My beef with christainity...
When I was younger and perhaps a bit more naive, I was a "bible thumper" as you would call it. I diligiently went to church and strived to serve God. I know all the saving people tricks (I am immune you can't save me) I started out going to a catholic church when I was little and then went on to go to a baptist until realizing my present day agnosticness.
I do not disrespect christain people by any means. If such a believe system works for you then more power to you! But from my experiences I don't want it to be a part of my life.
I know no one is perfect, and basically according to christainity we are all "dirty rotten sinners etc" So given we are all going to screw up sometimes..why be so negative, why not just focus on trying to be good, humane people? If there is no avoiding sinning, might as well just live with it and try to act how you believe a decent person should. Rather than become overbearingly critisizing, just say hey we all mess up and move on?
Through my experiences in the baptist church, I was especially excluded and soon found that unless you are uberpopular the youth pastor wouldn't give you the time of day. What kind of support is that? I brought this feeling/problem up 5 times, and no one even tried to fix it. Isn't that loving one another?
catholicism...well don't get me started lol
Going to there here lutheran school I have come into contact with many. Lets analyze my ex who I have found is thought to be "scum of the universe" by A LOT of people. Lutheran..supporting "sinfull and jackass" actions from religion. Oh its so great being Lutheran yadda yadda yadda..well maybe he really meant "It's so great being a jackass and pretending that its ok under this type of christainity" How does one manage to be such an asshole yet consider themself such a noble person? Perhaps its hiding under the umbrella of religion.
I guess I just think that people should try to be decent people and not be too much of an asshole and the world would be a heck of a lot better. Or maybe I am just annoyed at people who claim to follow a particular denomination, but from their actions one would think they had no religous affiliation.
I hope I didn't offend anyone..rather I hope this is just more of a clarification on why exactly I have agnostic tendencies.
I do not disrespect christain people by any means. If such a believe system works for you then more power to you! But from my experiences I don't want it to be a part of my life.
I know no one is perfect, and basically according to christainity we are all "dirty rotten sinners etc" So given we are all going to screw up sometimes..why be so negative, why not just focus on trying to be good, humane people? If there is no avoiding sinning, might as well just live with it and try to act how you believe a decent person should. Rather than become overbearingly critisizing, just say hey we all mess up and move on?
Through my experiences in the baptist church, I was especially excluded and soon found that unless you are uberpopular the youth pastor wouldn't give you the time of day. What kind of support is that? I brought this feeling/problem up 5 times, and no one even tried to fix it. Isn't that loving one another?
catholicism...well don't get me started lol
Going to there here lutheran school I have come into contact with many. Lets analyze my ex who I have found is thought to be "scum of the universe" by A LOT of people. Lutheran..supporting "sinfull and jackass" actions from religion. Oh its so great being Lutheran yadda yadda yadda..well maybe he really meant "It's so great being a jackass and pretending that its ok under this type of christainity" How does one manage to be such an asshole yet consider themself such a noble person? Perhaps its hiding under the umbrella of religion.
I guess I just think that people should try to be decent people and not be too much of an asshole and the world would be a heck of a lot better. Or maybe I am just annoyed at people who claim to follow a particular denomination, but from their actions one would think they had no religous affiliation.
I hope I didn't offend anyone..rather I hope this is just more of a clarification on why exactly I have agnostic tendencies.