tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post9014806637599267489..comments2024-03-29T08:31:32.989-04:00Comments on I Should Be Laughing: Hate, Alive and Well In 2021Bobhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comBlogger13125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-80225906476247955122021-02-25T09:45:45.220-05:002021-02-25T09:45:45.220-05:00At five years old I asked my parents if I could go... At five years old I asked my parents if I could go to vacation bible school. They both sat down, concerned, and asked why. I told them, "because my friends are going." They said sure. I came home after the first day. My folks asked me what they talked about and I told them about a guy who died but came back to life, etc. They laughed and said, "it's just a fairytale like Paul Bunyan and the blue ox." I never went again, never developed any of the guilt instilled by religion, and never missed it when I saw what it did to my friends. It remains one of the best lessons of my childhood.NW MANhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17646968005982342250noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-2847305896941684262021-02-25T07:30:28.388-05:002021-02-25T07:30:28.388-05:00Well, I despise organized religion in general... b...Well, I despise organized religion in general... but sometimes it offers folks a sense of community or family they cannot seem to create elsewhere in their lives. So I see its purpose in that way only... For that reason, and that reason only, I hope those expelled church's have congregations that recognize what they have built and will carry on without the larger organization. Sad.uptonkinghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17711022625137627672noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-5137201192043343932021-02-24T22:38:17.336-05:002021-02-24T22:38:17.336-05:00@Helen
I agree with you and your father!!
@AM
Ver...@Helen<br />I agree with you and your father!!<br /><br />@AM<br />Very much so.<br /><br />@dave<br />It is about control, very much like rape or sexual abuse.<br /><br />@TDM<br />2021 and people still hate.<br /><br />@whkattk<br />Very much about the coins.<br /><br />@Steve<br />I agree with your tribal thoughts, and I'm glad there are some, no matter how few, who are taking a stand against hate in any church!<br /><br />@Frank<br />I think of it like a self-help program, though some churches ad faiths are more about helping themselves than their parishioners.<br /><br />@jaime<br />Profound thoughts for a seven-year-old.<br />@Six<br />Bigotry and greed; that's it.<br /><br />@Michael<br />Too band people can't band together to be good to one another and love one another and be kind to one another.Bobhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15302478126147924237noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-54286982930019755062021-02-24T19:18:05.781-05:002021-02-24T19:18:05.781-05:00I am not a big fan of organized religion either. ...I am not a big fan of organized religion either. And I agree with what Steve said, that it stems from our tribal instincts to "band together." Michaelhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12490988837607883653noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-46523291043323836282021-02-24T17:34:24.538-05:002021-02-24T17:34:24.538-05:00Well, they are absolutely on brand.
Organized rel...Well, they are absolutely on brand. <br />Organized religion is all about bigotry and greed and they'll do anything to live up to their standards.<br /><br />XOXOSixpence Notthewiserhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11230453585589265578noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-48706116751006555762021-02-24T16:14:01.176-05:002021-02-24T16:14:01.176-05:00When I was a child I had some very strange ideas.
...When I was a child I had some very strange ideas.<br /> <br />1. I could not understand why armies made *gorillas* fight!<br />2. I was convinced that G-d and the Jolly Green Giant were one and the same.<br />3. If I needed, or even wanted, to talk to G-d, I could do it better outdoors than indoors.<br />4. I was an equal opportunity lover -- I believed everyone had an equal right to be loved. <br /><br />Pretty deep thinking for a straight 7 year old kid! I’m now 71 and those ideas haven’t changed! I now know it’s guerrilla, but I still don’t think they should be fighting.jaimehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02781997965083070103noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-23291387558177373232021-02-24T13:42:17.229-05:002021-02-24T13:42:17.229-05:00I could write a book on the topic but I will just ...I could write a book on the topic but I will just say in a rough draft that in my opinion most/all organized religion including non-christian religions and cults are attempts to explain and codify a dimension of human experience that some great or not so great teachers have tried to convey to the masses. <br /><br />There is/was likely a kernel of truth in most religions. Also, I think that the term "GOD" means very different things to different people. The "GOD" you don't believe in may be very different than the "GOD" I don't believe in (and our disbelief itself, may be quite absurd at that). <br /><br />Anyhow, if an LGBTQ person feels it necessary to join a community of believers, it only makes sense to join a community that is affirming and accepting.Frankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04058312079036935995noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-36988767425818332642021-02-24T12:24:59.924-05:002021-02-24T12:24:59.924-05:00I think people are inherently tribal, and organize...I think people are inherently tribal, and organized religion is a way to organize ourselves into tribes. But I also think we need to resist our tribal impulses, so I'm not much of a fan, either! I read that story about the SBC -- I was impressed by how unapologetic the pastor of one of those churches was. He lost 30 percent of his congregation but he's still certain he's doing the right thing -- and he is.Steve Reedhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11684120060438252945noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-86785950570341438232021-02-24T10:28:45.801-05:002021-02-24T10:28:45.801-05:00Organized religion - especially the ones like Oste...Organized religion - especially the ones like Osteen "believes" - are for the sole purpose of $$$. In the early days, it was ALL about control - ruling and controlling the heathens. Now, it's all about $$$.whkattkhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18303183404359234168noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-24969145783278270852021-02-24T10:27:15.005-05:002021-02-24T10:27:15.005-05:00Saw the picture in my feed and
thought what the he...Saw the picture in my feed and<br />thought what the heck! <br />Read thru. Okay. In this day<br />and age the time for those<br />actions is long past.<br />xoxo :-)the dogs' motherhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11512888563325865616noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-70710470294642012312021-02-24T10:21:07.656-05:002021-02-24T10:21:07.656-05:00Organized religion uses a deity(ies) to dictate an...Organized religion uses a deity(ies) to dictate and control making it more about power then anything else.Dave Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10429379083970699093noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-40478738510740833042021-02-24T10:18:15.103-05:002021-02-24T10:18:15.103-05:00organized religion is a mental illness and a cult....organized religion is a mental illness and a cult. I think for myself.anne marie in phillyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11765140782182605141noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-19466193.post-49972035136812604672021-02-24T10:09:20.403-05:002021-02-24T10:09:20.403-05:00At 14 I decided I could not believe in a god who a...At 14 I decided I could not believe in a god who allowed 6 million Jews to be murdered. My mother told me that I took that attitude because I was lazy. My brother, sister and Dad were atheists like me but my mother was a believer all her life. I cannot believe in a god who hates anyone for whatever reason.Helen Lashbrookhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14806155400041511316noreply@blogger.com