If you believe in god, you're an idiot...

[boboo]

its a hate thats not built upon ignorance

[iamjack]

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=MeSSwKffj9o

[Seeatee]

These books and religions clearly state you must follow their rules and philosophies or you will burn in eternal damnation.

this is untrue, at least as far as I am concerned, I am a Lutheran, what we are taught is that we will get into heaven as long as we A. believe in god B. believe in jesus C. ask for forgiveness for our sins D. forgive the people who have done wrong against us.

it sounds to me like you have a very basic and sensationalized grasp on exactly what religion is and how it works

also, it should be stated that religion and believing in god are TOTALLY different things, I know lots of people who dont believe in religion but do believe in god, its kind of like saying because you dont like McDonalds you must not like hamburgers period - religion and churches are man made institutions and are as susceptible to greed and corruption as any business or organization.

[boboo]

Originally Posted by Seeatee [You must be logged in to view images. Log in or Register.]

this is untrue, at least as far as I am concerned, I am a Lutheran, what we are taught is that we will get into heaven as long as we A. believe in god B. believe in jesus C. ask for forgiveness for our sins D. forgive the people who have done wrong against us.

it sounds to me like you have a very basic and sensationalized grasp on exactly what religion is and how it works

also, it should be stated that religion and believing in god are TOTALLY different things, I know lots of people who dont believe in religion but do believe in god, its kind of like saying because you dont like McDonalds you must not like hamburgers period - religion and churches are man made institutions and are as susceptible to greed and corruption as any business or organization.

So A. B. C. D. arent rules?

[Seeatee]

dont get me wrong they are definitely rules but they are very few in number and rather simplistic compared to most other organized religions ,

the way chutulu made it sound, if you dont walk around being an absolutely priestly saint you are going to burn in hell, and as far as my religion goes its just not true, in fact lutheranism is very laid back and relaxed, pretty much as long as you believe in god and ask for forgiveness your golden, that sounds like a pretty sweet deal to me.

[Dravingar]

Only reason to hate religion is they make liquor stores open later on sundays than any other day.