So when corrupt preachers rake in tens to hundreds of millions it’s tax-exempt because it’s not a business, but when a pastor actually cares for the needy like their book says to, that’s a crime because it IS a business?
I work in a religious nonprofit that hosts a bunch of community service orgs including two churches, a teen volunteerism org, a food ministry that distributed 10 mil pounds of food thru the pandemic, a music nonprofit, an acting/drama nonprofit and more. We’ve been getting our ass ridden so hard by local zoning and fire stuff. About to drop $20k plus on a compliant oven hood for a simple oven like you have in you kitchen. I took a cut in pay last year because of this bullshit.
As a REAL atheist, I’d like to take the opportunity to tell you to sit down and shut up. You’re embarrassing us.
To everyone else: I offer an apology. Real atheism isn’t about angsty childish complaints and smug insults. Nor is it about becoming the very thing you claim to hate- a judgmental arrogant asshole.
Actual atheism is simply the decision to not believe in any deities. Live and let live.
Not mad at anyone. Just thought I’d offer up an explanation to those that think all atheists are angsty teenagers that do nothing outside of spewing contempt and insults at people. You see, I don’t like it when people go out of their way to make my personal beliefs and choices look bad.
I think everyone should be doing this instead of remaining silent and allowing the minority of a thing to dictate its public perception.
Like how I believe that the majority of Christians are good people. They just don’t stand up against the ones that aren’t.
You got confused. You’re an anti-theist as in against theism. Atheism simply means without theism. Anyways happy I could clear that up for you. Try to be nicer in the future.
The book is a bunch of non-sensical, contradictory fairy tales written and rewritten by a million dudes, a thousand times over, to manipulate others.
True, but one of the few things it isn’t unclear or downright self-contradictory about is that the main dude said to help the poor and otherwise marginalised people.
I love it when people pretend to know what “the book” says better than Christians
As an atheist who’s actually read the damn thing rather than just gotten the perspectives of conservative preachers and politicians, I’m not pretending. I do in fact know better than some so-called Christians what their stupid book says.
I also follow the more empathetic parts of it better than anyone on the “Christian Right”
even if you just take the overarching themes of it without looking too much into detail about it, you have one deity saying to commit genocide, then later on the same deity (purportedly) says to not be violent, turn the other cheek, yadda yadda. then a few pages later you get some rando coming in and writing fanfic about the deity’s son that he never met and somehow changes most of the fledgling religion.
So when corrupt preachers rake in tens to hundreds of millions it’s tax-exempt because it’s not a business, but when a pastor actually cares for the needy like their book says to, that’s a crime because it IS a business?
Fuck that worst of both worlds nonsense! 🤬
I work in a religious nonprofit that hosts a bunch of community service orgs including two churches, a teen volunteerism org, a food ministry that distributed 10 mil pounds of food thru the pandemic, a music nonprofit, an acting/drama nonprofit and more. We’ve been getting our ass ridden so hard by local zoning and fire stuff. About to drop $20k plus on a compliant oven hood for a simple oven like you have in you kitchen. I took a cut in pay last year because of this bullshit.
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As a REAL atheist, I’d like to take the opportunity to tell you to sit down and shut up. You’re embarrassing us.
To everyone else: I offer an apology. Real atheism isn’t about angsty childish complaints and smug insults. Nor is it about becoming the very thing you claim to hate- a judgmental arrogant asshole.
Actual atheism is simply the decision to not believe in any deities. Live and let live.
Honestly the r/atheism type angry mocking atheists sure seem to have an axe to grind with someone they say doesn’t exist.
Like, most people aren’t going into religion with ill intentions, and god doesn’t exist, who you mad at bro?
Not mad at anyone. Just thought I’d offer up an explanation to those that think all atheists are angsty teenagers that do nothing outside of spewing contempt and insults at people. You see, I don’t like it when people go out of their way to make my personal beliefs and choices look bad.
I think everyone should be doing this instead of remaining silent and allowing the minority of a thing to dictate its public perception.
Like how I believe that the majority of Christians are good people. They just don’t stand up against the ones that aren’t.
Oh no I was talking about the other commenter not you. I was agreeing with you.
Fair enough. My apologies, I misunderstood.
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You poor angry little child. There are plenty true atheists. You’re just not among them.
You got confused. You’re an anti-theist as in against theism. Atheism simply means without theism. Anyways happy I could clear that up for you. Try to be nicer in the future.
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Brilliant deduction. I’m sure you’re very smart. One day you might learn that being smart and being correct are not mutually inclusive.
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You sound like the perfect mutually exclusive example, though. Talking with you is also just as intolerable as talking to a religious nut.
True, but one of the few things it isn’t unclear or downright self-contradictory about is that the main dude said to help the poor and otherwise marginalised people.
As an atheist who’s actually read the damn thing rather than just gotten the perspectives of conservative preachers and politicians, I’m not pretending. I do in fact know better than some so-called Christians what their stupid book says.
I also follow the more empathetic parts of it better than anyone on the “Christian Right”
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Was it in the gospels?
No?
Unlikely Jesus said it.
Not today, Satan. Not today.
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Get thee behind me, Satan.
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Show us all the verses that contradict the help the poor message, then, since you’re so smart.
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What does genocide have to do with contradicting the message of helping the poor? Explain your whole thought process and logic.
There’s no pretending. Most christians have never actually read it, and a lot of atheists are atheists exactly because they have.
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https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Thomas_theorem
even if you just take the overarching themes of it without looking too much into detail about it, you have one deity saying to commit genocide, then later on the same deity (purportedly) says to not be violent, turn the other cheek, yadda yadda. then a few pages later you get some rando coming in and writing fanfic about the deity’s son that he never met and somehow changes most of the fledgling religion.