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Posted: Wed Aug 22, 2012 7:09 am
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Gigi Deveraux There, there... *pats your hand* It's just what I'm convinced of now. I'm not trying to convert (unconvert?) anyone. Radiant Mercy It's not right of Catholics to throw their religion and God and hell and sin in your face. In fact, it's wrong. I've found non-denominational and "Evangelical" Christians to be a hella lot worse about this than Catholics. Remember, I was raised as one. Radiant Mercy You can be atheist and still be my friend! Because everyone is entitled to opinions and beliefs. I wish more people were like this.
lol Okays. :3 And no one should be trying to convert you to believing that.
Worse about what? o.o Because I looked up the meaning of Evangelical and it says they are Christians who are focused on one strong belief. .....
And yeah. My closest friends don't go to church. I have no idea if they believe in God. We just don't touch that subject, you know? That way, we keep from saying things we might regret.
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Posted: Fri Oct 19, 2012 10:52 am
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gaia_crown Kitten's parents tried hard to raise her Christian. her mother more so than her father, but he didn't really seem to believe in all of it. Kitten is Pagan, do to neighbors who were witches when she was little, she has always been Pagan raised in a Christian home, so she knows all the points of both religions. She would call herself more of the Wiccan branch of Paganism.
Most of the bible has already been disproved and all forms of celebration for their holy days were taken from other religions, mostly from Pagan religion. Kitten has nothing against any religion, though she finds that most Christians are very judgmental of everyone else and harm other people more often than anyone else. Anyone remember reading on the Spanish Inquisition or other wars where it was "Turn to Christianity or die"? Never really cared for how much Christians kill and hurt others in the name of their god. Kitten would rather heal in the name of her gods. Accepting others and helping is better than hurting and making others feel terrible about themselves. She has met a few nice Christians online, but never in real life. They'd be all smiles until they notice you're wearing a pentagram and even if you explain it's not devil worshiping they still freak out on you and call you evil even though in reality you're a far better person than they could ever fake to be.
Worked in a Christian nursing home and Kitten was the only one who could get some of the patients to smile. We had one elderly man who was gay and everyone treated him horribly just because of it. During the church service every Sunday, they would yell at him and tell him to stop his sick and demented ways even though A) he was too old to even be doing it with anyone and B) he was the sweetest person as he was.
Religious topics in a debate forum spark Kitten's flame of justice. Just as long as there is no flaming, she usually is pretty calm. Just please try to love everyone equally and not beat them in the face for being of a religion you aren't or don't understand. gaia_crown ![User Image](https://i484.photobucket.com/albums/rr201/KittenMorris/Hime/himedivider.jpg)
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Posted: Sun Nov 04, 2012 9:29 am
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 6:45 pm
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Posted: Thu Nov 29, 2012 11:55 pm
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Posted: Wed Dec 05, 2012 12:21 pm
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Posted: Sat Dec 22, 2012 11:37 pm
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I guess I'm an atheist. Not necessarily an anti-theist, just an a-theist. Maybe "naturalist" would be a better term? No, it would be "empiricist." I believe evidence if it is available, and reasoning if it is not.
I have no good reason to believe that a god or gods exist (at least, no reason that cannot be explained by other, more probable means), so I don't believe in them. If there were incontrovertible proof of the existence of a god, you can bet I'd be the first to change my mind. But right now, I tend to be in the "no god" camp.
That said, I can generally get along with strongly religious folks pretty well. If nothing else, interacting with those sorts of people provides an interesting window into a specific facet of human psychology. I mean, you're just as entitled to your beliefs as I am to my lack of them, so I'm not going to hassle you just because you believe something different than I do.
I will say that I feel "organized religion" has done more harm than good, overall. Yes, there are church groups and things like the Salvation Army that really help people out, and I agree that the whole community aspect of a church can be a comforting thing. But on the whole, I still feel like the negative outcomes of powerful religions (horrible bloody wars, nonsensical laws, restriction of freedoms, etc) outweigh the good things it produces. Besides, I think people would be just as altruistic and helpful towards each other even if there were no such thing as a church. It's just human nature.
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Posted: Wed Jan 23, 2013 2:35 am
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Posted: Fri Jan 25, 2013 7:30 pm
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Posted: Mon Jan 28, 2013 6:36 pm
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Posted: Mon Feb 25, 2013 6:03 pm
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 2:37 pm
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Posted: Tue Feb 26, 2013 3:05 pm
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