Topic: Why do Atheists Hate Religion? - page 180. (Read 901515 times)

One of the reasons why a sincere person becomes a Christian is because he realizes that he is not a good person, or at least not the good person that he thought he was. He is seeking a way to be a better person.

Just because a person becomes a Christian, doesn't necessarily mean that he will suddenly become a totally good person. However, as he studies, and as the Holy Spirit teaches him more about Christian living, he will become a better person. All Christians make mistakes. Christianity doesn't stop all mistake-making, and it never was meant to.

What is Christianity for? It is for faith in the promise of God, that through Jesus, Christians will be resurrected to a glorious, joyful, everlasting life with God.

The start of eternity is now, because without the promise of salvation right at the Beginning when Adam and Eve sinned, the whole earth and universe would have ended then. Salvation was fulfilled by Jesus in His death on the cross, and His resurrection that followed. His resurrection and ascension were exemplary of our own coming resurrection and ascension into Heaven, if we accept Him in faith.

The fact that all living people are alive, shows that Jesus salvation is meant for everyone. Essentially, everyone has salvation up to the point of death in this life. Don't throw away your salvation by rejecting Jesus. Rather, accept Jesus through faith so that you live forever in Heaven.

No two people ever think exactly the same thing at the same time. Because of this, membership in a formal religion has to do with believing similarly regarding generalities.

The formal Roman Catholic religion is funny. They have their beliefs that they hold to formally. Yet they allow all kinds of thinking, and accept that people can think many things that are opposite of the things that they formally think, and still be in their religion.

Anybody can claim to be a Catholic all he wants, but if he doesn't follow the tenets of Catholicism, he just might be a liar in his claims. He might even be sincere, not realizing that he is a liar. The Church might even accept him - because they don't really know what he thinks.

I recommend going to several knowledgeable priests and explaining your beliefs, and letting them tell you whether or not you are Catholic. I say "several knowledgeable priests" because if your beliefs are deep enough, you might need several opinions. If it turns out that you are not in conformance enough with Catholicism for you to be considered Catholic, you just might have to form your own religion to have one... at least a formal one.

Every person has his own informal religion... except, maybe, if he is in a coma, or if he is a vegetable.

when we gamble we tend to pray for our bets to win. isnt that the same as praying to god?. we rely on something unseen because it can help us relieve the situation. dont tell us religion is a coward cause we atheist have some situations to that we hope to happen but it didnt. But offcourse imma agree with ur second statement.

they hate religion because they are coword.
they do not want to accept the reality of their life.
first believe in any religion apply it in your life then say that you hate religion.

I'm in this thread since August 2015: I have no time for a summary.

Did you get the concept?


Best regards.

I think he is just stating why he hates religion. u didnt get his concept?.

That is false as soon as you grow up.

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This sentence doesn't make any sense.


Atheism is not a religion: how atheism can have something to do with Christianity that is a religion?


Best regards.

I don't think this is not a syllogism. I studied in a christian religion and it is just their actions that doesnt jive by the values and teachings they wanna teach us.

1. Telling kids to love each other but the elders will judge you if you smoke or got tattoos
2. Other parents force their kids to go to church to look like they are religious
3. Some parents use violence to make their kids listen to them.

Well this is just my observation today in my place.. So feel free to agree or disagree.

For you then only Christianity should be taught at school. In this case Christianity -- in disallowing all other religions -- is acting just as you think atheism does. That makes your version of Christianity as exclusive -- and by your logic "evil" -- as atheism.

haha nice word play, im a catholic but i dont believe jesus is the god as many catholic believes, so what religion do i fit in?

Atheism is a religion because it fits the definition of the word "religion." Since many atheists say that atheism is not a religion, atheism is simply a religion of non-religion.

Personally, I think the right religion, Christianity, should be taught in schools. I think none of the wrong religions, including atheism, should be taught in schools.

Religion involves faith.

Atheism is the lack of faith (in God).

Atheism is not a religion.


Best regards.

No, I just couldn't be bothered to "bite back" (I knew I'd find a use for that phrase!).

A recap:

These are the two logical choices you have here:

1. If you think atheism is a religion, then by your standards you're ok with evil being taught in schools.
2. If you think atheism should not be taught at school, then atheism is *not* a religion, and I'm going to bookmark this page so I can link to it every time you try to explain why "atheism is a religion".

Since you are essentially agreeing to the fact that you use deception, why in the world would anyone even want to talk to you? much less look at anything you have to say.

So you're ok with atheism being taught in schools as a religion, as long as other religions are taught as well? (this is my question for you, which you misinterpreted, so I've attempted to make it as clear as possible this time)

Here is your deception. You constantly deceive by misquoting. You constantly attempt to claim that others say things that they didn't.

In this case you dropped the little word "other." Compare my statement with what you said that I said. I emphasized both above for all to see.

Everyone makes a mistake now and again. But you intentionally incorporate mistakes into your life.



EDIT: I really don't blame you. Deception is all you have left, except... you could turn and accept the truth that atheism is a lie.

BADecker, you claim that disallowing religion in schools is evil, and yet you by your own personal defintion, atheism is a religion. Are you sure you want atheism taught in schools?

This is part of the reason why we see atheism suggested in the schools... if in no other way, than by disallowing other religion. Atheism, the religion root of all evil.