Question to atheists who were raised in Christian homes?

xena · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 11:51 am Post subject:

What a stupid question.

Gilligan said
''How do you know atheism isn't "infectious material" ?

What material???

RyanDzundza · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:04 pm Post subject:

hillbillyatheist · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:07 pm Post subject:

JOBAfunky just called christianity "infectious material" and Gilligan is clearly just turning JOBAfunky's words back on him.

so I say give him a break on that one.

that said, the self righteousness of Christians and the way many of them feel persecuted if they aren't allowed to impose their beliefs on the rest of is is very annoying.

its not an illness though. its just a smug attitude and a false opinion.

RyanDzundza · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:12 pm Post subject:

Tornado_Creator · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:53 pm Post subject:

Wickedtruth · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 12:56 pm Post subject:

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Tormentor · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:27 pm Post subject:

My parents were/are Jehovah's Witnesses (i didn't invent the possessive garbage, that's how they're taught to call themselves to seem more legit. They warn against members saying that they are "a jehovah's witness" instead they are told to say "I am one of Jehovah's Witnesses") they were NOTHING like the rest of the "congregation." They were secretly swingers who did things that would qualify them for excommunication(disfellowshipping as they call it) and people would often come around our house to "guide them."

They stopped going because my dad is a weakling who felt that they were all hypocrites. He still spouts the nonsense, but never professes that he was really just scared to keep going, maybe a fear of embarrassment when they finally cut him off from his family?

No clue...

I did not respect my parents, or the cult they tried to raise me in. I saw them as more than phonies. They were liars. They were hypocrites, they were and are cowards.

The religion itself taught me something though! Be scared of anyone who isn't like you, this will give you a happy and healthy social life (limited to about 30 people weekly and 3000 yearly)

Cults are shit.

Wickedtruth · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:31 pm Post subject:

[quote="cryptid"[

I'm not a Christian either, but your attitude is very harsh. A guy with an IQ of like 180+ should know better than to condemn other's for differing views?[/quote]

There is NO evidence to support a belief in god, and I think people need to be called out on it. Either a) They say there is actualy evidence for a god, in which case they are wrong, and probably foolish, or b) they admitt they have no evidence and must make huge assertions on faith aone. Which is also foolish. My opinion.[/quote]

So what, I can worship anything I like! If my lamp gets bright I can call him god. Shush up :p

JOBAfunky · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 1:39 pm Post subject:

jaycorath · Posted: Fri Jul 25, 2008 3:15 pm Post subject:

My mom is very religious... she clings to it. She needs it for emotional reasons. Its kind of interesting though, aside from religion she's a real tough cookie in all respects

My dad... well, he's devout and stuff, but me and my brother both agree that he's mostly in it because its so important to my mom. He's more what I'd call a cultural christian or a "classic" protestant (ie, goes to church, believes in god, tries his best to be a good person, and otherwise seems to ignore religion altogether).

There seems to be a lot of religious people who, as Dr. Price often says, just want the insurance policy. Once they know/think they're going to heaven, they don't really care about the rest of it.

I don't think they're hypocrits.
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