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Doc Sportello

(7,455 posts)
47. Had the same overall experience
Mon Mar 29, 2021, 10:39 AM
Mar 2021

I just saw through it for about as long as I can remember. One, when I was about 12, a preacher was going door-to-door and I was home alone. He spent about a half hour haranguing me (despicable I realized when I was older) but I never gave in to his plea to come to his church. In college, reading Weber, I got the reasons why religion developed the way it did, and it had nothing to do with goodness. It's just, as you write, BS.

Can I get an "Amen"? sinkingfeeling Mar 2021 #1
Heh! joshdawg Mar 2021 #30
Indeed! NurseJackie Mar 2021 #36
More Americans DownriverDem Mar 2021 #44
"There is a Christian Left that is very unlike repub Christians" LiberalLovinLug Mar 2021 #81
Sorry, you can't distribute loaves and fishes to people who are in line to vote. n/t Beartracks Mar 2021 #91
Amen. samsingh Mar 2021 #51
Another Amen Escurumbele Mar 2021 #66
Hallelujah, pass the Tylenol! Roland99 Mar 2021 #73
Amen! Mary in S. Carolina Mar 2021 #90
Is it any wonder? Diamond_Dog Mar 2021 #2
They're out of touch with life, period. HUAJIAO Mar 2021 #53
True but ... ThatJustHappened Mar 2021 #77
I'm go to a Buddhist church but I would answer "no" to this question becausee Maraya1969 Mar 2021 #3
I think you would be a 'yes' to this question. maxsolomon Mar 2021 #61
Progress. nycbos Mar 2021 #4
This Sibelius Fan Mar 2021 #5
The make believe offered by religion is out of step with the stark realities Sibelius Fan Mar 2021 #6
Exactly! Ligyron Mar 2021 #13
Snap! joshdawg Mar 2021 #32
Yep! pandr32 Mar 2021 #60
My husband. He can come up with such unexpected gems. Baitball Blogger Mar 2021 #7
Perfect! get the red out Mar 2021 #8
Good one! calimary Mar 2021 #19
Give that man a hug twodogsbarking Mar 2021 #25
Approve. Baitball Blogger Mar 2021 #27
LOL! lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #26
Love it! LiberalFighter Mar 2021 #37
Yes, please thank him from me for the chuckle. BobTheSubgenius Mar 2021 #59
Evangelists in most part...... Lovie777 Mar 2021 #9
They've forgotten everything Jesus said. apnu Mar 2021 #18
And HH The Dalai Lama has said Tibetan Buddhism is not a religion. HUAJIAO Mar 2021 #54
"Light at the end of the tunnel." "Yes! There is a god, and he hates religion!" nt Binkie The Clown Mar 2021 #10
It took me 60+ years to evolve from organized religion to humanism. BarbD Mar 2021 #11
Thank goodness. mountain grammy Mar 2021 #12
Going to a Church 'building' Roc2020 Mar 2021 #14
"top 5 reasons how to worship God" lulzd. Voltaire2 Mar 2021 #15
yah. I don't have enough Roc2020 Mar 2021 #34
We refer to it as the "edifice complex". niyad Mar 2021 #40
Lol GPV Mar 2021 #43
Not being able to go to a "church building" I thought would have an effect LiberalLovinLug Mar 2021 #83
Excellent, then it's time to take away their tax exempt status. Ligyron Mar 2021 #16
Tax exemption for individuals tithing should be removed. LiberalFighter Mar 2021 #38
Rightfully so. Too much extremism out there centered on religion...nt Wounded Bear Mar 2021 #17
Now That's 'Good news' to me. flying_wahini Mar 2021 #20
At 7 years old I concluded organized religion was crap... Jon King Mar 2021 #21
I was about five. Same day I figured out the Santa scam, lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #28
Had the same overall experience Doc Sportello Mar 2021 #47
I've been atheist since before I learned what the word means Orrex Mar 2021 #67
Republican/Nazi morons are in churches. Can religion be any more meaningless. johnthewoodworker Mar 2021 #22
Great news! NewHendoLib Mar 2021 #23
Very encouraging news. lagomorph777 Mar 2021 #24
Now tax them at 95% retroactive to 1776. TurboDem Mar 2021 #29
After my dad died when I was 12, there was no chance they were ever getting me. I'm still brewens Mar 2021 #31
Yeah!! LiberalFighter Mar 2021 #33
I wonder how accurate this is, I know many religious people who would say they don't go to "church" apnu Mar 2021 #35
I'll be damned ... Auggie Mar 2021 #39
CBR - Cash Based Religion is now a major part of organized religion. keithbvadu2 Mar 2021 #41
This might have some political implications IronLionZion Mar 2021 #42
I'm going in the opposite direction CanonRay Mar 2021 #45
I'm an outlier too MyMission Mar 2021 #64
same here laurieu Mar 2021 #82
never thought it was even that high KG Mar 2021 #46
The full Gallup report still calls the US a religious nation. Lonestarblue Mar 2021 #48
Considering what they are preaching LittleGirl Mar 2021 #49
Wondering if the decline in affiliation is uniform across denominations. Beastly Boy Mar 2021 #50
They're used to be a lot of social pressure to be a part of a church or religious institution. Grammy23 Mar 2021 #52
I think these two stories go together . . . moreland01 Mar 2021 #55
how many died because of moron church leaders telling them that... Javaman Mar 2021 #56
Thank God!!! Maine Abu El Banat Mar 2021 #57
Not sure why Bronze Age messages are not resonating today????? Joe Nation Mar 2021 #58
"belong" to a church is not the same as attending services. maxsolomon Mar 2021 #62
regardless of your concern, the poll question has been asked for decades Voltaire2 Mar 2021 #68
Membership is bolstered yellowwoodII Mar 2021 #63
Excellent!!! n/t RKP5637 Mar 2021 #65
I'd like to know the actual number of Atheists in the U.S. OnlinePoker Mar 2021 #69
LMGTFY Voltaire2 Mar 2021 #85
Great news. I hope it keeps dropping Mysterian Mar 2021 #70
And The Walls Didn't Fall Down! modrepub Mar 2021 #71
Thank you, Jesus Major Nikon Mar 2021 #72
Gee whiz. I can't imagine why... catbyte Mar 2021 #74
But those regularly attending had long been at 40%, and slipping peppertree Mar 2021 #75
I Am Not A Christian I Am A Follower Of Christ's Teachings DanieRains Mar 2021 #76
Interesting, I guess NQAS Mar 2021 #78
Boy! Sure missed that one... Maxheader Mar 2021 #79
Sweet Jesus in Heaven!! moose65 Mar 2021 #80
Half of us got what we prayed for: getting rid of Trump! CTyankee Mar 2021 #84
When church pastors choose to worship Trump over God....time to go. nt oasis Mar 2021 #86
This message was self-deleted by its author ExTex Mar 2021 #87
Probably when Trump replace Jesus, I guess that was enough. Dan Mar 2021 #88
This is bad news, and I'm being VICTMIZED! Buckeye_Democrat Mar 2021 #89
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