If you don’t believe in God, why are you mad at religious people or religion?
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Anonymous
She’s the one who is upset about her weight and complaining about being (in her words) a land whale. Nobody else would ever judge her appearance. |
Anonymous
I’m not religious and I’m pro-life. I’m against killing human life. (I’m also against the death penalty, etc.) I vote accordingly and it has nothing to do with religion. |
Anonymous
Oh, now I think we all know that isn't true. The judgment is even here in how you tell the story. |
Anonymous
+1 billion |
Anonymous
"Normal" is not the opposite of "religious." I have plenty of normal religious friends. People too often confuse "religious" with "fundamentalist" in ways that can make everyone upset and shut down helpful dialogue. If your sister's understanding of "religious" people is informed by the loud minority of fundamentalists, without any "normal" religious people in her real life to show her that religion can be about community support, kindness, stewardship of the earth, volunteer work, etc, then of course she's going to be angry. |
Anonymous
Please define "basic human morality" and include citations to th source of this "basic human morality." Thanks in advance! |
Anonymous
You could just not have an abortion and let other women make their own decisions. |
Anonymous
Pro-lifers think they are voting to save the life of the child. They think they're speaking for the voiceless unborn baby. An argument of "live and let live" doesn't address their underlying understanding of the situation or their motivation to vote on the issue the way they do. As for OP's sister's larger problem, it seems like she is struggling more with hypocrisy and inaction among people than God. If someone believes in God, why aren't they acting in ways that support God's people and God's earth? Why are people so bent on using God as an excuse to discriminate? The language of "why would God allow X, Y or Z" from someone who doesn't believe in God is really a way of asking believers why they allow that in the name of God. And THAT question is not a bad question. Why aren't people better to each other? Why is humanity often just so awful? |
Anonymous
Because he created people to become like Him by practicing moral decisions, enduring suffering and choosing priorities. Because we live in a mortal world (after the Fall in the Garden of Eden), we are subject to disease, old age, etc. We also suffer from our own poor choices and those of others. Could God intervene? Of course. Does he always, no... because we need to learn from the above. |
Anonymous
There is no “basic human morality” without the reference point people refer to as “God.” |
Anonymous
| Need more info here. Did she just recently start bringing up being mad at God? Or has this been a constant theme in her life? If recent, maybe she is going through an existential crisis. It is a thing. |
Anonymous
If the only reason you are a good person if the ongoing threat of divine retribution, then you aren't much good at all. |
Anonymous
That may or may not be true but even to the extent it is, that does not give rise to a “basic human morality.” There can be no moral law without a moral lawgiver. |
Anonymous
This. Your sister is having a bit of an existential crises. Look at it as grieving reality as it is rather than the story she’s been given. Anger is a step towards acceptance. |
Anonymous
That is a claim you have to prove or it is easy to dismiss BS. |