Anonymous #2 22h

It pains u that bad so see other people do their own thing huh

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Anonymous #3 21h

When ‘their own thing’ is inherently harmful and hurts other people? Absolutely!

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Anonymous #3 21h

Your cult has resulted in innumerable deaths and the most heinous atrocities of recorded history.

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Anonymous #14 21h

i get your point, i’m not religious either but saying that all religious people are inherently bad is just not true

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Anonymous #14 21h

This. Being on a leash doesn’t make one a good person. “Morals” in a book are rules and nothing more.

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Anonymous #15 21h

They’re all victims of manipulation and predatory practices, that’s for sure.

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Anonymous #2 21h

well yes but that doesn’t automatically make them bad people

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Anonymous #14 21h

Mine is the same but reverse

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Anonymous #16 21h

you are proving their point babe

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Anonymous #15 21h

Atheists have killed more people than religious people so I don’t care

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Anonymous #16 20h

crusades? holy wars? persecution of pagans and natives in countries they conquered to spread christianity? forcing people on conquered countries to choose religion or death?

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Anonymous #19 20h

Anyone downvoting is in denial about their mental health and should probably seek an evaluation! A fear of invisible people always watching you and feeling like you need to do specific rituals to be “saved” isn’t normal!

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Anonymous #21 20h

nice try but not how this works

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Anonymous #2 20h

And that doesnt mean we agree with stuff that happened centuries ago. Categorizing a whole religion as bad and being hateful is exactly what u guys fight against and yet you do it

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Anonymous #14 20h

Our religion isn’t inherently harmful there’s people who are bad in every religion. That doesn’t mean all of us are harmful for spreading our word the same way the rest of the world does. You’re offended because you don’t agree.

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If your beliefs involve feeling like you’re constantly being watched and judged and that you need to do specific things (follow a set of random rules, pray, etc) in order to avoid eternal damnation, those are textbook OCD symptoms at the very least. Let’s accept that some people need some mental help instead of feeding their delusions

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Anonymous #16 20h

Absolutely false lmao. Most wars have started because of religion.

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Anonymous pinkalicious_11 20h

Seek help

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Anonymous #1 20h

Are you Jesus? He’s the only one who can tell us how this works

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Anonymous #19 20h

Again, downvoting this just shows me you’re too deep into your delusion to realize you have serious issues going on mentally

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Anonymous #21 20h

I agree. He even told people to praise God, not him. Besides, he was a Jewish teacher.

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The only one projecting is you. You are projecting into Jesus exactly what he is not. Jesus is not an emotionally manipulative bih and in fact is that gossip girl friend we take to lunch. Take your proselytizing self aggrandizing hypocritical azz somewhere else

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Anonymous #19 20h

Is it bad that people believe that something good happens at the end of life on this evil earth? That there is life after death? While that’s not the core reason for my Christian beliefs, to some people it’s just about having a reason to go on, a reason to live and to love. Is that such a bad thing?

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Anonymous #23 20h

Your religion, at least in America, is responsible for furthering the genocide marginalized peoples

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Yeah Christians are oppressors and always have been, all in the name of soothing your symptoms of mental illness and feeling superior to other people. At least I actually seek help for my OCD instead of falling back on religion to dig myself into a deeper and more restrictive hole in life

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Anonymous #26 20h

It is projecting what you could be doing now to make this world better and not taking responsibility for it because you know it will be better later. That is procrastination

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Anonymous #26 20h

Why don’t you have any reason to live and love right now? How do you expect to enjoy your existence in heaven if you don’t love anyone now and don’t do anything to make life worth living, nothing to look back on or be passionate about? Why not spend the time you KNOW you have trying to make the world a better place?

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Anonymous #26 20h

You can live in love without projecting your responsibility onto ethereal beings. You can go on by taking responsibility and initiative to help those around you without proselytizing

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Anonymous #21 20h

There are plenty of Christian organizations that go out and help under developed cities and countries across the globe, I’ve personally worked one already, and we spread the gospel to the people we help as well. As Christian’s, we believe everything on this Earth is temporary, and our main goal is to make Heaven crowded, and that’s what I wanna see when I get there, and I wanna see you there too!

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Anonymous #21 20h

But if somehow my beliefs are not real, God isn’t real, Heaven isn’t real, I am still making an impact on this Earth just by loving my neighbors, and loving others just the same way Jesus did in the Bible, and that’d be worth it to me

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Please do yourself a favor and do some research on common OCD symptoms, you will find that they are very similar to the average life of a dedicated religious person

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Anonymous #19 20h

I do that! I love everyone! I love my friends and Family, I love my pets, my schools, my professors, my life. But I only learned to love myself that way because of Jesus Christ. He is my hope, he is my savior, he saved my life in more ways than one, so while I have plenty of reasons to love people and this Earth, Jesus Christ helped me find it

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Anonymous #28 20h

seen what He’s done in my life

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Anonymous #26 20h

I’m assuming you found Jesus through his lessons in the bible? If that’s the case, would you say it would be valid for people who read books made by other authors, including modern ones, to dedicate themselves to the authors in the same way? I would argue that most people don’t need someone else to tell them how to genuinely love people and things, it should just come naturally if they truly love them

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Anonymous #26 20h

Get your priorities straight. Your goal is to make some hypothetical place full in the future by spreading a theology now? Exactly why I left the church cuz what makes your theology correct? No evidence that place exists. Don’t get me wrong, I believe in an afterlife but not one that I have to proselytize and convince people that it exists because I believe every single person goes there just by being alive in a given moment. Thats unconditional love right there. Not this Christian judgment bs

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Anonymous #1 20h

Idk man, I’ve found it to be a closed off belief. People also experience bad parts of religion but it gets dismissed to fit the narrative 🤦‍♂️

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Anonymous #18 20h

“God helped me because I prayed hard but your kids dying in a plane crash was just his will and plan for you 🤷🏻‍♂️😌”

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Anonymous #19 20h

YESSS 🙌🙌🙌 Real sermon right here!!!

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Anonymous #29 20h

Sounds about right 😂

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Anonymous #24 20h

Count how many people stallin and moa killed then compare that to the crusades

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Anonymous #19 20h

Sure, you could argue that, but there is a reason that the Bible is the most popular book in the world. While there are plenty of books that cover all different types of morality, the Bible SET those moral standards that we see today. There’s a reason so many civilizations set their rules and standards using the ones given in the Christian Bible, because it works (when used correctly).

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Anonymous #21 20h

What did I say that was judgmental?

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Who do you think was saying they saw god/mary/countless other stories that appear throughout every religion but the bible takes credit for/etc? Why do modern humans no longer see these “miracles”?

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Anonymous #26 20h

The reason its the most printed book in the world is because for nearly 1000 years its been the dominant religion in the west and the printing press was made specifically so they could make more than 1 bible a lifetime. As for the moral standards, almost all of the ones that the bible sets are common to every society due to the need for a social contract. Any developments away from that were often met with resistance from the church and are often advocated against today, such as womens rights.

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Anonymous #15 20h

How? Wouldn’t the atheist be proving his point too

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Anonymous #24 20h

Barely any wars were because of religion

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Anonymous #15 20h

We are??? lol

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Anonymous #19 20h

Seek Jesus

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Anonymous #19 19h

You don’t know what OCD is then

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Anonymous #19 19h

If the author was God then yes

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Anonymous #25 19h

He objectively is

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Anonymous #28 19h

I only go off of my own experience not what everyone says religion should be or the media, I came to God myself w/ a open heart and asked him to work in my life. I picked up the Bible for myself and read and researched to understand its meaning. Everyone’s experience is different and unfortunately some encounter religious groups that aren’t understanding or true people of God. But God doesn’t forsake people, man does.

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Anonymous #31 19h

I literally have OCD it’s just not in a religious context. Also no books have ever been written by any kind of god, books are made by humans

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Anonymous #29 19h

So what your god do? If you blame Christian’s God did nothing. So to be fair, same question, was it design by your god instead? 🤨🧐🤔

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Anonymous #26 19h

Literally the entire message you put before this one

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Anonymous #32 19h

What are you even talking about gng

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Anonymous #19 19h

No one said the Bible was written by God’s hand it’s the word of God. You clearly haven’t studied history or theology

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Anonymous #19 19h

So how is believing in Christianity as opposed to believing in Atheism OCD

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Anonymous #21 19h

I’m sorry but I still don’t know what you’re referring to

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Anonymous #31 19h

“It’s the word of god” isn’t a claim that can actually be proven, you just believe that because your religion has taught that to you. Also atheism isn’t a belief, it’s a lack of one. Do some research into common ocd symptoms, specifically moral ocd

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Anonymous #31 19h

Incorrect phrasing, atheism is the non belief. The fact that you said “believing in atheism” shows me who actually hasn’t studied religion or history

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Anonymous #27 19h

While that is true, think of places like Ancient Rome. Look at how they were before and after they turned their state religion to Christianity, and tell me if you think it works or not. Also I’m a very poor debater so you might need to dumb things down for me a little bit 😭

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Anonymous #23 19h

Centuries ago? Your people deny healthcare because it’s against your religion

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Anonymous #21 19h

And Christianity is the lack of belief in atheism or any other religious belief. Atheism isn’t a lack of belief in anything. You still have strong beliefs otherwise you’d be completely agnostic and indifferent

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Anonymous #26 19h

See it’s exactly this. All of this is judgment. Thinking that one set of dogma is better than another people’s set of dogma. 🤮

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Anonymous #21 19h

So… Atheism?

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Anonymous #21 19h

But if you’re not going to tell me what I said that was judgmental how am I supposed to explain or fix myself?

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Anonymous #26 19h

Atheists think they’re better than people with other beliefs and claim they’re mentally ill like homophobes do

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Anonymous #31 19h

You’re not exactly helping our case man, use better words and rise above the name calling, that’s what Jesus would do

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Anonymous #2 19h

💀💀 I raise you a certain Austrian artist. I also raise you genghis khan. I also raise you Joseph Stalin. I also raise you the mighty Japanese empire. Need I continue? This is a weak argument

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Anonymous #26 19h

I thought you were replying to me

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Anonymous #26 19h

While Rome did indeed start crumbling around the time it switched to Christianity, it was not particularly the thing that killed it. It was part of a long series of events that fractured the empire’s central identity, and would have happened with near any religion usurping a previous one. That, combined with cultural differences due to the span of the empire led to less conscription and more mercenaries in war, which is the downfall of every empire. Additionally, the Pax Romana that held +

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Anonymous #27 19h

Rome together required constant expansion wars with costly supply lines. Eventually it would have led to some sort of revolution due to no more land with which to pay retiring legates, or a border so vast that it couldnt possibly be guarded from invasion without modern technology.

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Anonymous #1 19h

What has he done?

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Anonymous #28 19h

Nothing like

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Anonymous #30 19h

That’s cool and all, but so do they. How can we prove any of those experiences, and why do outcomes that make Christians uncomfortable get dismissed? 😂

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Anonymous #30 19h

I respect that you chose your beliefs off of your own research. I’m guessing something happened in your life to go find a god, and I hope all is well!

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Anonymous #32 19h

That person probably does not follow a religion. People who look down on one religion usually look down on all

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Anonymous #14 19h

it literally does not affect you at all. don’t believe, do believe, it’s ur first amendment right to choose but if u don’t choose this path then don’t speak about it. u don’t know anything about it to even have a leg to stand on other than second hand information from people like you. i’ll pray for you

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Anonymous #2 19h

don’t forget 400 years of slavery defended using the bible LMFAOOO

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Anonymous #14 19h

same. look at project 2025 and how it’s ran by christian nationalists. took ebt from the poor, limiting voting rights, the amount of pastors that are predators. religion is poison

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Anonymous #38 19h

Essentially everything in this comment is straight up incorrect

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Anonymous #37 19h

straight up incorrect but you have no source😂

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Anonymous #18 19h

Bad events are dismissed because these sorts of religious work by promising a better life after death. So throughout history, the working class people were overworked and kept in order with the promise of a “perfect” afterlife

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Anonymous #19 19h

personally i think this fits outside of those two labels since you can have a specific delusion without enough of the other symptoms to be diagnosed, for example the mood related symptoms (idk enough about ocd to say the same though) but there’s definitely more overlap than many people are comfortable admitting to themselves. denial is very, very powerful

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Anonymous #31 19h

i do seek jesus , obviously you don’t

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Anonymous #2 19h

nah sis you’re being too lenient, to this day this religion is harming and killing people

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Anonymous #31 18h

i don't think you know what objectively means

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Anonymous #23 18h

It absolutely is inherently harmful. Slavery, rape, sexism, child abuse, murder, it is RAMPANT in your “holy” book. I’ll suck it your cult being forced into our bodies and the government. Wanna be Christian? Keep it to yourself and FAR the fuck away from the rest of society.

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Anonymous #36 18h

It does affect us. It denies healthcare to me and my communities, it further stigmatises us, and has empowered the current paedophile in chief to put another fucking large target on our backs because of your bloody death cult. You’re welcome to be christian, you are NOT fucking welcome to force it on us.

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Anonymous #28 17h

It keeps the narrative intact too, otherwise it would clash with their inner worldview + identity

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Anonymous #19 17h

buzzword buzzword its clear you dont understand a word of what you are saying not even religious but you shitting out words rn

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Anonymous #19 17h

dude i dont think you do or if anything you are severely delusional because you just demonizing anyone that wants to have a little hope in this fucked world. also doubt you’ve met anyone who follows any religion…

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Anonymous #16 17h

Ig all the other religions are just objectively wrong, huh?

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Anonymous #48 17h

careful, they're not smart enough to realize you're not serious

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Anonymous #2 17h

Can you provide to me any proof that the Bible backs these things? Slavery is condemned (1 Timothy 1:9-10), We are told to control ourselves and not rape (1 Thessalonians 4:3-4), the Bible actually condemns people that abuse their family (1 Timothy 5:8), and murder is literally against the 10 commandments. Please find me something that proves me wrong because I don’t think you can.

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Anonymous #33 17h

“My people” don’t deny healthcare at all. I once again, am proving how you categorize EVERYONE. I wouldn’t be fighting this if I didn’t believe in those healthcare rights you preach about

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Anonymous #2 17h

Literally in EVERY piece of history ever. In every culture. All of it. Once again blaming a religion on everything else that has been committed by the entire world over centuries. It’s the first testament compared to the second, and that shows you know nothing of what he preaches knowing you’re going off of a lesson testement, not a rule book. Nobody uses the first testement as a way of life and it’s very evident because the world would be in a lot worse of condition.

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Anonymous #14 17h

how is it inherently harmful and hurting other people??? I mean as a Muslim when I see christians saying that it’s just like “OK moving on” u guys are soo sensitive

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Anonymous #53 17h

Of the Jews! 🎉🥳

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Anonymous #18 17h

He is God

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Anonymous zero_dark_thirty 17h

Jesus isn’t the issue, it seems like he was actually a pretty great guy. The issue is a lot of Christians. My personal biggest gripe is that so many of y’all feel the need to try and spread it online and discuss it in spaces where no one expressed any interest. I don’t generally see members of other religions do that, at least not to the degree that many Christians do. More than that though, Christianity is the main religion atm being wielded as a weapon towards many marginalized people in-

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Anonymous #48 17h

-America, particularly queer people. There are probably other factors, but from my perspective that’s where most of the resentment is stemmed from

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Anonymous #52 16h

while i agree with your point, this is just the No True Scotsman fallacy; just because they are bad people doesn't make them "not" christians, they are just bad people who are christians. Saying otherwise conveniently ignores the possibility that you can be a bad person and still be a christian, which only shifts the goalposts and prevents people from addressing any flaws in a system

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Anonymous #23 16h

What you’re seeing is this poor soul projecting human behavior onto a perfect God. Who the hell said humans followed Christian doctrine to a tea? Why would there be rampant cases of sexual abuse in the church? Yes it exists but it was NOT mandated in dogma. That is pure evidence of evil individuals using it to their advantage

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Anonymous #42 16h

they are not proper christians then

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Anonymous #35 16h

I also find it quite ironic that there have been comments about these people being “inherently bad” LMAO. THATS THE POINT. That Bible yall hate so much literally talked about all of this. Sin nature. Free will. Abuse. War. Slavery. Are we to repeat these mistakes and declare war on one another? OR should we do what the damn good book says and LOVE ONE ANOTHER

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Anonymous #35 16h

Yeah, thanks Torah 😎

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Anonymous #35 16h

Lastly, I don’t give a rip if yall ridicule me for my language. I am an imperfect human in an imperfect world. They crucified a perfect man for much less

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Anonymous #35 16h

Your “god” has no evidence and wouldn’t deserve praise. Time to grow up and leave the mythology behind.

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Anonymous #19 16h

you should NOT be telling religious people that they are mentally ill there are people who are ACTUALLY schizophrenic and who struggle to live day to day lives because of their mental health. holy bad take

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Anonymous #52 16h

Yes they are.

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Anonymous #2 16h

They have EVERY RIGHT to believe in a religion, and you have every right not to. What is it with the people in this comment section?? They don’t need to “grow up” and YOUR “mythology” is their truth. Which is FINE. The glorious thing about being people? We don’t all have to be the same or think the same things

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Anonymous #2 16h

I find it hard to believe that all 2.4 billion people are in a cult. Secondly you people don’t even think religion is apart of history so which one the fuck is it to you? A fantasy or history. Make your mind.

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Anonymous #2 16h

You have no concrete proof He doesn’t exist. You cannot disprove Him. Also it’s spelled “God”

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Anonymous #2 16h

i’m interested in this take if people who are christian are meant to love, care, be kind to others, help the less fortunate, etc. and they go around hating, killing, discriminating, etc. how could they possibly be proper christians? it goes against the entire foundation that the religion was built on

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Anonymous #35 16h

Nope, you are making the assertion it exists and actively deny history and science. It’s on you to provide evidence, not feelings. Even if it did exist, which I would admit with actual evidence, it would still be a piece of shit not worthy of worship.

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Anonymous #52 16h

Where in the Bible does it say humans are perfect

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Anonymous #54 16h

Well, too bad, it’s a cult. It’s nothing but abuse and deception and it’s fucking despicable.

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Anonymous #52 16h

Fuck your stupid mythology. How’s that?

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Anonymous #52 16h

Many dedicated religious people exhibit textbook symptoms of OCD and schizophrenia, back in the day we didn’t have these terms to describe mental illnesses and the behaviors/beliefs they cause

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Anonymous #51 16h

Fuck your branch of the same mythology, too.

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Anonymous #2 16h

I’ll pray for you. That’s what I think.

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Anonymous #50 16h

Take your prayer and shove it.

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Anonymous #19 16h

Yall will literally come up with any excuse.

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Anonymous #2 16h

Who hurt you

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Anonymous #19 16h

If you believe in god or heaven out of convenience or use it for a coping mechanism for a fear of death etc, sure I could see that being a lot healthier. But believing you have to follow certain sets of rules and do certain rituals to avoid eternal agony, not so much

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Anonymous #19 16h

What fucking religion are you talking about

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Anonymous #21 16h

There’s heaven and hell, that’s it. 😭

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Anonymous #54 16h

In this case I’m referring to Christianity, it’s not the only one though. If you’re deep into it of course you won’t recognize these things as delusional fears and rituals

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Anonymous #19 16h

What “rituals” are you talking about in Christianity…..

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Anonymous #54 16h

praying for forgiveness seems exactly like ocd to me lol

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Anonymous #54 16h

also "heaven and hell that's it" 😭😭 like according to you?? christianity isn't fact

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Anonymous #20 16h

I bet you also think having OCD means you’re automatically a clean freak too…such an ignorant way to live.

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Anonymous #54 16h

If number 2 ever grows the courage to unblock me and face reality I’m gonna leave this here

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Anonymous #35 16h

Classic deflection. His existence is equally proportionate to him not existing according to science. But, I’ll humor you. Let’s joust with our wrinkly brains. Go ahead and give me an answer to the law of conservation of mass? If matter cannot be created or destroyed only transferred betweennn the two that implies that the matter and energy in the universe has been, is, and always will be at a constant sum. So, where did any of it come from?

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Anonymous #35 16h

Lmao. Good job guys, we got #2 to rage quit. Couldn’t take the pressure and building proof against their argument.

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Anonymous #53 16h

The cult that continues to force itself into my body.

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Anonymous #54 16h

no i don't lmaoooo, holy assumption. i'm actually diagnosed with ocd and a lot of my checking rituals and similar symptoms align w religious behaviors. and my hyper catholic grandma we suspect was that way because she had ocd and ptsd, and back then mental health care wasn't as accessible

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Anonymous #2 16h

LITERALLY

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Anonymous #50 16h

Absolutely insane bro. Look I can understand doubting God. I have doubted myself, but to outright fight others on a foundation of sand is just insane and foolish. The Lord my rock and my shepherd has not let me astray. I see Him in all things. Thank goodness for that

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Anonymous #35 16h

God bless you good soldier 🫡

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Anonymous #20 16h

So your argument is that people with OCD use/created religion as a coping mechanism? Or am I wrong? Genuine question.

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Anonymous #50 16h

yes, and that religion is just as harming and imaginary as other checking rituals and compulsions

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Anonymous #32 16h

Bold of you to assume I subscribe to any theological view and don’t just accept that sometimes shi happens

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Anonymous #20 16h

“Holy assumption” girl bye, wtf. Secondly you are trying to falsely connect praying with OCD, how disrespectful does you have to be

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Anonymous #54 16h

Lol like ocd is a choice. I choose to pray. My shield and my strength

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Anonymous #19 16h

well if ur comparing it sure maybe thats ur POV but its objectively not the same. OCD is a lifelong mental illness, ppl leave religion all the time and if according to your logic religious ppl suffer from OCD then they’re “cured” when they leave, and that just isn’t how OCD works nor schizophrenia

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Anonymous #54 16h

you and every other christian i've seen in this comment section have been nothing but disrespectful and yet you wonder why yall get so much hate. the hate is deserved. you don't need to be right to believe in whatever, but by insisting you're right and everyone else is wrong and pushing your beliefs upon them you're disrespecting everyone else

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Anonymous #54 16h

and about ocd, feeling the need to repent absolutely sounds like ocd, the compulsion to pray as well, and many other things. not the case for every christian, but i'm sure it is for a lot of them

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Anonymous #51 16h

People who leave behind religion commonly suffer from religious trauma and OCD symptoms related to it, even if they don’t consciously believe anymore. People with OCD can improve their condition over time if they receive help, as I’m currently in the process of doing for my own OCD

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Anonymous #19 16h

what’s your evidence religion directly causes OCD and schizophrenia besides ur own experiences with organized religion?

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Anonymous #51 16h

Knowing the symptoms and experiences of those things and having a brain with enough capacity to compare them?

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Anonymous pinkalicious_11 16h

No, you need real, psychological help. Not mass delusion and mythology.

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Anonymous #36 15h

If I was Christian and then stopped being Christian after years of worship, you don’t get to use that argument for everyone.

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Anonymous #36 14h

if only it stopped there

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Anonymous #14 14h

i dont know man i dont think every religious person is bad but i feel like they just cant accept true reality

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Anonymous #1 13h

Then he broke the Jewish law, which is a Sin.

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Anonymous #18 13h

but He didn’t because He was and is the true Son of God. the new covenant replaced the old covenant.

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Anonymous #18 13h

""Do not think that I have come to abolish the Law or the Prophets; I have not come to abolish them but to fulfill them. For truly I tell you, until heaven and earth disappear, not the smallest letter, not the least stroke of a pen, will by any means disappear from the Law until everything is accomplished." Matthew 5:17-18

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Anonymous #1 13h

According to who? The consensus (Jews) doesn’t believe that. Besides, Paul removed the Jewish requirements and universalized it. Now you have two totally different frameworks. You study what the Roman Empire did with Jesus’s teachings, it’s fascinating l.

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Anonymous #1 13h

Jesus also taught in synagogues—Jewish temples. Christians don’t attend synagogues for obvious reasons.

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Anonymous #32 13h

So… the Jewish law 😂. Christianity didn’t even exist during his time so there was no “Christain” law.

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Anonymous #18 13h

Jesus also established the Catholic Church

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Anonymous #1 13h

But wait for it… the Catholic Church didn’t exist either under him. Did you know, his teachings are interpretations because he himself never wrote anything? Let alone a council that organized what books should be included and excluded to fit “the narrative”? There’s a reason why there’s 40+ Christain denominations.

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Anonymous #18 13h

and there’s a reason the Catholic Church is the one true Church

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Anonymous #1 13h

Probably because it was one of the first denominations that was established.. after Jesus’s death. Not only that, took decades to establish churches under Jesus.

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Anonymous #18 13h

You are Peter, and upon this rock I will build my Church, and the gates of hell shall not prevail against it. - The rock refers directly to Peter himself, becoming the first Pope and allowing succession

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Anonymous #1 12h

But that’s still an interpretation though. Jesus never explicitly said “Peter will become the first Pope” in the text itself — that conclusion comes from later theological interpretation. Other denominations read that same verse completely differently while also believing they’re guided by God, which is why Christianity ended up with so many branches and disagreements in the first place. 🤔

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Anonymous #18 12h

Thousands and thousands of offshoots all disagreeing with one another and everyone else is expected to believe it’s the “one true faith”. 🤣

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Anonymous #2 12h

Exactly

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Anonymous #54 10h

it doesn’t however many of the things i listed are choices.

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Anonymous #48 10h

I love this take!

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Anonymous #52 10h

Yeah, free will…

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Anonymous #2 2h

When I was a kid I was just religious because of my parents. I didn’t take my religion too seriously though until high school when I chose to pursue it further

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Anonymous #64 1h

I’m sorry you were lead into a cult.

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