Does anybody else opose organized religion?

Question

i think habits are humans biggest weakness. smoking, watching a certain show, gambling, drugs, biting nails, etc etc, telling our yong from the start to read bible and go to a organized church puts them in a habbit too, let people make their own decisions when they are 18 years old, when they are little they will do anything older people will do, wait till they get to ethics and make their own decisions, to take it or not. etc etc

main point is, organized religions cause wars, degrades opposite sex, race, causes rebelion (kids not wanting to go to church because their favoright tv show is on, or theyre tired, or lazy or want to stay home) which raises them to grow up to be little shits

no war.

i added the part about ethics, so nobody say anything about teaching them about different types of religions

ethics=study of religion

shadowwolf, this is exactly what i believe as well, and have strong budhist beliefs

TO MAKE MY SELF A LITTLE MORE CLEAR, THE QUESTION WAS ASKING IF ANYONE ELSE WAS OPPOSED TO ORGANIZED RELIGION. PERIOD, BECAUSE I WAS CURIOUS, ISNT THAT WHAT YAHOO IS FOR.

i don't oppose religion and people having their own decisions i mentioned all that, i oppose organized religion read the damn questions people, stop trying to sound smart

and i'm not here to get my spelling right just for you buddy, if you dont like it, dont answer it

Answer 1

YES. Organized religion is for brainwashed twats.
I agree with everything you said.

Answer 2

I think the key is to teach tolerance for all people of all faiths. Children should be exposed to a variety of religions and taught that they are not right or wrong. Then make their own choice when the time comes. A child who has no exposure to any teachings is going to be unable to make an educated decision about any faith. How can you read if you are not exposed to the alphabet? The points you make are all about Christianity and that is not the only valid path there is to choose from. Expand your own horizons before criticizing someone else's favorite sunset.

Answer 3

I too am against organized religion. To subscribe to one doctrine takes away all critical thought of who we are and where we belong in this universe. I did used to go to church. Not by force, but to see what it was like. One thing that stuck with me and what also turned me away from Christian dogma was what the pastor said, also shocked me cause I heared it from his own mouth was, "Question everything, even the bible." So that is what I do.
I do belive in a higher power, and that I must follow my own path to gain a greater understanding of life. That is why if I had to classify myself into a religion, it is Budhism.... I know, another organized religion. But it does teach not to become atached to anything, and that any path could be the right path.

Answer 4

Deists, theists, pantheists . . . confident, a lot of people trust in a god, or gods, or god/desses, or some pervasive experience of the sacred or divine without being part of any prepared faith. i'm a heathen . . . we are about as faraway from prepared because it truly is a chance for a faith to be, lol. Ask any 3 human beings an similar question and also you'll get a minimum of 5 diverse critiques! Going out on a limb right here, and not in any respect to proselytize, yet because you stated both Buddhism and local American spirituality . . . do you recognize that *each* subculture had its personal community, indigenous spirituality/human beings faith at one time? The issues that attraction to you in those 2 paths are probable also got here across contained in the beliefs of your own ancestors to boot (maximum indigenous human beings customs percentage particular commonalities), and the belongings you probably did like about the RCC were probable *borrowed* from them! :-) basically sayin' . . . take a check out Joseph Campbell's "the means of fantasy" for a deeper comprehend-how of how myths and historic religions expressed a lot deeper truths than "and that is the position RAIN comes from!"

Answer 5

I do not buy into organized religion. The major flaw I see in it is ALL the DIFFERENT ones. If there were one god and one true religion, we obviously don't have it. Beware of the false prophets the bible warns... how am I suppose to figure out the false ones? I see it as just a social gathering for people to go to church on Sunday and listen to one person's point of view. Since I prefer my point of view and only my point of view, I don't go.

What irritates me the most is the bible pushers that try to push their beliefs on me. I don't care to hear it, but they just keep on and on!

I used to work at a tavern on Sundays and it would probably curl your toenails if you saw what I saw from those church goers on Sunday afternoon when services were over.

Answer 6

Why are you apposed to anything? Cannot you allow people to make their own decision, as mentioned in your question. So, they pick a certain religion which you personally don't like. Does that mean that you should appose it, or does it mean, like yourself, that they have used free will. By apposing, you are judging, and in judging you are putting yourself in the same little box as religious people.

I don't appose any religion. I do not belong to any organized religion, so therefore I am choosing for myself. Now, do you want to appose me for that.

Should we appose you because of your question. I was tempted to, because of your last word, which points out that you are angry about somebody you don't even know. You are acting exactly the same way as organized religion.

You are being prejudiced and judge mental, just like them. Or are you saying to yourself now, that THIS is different, because you are saying it.

Sad!

Answer 7

I don't subscribe to any organized religion - it's not for me; however, I can't oppose any religion which believes in a benevolent God. I can't complain about anything which promotes basic kindness towards others.

I do see your point, and I feel it is due to religion's egocentricity. This is why I don't involve myself with it, but it does give many people something to believe in, and it can give purpose to someone who is lost in life.

Answer 8

I oppose sloppy spelling. If you are trying to present a point, the worst thing you can do is create a bad impression.

I also oppose sloppy reasoning and people who are really not posing a question to answer, but just blowing their own horn.

Answer 9

personally, yes, i'm opposed to anyone telling me what i should think and how i should act. it seems to me that organized religion is more concerned with following the rules it imposes in order to attain "heaven" or what ever afterlife that particular religion teaches, than it is about the current state of life. personal spirituality has replaced organized religion for me. more death has been caused in the name of someone's "god" . and i'm pretty sure that wasn't gods idea.

Answer 10

im a Christian and go to a Christian school. i like reading the Bible and going to chapel on thursdays during school. not cause i get 10 minutes taken out of each class but because i get to be uplifted and i love giving praise to the our Almighty God.