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StarryNite

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9. Religion makes a great excuse for some to treat others as inferior beings.

Reply to angrychair (Original post)

Sat Oct 26, 2024, 04:52 PM

Oct 2024

Man came before religion. Religion was created by man to support his agenda to control others. Most of it is control through fear. Fear of punishment. Fear of death. Fear of going to hell.

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We Are Only Hurting Ourselves [View all] angrychair Oct 2024 OP

Separation of church/state is a myth. Funtatlaguy Oct 2024 #1

Exactly angrychair Oct 2024 #2

There was a young deacon assigned to the parrish BlueKota Oct 2024 #10

2 Corinthians - Trumps favorite. Funtatlaguy Oct 2024 #13

What makes you think the god on money soandso Oct 2024 #15

I thought money was their god. Blue Full Moon Oct 2024 #16

Who is "their"? soandso Oct 2024 #17

Republicans Blue Full Moon Oct 2024 #18

The love of money predates them soandso Oct 2024 #20

Organized religion ultimately about control, & hatred of others is powerful tool 'priests' & politicians love. . . .nt Bernardo de La Paz Oct 2024 #3

Apparently bdamomma Oct 2024 #4

The last time they did that people got burned Blue Full Moon Oct 2024 #14

Every year there are less of them rockbluff botanist Oct 2024 #5

Every year there are less of them rockbluff botanist Oct 2024 #6

Got to remember angrychair Oct 2024 #7

Black Christians aren't really very similar to white Protestants. Elessar Zappa Oct 2024 #11

I am a militant atheist. alarimer Oct 2024 #8

Religion makes a great excuse for some to treat others as inferior beings. StarryNite Oct 2024 #9

I wish I could recommend more than once! IzzaNuDay Oct 2024 #12

Great OP malaise Oct 2024 #19

You are painting with a very broad brush, making no distinctions. milestogo Oct 2024 #21

While angrychair Oct 2024 #22