Does Religion make you nice?

[Bull Poopie]

But these are the more extreme cases. Coming back down to the boring ordinary world, I think religion has a tendency to encourage hypocrisy. This is in part because of the nature of religion, but also of course, because of human nature. Human beings lie to themselves, propping up their own image, patting themselves on the back and so on (even many animals do this in their own social setting). Religion only amplifies this natural tendency. Looking back on Jesus' tirades against the Pharisees (according to the gospel accounts) should it be any surprise that Christians today inherited the same traits? This isn't because Christians have failed to live up to Jesus' standards, but rather it is part and parcel of the belief in absolute truth.

Shorter version: If someone NEEDS religion to be nice, your doing it wrong.

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"I long to be free—desperately free. Free as the stillborn are free." ~ E.M. Cioran







I have to agree with Entropist. Religion, the church or whatever. My opinion is that religion can actually change a nice person into a hateful person. The church today and has always been a great influence upon people. If alot of the religious leaders would step down and take a hard look at themselves and see what their Jesus would of done and instead of playing a would be god then they would accept people more freely and lead their flock in a more pleasant manner.

But Paul it can, it can be a big effect/ influence on people today. Like what I forgot his name said about christians and none believers not associating and that is very true. They are not even suppose to marry because it is sinful. When I was a catholic of the preist protested that in one of his masses. Hell if you didn't belong to the catholic church in general of the catholicism religion the preist denied you getting married in the church and you had to go else where. My point is that religion can have an effect on how nice a person becomes or how they donot become. Religion can turn a person to think hateful thoughts or become violent just as quick as a pastor commiting a crime. It depends on the church people and who is in the pastor/preist seat running the show. Religion can have a greater effect on someone espcially if they already been linked to the bondage of it.


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