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Tagged #politics because that's the country we live in. Apologies to non-US citizens.
Jul 20, 2022 3:44 AM
Se7entwo
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Tagged #politics because that's the country we live in. Apologies to non-US citizens.
Makebeliever
But, that's what religion is supposed to do...Christians can't go to heaven until they spoil everything around them
thatiscomedygoldrightthere
If your worldview depends on belief in magic, you shouldn’t be able to impose anything, and you damned sure shouldn’t get to make policy.
DaggettOFlannigan
I'm antireligion
nclu
I'm anti-antiscience
DemonFluffer1000
I'm anti-religion.
ObliqueRay
Religion tries to dictate what everyone should do, by its very nature. So yes, you are anti-religion, you just haven't realized it yet.
imgurianitarian
PennywiseTheCat
Fuck all the way off. Well said
Tassyr
Telling everyone else what to do and what they must believe is a staple of almost every religion.
chrisinsocalif
I am anti-religion. They have a right to believe but I don't agree with it.
RepaidRapidDave
Oh not me, I’m fully anti religion.
Wasindear
Problem is that religions by design are about control, historically they don't end up being a dominant religion by letting people ignore it.
T3sl4co1l
In other words, anti-religion. I think you can be not-anti-spiritual, but as soon as more than a few people do it together it's religion..
LocalUnassumingGuy
I would love for you to define what "not anti-spiritual" actually means.
Spacebeastfeast
Unpopular opinion but I’m against religion as it teaches people to ignore facts, all though I understand that making it illegal would be bad
Spacebeastfeast
Haven’t thought of a good solution, but screw religion
CaptSchmidtGaming
starting to get to the point where because religion can't stay in its corner and keeps hurting people, maybe religion should be regulated
Giantmutantcrab
The point of religion is to control others. That's it. That's the whole bit.
swattyKnotts
This, but I am definitely anti-religion.
amipretty
Religion is fascism by intention. Replace god with king and the rich do whatever they want.
JericoJones23
You just described monarchy, not fascism. Not much better of course, but still different
amipretty
That was two seperate statements. Religion is fascism.
qroniq14
Anti religion is OK. Faith and Spirituality is what humans need and crave in all forms, religion’s only purpose is to define and divide us.
BlueWater321
I'm anti religion at this point. It's all lies to enforce someone else's world view, and all of us pay the consequences.
Arcian
Religion is a mental illness that needs to be treated, not tolerated.
Richter12x2
100%. I don't agree with abortion as contraception, but that's founded in my religion. I am 100% OPPOSED to government regulating it.
welcometothedystopia
I'll say go ahead and be anti-religion. They are all cults, and I don't say it to call names. Religions are dictionary definition of a cult
rooik14
Nah, many organized religions are, but that's definitely not all religions period.
welcometothedystopia
Like which religion isn't a cult would you think?
rooik14
any non-organized religion. Thus not having a structure to be a cult.
johnvictor
At this point, I'm going toward anti-religious because as it trends from history and now they will always seek to gain power and influence.
csullivan
I’m anti-religion. Let go of your Bronze Age superstitions. You’re holding us back as a civilization.
MajorNikon
Better to treat the disease rather than the symptom
FullTimeDisaster
Not anti-religion anti-theocracy
drivinmekrazy
People mostly say religion when they mean faith. Religion is the repetitive tasks. Like serial killers for example. Always doing it the same
GarmBlack
Nah man at this point I'm anti-religion. I was like you for awhile, but so, SO few religions can be chill, that I'm just done with the lot.
Woestkonijn
Actively against religion! Let's have marches and then drink beers.
iamthecomet
Yup. Even Buddhism is sexist as all fuck.
DamascusFire
I've held this stance since I actually learned history. It's always been a tool for manipulation. Faith is just blind trust, fuck all that
Daevram1123
It's all just ignorance repackaged into fun new shapes anyway. Fuck 'em all.
FuzzyWolfy329
This. At this point, I don’t think any proper ‘religions’ are left in the Americas. They’re all cults, hellbent on conversion and control.
fogged2
It always creates tense, tribal insanity.
allihearisnoise
Agreed. I turnd the other cheek, empathised, learnt bt now I'm done. I'm intolerant of intolerance + I'm fed up of ppl being hurt for god/s
GarmBlack
Plus none of them stop the crazy ones. It's like the cops. You're bad, too, if you don't rein in the bad ones.
ScicleX
Literally grooming children into being religious. How do you stop that? By stopping those who do it, without mercy. We can do better.
Crowlands
Any mention of hell is an act of child abuse.
DemSumBigAssRidges
Sometimes I wonder how I've made it this far without a mythical being to use as an excuse to kill people...
samwyze
You must've already fulfilled your lifetime kill quota.
Se7entwo
I get that. Do what works best for you.
Iatesomecoffeecups
Isn't your experience of religion a bit skewed, though? Assuming you live in America, that is. Puritanism and Capitalism can corrupt things.
Iatesomecoffeecups
As C.S. Lewis said, a man has can't call out a crooked line unless he's seen a straightened one. An end to profit motives would help a lot
rophiandis
I was firmly anti-religion in my early atheist days. I Grew into this more accepting attitude, but I'm really starting to circle back now
seamusmcfly
Religion is poison of the mind.
NauseousPanda
Just another good-on-paper thing people shat the fuck up
TOKYK
As long as atheists don't get hypocritically militant, I'm happy. I want freedom for everyone.
GarmBlack
They literally can't be trusted with freedom. The cou try is FOUNDED on freedom of religion, and separation of church and state. Clearly it
GarmBlack
Isn't going well. We need to be done with this shit.
TOKYK
I'm in total support of seperation of church and state. I'm not in support of atheism becoming the new state cult forced down peoples throat
GarmBlack
Then tell your religious zealot homies to fuck off before it becomes necessary.
YoungChuckNorris
At this point, I judge religions by how they treat people when they have power to do whatever they want. Everything else is just marketing.
paintingagency
Unfortunately, the people who seek out "the power to do whatever they want" are always the most horrible. Eg. Dominionists. They'd send...
paintingagency
...Episcopalians, Unitarians, and Quakers to the camps along with everyone else who opposed them. Because ONLY power matters.
Zonga
Prosperity Gospel Calvinist Dominionism is a hell of a thing to watch play out. (The Westboro Baptists are basically this in 195 proof)
T3NM1DG3TS
Sikhs are literally the only group of religious people I’ve encountered that are majority good
Hortman68
Jains and Buddhists are a pretty good lot but it's still fairy tales.
T3NM1DG3TS
I’m cool with secular Buddhists, but they don’t really count. I’ve had very poor experiences with Buddhists in Thailand. Not familiar 1/2
T3NM1DG3TS
With Jains though. 2/2
CityYeti
There's problematic Buddhists too. You don't usually see them in the west, but there's some bad apples too
paintingagency
Myanmar/Burma. Many Buddhists support the Rohingya genocide. Any faith can be used for good... or evil, if one chooses.
CityYeti
Isn't that the one Facebook was blamed for?
ArchMagos
Jainism is the only religion that doesn't justify violence in some way. I actually wrote a paper in college about religious violence 》
ArchMagos
《And the relation to having a central holy text.
T3NM1DG3TS
Does it leave room for justified violence, or is it supposed to be purely pacifistic?
Fuzzynubz
That's not even fair though. There are chill Christian denominations for example, but you. Ever hear about them because they ARE chill.
GarmBlack
Just like cops, of themy aren't taking some responsibility for their Christian brothers, they're as much to blame.
Fuzzynubz
I mean no. They're not. Why would they?
GarmBlack
Because they are a part of the same group? They report to the same boss? Why would you let the name of your faith be used to torment
GarmBlack
Take rights, even kill, if you aren't complicit and okay with it?