Religiosity

[TigressDem]

6. The simplest answer is we are all "sinners" who are attracted to "the church" and make mistakes.

No one is perfect and people in power know how to push buttons to get results.

FEED THE LIES

** Abortion is bad = if someone supports pro-choice they are murdering babies. VOTE AGAINST THEM.

People HATE murder and rightly so. IF YOU HATE THE ACT, then hate "the murderer" but it is a false equivalency.

No one who truly understands abortion would like to have babies murdered.
But at what point is the baby technically alive and what other options are available to people who want control over their own bodies is a higher question than the blatant false equivalency.

** YOU WORK HARD, give your money to GOD, not some lazy heathen. VOTE AGAINST SOCIAL PROGRAMS.

Believing that helping via the church is better than letting the government help people is a slippery slope. The people in the church can be doing good works and feel that is enough but don't understand the full scope of disadvantage is being faced and how deep the talons of the rich are in the pocketbook of America. HOW little Social Programs cost vs the fallout of no safety net.



BEING A REAL CHRISTIAN IS CONSTANT HARD WORK AND REQUIRES HUMILITY AND SELF EXAMINATION.

It's a lot easier to go to church and feel better, be judgemental and work on yourself a little bit.


I was raised Catholic and I understand the deeper aspects of many of the rituals.

Confession for instance fosters the idea of self examination.

Communion and examining the crucifixion fosters a connection to the idea that there IS forgiveness and that even if it was just a historical event, someone went to great lengths to bring the idea about that if we live our lives in a better way, we are not slaves to the past.

Hearing the Bible read and examining the lessons it teaches in a group setting can be a good thing. A lot of morality is based on the principals it contains and that isn't all bad. Beating people over the head with the Bible, not such a good thing.

Jesus himself was all about telling people to keep their own noses clean and not be in other people's business.

SO anyone who truly looks to the words and deeds of Christ will not be judging their neighbor as much as someone who just walks in the doors to feel better about themselves.

Everyone, Christians and non-Christians fall short of their ideals. So even well intentioned folks will act in ways against their own morality in times of great stress.


It's kinda like people at a gym feeling superior over people who don't go to a gym even if they aren't getting huge results or just maintaining themselves. Some people will simply feel proud of their own achievements and others will want to rub someone's nose in it.

We all have good and bad impulses, it takes discipline and self awareness to REALLY do the right thing on a consistent basis and going to church and challenging yourself to be a better person is often a way to keep yourself in check. There are other ways and sometimes church becomes a manipulation platform with willing listeners. So people in power will use it if they can.