Reverend Wight is going around the country talking about how America has failed god Maybe it is the other way around, maybe religous belief has failed America and mankind in general. Pretending that their is an all knowing being who is going to look out for you, while it might make you feel good, does nothing to improve your own lot in life. Unfortunately, for true believers the idea that their “god” has failed them is unacceptable, so they blame anyone and everyone else. Natural disasters become the fault of homosexuals, terrorists attacks become proof that we have displeased god somehow. The reality is, worshipping god does nothing to improve your life on planet earth, but it does seem to make people angry when they are not rewarded for their worship. That is they get mad when something happens to them when in thier mind they have been “good Christians” or “good Muslims”
If Obama does lose the Democratic nomination or the presidental election it will be because of his “god” worship and who he chose to mentor him in his beliefs. At least maybe Democrats will learn something from this debacle and keep religion out of the public square
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Yeah, the drafters and signatories of the Declaration of Independence (inalienable rights come from Whom?) really failed America. So did God believers like Lincoln and FDR.
Nice bit of illogicism for my otherwise logical day today.
I don’t lump you with all the other atheists I know, perhaps you could be a little more precise, too!
I am glad you are having an otherwise logical day.
I am trying to make the point that anyone who expects whatever god they worship to help them out down here will be sorely dissapointed. This dissapointment will inevitibly lead to scapgoating, usually Christions blame jews and homosexuals for thier problems, muslims seem to blame all non-believers.
Good and bad things are going to happen to all of us. Some of these things are the result of luck, Like today I rode my bike to work and got caught in a rainstorm, I am pretty sure that storm was not caused by homosexuals. If you really believe that god has absolute control over your life then it is pretty easy to take everything that happens personally.
The Falwells, the Wrights, the Hagees are always going to blame someone for why they had bad luck, because in their mind they think god must be mad at them. They have to think of some reason why their prayers were not answered, so they of course blame whatever group is handy.
JR: I am a christian who celebrates that my deliverance was forewarned by jewish prophets, and whose church has several homosexuals who participate in ministry and community. Please stop conflating everyone together. Do I call you a slave owner because you write like a white guy? C’mon.
The loudest voices in christianity are going to be the ones that people hear the most. Maybe if christians started repudiating the more obnoxious voices maybe people would not assume they talk for all christians.
Sam Harris talks about the harm moderate christians do when they tolerate all the radical elements of thier religion. Just say no to the radical Mullah roberston and Hagee.
JR: Maybe if we didn’t give them blogspace to begin with …
My church is too busy supporting more and more kids in Africa, building houses for orphan-led families, and looking at strategic economic development around our target villages.
Plus, the whole politicking thing is against non-profit religious corporate law, and for good reason, don’t you think?
Mr Bettor:
Even when we disagree we can find a point of agreement, religion and politicking should be kept seperate, no argument here.