Yes. You are supporting people publicly and with your vote who are trying to codify these beliefs into law. The end result can be nothing other than primitive and cruel.
I was under the impression that we had moved beyond that in our society. To a point that we could rely on logic enough to avoid the evils of Christianity in a responsible way, at least, in our country. This foolish belief is why I was surprised Donald Trump was a legitimate candidate in 2016. And also why I was surprised that his supporters didn't waver even though he was engaging in very obvious authoritarian actions. I didn't think that religion had to be evil if it were balanced with logic. But the reality is that the mental gymnastics one has to engage in to balance their own religion with logic are so great that it cannot be done. Logic tells you that the Bible is a story used by men as a means to dishonestly exploit human nature in an effort to profit from or control people. That is evil. Even if some of the people who are duped are good people, they are that way in spite of religion, not because of it.
The thread question is, does religion mean something to me? Yes, but not so much religion, rather, my relationship with Christ, which means EVERYTHING to me.
God and I were pretty tight until my best friend died of a heart attack at 18 the same day he helped paint the church he went to. I kind of lost my trust in Him after that. Religion feels pretty hollow, a really smart real estate scam more than anything beneficial to society.
I got a great deal of good out of my Catholic education. I also saw the hypocrisies, so I took what was good and moved on. I also understand "fellowship". But from an early age I never quite understood that, if we had something so basic and simple as the Ten Commandments and the Golden rule, why we needed brick and mortar holding pens, along with different labels for the occupants of those various pens. Either you believe in and follow the aforementioned "God given" resources as written (and treat the entire human race as a "fellowship") or you don't. How anyone can "interpret" something so clear and easy to understand in any way other than how they are written is beyond me. All I can figure is that it takes a special kind of stupid........
Jesus wants you to hate gays, outlaw abortion, carry a gun and above all vote for Trump ... because he is so godly.
A Texas attorney has filed a legal action to stop health insurance from covering medication to prevent HIV transmission. Because he's a Christian. That is exactly what he said.
1Co 11:14 Does not even nature itself teach you that if a man has long hair, it is a dishonor to him?
What Did Jesus Look Like? Here’s What The Historical Evidence Actually Says https://allthatsinteresting.com/what-did-jesus-look-like
When we lived in New York, our super, jesus, was fat and bald. And when we had a leak, he walked on water.
He sure has a "WTF????" look on his face. But seeing how fucked up mankind has turned out to be (in spite of his best efforts), who can blame him?
