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[–] [email protected] 18 points 11 months ago (2 children)

I think they have weekly meetings in a big building, but when I see them online all they talk about is trans and abortions.

[–] [email protected] 4 points 11 months ago

I think a lot of the online conversation is just the Kremlin stoking culture wars.

Bob from Ohio is actually Yuri from St. Petersburg... or just KremlinGPT.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago
[–] [email protected] 13 points 11 months ago

Imagine an all powerful being that requires constant praise.

[–] LopensLeftArm 12 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago) (1 children)

I worship as a Christian regularly, yes.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Bless you, sir or ma’am. Good to know you believe as well and may God watch over you.

[–] LopensLeftArm 1 points 11 months ago

Same to you!

[–] [email protected] 10 points 11 months ago

This isn't really an open ended question. This is a forum not simply a straw poll.

[–] [email protected] 7 points 11 months ago (1 children)

No. The world is much more enjoyable and generally better without those irrational and dangerous beliefs in my mind.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I understand you conviction…all is good.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Same, I have nothing but good wishes for you, and I understand that most Christians do actually believe they're making the world a better place.

I hope some day you can open your mind and inspect your beliefs with unbiased reason, I don't think you'll regret it.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

I was "Christian", at least nominally. Didn't quite believe at 8 and not at all by 10, haven't seen any reason to go back to religion since then. Rather the opposite...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago

You might say I might, loosely speaking. Definitely not one of the "big" groups though, though Jesus is a large part of my life template.

Ever hear of the Mune Shinri?

[–] lyth 1 points 11 months ago

No, and for my one-minute abridged defense:

  • Gen 1-2 definitely didn't happen and were written by two different groups with different religious views using two different creator-god names
  • Noah's Ark definitely didn't happen, and the story repeats itself all the time because it crushes together the Yahwist's and Elohist's writing in a manner especially suggestive of natural human authorship
  • New Testament claims that the human lineage is as young as is reported in Gen 2 (Luk 3:38) and has Jesus - presumably the same entity as God - suggest multiple times in two gospels that the great flood was a real event

That's about enough to deconvert already, and it keeps getting worse the deeper you take things

[–] [email protected] 1 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 3 points 11 months ago (1 children)

Forgot to switch to the sock puppet account OP?

[–] LopensLeftArm 3 points 11 months ago* (last edited 11 months ago)

They likely intended to respond to the comment asking:

Ever hear of the Mune Shinri?

And accidentally commented on the main thread.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 11 months ago (1 children)
[–] [email protected] 2 points 11 months ago

Hello there! God bless you!

[–] [email protected] -3 points 11 months ago