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[–] 18 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I think they have weekly meetings in a big building, but when I see them online all they talk about is trans and abortions.

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  • [+] 13 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)
  • [–] 3 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    I think OP likely misspoke, but I have met plenty of people who would fall into the worshipping the religion (or the Bible) category.

    The golden calf situation fascinates me because they didn't call it a god, they said it was God. I think about the people and churches who make their own.

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  • [–] 13 points 2 years ago

    Imagine an all powerful being that requires constant praise.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago

    This isn't really an open ended question. This is a forum not simply a straw poll.

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  • [–] 10 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

    I worship as a Christian regularly, yes.

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  • [–] 7 points 2 years ago (1 child)

    No. The world is much more enjoyable and generally better without those irrational and dangerous beliefs in my mind.

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)

    I understand you conviction…all is good.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    Same, I have nothing but good wishes for you, and I understand that most Christians do actually believe they're making the world a better place.

    I hope some day you can open your mind and inspect your beliefs with unbiased reason, I don't think you'll regret it.

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  • [–] 2 points 2 years ago

    I was "Christian", at least nominally. Didn't quite believe at 8 and not at all by 10, haven't seen any reason to go back to religion since then. Rather the opposite...

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  • [–] 1 point 2 years ago

    You might say I might, loosely speaking. Definitely not one of the "big" groups though, though Jesus is a large part of my life template.

    Ever hear of the Mune Shinri?

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  • [–] [S] 1 point 2 years ago (1 child)
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  • [–] 0 points 2 years ago

    No, and for my one-minute abridged defense:

    • Gen 1-2 definitely didn't happen and were written by two different groups with different religious views using two different creator-god names
    • Noah's Ark definitely didn't happen, and the story repeats itself all the time because it crushes together the Yahwist's and Elohist's writing in a manner especially suggestive of natural human authorship
    • New Testament claims that the human lineage is as young as is reported in Gen 2 (Luk 3:38) and has Jesus - presumably the same entity as God - suggest multiple times in two gospels that the great flood was a real event

    That's about enough to deconvert already, and it keeps getting worse the deeper you take things

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  • [–] -3 points 2 years ago
    [+] -8 points 2 years ago (2 children)

    OP, I have perused your comment history and the following is a genuine question to you, and not sarcasm or an insult; I am legitimately curious what you think: do you think God made you born with autism as a punishment?

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