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I really hate things that were founded by religion
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RE: I really hate things that were founded by religion
(August 13, 2011 at 7:53 pm)Judas BentHer Wrote:
(August 12, 2011 at 1:55 am)A_Vamp Wrote: mostly things that were started by a religion or religion followers but became cultural or mainstream, lately its been mostly the mainstream Calendar (supposedly 1 AD is when Jesus was born), it got to the point where I'm starting to hate using dates unless I have to.

I also hate laws or social behavior "standards" founded by religion but are now standard & aren't associated with religion (like "normal relationships" or victimless crimes), countries (like Israel or Saudi Arabia), Holidays (like Christmas, Hanikah, or Eid being official days off), weekends (they were the days of worship, but now are mainstream days off).

I'm newly atheist by the way, I started being skeptic around four years ago (when I graduated from high school), but after further research, I became an atheist around 6 months ago.

does anybody else feel the same way?

I don't hate anything. Hate erodes a persons spirit from the inside out. And to hate those things founded by religion,when the majority of the world population professes an allegiance to some form of religion, is overwhelming. You're simply outnumbered.
If you venture abroad to cultures wherein their faith /religion/spirituality is prominent in their architecture, you'll hate before you see the magnificent man made works of art.

If you hate the religious origins in place anywhere in the world, including your home country, you give mythology power to affect your well being.
Let it go. Live your truth and take the rest as symbols people need to feel comforted by the fable they're not alone in this world. Something you can handle as a skeptic, or atheist, without issue.
Be stronger than the fiction.

maybe hate was a strong word, but I dislike any of those religious traditions or norms.
some of those things actually have a negative impact on our society, Saudi Arabia & Israel have disgusting laws (like killing or deporting anybody that abandons Islam in SA, is this the 5th century?).
then there's Victimless Crimes, or state controlled relationships (like marriage), those were all religious traditions adopted by the law, so its not all blind hate.
Judaism = sneaky evil.
Christianity = divide & conquere.
Islam = in your face evil.

same religion, different PR.
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RE: I really hate things that were founded by religion - by A_Vamp - August 14, 2011 at 3:07 am

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