Crimson Dynamo |
05-03-2014 08:41 AM |
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Originally Posted by Ammi
(Post 6742094)
..in reply to the OP, no I'm not giving anything up for lent..I'm not giving anything up just because I don't generally, not because of any religious reasons or lack of them, I just don't...
..I will say though that I know some people who have a faith and that faith does help them in times when they need it...that's sometimes interpreted by none believers as..'oh, so they're weak then..'...well no, actually they're not..they're strong enough to realise that if something you believe in/the good of it/what it stands for etc can make you a better person then none of us are above that...I also don't think that religion causes violence etc..it's people who use that religion as an excuse for their wrong doings to try and justify...
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I take your well made point about religion does not cause violence its the people but sadly as violence can only be caused by people it does not add up. You could also say that drink does not cause violence, guns dont, knives dont, football does not, land rights does not etc.
Listen to any religious channel of your choice for an hour and you will soon hear a common phrase
"what this tells us, what Jesus, Allah etc is saying is" "what god is saying to us here" "what the bible/quran is telling us is"
Written literature by men being interpretated by men to suit agendas and justify means and that is the problem. Take any 1000 odd page book by any author and you can virtually bend it to justify any behavoir and that is the problem.
People over the ages learn that to become an expert in the said book will give them power, people will look up to them and the power soon corrupts and they find that they can use this power and knowledge to their advantage. Humans are not that evolved from base animals and everyone on earth seeks to feel important and to get on and make money and gain power like animals aim to climb up the pecking order at every turn.
Currently Christians and Muslims are using their book to subjugate homosexuals and women for example and muslims are using it to justify violence against who they see as infidels and so it goes on. and on and on.
As i have stated many times, no one cares what you believe or worship but keep it away from children and away from politics and life will get better. :spin::spin:
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