With more religion than ever,
+ more bibles than ever,
+ more gods to choose from than ever,
+ more serve me or burn bashings than ever...
Do we yet marvel at the high suicide rates?
In almost all churches I have been in, the ministers teach that we are all insignificant nothings to God, why should he love us to save us? Why, we are practically little nothings to God!
Amazing!
Teach people they are nothing, give them millions of gods & bibles to read (hey, make sure they are at least a few thousand pages thick too!), tell them they will go to hell if they DON'T miraculously choose the right god to serve,
Then, make them feel like a fool if they can't "feel" god like you "can"! Plus indoctrinate them with "the fool hath said in his heart, there is no god!".
Excellent way to cap things off! Blind & bind the mind from using any reasoning, logic, or thinking!
Hey, there goes all the laws of physics! Who can understand God? He doesn't NEED laws!
No wonder they are so confused?
2007-03-18 11:42:33 · 5 answers · asked by Anonymous in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
You cannot blame religion for suicides. Every major faith prohibits suicide.
Health workers agree that suicide is mostly caused by a mental condition called deep depression.
2007-03-18 12:08:59 · answer #1 · answered by Imogen Sue 5 · 0⤊ 0⤋
If I were religious and saw what was going on in the world, I would probably become so depressed that I would feel suicidal.
1) There is so much fun going on that I am not allowed to participate in. I have no outlets for my biological needs, because God doesn't like it and my teenage hormones are all in an uproar, creating depression and sadness.
OR
2) The whole world is full of evil and I would rather die, go to God and not have to deal with it.
Take your pick. I am glad to not be religious, things would be very upsetting if I were.
2007-03-18 18:56:18 · answer #2 · answered by Melanie J 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
Obviously you are the one confused. Read the Bible. God knows every hair on your head. He wants a relationship with you and did amazing things to make that happen. Insignificant I think not.
2007-03-18 18:50:25 · answer #3 · answered by Zed 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I am an atheist but I don't believe religion is at fault in most mental health issues (though some people can develop religious complexes).
People just seem to be more sensitive to life, commotion, communication, etc.
2007-03-18 18:49:35 · answer #4 · answered by kiwikiwi_bird@sbcglobal.net 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
i thought religion was on its way down...
2007-03-18 18:45:35 · answer #5 · answered by Loathing 6 · 2⤊ 1⤋