Or how about instead of talking to no one, you do your goddamn job? You know go pass legislation, advocate for your district that sort of thing? Last time I checked "God" wasn't involved with the legislative process.
If you really act like everything depends on you, because it does, then you wouldn't pray, because you know your god isn't going to do anything at all, ever, for any reason, whatsoever. Its almost like it doesn't exist.
I’m not at all religious but I think prayer can definitely be useful as a mindfulness tool. It’s obviously not going to make anything magically come true, but setting an intention via prayer to then follow through with action could be beneficial. Like meditation.
You don't give up the right to talk about religion just because you get elected to office
We definitely still have separation of church and state issues in this country (they open Congress with a prayer ffs!), but I don't think this is an example of it
We are a nation indoctrinated to believe in a magic sky father without evidence and now we are sitting ducks for a predatory class of right wing con artists and their billionaire patrons who say “don’t believe what you see, believe what we tell you.”
Act as if everything depends on God.The faithful are His mouth, His hands, and His feet. When Moses looked up at the mountain and saw the bush that burned do you think God chose it because it was lovelier than the other bushes on the mountain? It was special because He was in it.
i think it's close-minded to assume that belief in a higher power impedes someone's ability to act in the best interests of collective human life.
don't let white supremacist christianity convince you that that's ALL religion means - using it as an excuse to bully + oppress is just that: an excuse
Holding beliefs that require a complete suspension of critical faculties really does not inspire confidence, and they certainly don’t make someone less likely to be completely worthless.
And looking at the state of the world now, after MILLENNIA of middle-eastern religions driving the world, I would argue that Judaism, Christianity and Islam have all acted WITHOUT regard for the planet (supposedly God's creation), without regard for others' idea of what is best.
It is possible that your faith can lead you to act in the best interests of collective human life. But it is more likely to lead you to act in what you BELIEVE is the best interests. Non-Mormons don't think Mormons act in ALL our interests. Non-Baptists, ditto.
I was raised Mormon. Faith is 1 thing, organized religion is another. OR is just a way of controlling people, especially women. If OR had any validity, we'd all believe the same thing. Instead it gives folks a way to feel superior to other folks bc THEY know the truth. And it justifies greed.
you also don't need to force your traditions on other people for faith to drive YOUR prosocial ethics
whether you value human life bc your faith tells you to, or bc you just personally believe in it, i don't think it really makes much difference. religion doesn't HAVE to be arrogant + colonial :^)
But religion (organized religion, not the faith of individuals) IS ALWAYS arrogant and colonial. And destructive. And selfish. And cruel. Remember, they didn't burn witches, they burned women.
OK, then pray that the Divine does not support the genocide of Palestine, and act so that the United States stops supporting the genocide of Palestine.
I disagree, and I am a Christian. To me, it means that we need to recognize that humans hold responsibility for the betterment of our Earth, and the people on the planet.
They are. Hamas does not see them as such. That is why Hamas had no problem bringing this hell on Palestinians. Because Hamas' goal isn't to protect Palestine, but rather to establish a new colony for the Arab-Muslim colonial machine.
Save your breath. The colonisers' mindset and a lifetime of Zionist indoctrination has resulted in people who believe they are so "special" they can commit crimes against humanity and still be the moral ones.
We are the criminals for seeing their crimes. Just ask your government.
If you want a debate go to facebook or Reddit or something, this platform is not a place to debate and also stop trying to cause shit here. We get you’re trying to just one up people and post gotchyas so please do it somewhere else.
This is where intelligent discussion can occur. That is a rare thing. Right wing interests dominate virtually all media. You are wrong...this is where debate can be and intellect prosper.
Fuck Netanyahu and Hamas anyway. What right-winged motherfuckers and jihadist terrorists have in common. Fuck with humanity. I care about the hostages as well the people of Gaza also those who are victims. Caring one over the other is like shredding your humanity.
You might find out through your lack of exploration that your behaviours as a western man are psychological shaped by the false beliefs of the perverse "christian" paternalism which symbols such as Christ fought against, Christians rarely speak a Christ-like message and you understand that.
I am actually an atheist because I have severed ties with the old father figures completely, which means going inside yourself and recognising Who You Are.
You can tell that you haven't had a single coherent introspective thought or communication with any element of your psyche. I've essentially said you can meditate to know you are all-that-is, and you can work with yourself.
No "magical being" just actual being. I don't believe in God-images above me
How easy is it to stop reacting and sit with youself, we tell kids to do it, so why can't you sit in your silence. Or are you running like everyone else from things inside you.
I am talking about yourself, "god-ness" or "I-Am-ness" as a complete singular entity with a flesh-made brain.
In secular monotheism we reflect that being cut between the eyes leaves for a fleeting moment two that call themselves I, and that cutting us to the size of atoms leaves what was there all along.
You initiate the Change you want to see. He shows you the way to walk. You have to put in the effort to see the results, though. If the world is too dark, be the light. If folks are too grim, smile, and share it with others. It starts small.
Yes.
We know thoughts and prayers work far better than legislation on ... a gun safety bill for example.
I mean 40,000 gun related deaths a year is a nothing isn't it?
Either God doesn’t exist or He doesn’t care. Sadly, the Jews found out the hard way. Imagine dedicating your whole life to worshiping God, and as a reward, He does nothing to save your loved ones or your family from a living Hell. That sounds heartless and cruel.
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"You can ask God, but up to you to act."
Got to put some skin in the game, ya know.
Don’t put his burden on us.
if you sit and hope but don't row, you will not hit dry land.
row. do *something*.
praying is futile. even if God exists, your death could be part of his plan.
help yourself. he won't.
But don't expect it to achieve anything
Most religious texts aren't quite so on-the-nose.
We know pray is wothless yet
1) when coincidentally the prayer and result match 'god answered it'
2) When prayer and result dont match then 'not gods plan'
AND the major reason why not a single religions believer asks to be taken to church in an emergency....
We definitely still have separation of church and state issues in this country (they open Congress with a prayer ffs!), but I don't think this is an example of it
USA is in the fucking TOILET.
Religion is a cancer.
don't let white supremacist christianity convince you that that's ALL religion means - using it as an excuse to bully + oppress is just that: an excuse
whether you value human life bc your faith tells you to, or bc you just personally believe in it, i don't think it really makes much difference. religion doesn't HAVE to be arrogant + colonial :^)
If that's not an admission of "Hey, maybe God doesn't exist", I don't know what is...
If only journalists were people.
Gazans lived in hell for decades.
We are the criminals for seeing their crimes. Just ask your government.
BTW, I created the above comment without any help from YHVH. If she helped write it, explain the logic of that?
What 'God'?
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we have hospitals for people that do that
I'm the admin of Irish Atheists on Facebook.
you might say you're an atheist, but your words appear to show that you exchanged an external religion for an internal one.
no need to be mystical about things.
No "magical being" just actual being. I don't believe in God-images above me
I am talking about yourself, "god-ness" or "I-Am-ness" as a complete singular entity with a flesh-made brain.
Outside of that you can run from yourself and be anxious all you want.
Btw, where was God during the holocaust? Vacationing in Florida?
In secular monotheism we reflect that being cut between the eyes leaves for a fleeting moment two that call themselves I, and that cutting us to the size of atoms leaves what was there all along.
Works even better without the religious nonsense!
We know thoughts and prayers work far better than legislation on ... a gun safety bill for example.
I mean 40,000 gun related deaths a year is a nothing isn't it?