I mean what was the first thing you learned/read about religion thta made you shake your head and think to yourself "This is crazy". I am not talking about the concept of god, we all know atheists dont believe in god so asking about it is pointless, and agnostics well being one myself I know the question is moot. What I am asking is basically what is it about religion that turns your stomach the most and sets you against it wholeheartedly? I have nothing wrong with individual beliefs but I have alot of issues with organized religion, its practices and it's teachings. When I first read the bible so much jumped out at me and made me realize religion was not something I agreed with. Then I guess the inquisitions pretty much sealed the deal.. What was it for you?
2007-09-21 17:14:06 · 37 answers · asked by Kelly + Eternal Universal Energy 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Since I am a redhead I would have been burned at the stake during the inquisition simply because of the colour of my hair.. that has never sat well with me and is one of the first realizations that showed me just how dangerous religion could be.
2007-09-21 17:15:39 · update #1
Sorry but religion is real whether god is or not.. the issue at hand is the impact religion has on humanity as a whole and society.
2007-09-21 17:19:55 · update #2
Dethklok!! woohoo I love Metalocalypse!! its brutal!!
2007-09-21 17:29:43 · update #3
I am a Christian and I know you asked others..I would like to say before when I was not a Christian the whole religion thing I hated was (I smoked) and when I wanted to be saved and I slipped and smoked they would tell me I was not saved..They would put me down when I would fall...
Sometimes I think Christians tend to forget we once was a sinner and did just the same things as everyone else,,,we will never be perfect by no means but I work on that goal everyday by Gods Grace..I do want to be the best person I can be for the Lord,,not for me or anyone else...
2007-09-21 17:28:59 · answer #1 · answered by I give you the Glory Father ! 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The first red flag was trying to understand and accept the trinity. I was probably 12. My parents had no idea how it was possible and told me to ask my minister. So I did, and all he told me was that it was a mystery and I would find out when I was dead. Very unsatisfying. I was always the kind of kid to think deeply and ask questions, and was always used to getting answers. I figured that if even the minister didn't know, that this was a suspicious thing. Then I studied the Bible for five years, and the things that I learned that were blatant BS were stunning. I did not see how anyone could believe it. I put religion away and for a long time didn't really think about religion unless something came up in the news, like 9/11 and other religious-based atrocities. I considered myself a Deist for years...hanging onto the belief of a creator who did not concern himself with us and did not want worship or prayers for a long time...many years...before admitting to myself that if that's the only kind of god there was, then I wanted no part of that belief and that I really did not believe in a god at all.
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2007-09-21 17:31:59 · answer #2 · answered by AuroraDawn 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
I can't really pinpoint it to one thing, but there were many things about Catholicism and organized religion in general that really bothered me. I thought it was silly that we could pretty much sin all we wanted and all would be forgiven if we went and confessed to a priest every few months. The numerous religious hypocrites I met didn't help things either. The idea of living for ETERNITY never sat well with me. I could go on & on. I'm agnostic as well, and if something amazing happened one day that made me believe in god, I'm sure I'd still practice it in my own way. Without organized religions there to ruin & cheapen it. I don't expect that to happen anyway though.
2007-09-21 17:23:35 · answer #3 · answered by Dethklok 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
There was no one thing that turned me off from believing in god. It was a combination of rational reasoning and never being converted when young.
Some other things that made me look down upon religion was the whole idea of being good to go to heaven which seems selfish to me. Another reason is the idea of killing others on holy crusades, or Jihads. Lastly it's the whole state of mind that religion puts people in, where everything relates to either god or the church.
Why should i trust a 2,000 year old book?
2007-09-21 17:37:24 · answer #4 · answered by Caljuggling 3 · 1⤊ 0⤋
If you make a conscious effort to look at organized religion from the outside in, it becomes clear how ridiculous the ideas and rules are. That being said, look for the King Hasbro Edition of Transformian Schematics for guidance under the magnificent savior Optimus Prime. It's the shizznit.
2007-09-21 17:22:11 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
The illogics! It was not satisfying to have so many questions simply answered with "the Bible says so."
I'm supposed to accept the fact "God" wrote it but come on, there is no evidence or proof! Hell, society is based off of lies. Everyone lies. Priest diddle children, Government officials steal money, and business owners screw over their employees however they can yet, despite all that, I'm supposed to believe this one book was not tainted?
I also cannot deal with the ignorance and was not having my questions answered without needing to ask 56 more just to come back in a circle of crap.
2007-09-21 17:21:31 · answer #6 · answered by Corvus 5 · 2⤊ 0⤋
First was church: The church I was forced to go to as a child was falling apart - it was filled with dust. I had horrible allergies as a kid so, of course, I sneezed a lot and got sick just sitting in the place. Then, over the years, I learned about wars and religion usually being the core cause of them, and living in the U.S. "God" is on the money, the presidents are usually religious and BRING RELIGION into politics, etc. although that's violating the separation of church and state... all this just turns me WAY off of religion.
2007-09-21 17:20:06 · answer #7 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
Several things.
1. There are so many religions in the world. Many are big. Many have a lot of people. They all sound like make sense.
2. As for Christianity, it's not exaggeration to say all they can provide to make you believe in their God is one single book - the Bible. Would you truly believe in ANYTHING in your life while the only evidence is one book?
2007-09-21 18:32:53 · answer #8 · answered by Good Kid 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You assume, dear, that I had religion in the first place. I am agnostic because my parents made a conscientious choice to avoid relgion while raising me. I was raised on principles of transcendentalism and existentialism. I am who I am, I grow into who I want to be, and I will die with nothing left but a legacy. I am responsible for my world, and my life... not some super being.
But if I had to pick one thing that made me consider religion a bit unnessary would be the fact that almost all Gods, across cultures and religions, want to be praised nonstop and if you are fallible you're essentially f*cked and damned to hell. Sounds a bit to narcissitic for me. I don't want a God whose only comfort lies in his creations constantly praising him for how glorious he is. If I believed in that I'd have to believe that I exist solely to feed a gargantun ego. I will not have that be my purpose.
2007-09-21 17:25:53 · answer #9 · answered by Just Mara 3 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Cheers to the red heads. lol
I was turned off at a very young age. I don't like the way a lot of Churches spread hate and bigotry through their sermons. I wasn't raised with any religion so by time I decided I wanted to go to church it was easy to see all the negative aspects. It is pretty easy to see that church is a man made institution and if god does exist, I do not think any church is the way to him.
I did continue to go to the Salvation Army church for quite a while though. Mostly for social reason and all the community service we did.
2007-09-21 17:20:30 · answer #10 · answered by alana 5 · 4⤊ 0⤋