As much as I agree that we shouldnāt use God to be hateful and mistreat others, what āvainā means is to use the name of God in a way that has no meaning. Saying āoh my Godā without actually talking about God Himself takes away the weight of which the name holds. I mean, Iām guilty of saying it too so Iām not bashing you I promise š«¶
Itās even more wild that thereās so many people who have no proof of something and yet they still believe that it exists lol. I was raised Irish Catholic but no longer believe in anything religiously related besides the proven or universally accepted things. So itās insane to me to see full grown adults believing in gods still. I no longer treat them as if I should respect their beliefs cause religion hurts more than helps
Its less about using God's name for our own gain and more about not giving God the honor and respect He deserves. Saying "Oh my God" flippantly shows a lack of respect for God and His name(reputation). Now doing terrible things in God's name is way more disrespectful to Him, His name, and His reputation, but both are still bad.
Those that have faith need no evidence, those that donāt have faith no amount of evidence will be enough. Thereās plenty of evidence that God existed. Use any search engine youād like and itāll say Jesus was a real person and there is proof of him. Harvard physicists have said that the universe is too perfectly fine tuned for there not to be a God that created it. Astronomers have confirmed events like a solar eclipse on the day of Jesusā crucifixion as described in the bible, list goes on
I donāt know, man. I fully agree with this post - and Iām a Christian! I donāt think OP said they arenāt one, either.š¤ Honestly, āDonāt use my name to control, oppress, or harm other human beingsā sounds perfectly darn reasonable to me. Iād actually be pretty concerned by any Christian (or non-Christian) who *doesnāt* agree with that.
Hi there, Iām a full grown person that still believes. XD I think 5 has super cool and compelling points! But sadly it doesnāt evade the fact that fellow Christians have weaponized their faith to oppress folks on a mass scale. Itās perfectly reasonable to not want to have to force to follow laws of a religion you donāt believe in - I hope no one gives you a hard time for that. We know it doesnāt mean you hate us. <3 Iām sorry to be a bit of both an bummer and a bother!
I mean thatās still not necessarily evidence though. No one is saying Jesus the person didnāt exist, the question is was he really all that people said he was or was it just a group of guys creating these tall tales about this man to justify their beliefs and lifestyle. And the stuff about Harvard physicists seems to stem from personal faith as well, not something that it 100% proven. The solar eclipse can also be justified by the same thing that you mentioned to start, it probably actually
Youāre acting like itās hard to keep stories consistent with a written book of stories to fall back on ššš and even still, only a few books in the Bible are consistent. Peopleās interpretation of the Bible is extremely inconsistent. How many Christianās think being gay is or isnāt a sin? How many people pick and choose which verses to recite and believe in when persecuting others?
Typical Christian crying hatred and bashing when your religion get criticized on a logical level šššš if you canāt defend it thatās fine, but why are you taking it personally? If you have so much faith stand in it even if youāre blind in your faith. Isnāt that the entire point? Are yāall even really Christians?
Weāre not to convict anyone for their sins, itās not our job to. People will be hypocrites no matter the religion. Picking and choosing to fit your own agenda in the Bible is wrong, point blank period, in fact it says you shouldnāt weaponize the word of God in the Bible. Everyone has different interpretations of the Bible, and itās bc of our free will. Iām sorry you have experienced religious trauma in the past but please donāt bash and generalize those who do choose to be religious.
Yeah, OP didnāt say anything wrong I just like to ask people for clarification sometimes, and some Christianās arenāt well versed in Christianity or have as much faith as they claim so they take it as personal attacks. If you canāt defend it hust say that or donāt respond at all. If you ask me about the logistics of my spirituality I will just say āthereās literally no proof in it, I just believe it because I find comfort in itā. Thatās literally all that has to be said