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In reply to the discussion: Whoa! My right wing sister has moved all the way from simply giving up on Trump... [View all]OMGWTF
(3,981 posts)The Rethugs went after the church-going folk many years ago, because they're clearly easily led and will believe incredible things without any evidence. I was raised strict Catholic, including school, but since about age 13, I have rejected religion because I have a conscience and can think critically for myself. None of it made any sense to me. When I would challenge the nuns on a point they couldn't explain, their pat reply was, "There are some things we're not supposed to understand." I was not satisfied with that answer.
Early religion was created to explain the unexplainable and then to control people. Modern religion is all about the Benjamins. It's a GD scam of epic proportions that's been going on for a very long time. Remember the story about the moneychangers in the church that caused Jesus to get pissed off the only time in the New Testament? Ever been to the Vatican? The priceless artifacts you see are a small percentage of what they have in storage. Tax the churches until they are run out of business. We don't need them. Besides, the Bible says to pray in a closet and that your relationship with God is personal.
"I like your Christ. I do not like your Christians. Your Christians are so unlike your Christ." -- M Gandhi