What's Wrong with Religion?

The problem with most religions, is that people who would normally not have any reason to hate others, now have a reason to. And they'll hate you with a passion. They will tell you they don't hate you to your face and talk to you in a nice way. Isn't that nice?

If you ask them, "Why do you feel justified to hate others?", they will deny they hate. In fact, they will tell you they don't hate anyone! God forbid! How could anyone say this about a loving Christian? Are you nuts?

This is what they say: Those people, those not believing in our god, are sinning against our god. We have seen the light, they have not. They are wrong, we are right. They are bad, we are good. And furthermore, the words, "intolerance, hatred and bigotry" which first spread from our churches, to our families and ultimately into our communities are words which would never have the effect (as you say it would) of dividing people, communities and nations.

In the back of their minds, as they talk to you, they feel proud to hate you (oops, it's call love) since their god hates you. They are justified in hating you. When believers are alone or with their own kind, they will talk about how other humans have fallen by the way side. Of course, they don't call it hate! It is simply the correct way, per their god, to view others.

When talking to Christians point blank, and after saying to them that society has not only moved forward from the immorality of the Bible and in fact, has surpassed the morality of the Bible, they disagree. That society has acknowledged this type of behavior, the hating of others base on their sex, race or sexual orientation, is morally wrong.

Christians are in the "surely you don't mean me" club because they answer in this way: It's God's way! Can't you see this? We are not doing anything wrong. We are not hating anyone. We are blameless. We are clean. Who are you (and I) to question God's way? Our brains can't even begin to comprehend who our god is and how he thinks! Don't you get it? Our god is incredible!! If society moves forward and advances intellectually, morally and ethically, ignore this people! Our god says the older methods of hatred are best!

Even though it is true their god is an intolerant hateful bigot towards part of humanity, for Christians, this is okay. Of course it's okay. Their god approves it! It's not intolerance, hate or bigotry for Christians because this is their god's morality! It's his way. It's okay. It's all good!

Their god does not hate in our contemporary society. Their god used to hate in the Old Testament but in the New Testament, he changed his mind. Now he's a god of love and peace. Hatred is not in his vocabulary. So, when their perfect Bible which was inspired by their all perfect, all wise god says it's okay to hate others, Christians say great! It's okay! It's not a problem! Don't you see? God is telling us to do this! We are allowed to hate, errr, oops, I mean we are allowed to love others in the way our god wants us to love you, it's god's will!

So, even though our society has passed laws against discriminating against race, sex and sexual orientation, god secretly-to this day-doesn't approve of acknowledging that every person on earth, are all part of the human race. We all bleed the same color. This is not god's way. I can accept the way of my hateful god because he knows more than I do! Which is why I'm so happy to be a Christian. It's fun to judge others and hate others and then pretend we don't! God, I love this religion!

On top of this, Christians are proud they were the lucky ones who were discovered by their (thunder and lighting) god! I am so lucky! I am one of a chosen few who know (thunder and lighting) a god! Wow! I'm one of the few people who know this is really true! This is really cool!

You can't see him, you can't touch him, he's invisible! Wow. But I know for sure, I am certain, he exists. And you must not say that I'm crazy because I believe in an invisible god because there are millions of other people who believe the same way I do. So, if the masses believe in an invisible god, we are not crazy! Who are you calling crazy? Not me!

I'm better than those who don't believe this! I certainly don't admit to others that I think this way, but nevertheless, since I really do believe I do know a god, and that he will give me a life after death, it's pretty hard to not feel better than other people who don't belives this. Hmmm, it's basically impossible to not feel better than others. Which is exactly why it's impossible for people to deal with me. I have seen the light! I am told by my god to view you this way. So, it's okay for me to be intolerant, hateful and bigoted toward others!

Of course, it's funny how before the U.S., before our Civil War, many Bible thumping preachers and believers believed that slavery was okay per their god. For those who don't read the Bible, the Old and New Testament do teach us that slavery is okay, as long as we are fairly nice to our slaves. Today, you don't see Bible thumping preachers and their followers touting the benefits of slavery. Wait! Christians now take their morals from society and not the Word of their perfect god? What's wrong with this picture?

And after the Civil War, segregation was popular in the U.S. There were signs which said "white only" and "colored" for water fountains, bathrooms and places of business. Of course, this was okay by Bible thumping preachers and followers. Segregation was a relief for believers. They could at least, be for segregation and rationalize that this was almost a good of thing as slavery was, in the Bible. It was not exactly slavery but it at least segregation was a good way to divide people. Us versus them.

In 1967, Loving vs Virginia was the "landmark civil rights case in which the United States Supreme Court, by a 9-0 vote, declared Virginia's anti-miscegenation statute, the "Racial Integrity Act of 1924", unconstitutional, thereby overturning Pace v. Alabama (1883) and ending all race-based legal restrictions on marriage in the United States." -Wikipedia.

Hold it! Loving vs Virginia overturned what court ruling? Which court ruling did it overturn? Hello out there? Which one did it over turn?

Pace v. Alabama (1883).

Who has heard of Pace v. Alabama (1883)?

What was Pace v. Alabama (1883)?

In Pace vs. Alabama (1883) "The court argued that it was the duty of the state to protect marriage as a public institution. The state needed to protect married couples "against disturbances from without." By such "disturbances" the court meant interracial relationships. Intimate relationships between whites and blacks, "elements so heterogeneous that they must naturally cause discord, shame, disruption of family circles , and estrangement," were incompatible with the white family life that the state needed to protect, the court argued. Therefore such relationships had to be prohibited, and interracial couples had to be broken up." -Pace v. Alabama (1883), Wikipedia

Well, now I know. I know who has heard of Pace vs Alabama. The religious right homophobic intolerant, hateful bigots! That's who. The religious right nutcases of today use the very words from the Pace vs Alabama court ruling.

Back to Christians being impossible to deal with, this is why. If a god gave you a brain, he'd want you to use it. People of faith say you have to ignore reason to believe in their god. Why would any god want you to ignore reason and critical thinking skills when your "god" gave you a brain. However, this is exactly why it's next to impossible to deal with Christians, because they believe they don't have to use their brain and they are urged not to think for themselves and use their own judgment to make good decisions on an every day basis. They prefer being told what to do.

Also, it makes no sense to say you don't have to use your brain, when thinking about whether your religion is true or not. Would a god want people to blindly follow him? Would he want people that gullible to follow him?

This notion of following a god or worshiping a god is nuts. A perfect god needs nothing. A perfect god does not need to be believed in, or followed or worshiped. Think about it. If a perfect god would reveal itself to the masses, why would it do this? It's perfect, it needs nothing. If a perfect god felt he had to give a scripture for his people, it would be the most perfect timeless book of morals and ethics the world has ever seen and would apply to all cultures and time periods in human history. This would be child's play for a perfect all knowing god.

What's wrong with religion? All regions are man-made. Sin is a man-made concept. The Bible was written by ancient primitive men who were simply trying to explain the world around them in the culture and science of their day. And, they did not do a very good job of it.