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I'm leaning more and more towards atheism. I sure do like their version of The Ten Commandments.

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MiddleFingerMom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Mon Dec-20-10 08:51 PM
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I'm leaning more and more towards atheism. I sure do like their version of The Ten Commandments.
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Doc_Technical Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-21-10 01:28 AM
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1. I know that not all atheists are alike,
but I often feel that they throw the baby
Jesus out with the bathwater.
I think most religions start out touched by
the Divine but humans are weak and corrupt and
the message is lost in human frailty that are
then covered up but ritual and dogma.
Most devout people are sincere in their beliefs,
its the tainted organizations that are not
worthy of the believers trust.
I understand why many people reject
religious spokespersons who are little more
than snake oil salesmen.
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jobycom Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-21-10 02:06 AM
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2. Some of us just don't believe.
It's not about being upset with any one form of religion or organization. We just believe that there is no baby Jesus, in a divine sense, to throw out with the bathwater. I personally think religions are wonderful and can serve as a wonderful avenue to spiritual fulfillment, and I even acknowledge that I could be wrong about the God thing, but if I tried to follow a religion, I'd be lying about what I believed.
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pokerfan Donating Member (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore Tue Dec-21-10 04:31 AM
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3. That's very succinct
I also like this, though I don't consider myself a pagan either.

Eight words the Wiccan Rede fulfill, An it harm none do what ye will
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