Do you attend religious rituals for your family?

[Thor]

I can't even see a pastor or priest they make me sick to my stomach. I guess I just have the devil in me lol. Thor most of the Catholic churches assets were gained during the dark ages when they used to try people for heresy and then confiscate their property or land. Their idea of a trial was he is guilty fuck him and then they would put you on the rack till you screamed Jesus name in agony and confessed your sins. Not to mention the neat little gadgets like thumb screws and securing your feet so that they could beat the soles of your feet with a wooden paddle all in the name of the Lord. Seriously speaking on my behalf I would not attend a religious ritual if you paid me.

Yeah, the history of the church is pretty sickening. Burning people, hanging "witches", participating in wars, killing "nonbelievers", torture, and now child abuse coverups.... Nice to know that if I had lived in Europe 500 years ago they would have tied me to a stake and set me on fire. And for what, exactly? How does my nonbelief harm anyone? And I love the way they determined if you were guilty or not! They would drop you in water and if you floated (as a human body naturally does) you were guilty! Or they would just torture you until you confessed to anything to stop the pain. I would've demanded that they take the local bishop and throw him in the water to see if he was guilty!

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Thor in my opinion the church is far from a so called non-profit organization. The don't call their money revenue it's a charitable gift of love from its adherents lol. They make more money than most legit companies out there and the government by allowing them non-profit status is helping them right along.

I saw an article a while back that dealt with ways to save money. In the article, this one woman gushed how she was able to save money while still giving $300 a month to her church! I read this and thought, "What an idiot!" She's giving $300 a month to a church?!? That's a fucking car payment! She could bank this money and in 20 years she would have $72,000! And that's not including any interest! What a complete waste of money!