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Religion

demigoddess

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8. religion has been killing people for centuries. Sometimes over minor details.

Reply to Cartoonist (Original post)

Mon Jul 26, 2021, 03:18 PM

Jul 2021

Imagining no heaven or hell might make people want a better life on earth, while they live. I do not believe in hell. I do believe in an afterlife because I have been visited by people who have passed.

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Lennon, the totalitarian. [View all] Cartoonist Jul 2021 OP

Lennon doesn't say there is no heaven or hell, he merely asks us to imagine such a state . . . Journeyman Jul 2021 #1

What a crock SCantiGOP Jul 2021 #2

It's an attempt to strip the labels off... MiHale Jul 2021 #3

The Bishop overestimates the weight all us sinners give outside standards. Thomas Hurt Jul 2021 #4

All Hail Marx and Lennon tirebiter Jul 2021 #5

Hey Bish edhopper Jul 2021 #6

"Imagine all the people livin' for today." guillaumeb Jul 2021 #7

religion has been killing people for centuries. Sometimes over minor details. demigoddess Jul 2021 #8

God is the ultimate arbiter of what is good and evil Major Nikon Jul 2021 #9

One only has to study the history of the Catholic Church walkingman Jul 2021 #10

"Heaven is real!" Act_of_Reparation Aug 2021 #11

What I notice in this forum autumnmaunabliss Aug 2021 #12

Art is a good hobby. uppityperson Aug 2021 #13

It certainly is. TexasTowelie Aug 2021 #15

Message auto-removed Name removed Aug 2021 #16

So you think you can tell, heaven from hell? old as dirt Dec 2021 #18

The bishop doesn't seem all that knowledgeable about the teachings of his own religion Fortinbras Armstrong Aug 2021 #14

This is a weird thread. old as dirt Dec 2021 #17