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How often do your beliefs change?
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RE: How often do your beliefs change?
(January 21, 2022 at 4:58 pm)Spongebob Wrote:
(January 21, 2022 at 3:39 pm)Ahriman Wrote: Nah, religion teaches people how to think in the right ways, minus all the extraneous societal brainwashing.

Again, how can you support this assertion?  Are we just to believe you because you've demonstrated you are so reliable?  What ways do you think are right?

Should women be subservient to their husbands?
Should white people consider themselves superior to other races?
Should homosexuals be ostracized and banned from society?

These are just some of the possible teachings that one might see in a Christian religion, depending on the type of church you go to.  There are an array of others but all quite restrictive.  So, are you saying you agree that people should be restricted in their thinking by religion?  Is this why you left Christianity?  Hypocrisy, again and again and again with you.  Always hypocrisy.
I left Catholicism because at that point in my life, my homosexual urges were becoming too strong to ignore, and I didn't think there was much point in continuing to go through the motions of Catholicism if I was actually gay.
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How often do your beliefs change? - by Ahriman - January 21, 2022 at 9:56 am
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Deesse23 - January 21, 2022 at 11:28 am
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Astreja - January 21, 2022 at 11:39 am
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 21, 2022 at 11:43 am
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Angrboda - January 21, 2022 at 12:08 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by zebo-the-fat - January 21, 2022 at 12:19 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Spongebob - January 21, 2022 at 12:37 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Anomalocaris - January 21, 2022 at 1:05 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Mister Agenda - January 21, 2022 at 1:20 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Ranjr - January 21, 2022 at 2:23 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Astreja - January 21, 2022 at 2:25 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Spongebob - January 21, 2022 at 2:38 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Ahriman - January 21, 2022 at 2:49 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Spongebob - January 21, 2022 at 3:13 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by brewer - January 21, 2022 at 2:54 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Ahriman - January 21, 2022 at 3:27 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 21, 2022 at 3:35 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Ahriman - January 21, 2022 at 3:39 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Anomalocaris - January 21, 2022 at 3:46 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by BrianSoddingBoru4 - January 21, 2022 at 4:51 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Spongebob - January 21, 2022 at 4:58 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Ahriman - January 21, 2022 at 5:12 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Spongebob - January 21, 2022 at 5:47 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Ahriman - January 21, 2022 at 5:57 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Spongebob - January 21, 2022 at 6:04 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by paulpablo - January 23, 2022 at 9:57 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Disagreeable - January 23, 2022 at 9:58 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by paulpablo - January 23, 2022 at 10:03 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Angrboda - January 21, 2022 at 8:19 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Spongebob - January 21, 2022 at 3:44 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Spongebob - January 21, 2022 at 4:00 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Ahriman - January 21, 2022 at 4:05 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Spongebob - January 21, 2022 at 4:13 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Ahriman - January 21, 2022 at 4:20 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Mister Agenda - January 21, 2022 at 6:58 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Spongebob - January 21, 2022 at 4:44 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Anomalocaris - January 21, 2022 at 4:55 pm
RE: How often do your beliefs change? - by Disagreeable - January 23, 2022 at 9:44 pm

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