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How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy?

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RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy?

November 18, 2017 at 3:03 pm

I have many "cradle catholic" friends who will openly tell you that they go to church because they have always gone to church and because their friends are there. Do they believe in hell? Oh, absolutely not. Do they believe Jesus rose from the dead? Well, that's a maybe - - but more likely he was "still alive" because stories about his teachings were "still alive". Do they believe in heaven? Oh definitely. Is there a God? They think so. Does the Eucharist really transubstantiate? Oh no, that's silly - it's a gluten-free cracker, you goofball! No, it's symbolic - we make this "take in Christ" gesture because we are to internalize his teachings and take them out into the world. Yadda yadda yadda and so on.
They're great folks. Good company. They are a little worried about my non-belief, but "God will understand". I often wonder if they are only a few steps away from atheism.

"The family that prays together...is brainwashing their children."- Albert Einstein

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How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by Der/die AtheistIn - November 18, 2017 at 11:35 am

RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by J a c k - November 18, 2017 at 11:42 am

RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by Der/die AtheistIn - November 18, 2017 at 11:53 am

RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by J a c k - November 18, 2017 at 12:07 pm

RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by Der/die AtheistIn - November 18, 2017 at 12:08 pm

RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by brewer - November 18, 2017 at 1:49 pm

RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by brewer - November 18, 2017 at 11:44 am

RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by c172 - November 18, 2017 at 12:21 pm

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RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by johan - November 18, 2017 at 1:44 pm

RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by Der/die AtheistIn - November 18, 2017 at 7:08 pm

RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by Magilla - November 18, 2017 at 10:45 pm

RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by possibletarian - November 18, 2017 at 1:58 pm

RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by Catholic_Lady - November 18, 2017 at 2:57 pm

RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by Der/die AtheistIn - November 18, 2017 at 7:10 pm

RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by drfuzzy - November 18, 2017 at 3:03 pm

RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by Succubus - November 18, 2017 at 7:09 pm

RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by Der/die AtheistIn - November 18, 2017 at 7:22 pm

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RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by Whateverist - November 20, 2017 at 10:11 am

RE: How do you call someone who is religious only because it makes them feel happy? - by Grandizer - November 24, 2017 at 11:31 pm

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