what is it suddenly with all those bible quotes?

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[ConcernedCanuk]

1. Might have something to do with Easter , , ,

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Some families, including my own, rarely go to church anymore but make special trips for Easter, Xmas and so on?

I think it will pass . .

[MADem]

2. It's the latest fashion

Like disco, it will fade, once it jumps the shark. It ain't a substitute for behaving compassionately, that's for sure.

Seems like the favorite quotes the fundies like to trot out have a whole load of "thou shalt NOT" in them, as opposed to living a life where you help the poor, the sick, the needy....course, that involves expending time, effort and cash, when it's way more fun for them to just tell others how to live their lives, and sit back, satisfied that they are somehow better (with a first class ticket to heaven) than the rest of us!

[ConcernedCanuk]

3. "to just tell others how to live their lives"

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Too true

I see too much of the pontificating, but little action to REALLY help the disadvantaged

Imagine what George Bush's War budget money could do to HELP other nations?

but

he'd hafta give up them weapons programs

gotta have dem weapons ya know?

(sigh)

[ffm172]

4. for me it is sickening

to quote the bible but not live after what the bible tells. I am not religious in any way, but I do think I live after the Christian rules.

Edit: and what really throws me off if someone tries to preach to me, tries to force me to believe in God. Why? I don't need to believe in someone in the sky.

[MADem]

9. In other words, you don't need to be THREATENED

by a vengeful invisible man...to do good deeds. You do them because you LIKE to!

Such a nice thought, pity everyone didn't follow that simple rule! The world might be a better place!

[ffm172]

10. I once knew a guy who thanked God when something good happened

to him and blamed God when something bad happened to him. I never understood that. If I accomplish something, why should I thank anybody else but me? When I do shitty things that get me in trouble, why blame someone else but me?

my edit in the other post was about that guy. He tried to convince me to believe in God. No way.

As you say, I don't need a old guy with a long beard in the sky or a guy who got nailed on a cross to treat everybody the same way and act in the right way.

[Freebird12004]

5. Many years ago I realized that religion is one way of control the masses

Ya don't need to believe in a Deity to live your life with compassion and understanding !

We have some lengthly discussions around religious origins.

[ffm172]

6. Religion brought so much pain to the world, it is sickening

the Inquisition, the conquest of America, the Holy Wars .... keep adding

[izzie]

7. But a closed order of nuns looks so safe and peaceful

[ffm172]

8. I am not saying religion is a bad thing in all ways

just that leaders and monks use(d) religion (no matter which) to start a war or surpress other people, I just don't think that is the real intention of religion.

Nuns sure look peaceful and a lot do a great bunch of good things. But do you have to be a nun to do so?

[Freebird12004]

12. to treat every living thing with respect is something we can all do...

so hang onto your hat because this is where I make a sharp turn off of the mainstream thought ...

... everything is alive with energy ...

[ffm172]

13. I am not having a religion

never was baptized. I like it that way.

[Freebird12004]

14. that doesn't make you a "bad" person

... many people have been baptized ( or joined a religious group) and continued to act in ways that were disrespectful to themselves and everything else around them.

[ffm172]

15. I don't have the feeling like I a missing something

and that is the whole point: you don't have to belong to a ceratin religion to be a good person.

[Freebird12004]

18. the choice to behave as a good person comes from within

I believe it's what's a person's heart that makes them a good person.

I also believe that "fear" is the motivation for the bad behavior.

The responsibility for every act remains with the individual.

[ffm172]

19. true enough

[Crankie Avalon]

11. The end times are almost here, that's what!

Repent! The end is nigh! :crazy:

[bridgit]

16. yea, verily...

[ffm172]

17. wouldn't mind the end of the time with * as pResident

wouldn't mind at all.

[Freebird12004]

20. .........

:dem: