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Originally Posted by Vulcan
I sense a lot of anger there maybe because you were maybe originally fooled by Christianity. I was lucky enough to grow up in an atheist home but still got some religious education, just so I knew a little of what it was about. Because religion is mostly a fraud doesn't mean the teachers of their time such as Buddha, Jesus, Krishna or Mohamed didn't have something to teach or to give.
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Nope, I'm pushing 50 now and I can't ever remember believing in it,even when my parents insisted that I get confirmed at 12 I knew then I didn't believe it.It's just my way, I don't like strict rules of any kind let alone rules from fairytales,I live my life with "human" morality,love my kids,give what I can to charities and the needy but I truly feel that religion insults my intelligence.
For all the good that religion has done/teach/give it has also caused a lot of grief in the world and I really believe were better off without it.
Anger:I will give you this,one thing that has always stuck in my mind was two twin sisters that lived closed to me growing up,they were always hungry,dirty/tattered clothes..etc.I use to sneak food out of my house for these kids because their ######ed parents decided to pay the church instead of feeding them, these parents gave it their all for the church, the minister ate steak and lobster while the kids starved..yeah that angered me a little.
By the way,there is a reason why the catholic church is one of if not the riches institution in the world.
Cult!