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[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

there are two types of religious people whom i will respect.

Extremely devout Christians. (they often do more good than negative) They'll spend a lot more time reading and practicing religious texts, than yelling about gay people or whatever.

and those who are what i like to refer to as "standing" religious. They identify as religious, but it's primarily for personal reasons. They generally don't practice religion outside of their personal experience in the world.

Suburban Christians are a fucking nightmare.

[–] shortypants 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

There are few real Christians anymore. Most are Christianists.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago (2 children)

The big difference is the part where it was voluntary.

[–] afraid_of_zombies 2 points 4 months ago

It isn't voluntary if you know you will go to hell if you don't. That's the illusion of choice. If I threatened to take a baseball bat to your head unless you acted nice to someone who didn't deserve it, chances are you would go along with it. You got a reason and a threat. It's a choice in a very very loose sense of the word. Hell is an infinity of pain, thus there is no choice.

[–] Shardikprime 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

And between believers of the faith. Context for the verse makes you understand that these people were not just just knowing each other, they were inside a fellowship. They know each other intimately, not just a bunch of unknown people sharing just because

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Yeah its like a big family, and we are all socialists when you get down to a smaller group of our family or community.

[–] Shardikprime 1 points 4 months ago

Yeah it always works for small amounts of people and breaks at biggest scales, we know

[–] uebquauntbez 2 points 4 months ago

Don't tell the GOP members and the preachers on TV. They might apostatize to keep their precioussssss

[–] blazera 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

If someone slaps you, offer the other cheek, if someone asks for your shirt, give your cloak as well.

[–] fukurthumz420 1 points 4 months ago

why use a flawed religion to criticize a flawed religion?

[–] Fedizen 1 points 4 months ago

This, the beatitudes, the camel through the eye of the needle. Yet most christians still believe gods chosen get material rewards in life.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

More like socialists are fundamentally jesus.

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