That's not it, it's not that me or other Athiest are unfamiliar with Christianity it's because these people are the pure example of just how deluded religous people can get.La Femme Fatale;53702 said:I think that this church group does give a very bad impression on religion, especially for people who are not very familiar with or do not like Christianity.
I didn't say that athiests were unfamiliar with Christianity. I consider myself an athiest, but I'm very familiar with the bible and the beliefs of Christians. Yes, this is a shining example of how zealous some religious groups can be... but this group is a minority- they are a single group of cultists/fanatics. It wouldn't be fair to say that 'mainstream' Christians share WBC's point of view.013;53769 said:That's not it, it's not that me or other Athiest are unfamiliar with Christianity it's because these people are the pure example of just how deluded religous people can get.
But, this does distinguish the 'normal' religious families from the psychos. I have friends who come from highly religious families, and while the same basic set of beliefs are there... their behaviour makes all the difference. WBC go around calling people 'fag-enablers' and saying that 'faggots eat feces' and thanking God for 9/11 and for AIDs. While these families are typically opposed to homosexuality and other issues that the WBC talks about, I've never seen nor heard any other Christian group be as grotesque in their delivery as the WBC. I just don't think it's fair to lump everyone together and say that there's little difference.This is not meant to offend anyone and im sorry if it does, but those people are really not that different from any other overly religious group of people or family... so yeah everyone is entitle to their own beliefs but because the Phelps are so outrageous in their point of view people hate them for it.
013;53849 said:I lived with my aunt and her Jehova witness family for about 3 months...my gosh. You wanna know how bad it was? I went into her household Agnostic, I came out 3 months later completely Atheist. On top of all the other rediculous restritions I refuse to believe that God doesn't want to me play Resident Evil (A game that has brought me joy for years.) because it attracts demons and evil spirits into the home.
And my cousin, we were so close as young girls, now she's brainwashed and it seems she's trying to save me or whatever. Im not prejudice against relious people so I tried to hang out with her and spend time with her, but do you know how difficult it is to try to hang out with someone who thinks every damn thing you enjoy on a daily basis is a sin or has something to do with Satan? Especially when these sinful activities are rated R movies and cursing with your friends at the mall.
Captain Courageous;53861 said:Want to know what i think about religion?Don't take offense people but i think every single religion is stupid
Resident James;53870 said:You just lost some of my respect, no offense.
This is why I hate 'atheism VS religion threads' nothing good ever comes from it and it creates slighter worsened antagonisms.
And that's pointless, it really is.