-06 18:53:00 UTC
Why do people ask questions they don't want the answer for? Who knows?
anonymous
2011-09-06 18:52:46 UTC
Don't you know that bigotry is a mental disease?



Religions do almost all of the charity work in the world. Is that the part you hate? Or do you support your malice with false accusations that you think we should take seriously?
queenjeanarlene
2011-09-06 18:55:28 UTC
I would willing(maybe more like be willing) to Die rather than give up my faith. My god is Alive! sorrry about yours.
anonymous
2011-09-06 18:56:31 UTC
childhood indoctrination. weakness. mental problems. pain.





@Qil: I disagree. That is a pro-xian myth. liberal humanism has been hardly tried.



@Chris: It's religion use not just abuse
anonymous
2011-09-06 18:52:53 UTC
Because they think the innocent people dying have 'sinned' or something- or that the people not following their religion should die
anonymous
2011-09-06 18:54:46 UTC
Brainwashing from birth.



It sound harsh, but when a percent teaches a child the universe was made by an invisible man... that is effectively what is happening.
anonymous
2011-09-06 18:57:47 UTC
You are right!



We are all members of our human society, each one of us struggles with reality the best way we know how.



Fundamentalist Muslims thought that they had the upper-hand on terror today, but Fundamentalist Christians taught them a lesson in Norway without taking any credit! Jesus promised to bless them if they get persecuted!



http://tunedin.blogs.time.com/2011/07/28/video-the-daily-show-catches-foxs-religious-conversion-over-terrorism/



One single Christian terrorist in the closet can beat any number of Muslim terrorists with dignity and pride, spiritually speaking, of course!



In all the contributions that the Jews are making to humanity, sh*t happens! They also wrote the Bible stories that are used by Christians and Muslims to bring so much pain, wars, death and suffering into our world! RELIGION IS AN INSULT TO HUMAN DIGNITY. As a product it doesn’t require any quality control. It’s virtually sold at 10% of any income, AS IS! Once bought, no amount of reasoning will change anybody’s mind. With or without it we have good people doing good things and evil people doing bad things, but for any decent person to do real evil it takes religion… from the Islamic “KILL THE INFIDEL” to the Judeo/Christian KILLING OF CHILDREN in practically all the inspiring Bible stories (Psa137:8-9, Rev2:23)!



Religion is a mental disorder characterized by abnormalities in the perception and/or expression of reality that most religious people are not aware, except for the professional Clergy! Distortions in perception may affect all five senses. It is a serious social disorder with political ramifications. In most severe cases, those affected are willing to kill and die, or enthusiastically support those who do. I’m glad I snapped out of it!



The Bible writers came up with a story of a Holy Moses setting over 2,000,000 Jews free from Egyptian bondage in a contest of “who is the meanest God of them all!” The Jewish God Jehovah won! At the end of the contest God had ALL the innocent first born children of Egyptian parents slaughtered! They were in the millions (Exo12:29-30). There isn’t a trace of historical evidence that any of that ever took place, but unless Christians believe all this crap they won’t go to a fairy Heaven when they die!



I was a fundamentalist Bible minister for most of my life. I couldn’t stomach the immorality and inconsistency in practically all the Bible stories anymore! Most Christians hardly ever read the Bible to know! The Clergy is in constant denial about any obvious CONTEXT contradiction! The Quran is far much worse!



http://wikiislam.net/wiki/72_Virgins

http://www.albatrus.org/english/religions/islam/72virgins_and_boys.htm



Exodus 12:12 For I* (*God the Father of JESUS CHRIST) will pass through the land of Egypt this night, and will smite* (*KILL) all the firstborn in the land of Egypt, both man and beast; and against ALL THE GODS OF EGYPT* (*this macho Jewish God and Saint Paul admit the existence of MANY GODS -1Cor8:5!) I will execute judgment: I am the LORD* (*Ha-Shem, Jehovah and so on)!



When God the Son Jesus Christ, the KING OF THE JEWS bragging to be THE SAVIOR OF THE WORLD was born, King Herod had all the male Jewish children up to 2 years of age slaughtered, Christians are delighted that Jesus was able to run away to Egypt! No religion in the world today, except Islam beats Christianity’s sadistic morals! God the Holy Ghost was powerless to comfort the grieving mothers that were left behind (Mat 2:18)!



Christians still love “Jesus” in spite of his promise to slaughter not the tithe paying parents attending the wrong Church brand, BUT THEIR INNOCENT CHILDREN! The Bible writers were very successful telling the story of God killing ALL THE FIRSTBORN children of Egyptian parents so they kept writing more children killing stories. Today, any “pro-life” Christian dogma is strictly Clergy politics! Who cares that it hurts women in real need of an abortion!



Jesus will do a lot of more killing of children! Fundamentalist Christians can’t wait to go to his Heaven to live for zillions of years with this children killer Jesus to listen from his own lips how he did the killing of children of the wrong Church brand! Religion is definitely a mental disorder of historical proportions!



Revelation 2:23 I* (*Jesus) will strike her* (*Church, Temple, Assembly, Kingdom Hall, or what have you. Christians identify their place of worship differently to avoid identification!) children dead! Then all the churches* (*of the wrong brand) will know* (*plain Holy Mafia warning to the competition on an international level!) that I am he who searches hearts and minds, and I will repay each of you according to your deeds* (*most Christians are conscious that tithing makes God to smile at them, or else God the Holy Ghost in his “long-suffering patience” would zap them dead on the spot –Act5:1-11!).
dathip
2011-09-06 18:54:25 UTC
Religion. I agree. Jesus Christ. No way.
anonymous
2011-09-06 18:52:56 UTC
Because those weren't real Christians it was all misinterpreted God is love blah blah blah *fartnoise*
Obvious
2011-09-06 18:52:53 UTC
And genocide from atheists is sooooo much better (Soviet union comes to mind).
Mutley
2011-09-06 18:53:41 UTC
No, they have their bible blinders on


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