When did you stop attacking religion?

[Pool_Shark]

I remember when my eyes were opened and I found out the truth. I went on this crusade were I attacked my religious mom and other family members. My cousin and I would go into churches and argue with the ministers. I guess we just wanted to be proven wrong.

Eventually I learned there is no point cause a lot of people can't handle being told everything they've thought to be true is a complete lie and they should not submit to their kings.

Should religion be fought against? Should everyone just be allowed to do them and never have their beliefs questioned?

 

[I'mHigh]

I joke about it all the time with my friends but the only time I ever really try to kick knowledge is when someone of faith questions my beliefs.

 

[Sensitive Blake Griffin]

When I discovered it was impossible to make them question their beliefs.

 

[RJY33]

When I discovered it was impossible to make them question their beliefs.

Exactly. Some people never change, dont wanna change. Their beliefs are their safety blanket. If its no skin off of my back I dont even argue anymore. Im happy to have my own belief or non belief and fukk anyone else who tells me different. Ill come to my own conclusions.

 

[BlvdBrawler]

When I discovered it was impossible to make them question their beliefs.

This is a good point.

Maybe 1 or 2 years ago, I was filling up at a gas station. This jobless dude walked up on me and started kicking that Jesus spit in my ear. Normally I let them do their sales pitch and listen half-heartedly then give them the and say "I'll think about that." and drive off, but this day I was feeling churlish.

So after he had given me his righteous sales pitch, I asked the dude, "If someone you didn't know, someone you had never met before walked up on you and told you to abandon your belief in Jesus because he wasn't real, how would you respond?"

Dude said .

So I asked, "Then why would you expect me, who you have never met, to change my beliefs just because you, who I have never met, says so?"

Dude said .

I left him with, "What you have works for you. What I have works for me. Let's not try and ruin that for each other. Fair?"

Dude said

But he left me alone after that.

 

[Pool_Shark]

Yeah it gets tiresome after a while.

Have yall ever gotten into it with co workers, randoms at bars.

One time this older dude was training me at work. Cool guy at first, then he ask me "Is god in your life" I was like "nah I'm not really into it like that". The rest of the shift this guy kept preaching and preaching. Finally I had enough when he tried to criticize my parents. I unloaded on this dude and basically shat on his religion. I remember cause I had this dude ready to fight me at the end of the day. Funny thing is now I work with him at another post.

Since then I just let people say their piece, unless they try and question my beliefs.

 

[innocentdevil]

I don't call myself attacking religion, but if someone starts to preach to me, my distaste for it is obvious. Usually I feel more inclined to say something to people that have something negative to say about atheism.

I to the bible quotes posted on FB, but I don't try to argue over it cause it is pointless.

 

[OG_StankBrefs]

I remember servin some nikka up at the barber shop who was tryin to spit that bible thumpin bullshyt at me. Had that cat stumbling, back trackin, and str8 up lookin clueless. What made matters even more embarassin for the dood was that he was an actual Rev. I wasn't even trying to embarrass him or make him look bad but it absolutely kills me how these people can be up in a pool pit preachin bout some shyt for which they have executed lil to no proper ACADEMIC/HISTORICAL research on. fukk you go tell me bout some shyt when you dont even know it's origins or how that fukkin book you clinchin to came to be put together in da first place. Like mufukka you inherited that fukkin religion just like you inherited your surname from dem cacs. Please go save that bullshyt for them sheep in yo congregation. I dont wanna hear it.

But all that aside a person can worship the 3 headed purple forest dragon for all i care. If it helps them get thru their life a lil better and they not hurtin nobody then than go ahead, but when they start spittin bout the shyt like it's FACT then that's when i have a prollem.

I tell ya when i started doin my own research and educating myself it was like a lead blanket being lifted of my body. I've felt so light and free ever since i jacked outta the matrix. You dont need to be religious or be apart of a particular faith in order to be a good person and have a fulfilling life.

 

[Serious]

Didn't read everything in here.....

But remember the 5 elements of health, brehs....

Spiritual is one of them, let life live....

Ultimately, I do believe there is some higher power out there which we can't even understand...

To each its own. The problem someone is right.....

I'm actually considering going to bible study again. Just to have a better understanding of it Christianity. You can't criticize what you don't FULLY understand. That's just plain ignorance...

 

[Hulk Hogan]

BROTHER THE ONLY THING YER GONNA LEARN IN "BIBLE STUDY" IS THAT ANY INCONSISTENCY IS CHALKED UP TO "ITS A MYSTERY" AND YOU SHOULDN'T THINK CRITICALLY ABOUT RELIGION, BROTHER!

"SPIRITUAL" DOESN'T MEAN ANYTHING, DUUUDE!

TAKE YOUR VITAMINS SINCE THEY CLEARLY EXIST, BROTHER! BUT DONT BOTHER SAYING YOUR PRAYERS, MAN! THE ONLY HIGHER POWER IS VINCE MCMAHON, BROTHER!

 

[I'mHigh]

Didn't read everything in here.....

But remember the 5 elements of health, brehs....

Spiritual is one of them, let life live....

Ultimately, I do believe there is some higher power out there which we can't even understand...

To each its own. The problem someone is right.....

I'm actually considering going to bible study again. Just to have a better understanding of it Christianity. You can't criticize what you don't FULLY understand. That's just plain ignorance...

I grew up a christian going to bible school weekly so now I find myself wanting to experience other things. I took a religion class as an elective this semester just so I could learn up on some popular religions. I'd love to visit a mosque but I feel like i'd get too many looks

 

[Sansprix]

but the only time I ever really try to kick knowledge is when someone of faith questions my beliefs.

That's exactly how I feel. I don't knock anyone who believes what they believe.....but please show me that same respect.

There's this dude who used to work at my job, and we started talking about relationships and what not. I told him that me and my man been together for 8 years and we have no intentions of getting married or having children, it's just not that important to us. So he got all up in arms about how important it is because of the bible and blah, blah, blah. I was like "Well, I don't believe in religion or the bible anyway.....so I'm good " Then he started to go in on how could I be that way....and how marriage and religion is important and that I need to find jesus.

I said "Hold up, are you really serious right now? This coming from the guy who was asking me advice about a jumpoff that's starting to get out of pocket. And the same guy who told me about his weekend which involved snorting lines of coke, then getting fukked up off a whole bottle of henny before going to the club and then fukking ya jumpoff afterwards?!? Miss me with all that shyt. If that's what being "religious" is all about, then I'm good" He never hit me up with that dumb shyt ever again.

 

[Turbulent]

i have two friends. one is a fervent atheist and the other is a fervent christian.

i always play devil's advocate with both of them (yes the pun was intended). i only do it with them cause i'm pretty cool with them plus it's always jokes.

i guess i'd consider myself agnostic with a penchant for christian values/principles. i always laugh when my atheist friend tries to criticize stuff he doesn't know anything about. i think he likes to hear himself talk to be honest. my christian friend, i can't even front, she actually knows her stuff so when we debate i always learn something.

at then end of the day, i'm either trying to teach, to learn or to do both. deliberately trying to belittle people/offend them by starting phony debates is childish. i find that a lot of atheists who start those types of debates often pretend like they're trying to "educate" or "open people's eyes" but in reality, a lot of them are just trying to flex intellectually and give themselves an ego boost. that's part of the reason why may of them are so condescending to believers.

 

[Turbulent]

That's exactly how I feel. I don't knock anyone who believes what they believe.....but please show me that same respect.

There's this dude who used to work at my job, and we started talking about relationships and what not. I told him that me and my man been together for 8 years and we have no intentions of getting married or having children, it's just not that important to us. So he got all up in arms about how important it is because of the bible and blah, blah, blah. I was like "Well, I don't believe in religion or the bible anyway.....so I'm good " Then he started to go in on how could I be that way....and how marriage and religion is important and that I need to find jesus.

I said "Hold up, are you really serious right now? This coming from the guy who was asking me advice about a jumpoff that's starting to get out of pocket. And the same guy who told me about his weekend which involved snorting lines of coke, then getting fukked up off a whole bottle of henny before going to the club and then fukking ya jumpoff afterwards?!? Miss me with all that shyt. If that's what being "religious" is all about, then I'm good" He never hit me up with that dumb shyt ever again.

hypocrisy is always annoying.

one thing my friend told me she believes about christianity (which made a lot of sense to me) is that there is a difference between "committing a sin" and "living in sin". basically you could be a christian and make mistakes. we're all humans. as long as you try to be better. you had a moment of weakness and it won't be your last. that's "committing a sin". when you're "living in sin" that's basically committing sins and not even giving a fukk. like sinning is your lifestyle. for example, your friend claims to be a christian but he has jumpoffs as part of his routine and is not trying to be better. then on top of that he tries to tell you you're not following the bible on another issue. that's straight up BS/hypocrisy.

i don't necessarely adhere to all of the bible's principles so i wouldn't even try to tell someone how to live their life. still thought it's kind of an interesting way to view "sinning" and i kind of agree.

 

[Sansprix]

hypocrisy is always annoying.

one thing my friend told me she believes about christianity (which made a lot of sense to me) is that there is a difference between "committing a sin" and "living in sin". basically you could be a christian and make mistakes. we're all humans. as long as you try to be better. you had a moment of weakness and it won't be your last. that's "committing a sin". when you're "living in sin" that's basically committing sins and not even giving a fukk. like sinning is your lifestyle. for example, your friend claims to be a christian but he has jumpoffs as part of his routine and is not trying to be better. then on top of that he tries to tell you you're not following the bible on another issue. that's straight up BS/hypocrisy.

i don't necessarely adhere to all of the bible's principles so i wouldn't even try to tell someone how to live their life. still thought it's kind of an interesting way to view "sinning" and i kind of agree.

Exactly. He's a married dude, yet fukking all these chicks on the side and trying to tell me how important marriage and being religious is. Ummm my dude, you not a good poster child for marriage because if that's what it's all about, then I'll pass on that. And I'm sure there's no where in the bible that says "Thou shall snort coke" You cannot try and school someone on something when you don't practice what you preach. That's why I don't want people preaching to me.......let me believe what I want and I will give you that same courtesy. But you can't throw stones when you live in a glass house.

And I agree with the sinning like you said. Even though I don't believe in religion or the bible, I can rock with that because I live by a certain life code. Just try and be a good person, and treat people how you would want to be treated. No one is perfect, and no one should assume or think that they are.