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In reply to the discussion: Ed Schultz EXPOSES Cause Of Racism In The South [View all]Manifestor_of_Light
(21,046 posts)144. "out of context". Yeah, plain words don't say what they say.
You think I'm nasty & mean for asking questions?
I'm not saying anyone is bad; I'm saying these beliefs can make some people do bad things in the name of religion. And bad things do not get excused just because of religion. Read some Christopher Hitchens.
Please read "Dear Julie" #138 again.
Do you believe this stuff because it's the only moral system you've ever known and your family and preacher tell you it's right, and you're afraid of their judgment or God's judgment?
Or have you thought seriously whether or not such a labyrinthine and illogical belief system helps you to be a better person?
Do you dare to think carefully about how strange this religion is? Are you aware of the need to hold conflicting beliefs to accept this religion? That is called "cognitive dissonance".
Are you accepting on faith with no evidence that anything you believe is true?
Why do you need such convoluted belief systems and accompanying rituals to be a GOOD PERSON? Should we not be good to each other because it's the right thing to do, as the Taoists believe (I'm quoting Lin Yutang, 1895-1976), rather than in fear of punishment from God?
Do you need the rituals and belief in an authority figure, whether human or godlike, as a psychological need? Sigmund Freud wrote a lot about that and so did Ludwig Feuerbach.
Christopher Hitchens asked for proof of a good deed done by a Christian that could not have been done without Christianity.
He was still waiting for that proof when he died in December of 2011.
Lin Yutang said in his book The Importance of Living, in the chapter Why I Am a Pagan,
"All I know is that if God loves me only half as much as my mother does, he will not send me to Hell. This is a final fact of my inner consciousness, and for no religion could I deny its truth." page 407.
My fundamentalist stepson laughed at me, LAUGHED AT ME as I told him this quote with tears in my eyes.
The Importance of Living is a wonderful book about a man whose parents were Christian missionaries and he became a Taoist. There's over 400 pages of fascinating philosophy there and I recommend it highly.
But you probably won't read it because I dare to question authority figures and besides, I'm a heathen.
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Bernardo de La Paz
Aug 2013
#113
The really annoying ones are the people who preach Right Wing crap,....
Spitfire of ATJ
Aug 2013
#66
People who generally hate their lives..Wives ignored by husband, children ignored by parents and
busterbrown
Aug 2013
#137
You are correct. Methodist churches would be the least likely to preach against racial
JDPriestly
Aug 2013
#42
Tennessee, the only State the succeeded that did NOT have a Military Governor.
happyslug
Aug 2013
#142
You know what? They don't give a flying fuck about what you think. There are millions of these
jtuck004
Aug 2013
#94
I know this is true from my good, God fearing, Baptist inlaws in Texas.
mountain grammy
Aug 2013
#19
It always seems to be 30% of Americans who are bigoted, racist and homophobic.
mountain grammy
Aug 2013
#110
THIS IS SOOOOO TRUE!! In North Carolina....hot seat of the Southern Baptist Convention
loudsue
Aug 2013
#24
I love people who take things out of Context, people use the bible that way all the time
happyslug
Aug 2013
#128
You still have not refuted a lot of the cruelty in the original quotes.
Manifestor_of_Light
Aug 2013
#133
Exactly! I remember when DUers were this concerned about Rev. Wright's sermons.
hughee99
Aug 2013
#61
Need me to point you in the direction of some of Falwell/Robertson's affiliated churches?
Blue_Tires
Aug 2013
#50
Funny...I can find hundreds of videos on YouTube of "kittehs" but not one exposing this alleged
Dreamer Tatum
Aug 2013
#49
The KKK never went away, they just weren't organized until the like of Karl Rove came around
Snake Plissken
Aug 2013
#59
Not only racism comes from the southern religions - they have been anti union for as long as
jwirr
Aug 2013
#63
"Martin Luther King said the most segregated hour in America is at 11:00 on Sunday mornings"
KamaAina
Aug 2013
#70
Related: The rise of the nons: Why nondenominational churches are winning over mainline churches
Mosby
Aug 2013
#79
Its easier for some to bash the south instead of looking at what is happening in their own
Rebellious Republican
Aug 2013
#91
They want to preach the politics of racial hatred, segregation, and voter supression?
Blue Idaho
Aug 2013
#111
it's not the church, it's the radio. those dumbass preachers listen to team limbaugh
certainot
Aug 2013
#127