OT DOES RELIGION MEAN SOMETHING TO YOU?

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SO POLITICAL ~ OR~ IT"S SOMETHING ELSE

Without religion, your path is straight on and clear. I don't kneel. I Raise my hands, towards my last possible chance to live. Religion is a middleman tactic. IMO.
However, if you practice~ Peace to all, live to help another.
 
What religion means to me is overwhelmingly negative. Mass murder of those who don't share their faith. Invasion, enslavement. In modern times, hating gays, opposing women's rights, denying science.
I agree with John Lennon, imagine "no religion, too".
 
Organized religion is one of the worst things wrong with this world.

Look at Jerusalem and Palestine for example. They’ve been in a non stop war for 1000’s of years because of religion.

On a smaller scale it’s been a great divider in the US and some of the most judgmental out there are religious zealot’s

I have cousin’s who grew up in Missouri in an evangelical type household. 5 kids. Religion was huge with them. Each and everyone of those kids have problems. Whether it be with relationships, addiction, you name it.

My parents raised us without going to church and they grew up very catholic. All 3 of us are successful, non addicted and have our shit together.
 
crandc said:
What religion means to me is overwhelmingly negative. Mass murder of those who don't share their faith. Invasion, enslavement. In modern times, hating gays, opposing women's rights, denying science.
I agree with John Lennon, imagine "no religion, too".
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I would say in the case of fundamentalist religion this would be the case in many circumstances but not in the case of a Taoist monk or Buddhist country like Thailand that has a long history of peace and one of the most accepting cultures of transgendered people on earth....I also think many Pagan religions have not been aggressive about dominating their environment or forcing their beliefs...the aboriginals in Australia or the Hopi or the Pygmies, etc....they get sort of swept under the rug but are practitioners of their own faiths. The biggest abuse of religious doctrine is definitely tied to Catholicism, Christianity and Muslim fundamentalists....I agree with John Lennon though as well. China's atheism under Mao was forced on people and used violence to gain power and keep it so....atheists have their bad history as well. The Russian revolution is another example of violent overthrow of government in the name of atheism.
 
I'm available to be your GOD if anyone wants to start a new religion.
 
Religion is such a dirty word to me with so many negative annotations attached to it. Having a relationship with the living God is something that could and should be separated from "Religion", whatever that even means.
 
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PDXFonz said:
Anyone ever watch Tennis? Wimbledon Championship is on right now. I don’t mind watching tennis, it’s fairly new to me.
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I actually love tennis more than basketball but haven't followed it as much as I used to. My wife and I played for decades together...still love to play but now my knees say...ping pong is the way to go. I love the purity of tennis...just two people across a net with a ball and two rackets...a great match can last hours....that's an athlete. No substitutions in that game.
 
Religion in itself isn't good or bad. It's how its used. To those who practice religion to reach a higher plain, to gain better perspective, to be better, good for them. To those who abuse it to wield power and control, it won't end well.
 
I admit I know little about Tibetan monks. But Buddhist Myanmar persecuted horribly a Muslim religious minority. My cousin and his husband converted to Buddhism, which is their right, were married by Buddhist priestess during Equality Summer. But I have lost any taste for Buddhism. Admittedly, I have been an atheist since 13.
 
crandc said:
I admit I know little about Tibetan monks. But Buddhist Myanmar persecuted horribly a Muslim religious minority. My cousin and his husband converted to Buddhism, which is their right, were married by Buddhist priestess during Equality Summer. But I have lost any taste for Buddhism. Admittedly, I have been an atheist since 13.
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Those warlords in Myanmar are BINO...buddhists in name only. By and by all the buddhist countries I've traveled and lived in do not persecute other religious sects at all. Nothing in buddhism supports genocide or war...that's completely against the teachings of Buddha...Thailand is the only country in Asia that is pretty much completely Buddhist culturally. Myanmar is fascist to the core. Chinese atheists have a horrible record of genocide against religious minorities.
 
I believe in being thoughtful, being empathetic to all living beings, respecting other humans and nature, purposefully harboring positivity, creativity and other good traits.

Religion is a way to control others, and allows one to engage in negative behaviors whilst giving oneself the cover of excuse.

Religion is a fool's defense mechanism (offensive as well, for that matter).
 
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