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Rev. Dr. Barber on religion and democracy: (Original Post)
applegrove
Sep 2021
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Well that happens in Canada on occassion but it is way more common in the US.
applegrove
Sep 2021
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applegrove
(118,462 posts)1. Remember some people are biologically primed to be religious. Who do
we want them following?
Skittles
(153,111 posts)2. religion encourages humility?
alrighty then
applegrove
(118,462 posts)3. Some churches do.
Skittles
(153,111 posts)4. most of the church folk I know think they are better than others
you know, how everyone else is GOING TO HELL
applegrove
(118,462 posts)5. Well that happens in Canada on occassion but it is way more common in the US.
Church does not have to be that way. I'm sorry for you. Most of the church goers I have known are good eggs who walked the walk. I have a small circle. That's how I roll. So it is not a statistical survey.
Skittles
(153,111 posts)6. I can count on one hand the number of people I think behave the way Jesus would approve
overwhelmingly, most of them do not
applegrove
(118,462 posts)7. Where would you have the people who are religiously inclined go? What
should they follow?
Skittles
(153,111 posts)8. REALITY
you do not need religion to be a good person....I wish people would just be good because it's the right thing to do, not because they expect some kind of reward
done here, I really hate debating this crap
applegrove
(118,462 posts)9. Okay. I respect you're doneness.
lees1975
(3,839 posts)10. Humility is a core principle of Christianity
but not for people who use Christianity as a political base.
Skittles
(153,111 posts)11. riiiiight