If you didn't know I was being sarcastic you wouldn't have commented that I forgot to identify as such, so I respectfully disagree. Which was the intended point of my "so did you". But I guess I got that wrong somehow? Seems caught in a paradox. |
| Because when my sister came out, the church shunned us. I'll never forget what it's like.to be kicked out of a church you've been going to for years because you refuse to condemn your sister. My parents left too. |
| Environmentalism is their religion |
| It is more difficult to keep people religious when they have access to alternative sources of information and alternative views. Blame the internet. |
I'm not either PP here, but I think in the back and forth here, both of you are missing each other. The issue is that depression, identity issues, and anger issues are each separate conditions. So when saying "that condition NEVER occurs..." it should be "those conditions NEVER occur..." Forgetting the S was a matter of pluralizing a word, not a request for a sarcasm warning. |
| Why would I believe in a magical sky daddy when I have access to the Internet, where I can find a logical, scientific explanation for almost anything? Many religious people are outrageously hypocritical and nearly every religion is obsessed with controlling and shaming women. No thanks. |
No, you are completely wrong, the backslash in "/S" is internet slang got "end of sarcasm" like a code tag. |
correct. https://www.urbandictionary.com/define.php?term=%2FS |
Environmentalism, humanism, relativism. Yes. These are the prevailing religions. |
My friend left the Catholic church because it granted her father an annulment She thought that made her a bastard |
| I just knew in my heart at a young age I didn't come from a man's rib. |
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I got tired of the nasty gossip.
Also, church was too expensive. 10% of income is a lot. Churches also look down on low income people |
| At my 80s confirmation ceremony, archbishop told 1 story: how a 12 yo girl who was raped by her father decided to have the baby. Welcome to the church! |
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Church is an unnecessary chore. Also, it's too expensive of price to subject my children to mindless brainwashing.
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What? you think you can raise good children without them believing that they will suffer for eternity of they don't worship an invisible man in the sky? /S |