(February 3, 2019 at 5:55 am)Der/die AtheistIn Wrote: I understand why some moderates insist on baptism, religious wedding and funerals. I disagree with them, but I understand why they want those things so bad.
However, what I do not understand is if a moderate insist that you shouldn't clean the house or do the laundry on Sunday, even if they claim that God won't punish you. These moderates don't have anything against if you do your homework or learn on Sunday, because repetition helps you learn. They also have nothing against people who work at a job during Sunday or holidays. When I asked them why you shouldn't do certain chores, they responded: "Because you need to relax.". I agree that we all need a break from time to time, but why such a big break on Sunday every time?
Some of them also insist that you shouldn't eat anything, before you eat the cracker at the Eucharist. Why? Do they think that God, the creator of the Universe would create such a stupid ritual to give you luck and would care if you ate something or not before? If they're doing it for social reasons only, why bother not to eat before? People are not going to look through your stomach. Are they afraid that someone might ask them if they ate and they don't want to lie? Finally, the moderates that I know insist with this rule, tell me that they have religion just for comfort. Why does this give them comfort? If they're imagining that a God protects them, why even bother with certain rituals that nobody cares about? Do they like the game monkey see, monkey do so much that they'll do it when it's completely unnecessary?
What brand of Christianity are you referring too, that demands nothing be eaten before the Eucharist, and nothing all be done on Sunday?
