It's April 25, 2024, 03:31:50 PM
Ima catholic, my belief in God changes almost day by day, religion can cause so much pain, violence and destruction, but it can also be comforting and reassuring. Im from an irish family so i only go to church to please my Nan, because without her my life has little meaning...
I disagree... People are what cause pain and hard ache.. what ever you believe should not ever cause you pain .... for the lord is with you... and loves you... a loving god would never hurt any of jos followers... you don't have to be catholic either.... any religion is good... give you peace and love... if you feel that religion cuase you pain and heart ache... then you must not really believe in what you worshipping
im catholic an i question tha existance of god a lot, my prays have never been answered, i used to pray everynight nutin life altering would happen to my family, they would all stay healthy, tha day after thanksgiven 96 my dad was changin tha breaks on his van, suptin wasnt comin off in tha wheel well, that second he leaned under tha jack gave out, he was supportin tha jack on his back, he wound up paralyzed from tha waste down, he was a plumber after tha accident after 15 years of ownin his own business he went out of business, we became poor an started to receive food stamps an survived off of social security an my moms salery as high school cafeteria salery. There marrage went down tha tubes an my mom began to cheat on him, he knows it, even though they still live 2gether there pretty much seperated. My dad takes enough medication to knock a hourse out, an tha funny thing is that it dont work anymore, he is in so much pain that he spends most of tha time in bed now. I have very few friends b/c most people who i considered to be my best friends all turned there back on me on one way or another, i see everything else every1 else has an wonder why i have to live this life of shit, my life has very little joy in it so why should i believe in God has he done for me.P.S. i know some1 will say that god was watchin over my dad when his van fell on him b/c he should of been dead, he should of died an if he lived tha doctors said there was a 90% he would be brain dead, some1 will stay i should be thankful that he is still alive an not brain dead but tha question i have is why did something like this have to happen to my dad, a good guy with a wife an 3 kids to support, why should i believe in god when there is so little happiness in my life. Hell i used to go to church every sunday, i would go to fuckin religion, what did all that do for me, nutin
Alright. I have an opinion on religion that I really doubt anyone thinks. So here goes:Religion is evil. Organized Religion was something set up 100s, even 1000s of years ago to control society. The fear of eternal damnation is a frightining thought. Many people followed it, and still do to this day, fearing that their soul will not rest in Heaven. If you listen to Ras Kass's Nature of The Threat he makes some intresting points about the flaws in Christianity(although i think over half of it is probably bullshit). Judism and Christianity were the start of a belief in one God, making them the basis for most other religions with that belief(hence the reasoning behind most religions having the same structure-just a few differences). Now, don't thuink I'm some God hating radical, because I believe in God. God made this planet. He made this universe. Wether or not he made Adam and Eve, or wether evolution is what took place, God is responsible for our creation. It's just I doubt he'd want us to deprive ourselves from simple pleasures, and want us to pray and worship him.Religion has caused so much death, hatred, and misunderstanding. From the Puritans and the Salem Witch trails, to much of the middle east situation, to the fighting in England so long ago that killed many kings and people. People are brutally killed in the name of religion every day.Also, many people misunderstand religion, twisting it and using it to justify their wrongs. Hitler belived he was doing God's work.Same with the KKK. They believe they represent Christianity.Hell, the terrorists that attacked us believe they are representing their religion.Even in lesser ways, religion is warped. There's this christian breakfast club at my school. Me and my friend(who happens to be a goth) went there. I was hugged, and they were friendly, and opened up to me. They ignored my friend. Even called him satanic. Evil. Worthless. And, he's more religious than I. He's a devout Christian. He just doesn't get sucked up into the bullshit. He'd get into heaven 5 times quicker than I would. But they shun him.Religion is evil. It's been thrown around more than a sluts panties.
Your post should have been "the Christian Religion is evil" because that seems to be the only religion you are familiar with.Try to prove your case against Islam or even Buddism the way you did against Christianity, and then I'll give you respect.
Christianity is the religion I am most familiar with, and therefore it's easier to bring up that one.All the religious clashes is my arguement for the others. Arguments, fights, even wars are started in the name of religion/due to religious differences. I wish to learn more about other religions. What are some good books to get to enlighten me on others.
Read the biography of Malcolm X by Alex Haley, or watch the movie if you don't like to read, and you'll see the transition of a man from.... 1. the son of a Priest 2. to a jive talking young man 3. to an angry, frustrated, violent criminal 4. to a pathetic, worthless, crack attic 5. locked up and loosing his mind6. Finds the Nation of Islam- Black Muslims7. Transforms himself into a spiritually enlightened revolutionary, teacher of the people.8. Finds true Islam wich is Orthodox Islam, which is for all people white, black, red, yellow, brown.9. He establishes an organization to fight for 'Human Rights' the rights of all races and people.10. He dies a fullfilled, whole, and peaceful individual, a martyr, dying for what he believed in. A legend.As for learning about Buddism, get some books on Krishna conscious.