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TlalocW

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15. What I think is amusing

Reply to Major Nikon (Original post)

Thu Dec 6, 2018, 12:15 PM

Dec 2018

Is that I don't believe religious people have morality. They have an instruction book. Oh, they might have Bible studies where they will look at a certain moral issue raised by some passages and discuss it, but they will either agree with what the passages say (if they like it) or make excuses for the passages or for not following them (if they don't like it). If their god somehow made it 100% known today, that kicking puppies daily was necessary to be Christian and to get into Heaven, then tomorrow, if they wanted to remain Christians and show their love for God, there would be a lot of punted puppies, even if they felt bad doing it, and all but the most psycho ones would. Pat Robertson and Franklin Graham would be giggling after each boot to a puppy.

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It's more than just a bit insulting when religionists claim religion is required for morality [View all] Major Nikon Dec 2018 OP

Good people can be good regardless of whether they are religious; The Velveteen Ocelot Dec 2018 #1

Well put Siwsan Dec 2018 #3

Such is the pitfal of relying on a centuries old guidebook Major Nikon Dec 2018 #4

Absolutely. A lot of wars have been done in the "name of religion" still_one Dec 2018 #6

But "bad" people don't see it as an "excuse." trotsky Dec 2018 #8

Jerry Falwell and Billy Graham aren't just widely regarded as "good people" Major Nikon Dec 2018 #9

Exactly. MineralMan Dec 2018 #17

Their claim display an extremely narrow view of "morality". nt ladjf Dec 2018 #2

Well stated. I find it disappointing, and somewhat amusing at the same time that some are still_one Dec 2018 #5

They seem to be expecting Trumps Christian supporters Mariana Dec 2018 #11

Wow Mariana what an excellent point still_one Dec 2018 #18

I do believe there's a goodly number of 'sects' that don't recite this creed or have a clue as to sprinkleeninow Dec 2018 #19

I was made to go to Baptist church and Sunday School. Mariana Dec 2018 #20

You are correct in that. If they let the grabbing slide, tolerating that and making ridiculous sprinkleeninow Dec 2018 #22

My cousin thought it was almost a spiritual issue exboyfil Dec 2018 #7

There's a verse for that Major Nikon Dec 2018 #10

To be fair, the book clearly teaches that God approves of slavery. Mariana Dec 2018 #12

Yes and Aron Ra and others exboyfil Dec 2018 #14

I've used that in discussions as a gotcha TlalocW Dec 2018 #16

They believe they have knowledge... NeoGreen Dec 2018 #13

What I think is amusing TlalocW Dec 2018 #15

Yes, it is. guillaumeb Dec 2018 #21

Yep, it's also stupid and wrong. Iggo Dec 2018 #23