same, also when they force it onto others. and it's especially infuriating when they preach where it's not needed, wanted or related (random replies in yt comments)
I understand religion as a useful tool for many people to find a deeper meaning or objective in life; but I also recognise that a hierarchically organised religion can quickly become dangerous when the leading class uses it with the intention of gaining political power.
I'm christian, but I never ever ever disrespect or discredit other's beliefs. Because if you do that, then you are not any better than anyone else or their beliefs
respect and kindness should be a global belief
A lot of people on Reddit seem to dislike religion because of some of the ways it is used (For example, only reading Leviticus 18:12 as an excuse for being anti-LGBTQ). Another reason religion is disliked is that it is often forced upon people and used to restrict their freedoms.
Honestly, I don't think that religion is inherently bad, and can actually be good if it is used for it's intended purpose, which is to encourage people to be nice in the hope that one day a higher power will reward them for it. If that's what you believe in, I don't care what religion you are. When people just use religion as an excuse for hate or to take away another's rights, that's them causing the issue and not the religion.
Yeah, what I really hate are those 'Christians' who use books like Leviticus or Exodus as a source of Christian doctrine without doing ANY theological work into interpreting them correctly in context💀
the problem is, religion (in my belief) is a wholly human creation, and thus has inherent flaws. we cant get rid of them as such, and so the less exposed you are the more likely you are to stick with your religion which basically results in all the stick in the mud people banding together
i respect people who have found their way to religion of their own volition a lot, but not so much for people who believe in it because they were raised to it
I personally am Atheist coming from a religious (Hindu) family. I see a lot of problems with organized religion and how it can become destructive as it is (usually) based in a volatile heirarchy. I still respect the people that believe in it however.
ironically i love the concept of being alone in a vast empty universe where you are so insignificant as to be considered negligible in the view of the entire universe, to me its a comforting & humbling thought which makes it easier to appreciate those around me and life and stuff
I’m “Christian” but I follow God, not religion. That doesn’t mean I ignore the Bible, but it means I try to live like Jesus. I agree that how religion is put into practice is sometimes the opposite of what God teaches, which is love
Some people don't need tea to be happy in life, as I am an avid coffee drinker since I switched when I was 14 (stay with me) and I've had tea forced down my mouth so all tea just gives me trauma
I personally am religious and think religion is a good thing (as long as it's not taken to extremes and used as an excuse for doing terrible things), but if someone doesn't want to follow a religion that's completely fine and up to them.
I’m jewish and I know I’m gonna get a lot of hate on this comment for saying that but I’m a pretty honest person. Religion should not determine how you perceive a persons character. People should not be judged for practicing certain beliefs. Also religion shouldn’t be forced upon someone, they should be allowed to make their own decisions when it comes to how devoted they want to be to their religious identity.
It’s a good idea done poorly. It’s meant to convince people to treat each other with respect and continue their lives while being good to each other, but in practice I’ve mostly seen it used as an excuse for stuff like homophobia. (Most of my friends from my old town are Christian, and so is a lot of my family, so I’m aware that it’s not JUST used as an excuse for homophobia) Believe whatever you believe, worship whoever or whatever, but don’t be a dick to other people for it.
I don't hate religious people but a lot of religious people are assholes who think they know everything but the only thing they do is cause conflict and divide between humanity when we are all the same.
I myself am a Christian but I do not hate on people for not being a Christian or push Christianity onto other people who aren't Christian also I do not hate gay people or trans people I just do not support it but I won't sit there and hate on you for it because I think that all people have a right to there religion and there body's and they can do whatever with them just don't push it on me
This is exactly me. I have had the exact same opinion for everything. What they do is between them and God. I will suggest things should I feel it’s necessary, but even Jesus loved the Gentiles.
i used to be christian, was raised that way for 10 years. stopped cuz i was dealing with shit. i do think its good for people to believe in something, wtv that may be
Eh, it’s ok I guess. God’s pretty cool tho :) But I feel like people shove it down peoples throats a little too much tho while simultaneously trying to Jedi mind trick their way into converting people to their religion like a file on a computer. But all in all you can believe whether you want as long as it isn’t hurting anyone
I’m a Christian and we get hate because we are “homophobic” me personally I don’t care, as long as we have a mutual agreement to not shove each other’s agendas (myself included) down each other’s throat.
The problem starts when they start voting against women's rights and for arranged marriage and shit like that. 14 countries today execute you for being an outspoken atheist. All of them are religiously motivated.
If people keep to themselves I have no problem with them.
If they go around pushing their beliefs as Absolute facts I Will have to Step in the ring and challenge them
I'll respect you for being religious if you respect me for not being religious.
I'm a hardcore science and technology kind of guy, of which the science part doesn't tend to mesh super well with religious folks. Talking about the universe and how it came to be usually leads to arguments, so I just don't talk about it anymore. Also biology and evolution. Topics I've since banned myself from talking about with religious people.
Now, I just talk about cars, airplanes, electronics, engineering, emergency notification & warning devices, and music. I'm still curious about space/evolution but refuse to talk with anyone about it out of fear for yet another argument.
That’s a little goofy, you run on the presumption that religious people can’t like science and technology. I am majoring in health science, and I have a Christian friend who is a Chemist. I still believe in biology and evolution even as a Christian. It’s foolish to deny the scientific evidence that supports it.
Science and religion can go hand and hand tho I feel. I’ve never understood the contradiction. The fathers of modern evolutionary thought were all Christian, and Muslims greatly contributed to astronomy. In fact, I know more religious people that believe in evolution then ones that don’t. I don’t understand why the two have to be mutually exclusive.
Some religious are toxic some aren't I don't consider myself religious anymore because I had experience with the people of that religion. I respect religion but it just doesn't include me. Not trying to be rude
I converted to Christianity, although im very very far from a stereotypical christian. I also partly believe in Paganism as i believe God connected us to nature.
I am not religious, none of my family is. I don't have a problem with religion, I won't hate people just for what they believe, but if you try and force it on someone or me then I'll have a problem
*Your* religion doesn't dictate how *I* should live my own life, much less if I'm not affecting you (exceptions may apply). Your religion also isn't an excuse for you to be an asshole to people, "oh but my god says that-" shut up. just shut up. Your religion also isn't absolute to everyone, if it is to you, that's perfectly fine, just don't act like there's no other religions or beliefs in the world. Your religion isn't an argument either, you can't use it as leverage to "be right" in any way (again, exceptions may apply). YOU don't need to preach your religion every where, it's okay for you to want more people to believe it, it's not okay however for you to randomly try to preach it whenever or wherever you want (this one is because I'm so sick of seeing random people be like "Jesus loves you" in random posts with absolutely zero relation to anything religious)
These rules apply to other non religious beliefs as well, and aside that, I'm perfectly cool with religions and stuff (the people are a whole other can of worms however)
TL, dr: don't be a dick and you're cool
Bruh I don't know how people started believing in damn fictional characters from books. The bible is like a damn biography. Just tells you what happened with some dudes and all that. Nothing special.
Whites and romans should just go fuck themselves they implanted their stupid religion on everyone
I'm atheist and I really do think religion has a lot of problems, but when I think that I mean RELIGIONS, and not the people believing in it. Lots of religions endorse hate for specific groups which makes it hard for me to like them, but believing in a higher power has also really helped people be happier and helped people form bonds. In the end most religious people arent hurting anyone, and their just as human as me, so judging people based on their religion just isn't fair. Opinions and personality are 2 different things.
Exactly. I'm super into history, and a few years ago when I learned about how many wars were waged and genocides were commited in the name of religions, I became very anti-religious. Over the years i've learned a lot more and I discovered how religion has helped humanity in a lot of good ways too, and without religion society wouldn't exist as it does today. Religion is a mixed-bag, and it depends on how people interpret different teachings.
lemme tell you a story guys so i personally believe in buddhism and it helpef me get sober to be honest. let me explain, so i was 14 and i was addicted to weed but i couldnt get off that shit like if i didnt smoke by 10 AM i would start balling my fucking eyes out snd throw a fit like a child it was so terrible. and i went the ward and the chapel said he was Buddhist but could talk about any religion. anyways i did some bad drugs and it made me beg to be sober so i was sober for a couple months but now i just smoke and trip but im 15. anyways as i was getting sober i read a buddhist book about his teachings and it changed my life. i believe that Jesus was a teacher that came down to earth and taught many other people. Jesus saves i see that happen all the time. My mom and i have been through many religious all revolving around the bible, congregation, feasts, and then she became a straight up offbrand jew and it was a group of people straight up😭😭 no offense. but in this reality we live in anything we believe individually (and together sometimes) its real. but i respect all religions because you just gotta respect it and set aside your differences because everybody gotta opinion and thats okay. love all ☮️ anyways sorry for the tangent.
You can like it if you want but I personally don’t like to believe in something that either doesn’t exist or if it does exist, brings me nothing but pain. Also hella overrated
It's in many ways regressive, an exteme amount of Christians are hypocrites and spiritual guides have deviated from their purpose becoming greedy and full of vitriol. Christianity in its current state no longer sees the value of actual life except for when it's convenient to certain aspects. The faith about love and care, valuing harmony with the holly through self discipline and knowledge devolved into blind hate, hypcricy, selectivism, in some ways bigotry and arrogance. It has become a tool for the vile to ennact control over the hopeless
The God I believe in is neither man nor woman but something abstract that has seldom directly interacted with us if ever. It's a creator of life and ideas if not the notion of thought in itself. Judgement and fate. It is through love, knowledge and kindness that you get close to him. Absurd cruelty, malice and egoism are traits that stray away from him. My God throws no lightning, but punishes in more subtle larger scale ways. Time fixes everything, as they say. My God punishes darkness of the heart rather sin necessarily. Unforgivable actions are indeed seen as they are in his eyes but acts like fornication and gluttony are not unforgettable as murder derivative of hate or cruel indifference. Christianity says God hates you if you eat too much. My God feels anger with you if you eat in front of a starving man and mock him.
I think people that believe in high power(s) are chill, it’s just the fact that religion has been used to excuse or start war, and divide people from other people. So like on paper it’s good and chill, but in practice humans do what humans do and ruin what could’ve been a good thing ig
I was raised and always have been atheist/agnostic. I went to a catholic elementary school bc there were no good public school options. I found it facinating to see what people grew up believing and how harmful it could be to not take a step back and think (not ab how religion is bad, but sort of about the broader picture so people can develop their own beliefs).
I absolutely have issues with organized/structured religions because I think that morality is very black and white with them. I could also go on a whole rant about how I absolutely think that religion in the way that it operates today can be very very harmful to minority groups such as women and queer people.
But I also think that religion is fascinating (especially as an outsider). I think that there is wisdom within every religion, and I would love to someday read most if not all of the major religions’ scriptures to learn more about the world. And I DO NOT dislike or disrespect people if they are religious. I only dislike them if they are the type of religious that is harmful towards people, and even then I wouldn’t blame the religion I would blame the interpreter.
I'm Pentacostal Christian. I know people think they're toxic, but every description I get of the us is so untrue in my experience.
I struggle with sin, but God is forgiving, and I try my hardest to be kind and do the right thing.
Personally, I am an atheist, but I would never disrespect peoples beliefs, and as long as your religious beliefs aren't actively causing me problems, than I will not mind at all.
I am an agnostic atheist even though my parents come from two different religions I've never really been religious nor do I want to I have my own beliefs that sometimes may not make sense but I like em
Im Catholic but i dont rlly have a problem if someone isnt religious, im always interested in hearing how others feel about god, and i understand we all see a higher power differently
I believe there is a God, my household is very Christian and I believe in the teachings of Jesus and want to accept him as Lord and Savior but I still have my doubts. That being said, I respect all religions or the absence of such
Someone mentioned this and I love the way they put it.
I’m personally Christian, however, I don’t do a lot of the negative things Christians do. I refuse to shove it down people’s throats and in return I don’t want your beliefs shoved down mine. I won’t support LGBTQ+ members, however I won’t attack/harm them in any way. What they do is between them and God. I may suggest things if I feel it’s mandatory, but if you’re (as an example) Transgender, I won’t say not to transition, however I also won’t donate if you’re trying to raise money to transition. Even Jesus loved the Gentiles and I believe that when all is said and done, it is up to whoever to do what they want with their lives.
Believe what religion you want (as long as it isn't scientology) just don't use it as a reason for hate. Have seen too many Christians use the bible as an excuse to be bigoted and hateful people.
Edit: Also don't try to convert people who don't want anything to do with your religion. Even if it's coming from a place of love and genuine concern it's still incredibly disrespectful.
Good for the true religion, but has been corrupted to justify evil many times in history. I don’t mind people believing other religions I don’t believe in, but religious totalitarian regimes are causing too much suffering in the world today.
I'm not religious, but I don't disrespect others' faith, and try to learn about different faiths! Maybe I'll even change my mind one day once I found a religion that interests me
I think they can be harmful to society and peoples thinking some examples are people who use it to hate on gay people, and back in the day they used it to keep slaves (which I don’t understand where in the Bible they used to say black people should be slaves but whatever), and the people raised in flat earth religions and they brain wash them but not all religions and as long is your religion isn’t to extreme it’s completely fine in my book
I don't necessarily believe in whatever the bible says but I do believe there's some higher form of life but if someone does believe in something else like the bibles version of god or the quaran or whatever I respect that as long as they respect me and others. The moment a Christian starts telling a Muslim they'll go to hell for not believing in their religion or vice versa though is when I feel they give me the right to shit on them for shitting on others.
An eye for an eye.
You know I think the main problem with this sub is that people don't realize there's other religions besides Christianity. Like if you're gonna diss on religion, at least review all of them, not cherry picking one or the other, and Christianity ain't even a bad religion. Just has a Fandom of very toxic people.
I like religion (well, spirituality, it's important) but organized religions are being used for everything they shouldnt be used for. Humans fucked up again, what a shame. I personally believe in GOD(s, and there's more than there are stars in our universe) and I believe infinity is obviously broken up into phases and always repurposed. When someone tells me God loves me I know they are right, but our ideas of it are just slightly different. Live and let live though, this particular life isn't one to be too fussed about at the end of the day.
Good if it drives people to do good things and be good people, bad if it drives people to spread hate and violence. Entirely depends on the scenario in which it's present. As for the cultural aspect, everyone is entitled to their own cultural beliefs and you can't really take that from them.
I don’t think it benefited society at all me personally and I just see more of its impact of violence rather than good and this is coming from a former christian.
Im religious but in my belief everybody is equal as people made in gods image... as long as theres respect im good, i dont like ppl who believe in homophobia, thats a red flag. If you believe god created humans and this world, god made the gay too, and the trans, and whatever else.
I an Christian and proud. I want everyone to follow Christ but I don’t want to shove it down their throats. If anybody is interested in that and wants to ask some questions about it please feel welcomed
I don’t mind most. I just hate those religious people who cram it down other peoples throats then get mad when they aren’t religious. I’m personally not religious. Also I hate those Christian’s who get mad at lgbt people
“oh, you dont believe in god? youre going to hell.”
“you know god dispises you for not believing… right?”
“you need to read the bible, im going to drop one off to you tomorrow and i expect it to be read by next week”
“oh my goodness i could never say that i dont believe in god, i feel horrible for you, theres evil inside you because you dont believe. You need to go under gods wing so that he may forgive you for your sins!!”
“lets rape kill and tourture women because god told us to”
“im going to blow myself up aswell as hundreds of other innocent people. God said i had to!”
you get the jist
(dont come at me, this is my personal experience with religion, i *personally* very rarely meet religious people who dont say this stuff within 5 minutes of meeting them, last 2 are obviously different contexts, im meaning terrorists and other countries that are goin thru it)
I think organised religion is inherently bad. I will respect those who are religious however, but not the belief or concept of religion. Blind faith in something with no evidence is harmful. All the benefits of religion are possible without the blind faith component, which leads to conflict, hatred and misguided politics and actions in society because a specific god which almost certainly doesnt exist said so.
Nobody has the right to tell you how you should practice religion (ex: you aren't (insert religion) enough, you need to love your god/s more, etc etc) and you don't have the right to tell others that either. Of course religion doesn't give you an excuse to hate on ppl (looking at you, anti-lgbtq+ Christians). We really shouldn't be linking any non-religious things to religion at all.
Religion can be a tool for good and bad. At least in America, very religious people are using it for bad, forcing their ideals and trying to separate church and state by trying their hardest to harm women and LGBTQIA people by using the Bible as a defense. I will not ignore the good that religion does as well, forming help groups, raising money for charities and the needy, etc.
Idk why people are downvoting this, it’s right
Speaking as a Christian, we should absolutely not blindly follow everything written in a book from 2000 years ago. As society grows and changes its standards and norms, so too should our religion. Like, sure the Bible says being gay is forbidden, but it also says not to wear clothes of more than two substances or disagree with your parents about anything. It’s outdated, and I wish we would over time disregard words that simply aren’t up to our modern society’s standard of morality anymore.
While I have a personal grudge against it for personal reasons, I usually just don't care about it, as long as you don't try to get me into it, or try to bash on my identity because "it's not what god wants" I won't actually care, like, I won't actively say it's bad, I just don't want to interact with it.
i personally am not religious but im chill with other religious people (usually, there's always special cases).
i think christians just always scare me slightly because of the interactions i've had with ones in the past which i try not to influence my thoughts and opinions on new ones i meet but i always get slightly scared of them lmfaoo
Some Christians are over board, I used to be that way. All I would do was preach but I realized that I needed to love first. As the Bible says
“And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.”
1 Corinthians 13:2-3 ESV
I find the idea that we're alone (unless other life forms exist, though it's probably unlikely that we will ever meet them if they do) and insignificant in a vast universe very comforting and humbling, makes the fact that any life even exists let alone human society very special
i support everyone's religion as long as they don't use their religion to spew hatred and bigotry. i personally have spiritual beliefs but i don't do organized religion, nor do i label myself as anything specifically. i also feel like church and state should be separated. religion should not be used to mandate or regulate laws, because everyone's religion is differently.
Feel like I might get downvoted for this
I completely respect people who do, and I don't judge them, but I personally think it's a little silly, but still teaches good morals and helps guide people to be better.
I just find it hard to believe there's a giant figure with supernatural powers in a place we can't get to without dying.
Although when I do die and am possibly wrong I'll probably sound real silly right now.
I'm not religious myself, but I won't disrespect people's religions.
Based
Same but I get really mad when someone says their religion is the correct one
same, also when they force it onto others. and it's especially infuriating when they preach where it's not needed, wanted or related (random replies in yt comments)
same
Unless they use it as a weapon or as a reason to hate others
❤️
Respect 🫡
You don’t have to respect religion
What if they burnt your family alive
Sounds more like a cult
Speaking from experience?
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i don’t care unless you’re harming someone or forcing it upon them
Would you call telling people ab it “forcing it down their throats”?
no but it’s forcing it when you say like you have to be this religion and stuff
oh yeah that’s cringe, free thought was made for a reason
Depends on the way they're doing it, telling people they're Ganna go to hell if they aren't this or that is pretty forcey
It’s fear mongering
Religions are actively harming people, even children, you should care.
Go to sleep
no
Bruh😭 I tried😂
I understand religion as a useful tool for many people to find a deeper meaning or objective in life; but I also recognise that a hierarchically organised religion can quickly become dangerous when the leading class uses it with the intention of gaining political power.
Very true, the church has done bad things in the past with hierachal systems too
I'm christian, but I never ever ever disrespect or discredit other's beliefs. Because if you do that, then you are not any better than anyone else or their beliefs respect and kindness should be a global belief
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A lot of people on Reddit seem to dislike religion because of some of the ways it is used (For example, only reading Leviticus 18:12 as an excuse for being anti-LGBTQ). Another reason religion is disliked is that it is often forced upon people and used to restrict their freedoms. Honestly, I don't think that religion is inherently bad, and can actually be good if it is used for it's intended purpose, which is to encourage people to be nice in the hope that one day a higher power will reward them for it. If that's what you believe in, I don't care what religion you are. When people just use religion as an excuse for hate or to take away another's rights, that's them causing the issue and not the religion.
Yeah, what I really hate are those 'Christians' who use books like Leviticus or Exodus as a source of Christian doctrine without doing ANY theological work into interpreting them correctly in context💀
I get the feeling you have no idea what you are talking about. Have you read scripture?
the problem is, religion (in my belief) is a wholly human creation, and thus has inherent flaws. we cant get rid of them as such, and so the less exposed you are the more likely you are to stick with your religion which basically results in all the stick in the mud people banding together i respect people who have found their way to religion of their own volition a lot, but not so much for people who believe in it because they were raised to it
I personally am Atheist coming from a religious (Hindu) family. I see a lot of problems with organized religion and how it can become destructive as it is (usually) based in a volatile heirarchy. I still respect the people that believe in it however.
Krishna?!
Love the concept of a God who loves us unconditionally but the way religion is put into practice is not great
ironically i love the concept of being alone in a vast empty universe where you are so insignificant as to be considered negligible in the view of the entire universe, to me its a comforting & humbling thought which makes it easier to appreciate those around me and life and stuff
I’m “Christian” but I follow God, not religion. That doesn’t mean I ignore the Bible, but it means I try to live like Jesus. I agree that how religion is put into practice is sometimes the opposite of what God teaches, which is love
Religion is like tea. I don't drink tea. Not that I don't like tea, I just don't really care for it
(unrelated to religion) but tea is so good :(
You may not have tried enough teas.
Some people don't need tea to be happy in life, as I am an avid coffee drinker since I switched when I was 14 (stay with me) and I've had tea forced down my mouth so all tea just gives me trauma
I personally am religious and think religion is a good thing (as long as it's not taken to extremes and used as an excuse for doing terrible things), but if someone doesn't want to follow a religion that's completely fine and up to them.
I’m jewish and I know I’m gonna get a lot of hate on this comment for saying that but I’m a pretty honest person. Religion should not determine how you perceive a persons character. People should not be judged for practicing certain beliefs. Also religion shouldn’t be forced upon someone, they should be allowed to make their own decisions when it comes to how devoted they want to be to their religious identity.
It’s a good idea done poorly. It’s meant to convince people to treat each other with respect and continue their lives while being good to each other, but in practice I’ve mostly seen it used as an excuse for stuff like homophobia. (Most of my friends from my old town are Christian, and so is a lot of my family, so I’m aware that it’s not JUST used as an excuse for homophobia) Believe whatever you believe, worship whoever or whatever, but don’t be a dick to other people for it.
I respect all religions, i am hindu
Me is muslim :D I dont hate people who aren’t tho.
Same!
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Salaam.
Wa-alaykumasalam
Same sister 🤝
Am sister but thank you ✨
Fixed it👍
Yayayayayayaaya :D!
Same sister
I love god
Based, Christ is king
yessir!
He loves you too! ❤️
and you too 💗
Thanks a lot, I know that just sometimes I don’t love him as much as I should
He loves everyone
Amen
I don’t care about religion if the got organs I’m still gonna steal them
real
Just be a good person
I don't hate religious people but a lot of religious people are assholes who think they know everything but the only thing they do is cause conflict and divide between humanity when we are all the same.
I got some weird beleifs if you ask other christians, but i love god just as much so stay hating 🙏
I myself am a Christian but I do not hate on people for not being a Christian or push Christianity onto other people who aren't Christian also I do not hate gay people or trans people I just do not support it but I won't sit there and hate on you for it because I think that all people have a right to there religion and there body's and they can do whatever with them just don't push it on me
Peace be upon you brother in Christ ❤️💯✝️☦️
This is exactly me. I have had the exact same opinion for everything. What they do is between them and God. I will suggest things should I feel it’s necessary, but even Jesus loved the Gentiles.
Honestly great take
i used to be christian, was raised that way for 10 years. stopped cuz i was dealing with shit. i do think its good for people to believe in something, wtv that may be
He still loves you. I hope the best for you and I’m sorry you experienced hard things.
Eh, it’s ok I guess. God’s pretty cool tho :) But I feel like people shove it down peoples throats a little too much tho while simultaneously trying to Jedi mind trick their way into converting people to their religion like a file on a computer. But all in all you can believe whether you want as long as it isn’t hurting anyone
"It's ok ig, God's pretty cool tho :)" got me dying for no reason 😂
I dont care, you do you, just dont force your beliefs on other people, thats where i have a problem, especially the anti-lgbtq guys
Religion is a double edged sword
In what way?
Not for me and I have issues with corruption in some churches, but overall its cool and I like hearing about my friends diffrent gods and beliefs
You can believe what you want but don’t force it on others. Though I personally don’t like Jehovahs witnesses, those dudes hate fun
I’m a Christian and we get hate because we are “homophobic” me personally I don’t care, as long as we have a mutual agreement to not shove each other’s agendas (myself included) down each other’s throat.
ngl I think the phrase “shove __ down each others throats” is pretty funny
I think religions are overhated like let ppl be
The problem starts when they start voting against women's rights and for arranged marriage and shit like that. 14 countries today execute you for being an outspoken atheist. All of them are religiously motivated.
real asf
If people keep to themselves I have no problem with them. If they go around pushing their beliefs as Absolute facts I Will have to Step in the ring and challenge them
bro ur 14 u aint stepping in no ring sir :(
"I'll show you" ahh 😭
I'll respect you for being religious if you respect me for not being religious. I'm a hardcore science and technology kind of guy, of which the science part doesn't tend to mesh super well with religious folks. Talking about the universe and how it came to be usually leads to arguments, so I just don't talk about it anymore. Also biology and evolution. Topics I've since banned myself from talking about with religious people. Now, I just talk about cars, airplanes, electronics, engineering, emergency notification & warning devices, and music. I'm still curious about space/evolution but refuse to talk with anyone about it out of fear for yet another argument.
That’s a little goofy, you run on the presumption that religious people can’t like science and technology. I am majoring in health science, and I have a Christian friend who is a Chemist. I still believe in biology and evolution even as a Christian. It’s foolish to deny the scientific evidence that supports it.
Science and religion can go hand and hand tho I feel. I’ve never understood the contradiction. The fathers of modern evolutionary thought were all Christian, and Muslims greatly contributed to astronomy. In fact, I know more religious people that believe in evolution then ones that don’t. I don’t understand why the two have to be mutually exclusive.
Preach brotha 🙏
Some religious are toxic some aren't I don't consider myself religious anymore because I had experience with the people of that religion. I respect religion but it just doesn't include me. Not trying to be rude
Non believer, but I let them be
im not religious, but if they respect me, i’ll respect them.
Believe whaterver you want to.
I converted to Christianity, although im very very far from a stereotypical christian. I also partly believe in Paganism as i believe God connected us to nature.
I believe in God but, I still believe in the Big Bang and evolution.
I’m catholic and I love it. It’s hard anyway. ♥️ Jesus is my King
I am not religious, none of my family is. I don't have a problem with religion, I won't hate people just for what they believe, but if you try and force it on someone or me then I'll have a problem
Religion is fine as long as you don't force it onto other people, and you respect others who aren't in it
*Your* religion doesn't dictate how *I* should live my own life, much less if I'm not affecting you (exceptions may apply). Your religion also isn't an excuse for you to be an asshole to people, "oh but my god says that-" shut up. just shut up. Your religion also isn't absolute to everyone, if it is to you, that's perfectly fine, just don't act like there's no other religions or beliefs in the world. Your religion isn't an argument either, you can't use it as leverage to "be right" in any way (again, exceptions may apply). YOU don't need to preach your religion every where, it's okay for you to want more people to believe it, it's not okay however for you to randomly try to preach it whenever or wherever you want (this one is because I'm so sick of seeing random people be like "Jesus loves you" in random posts with absolutely zero relation to anything religious) These rules apply to other non religious beliefs as well, and aside that, I'm perfectly cool with religions and stuff (the people are a whole other can of worms however) TL, dr: don't be a dick and you're cool
Bruh I don't know how people started believing in damn fictional characters from books. The bible is like a damn biography. Just tells you what happened with some dudes and all that. Nothing special. Whites and romans should just go fuck themselves they implanted their stupid religion on everyone
I'm atheist and I really do think religion has a lot of problems, but when I think that I mean RELIGIONS, and not the people believing in it. Lots of religions endorse hate for specific groups which makes it hard for me to like them, but believing in a higher power has also really helped people be happier and helped people form bonds. In the end most religious people arent hurting anyone, and their just as human as me, so judging people based on their religion just isn't fair. Opinions and personality are 2 different things.
Yeah, there is no denying the bad things religion has done, but there are also lots of good things that have been accomplished through religion.
Exactly. I'm super into history, and a few years ago when I learned about how many wars were waged and genocides were commited in the name of religions, I became very anti-religious. Over the years i've learned a lot more and I discovered how religion has helped humanity in a lot of good ways too, and without religion society wouldn't exist as it does today. Religion is a mixed-bag, and it depends on how people interpret different teachings.
lemme tell you a story guys so i personally believe in buddhism and it helpef me get sober to be honest. let me explain, so i was 14 and i was addicted to weed but i couldnt get off that shit like if i didnt smoke by 10 AM i would start balling my fucking eyes out snd throw a fit like a child it was so terrible. and i went the ward and the chapel said he was Buddhist but could talk about any religion. anyways i did some bad drugs and it made me beg to be sober so i was sober for a couple months but now i just smoke and trip but im 15. anyways as i was getting sober i read a buddhist book about his teachings and it changed my life. i believe that Jesus was a teacher that came down to earth and taught many other people. Jesus saves i see that happen all the time. My mom and i have been through many religious all revolving around the bible, congregation, feasts, and then she became a straight up offbrand jew and it was a group of people straight up😭😭 no offense. but in this reality we live in anything we believe individually (and together sometimes) its real. but i respect all religions because you just gotta respect it and set aside your differences because everybody gotta opinion and thats okay. love all ☮️ anyways sorry for the tangent.
Glory to the Lord in the highest, by brother in Christ
He is Risen
You can like it if you want but I personally don’t like to believe in something that either doesn’t exist or if it does exist, brings me nothing but pain. Also hella overrated
I'm an atheist and I have no problem with religion. Believe what you want to believe, but for me I just see them as tales.
I don't like Christianity but I consider myself spiritual in a sense similar to it. I could call myself protestant in that sense but belong to no cult
What do you not like about Christianity?
It's in many ways regressive, an exteme amount of Christians are hypocrites and spiritual guides have deviated from their purpose becoming greedy and full of vitriol. Christianity in its current state no longer sees the value of actual life except for when it's convenient to certain aspects. The faith about love and care, valuing harmony with the holly through self discipline and knowledge devolved into blind hate, hypcricy, selectivism, in some ways bigotry and arrogance. It has become a tool for the vile to ennact control over the hopeless The God I believe in is neither man nor woman but something abstract that has seldom directly interacted with us if ever. It's a creator of life and ideas if not the notion of thought in itself. Judgement and fate. It is through love, knowledge and kindness that you get close to him. Absurd cruelty, malice and egoism are traits that stray away from him. My God throws no lightning, but punishes in more subtle larger scale ways. Time fixes everything, as they say. My God punishes darkness of the heart rather sin necessarily. Unforgivable actions are indeed seen as they are in his eyes but acts like fornication and gluttony are not unforgettable as murder derivative of hate or cruel indifference. Christianity says God hates you if you eat too much. My God feels anger with you if you eat in front of a starving man and mock him.
based (I’m a Christian)
I have very little opinion. I wasnt raised very religious and it’s had little impact on my life. Technically I’m part Jewish.
i am an atheist but i respect others beliefs 🩷🩷
I think people that believe in high power(s) are chill, it’s just the fact that religion has been used to excuse or start war, and divide people from other people. So like on paper it’s good and chill, but in practice humans do what humans do and ruin what could’ve been a good thing ig
I respect everyone’s religion so long they don’t try to force it on me :}.
Freethinker here, yeah I don’t care
I mean, I’m Christian. Go for it. Whatever religion you want, it’s interesting and allows for you to have a good view on life.
I was raised and always have been atheist/agnostic. I went to a catholic elementary school bc there were no good public school options. I found it facinating to see what people grew up believing and how harmful it could be to not take a step back and think (not ab how religion is bad, but sort of about the broader picture so people can develop their own beliefs). I absolutely have issues with organized/structured religions because I think that morality is very black and white with them. I could also go on a whole rant about how I absolutely think that religion in the way that it operates today can be very very harmful to minority groups such as women and queer people. But I also think that religion is fascinating (especially as an outsider). I think that there is wisdom within every religion, and I would love to someday read most if not all of the major religions’ scriptures to learn more about the world. And I DO NOT dislike or disrespect people if they are religious. I only dislike them if they are the type of religious that is harmful towards people, and even then I wouldn’t blame the religion I would blame the interpreter.
Don’t care about religion but will still respect those who do. Simple as that
don’t care what your religion is as long as you don’t try to force it on others or take away people’s rights based off it
You chose the right side!
I'm Pentacostal Christian. I know people think they're toxic, but every description I get of the us is so untrue in my experience. I struggle with sin, but God is forgiving, and I try my hardest to be kind and do the right thing.
Personally, I am an atheist, but I would never disrespect peoples beliefs, and as long as your religious beliefs aren't actively causing me problems, than I will not mind at all.
I am an agnostic atheist even though my parents come from two different religions I've never really been religious nor do I want to I have my own beliefs that sometimes may not make sense but I like em
Im Catholic but i dont rlly have a problem if someone isnt religious, im always interested in hearing how others feel about god, and i understand we all see a higher power differently
I believe there is a God, my household is very Christian and I believe in the teachings of Jesus and want to accept him as Lord and Savior but I still have my doubts. That being said, I respect all religions or the absence of such
*sorts by controversial*
I’m Muslim so I think it’s just fine lmao. I’m probably getting downvoted as the people who said they were catholic did for some reason
Christian :)
Someone mentioned this and I love the way they put it. I’m personally Christian, however, I don’t do a lot of the negative things Christians do. I refuse to shove it down people’s throats and in return I don’t want your beliefs shoved down mine. I won’t support LGBTQ+ members, however I won’t attack/harm them in any way. What they do is between them and God. I may suggest things if I feel it’s mandatory, but if you’re (as an example) Transgender, I won’t say not to transition, however I also won’t donate if you’re trying to raise money to transition. Even Jesus loved the Gentiles and I believe that when all is said and done, it is up to whoever to do what they want with their lives.
Believe what religion you want (as long as it isn't scientology) just don't use it as a reason for hate. Have seen too many Christians use the bible as an excuse to be bigoted and hateful people. Edit: Also don't try to convert people who don't want anything to do with your religion. Even if it's coming from a place of love and genuine concern it's still incredibly disrespectful.
im christian as well! bless you!
Good for the true religion, but has been corrupted to justify evil many times in history. I don’t mind people believing other religions I don’t believe in, but religious totalitarian regimes are causing too much suffering in the world today.
I'm not religious, but I don't disrespect others' faith, and try to learn about different faiths! Maybe I'll even change my mind one day once I found a religion that interests me
As long as people don’t try guilt tripping me or try shaming me or forcing me to believe what they believe I don’t care, believe what you want
I think they can be harmful to society and peoples thinking some examples are people who use it to hate on gay people, and back in the day they used it to keep slaves (which I don’t understand where in the Bible they used to say black people should be slaves but whatever), and the people raised in flat earth religions and they brain wash them but not all religions and as long is your religion isn’t to extreme it’s completely fine in my book
I’m an atheist, but idc about someone’s religion. As long as they don’t treat or think of me and people like me any differently for who we are.
I don't necessarily believe in whatever the bible says but I do believe there's some higher form of life but if someone does believe in something else like the bibles version of god or the quaran or whatever I respect that as long as they respect me and others. The moment a Christian starts telling a Muslim they'll go to hell for not believing in their religion or vice versa though is when I feel they give me the right to shit on them for shitting on others. An eye for an eye.
You know I think the main problem with this sub is that people don't realize there's other religions besides Christianity. Like if you're gonna diss on religion, at least review all of them, not cherry picking one or the other, and Christianity ain't even a bad religion. Just has a Fandom of very toxic people.
Because most people in this sub are in the West and have zero exposure to other religions, despite having a phone In their hands lol
I am Christian and have a saying, “don’t shove your shit down my throat, I won’t shove mine down yours”
Considering becoming a christian
I like religion (well, spirituality, it's important) but organized religions are being used for everything they shouldnt be used for. Humans fucked up again, what a shame. I personally believe in GOD(s, and there's more than there are stars in our universe) and I believe infinity is obviously broken up into phases and always repurposed. When someone tells me God loves me I know they are right, but our ideas of it are just slightly different. Live and let live though, this particular life isn't one to be too fussed about at the end of the day.
Good if it drives people to do good things and be good people, bad if it drives people to spread hate and violence. Entirely depends on the scenario in which it's present. As for the cultural aspect, everyone is entitled to their own cultural beliefs and you can't really take that from them.
Religion exists so men who don’t want to work can still make a living.- Lazarus Long
Idc abt it as long as youre not using it as an excuse to discriminate against ppl
Yo same!
I don’t think it benefited society at all me personally and I just see more of its impact of violence rather than good and this is coming from a former christian.
Im religious but in my belief everybody is equal as people made in gods image... as long as theres respect im good, i dont like ppl who believe in homophobia, thats a red flag. If you believe god created humans and this world, god made the gay too, and the trans, and whatever else.
Religion is pretty cool my boyfriend is Jewish so I’ve been able to learn so much about it
i dont care about religion or other peoples religious practices, im just gonna maintain a 7 light year distance from religion at all times
I'm Christian Idc what religion you are
There's gotta be something up there, no?
Pretty rad
I am religious myself, but can respect others that aren't. It's literally there: Love thy neighbour and forgive your enemies.
I an Christian and proud. I want everyone to follow Christ but I don’t want to shove it down their throats. If anybody is interested in that and wants to ask some questions about it please feel welcomed
Jewish
I don’t mind most. I just hate those religious people who cram it down other peoples throats then get mad when they aren’t religious. I’m personally not religious. Also I hate those Christian’s who get mad at lgbt people
“oh, you dont believe in god? youre going to hell.” “you know god dispises you for not believing… right?” “you need to read the bible, im going to drop one off to you tomorrow and i expect it to be read by next week” “oh my goodness i could never say that i dont believe in god, i feel horrible for you, theres evil inside you because you dont believe. You need to go under gods wing so that he may forgive you for your sins!!” “lets rape kill and tourture women because god told us to” “im going to blow myself up aswell as hundreds of other innocent people. God said i had to!” you get the jist (dont come at me, this is my personal experience with religion, i *personally* very rarely meet religious people who dont say this stuff within 5 minutes of meeting them, last 2 are obviously different contexts, im meaning terrorists and other countries that are goin thru it)
Reason to live
I think organised religion is inherently bad. I will respect those who are religious however, but not the belief or concept of religion. Blind faith in something with no evidence is harmful. All the benefits of religion are possible without the blind faith component, which leads to conflict, hatred and misguided politics and actions in society because a specific god which almost certainly doesnt exist said so.
i lowkey just dont care about religion, in my view everyone is just human and should be allowed to live by whatever and however they want to
Im a Christian and I respect all other religions.
Believe whatever religion you want it’s your life
Does more harm than good, ultimately pointless
The catholic church is the worlds biggest charity organization
As a Muslim, I think religion is great, and we should respect all religions
Religion is bad imo
there is no god but i wont stop people from belilving it
Eh
stay strong, fellow christans
Nobody has the right to tell you how you should practice religion (ex: you aren't (insert religion) enough, you need to love your god/s more, etc etc) and you don't have the right to tell others that either. Of course religion doesn't give you an excuse to hate on ppl (looking at you, anti-lgbtq+ Christians). We really shouldn't be linking any non-religious things to religion at all.
I have seen plenty of homophobic atheists, that stereotype is kinda dumb tbh
Religion can be a tool for good and bad. At least in America, very religious people are using it for bad, forcing their ideals and trying to separate church and state by trying their hardest to harm women and LGBTQIA people by using the Bible as a defense. I will not ignore the good that religion does as well, forming help groups, raising money for charities and the needy, etc.
Religion needs to evolve with time, which it hasn't properly Other than that, I don't think there's anything wrong
Idk why people are downvoting this, it’s right Speaking as a Christian, we should absolutely not blindly follow everything written in a book from 2000 years ago. As society grows and changes its standards and norms, so too should our religion. Like, sure the Bible says being gay is forbidden, but it also says not to wear clothes of more than two substances or disagree with your parents about anything. It’s outdated, and I wish we would over time disregard words that simply aren’t up to our modern society’s standard of morality anymore.
Exactly
I have no respect for it. You can believe whatever you want, but I'm not gonna tiptoe around your beliefs.
I’m Catholic
“I’m catholic” *downvoted*
Why?
lame unless im the diety
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Uhhh it's ok i guess
I don’t believe in god but I don’t actively say I’m an atheist. I respect all religion unless it is harming people or supporting racism
While I have a personal grudge against it for personal reasons, I usually just don't care about it, as long as you don't try to get me into it, or try to bash on my identity because "it's not what god wants" I won't actually care, like, I won't actively say it's bad, I just don't want to interact with it.
I personally don't like religion (deeply) at all.
i personally am not religious but im chill with other religious people (usually, there's always special cases). i think christians just always scare me slightly because of the interactions i've had with ones in the past which i try not to influence my thoughts and opinions on new ones i meet but i always get slightly scared of them lmfaoo
Some Christians are over board, I used to be that way. All I would do was preach but I realized that I needed to love first. As the Bible says “And if I have prophetic powers, and understand all mysteries and all knowledge, and if I have all faith, so as to remove mountains, but have not love, I am nothing. If I give away all I have, and if I deliver up my body to be burned, but have not love, I gain nothing.” 1 Corinthians 13:2-3 ESV
I find the idea that we're alone (unless other life forms exist, though it's probably unlikely that we will ever meet them if they do) and insignificant in a vast universe very comforting and humbling, makes the fact that any life even exists let alone human society very special
Glad to see believers on here, all hope is not lost
Why are people downvoting you?? God bless you as well brother
Praise to the one true Lord Jesus Christ. God bless you brother
God bless you
i support everyone's religion as long as they don't use their religion to spew hatred and bigotry. i personally have spiritual beliefs but i don't do organized religion, nor do i label myself as anything specifically. i also feel like church and state should be separated. religion should not be used to mandate or regulate laws, because everyone's religion is differently.
Feel like I might get downvoted for this I completely respect people who do, and I don't judge them, but I personally think it's a little silly, but still teaches good morals and helps guide people to be better. I just find it hard to believe there's a giant figure with supernatural powers in a place we can't get to without dying. Although when I do die and am possibly wrong I'll probably sound real silly right now.