RE: Tribal loyalty towards your former religion
July 12, 2015 at 9:06 am
(This post was last modified: July 12, 2015 at 9:06 am by robvalue.)
Hmm. I can understand a kind of nostalgia for the parts of religion someone used to enjoy, and for the artwork, music and so on. I can appreciate those, even having never been religious.
Religion is really what you make of it anyway. People may have their own version of "Jesus" or whatever in their mind who they developed as a kind character rather than the questionable weird one in the bible. I could understand not wanting to let go of that completely.
As for the core doctrines, I wouldn't understand a fondness for them once you're outside the religion, because they are so stupid and harmful.
Religion is really what you make of it anyway. People may have their own version of "Jesus" or whatever in their mind who they developed as a kind character rather than the questionable weird one in the bible. I could understand not wanting to let go of that completely.
As for the core doctrines, I wouldn't understand a fondness for them once you're outside the religion, because they are so stupid and harmful.
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