my idiot brother and sister-in-law are christians against halloween as is her pastor mother. funny how they both survived it and their kids would have too. of course, the mother put trout in her pool in 1999 since she was sure that the "end times" were coming.
what would these poor cultists do without having some imaginary enemy to rail against?
While I don't need a god to be good, I will say that I appreciate having my gods around, went a little extra something is needed... But that's all moot, considering the point I'm aiming at, here. I'm good, on my own... And what baffles me about Christians is that they think that if you're not following their god, you're not actually a good person... That you have evil in your heart. On the contrary... And actually supported in their holy book... Goodness comes from within the person. Goodness is a choice.
I would also like to add.... In case any Christian zealots want to come in here and argue, yes, I have read the Bible... Cover to cover, at least five times, in my lifetime. I grew up in church, and I never could buy it. The big hang up, for me, is the idea of a god that is supposed to be the embodiment of love that will also throw you into eternal punishment, for not swearing fealty. If I, as a father, go out of my way to punish the crap out of my child, indefinitely, because they've chosen some other path, it would be called abuse.
Very true. I also came across this a while back which makes total sense, unless you buy into the idea that ‘god works in mysterious ways’, etc.
“Have you ever heard of the 350 BCE Greek philosopher Epicurus? Consider what Epicurus said: "Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then He is not omnipotent. Is he able but not willing to prevent evil, then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing, then why call him God?" — “Letters” FREE INQUIRY Volume 45 Issue 1 (December 2024/January 2025)”
my idiot brother and sister-in-law are christians against halloween as is her pastor mother. funny how they both survived it and their kids would have too. of course, the mother put trout in her pool in 1999 since she was sure that the "end times" were coming.
what would these poor cultists do without having some imaginary enemy to rail against?
For real!
Oh no! Halloween! So scary.
While I don't need a god to be good, I will say that I appreciate having my gods around, went a little extra something is needed... But that's all moot, considering the point I'm aiming at, here. I'm good, on my own... And what baffles me about Christians is that they think that if you're not following their god, you're not actually a good person... That you have evil in your heart. On the contrary... And actually supported in their holy book... Goodness comes from within the person. Goodness is a choice.
I would also like to add.... In case any Christian zealots want to come in here and argue, yes, I have read the Bible... Cover to cover, at least five times, in my lifetime. I grew up in church, and I never could buy it. The big hang up, for me, is the idea of a god that is supposed to be the embodiment of love that will also throw you into eternal punishment, for not swearing fealty. If I, as a father, go out of my way to punish the crap out of my child, indefinitely, because they've chosen some other path, it would be called abuse.
Very true. I also came across this a while back which makes total sense, unless you buy into the idea that ‘god works in mysterious ways’, etc.
“Have you ever heard of the 350 BCE Greek philosopher Epicurus? Consider what Epicurus said: "Is God willing to prevent evil, but not able? Then He is not omnipotent. Is he able but not willing to prevent evil, then he is malevolent. Is he both able and willing? Then whence cometh evil? Is he neither able nor willing, then why call him God?" — “Letters” FREE INQUIRY Volume 45 Issue 1 (December 2024/January 2025)”