Why is there so much groveling and I suck and I sin and thank for everything we have in religion?
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If there really were a perfect and supreme being, would it really make sense that he would give a rat's ass about being worshiped?  Ancient men thought of god according to the only precedent they knew for authority figures; petty narcissistic tyrants.  That's why the god of the Old Testament is a petty narcissistic tyrant.\n\nWhy would a perfect and supreme being care about "sin" either?  It makes no sense for a perfect being to "care" about anything at all.  To care implies you are not already self sufficient and something external to you is required for fulfillment.
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prayformetoo, I feel very much like you. It's unpleasant people don't say "thank you". But maybe they have reasons?
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Hi there,\nI am sure that God is displeased at our state of social disregard for one-another, especially when he has benevolently blessed this country with a bounty of plenty.\n\nI would like to suggest an observation that all of us may participate in...\nThe observation is this, look around you this holiday and make a mental note of things that are wasted and ask your selves....\nWho could I benefit by sharing my blessings....\n\nThe meaning of "Thanks Giving" is to have gratitude and to share.\nI myself really have few resources however, I plan to try and make some-ones day by offering of my caring...\n\nI look for no reward other than a smile...\nMay all of " Yahoo Answers " participants have a wonderful time and holiday...
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Well put. I often get trapped into snide comments.\n\nI need to defend the faith, but in a loving way. Thank you.
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Why are you complaining here? You want someone to agree with you so you can rate it as best answer and feel you have actually accomplished something? I'm sorry there are tactless Christians out there. But being tactless does not necessarily mean they are not telling you the truth. However, you must understand that the Bible states clearly that NO believer has the authority or right to condemn to hell. But YOU have not the right to condemn THEM on this forum either.
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Feel bad for sinning?!?! What, are you nuts?? Christianity ROCKS! I go out on Sat nights, get hammered, have sex with multiple women, and sometimes even men. But I then go to Church on Sunday, so its all good!!! You should give this bombass religeon a try! Its freakin awesome! I can look at myself in the mirror and sleep well at night knowing that Im a better person than you are cuz Im going to heaven! Youre on your way to hell! HA HA HA!!! \n\n(This was a rant...Im not really Christian...)
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No. It's just the more religious a person is the she/he hides from his/her self. People don't like to admit to themselves that they're petty, mean-spirited, backstabbing jerks. Therefore, they throw themselves into religion, using their relationship with "God" as a substitute for basic human goodness.\nThere are a few who transcend that and are truly good and spiritual, but the vast majority of Bible-thumpers aren't either.
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but but ... you list social woes while most religious folks clutch onto religion as a personal life raft.  whatever heinous actions are made in the name of their religion matters not.  it's the personal comfort they get from believing they're safe from their deity's wrath and the feeling of being special and a part of something bigger than themselves that cements their dependence on their religion. besides, the woes of the world created by religion are always blamed on an Evil One and evil doers.
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As a christian... sometimes other christians come at you with the wrong approach which can cause some problems.  But don't hate because they are just trying to share they're joy that christianity has brought them.  it's up to you if you want to see what it is all about or not, and when you say no thanks they sometimes can get confused and defensive which is wrong.
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I am glad now after reading your question that i do not have my email available for messages like this.  Who would open their email address to receive horrible emails from people who dont agree with our opinions?  \n\nPhew!  I feel relieved!\n\nAlso i am so glad i have become a christian and am learning how we are meant to love one another, not judge or criticise, forgive, etc.\n\nAlso how do you know that we are all posers?  Some of us are real christians too!  We really want this world to be a better place and i know i personally care heaps about people - people i dont even know on this yahoo answers site.  So try not to be angry and bitter at us when we are only doing what we think is right and trying to help others.\n\nAnd remember - we can all have our opinions.  We dont have to agree.  It is interesting and sometimes informative to listen to others opinions.  I have learnt heaps from it.\n\nGod bless
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That's quite a generalization. I have friends of many different faiths, including plenty of non-Christians. Lots of atheists, too. I don't win friends by behaving like a condescending jerk. I don't force my Catholic faith on anyone. If they choose to believe, that's great; if they don't, that's their business. At any rate, I'm not quite sure how that warrants a charge of being condescending. And people from many different groups can be condescending. It's not confined to Christians alone.
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i think you're stressing a little too much. regardless of what religion you're trying to adhere too, none of us are saints. all holy texts teach us that we're flawed. just accept it, and do your best to go through each day making the right decisions. they're not always the easiest ones, but they're usually the ones that pay off.
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And you get mad when someone insults your religion and your belief.\n\nYou want respect?,then show some respect towards others and there beliefs.
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I am a christian and I do know that Im a pretty messed up person.  I can be selfish, shallow, I lie at times and dont even notice it.  Im not going to call my self a worm or dirt.  But I'm not afraid to just be humble and accept that I can be a screwup.  At times I feel so bad about the way I've acted that yeah...  I know that Im white trash.  Or at least I realize that I probably look like trash to people who dont know me.  I think the people who call themselves these things are really just trying to be humble... they just may be doing it the wrong way.
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Oh some people make me so mad. I live in southern Alabama and religion is thrown in my face every day, and I know that I am not a perfect person. I have faults just like EVERYBODY else. But what right does the FAT preacher have to preach to me or my family that we are so WRONG when GLUTTONY is VERY much a SIN. GREED is a SIN too as the FAT preacher drives his NEW car (cause he's too fat to walk very far) and talk on his NEW cell phone and preaches to us that we are so wrong..... OOH I get so worked up on some religious things. I need to quit now or I will p*ssed about this all day long.
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I'm an atheist myself, but in defense of religious people, there are some wonderful, well-meaning, loving religious people out there. Then there are some jerks. It's the same, in my experience, with any group of people. There are always going to be some loudmouths who want to convince you to be like them. But don't let them make you think that they're all like that. They aren't.
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are you religous? if so that could be why. Maybe u feel quilty because some people still believe that it is wrong.