Isolation, fear, self-degradation, dominance, and misinformation administrated by a church is a cult, not a religion - no matter how you sweet-talk it. If this is the result of a churchs teachings, then I can see how atheism is a growing populace. Following a book written thousands of years ago in a different world and environment as if it was relevant today with the same truths is unreasonable to a reasonable person. A guide for living can be written today with as much truth as what was put forth so many years ago, at least as pertinent, full of love and generosity, without condemnation. There is no one in the clouds watching over you, waiting for you to make a mistake, with the nasty human qualities ascribed to him, meant to fill you with apprehension and control your every move. The church is meant to be a business that does community good through filling the coffers, and to guide you while building your conscience to a sense of that community. It is meant to foster wellness and belonging, not punishment and fear. If a church wants to educate people to follow the teachings of a man or god, and can only achieve that by limiting the development of free thinking, then it is self-serving. Fill yourself with love and caring of your fellow man by helping those less fortunate than you no matter where in the financial spectrum you may find yourself or what church to which you belong. Free yourself of imposed guilt because there is enough of it generated by your own self. We do not live in an infinite world. They knew that 2000 years ago and we know it now. Whether people end this world by their own acts or manufactured devastation, or whether the sun finally burns out, there will be suffering, but not because some raging god deemed it to punish mankind. Some people need church to control them, some people need to answer to a god, some people need to be free. Which one are you?
Posted on: Tue, 12 Nov 2013 16:59:44 +0000
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