What is it with religious folks

Guest · **Guest**

It is hard for me to believe myself. I try not to be biast as I feel it will not make me any better. I agree that we don't know the truth and I respect other people's beliefs and non beliefs. Infact I think it is a blessing to have the variety and I welcome it.

I'm just sounding off this morning freely as I haven't done on UM. I surely hope I haven't offended anyone of faith. But I do feel better already having said it.

Geri_Berri · **Geri_Berri**

vlad_dracula · **vlad_dracula**

kinda makes you wonder what is up with all these bible thumpers preachin this and that , tellin you that thier way is the only way. makes me wanna confine them to a padded room. lol
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Geri_Berri · **Geri_Berri**

This is how I see it..........they are entitled to their beliefs just like everyone else!!! And it's ok for them to give advice..no harm in it..but when a person says - Thanks but no thanks they should drop it there and then

They get the words fact mixed up with the word FAITH I dont believe half of them know the meaning of the word FAITH
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Gandalf2013 · **Gandalf2013**

Religion...

Religion is nothing more than a cult. Now used as a method to make money through 'donations' for the church. Personally, a church should be simple yet all I see are churches full of lavish decorations, stuff that would cost millions to produce - money that could be used for better means.

Individuals should believe in what they hold true in their heart and not listen to some freak giving them rules of what they have to do in order to reach heaven. This whole idea of worship for Jesus would probably piss off Jesus himself because he never wanted individuals to worship him. He just wanted to show others that they can also walk the path. Instead we see people walking around worshipping a bloodied dead man on a cross. That would totally upset me if everyone remembered me that way. Follow the teachings, that's all he wanted..

People have a problem of looking for the answer, so the first thing they hear, they believe in. Also, it's unfortunate that most reasons why people are part of religion was because their parents were and so forth. I was baptized Methodist - I don't know why and I was even thrown out of church because I kept asking too many questions during the mast, or whatever you call it. They seem to hate people questioning everything because they know that they cannot find the answer so they make up some BS and say GOD told them.

I don't see on the Bible, edited by GOD. Nor, written by GOD. So who are they to say they know GODs will? Oh wait, you have to study to be a priest in order to chat with GOD, what a crock of shit - excuse my language, but it was needed. If GOD wanted us to know certain rules, I doubt GOD would tell a priest to pass GODs knowledge onto us. It's not like GOD cannot reach us, unless GOD didn't pay his AT&T bill, lol. I'm not even sure GOD is what most believe GOD is to be.

I know there's something out there. I know there are higher levels of beings. I know that I'm here to eventually attain that level myself, as are many others for it is everyone's right to attain acension - for those who who chose to walk the path. But I'm not going to accept some teachings from a Pope who people look at as divine. Before that guy died, he looked like hell. How could a saint, so close to GOD, have sooooo many health problems and look all screwed up?! Doesn't that tell people something? Guess not because they won't question since they are too afraid to admit that somethings not right about all their religion.

As I said before, believe in what your heart tells you. If GOD does exist, that's probably the best place to find GOD. If GOD does not exist, your heart is still the best place to find the answer. That's my two cents on religious cults.

~ Gandalf

p.s. Someone once told me,

'They follow the GOD that failed & attend the church of the poisoned mind..'

Sounds about right to me ;)
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El Bandito · **El Bandito**

I agree totally with you...I was raised a Roman Catholic...never really understood a lot ...asked a lot of questions that no one had the answers too...Even the priest..LOL...Anyway...After "First Holy Communion" and Confirmation etc,....They told me that I had to go into a little box and tell a priest all the sins that I had committed.."Confession" is what they called it...Well!!!!!!!! I wasn't having any of that...Couldn't understand why I had to go into a box...say exact words to a mortal man who was supposedly closer to God than I was...and repent my sins...I think the whole saying was "Bless me father for I have sinned.."...Ok..I knew this man was not my father and why did I have to tell him the same things every Saturday...Like for instance...."I disobeyed my mother and father"...etc,..Ok what kid doesn't??? So I was sent out to kneel and pray lke 20 "Hail Mary's" for disobeying my parents...OK..went home and did the same thing "disobeyed my parents....Was it a ploy to make me feel guilty cuz it did...it made me feel bad for what I was doing...Isn't God a supposed to be a forgiving God...Also why do they tell you ..that you will burn in hell if you do this or that...It's more like a scare tactic...

Sorry if this offends anyone but I will say...I didn't let my religion down..they let me down..They didn't give me the answers to the questions I had...they gave me metaphors..and then when I divorced my first husband..."Not a religious ceremony for my wedding"..."Not even married in a church"...When I went to have my children get their "First Holy Communion/ Confirmation"...I was told that I had broken every cannon law...should be wearing a "Scarlet Letter"...Ok for what??? For divorcing a man who was abusive...for taking my children out of a bad situation...I told the priest ..."If there is a God I think he would have been applauding me"...Then when all was said and done..I was no longer able to receive my sacraments...Like communion...etc,..."Oh but I was told to go to confession and repent my sins for breaking their cannon laws...and here is the real kicker...If I payed the church/diocese...$800.00 they would forgive me ...Anual..my first marriage...but then again...my children would be classified as bastards.."Which the church already claimed they were cuz they didn't recognize my first marriage in the first place"...OK!!!!! I walked away from the Roman Catholic church because well I don't think....that if there was God that he would say ..ok I'll forgive you ...IF!!!! You pay me $800.00...nope..plus..they had no answers just guilt tactics and making you feel like the scum of the earth...

Sorry if this offends anyone but it's the truth of what happened to me and I no longer practice any faith as a result...El Bandito

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