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Basically, i have decided to hop on the band wagon of complaining about Scientology, and for that matter religion in general. This whole mess is basically a huge joke.
First, religion is a business, they play on our hopes and fears, and they take your money. I'm no fancy pants Bible quoter, but i know that if Jesus were here today, you would all be damned in his book.
So, here's my criticism:
Scientology: There have been a few screaming matches about Scientology on RantRave recently, so I figured I'd address it first. Basically, these people are being scammed. You pay a ton of money to be taught a bunch of crap you could probably learn by sitting in a corner and thinking really hard. Again, these people are in the process of making money, think about it!
Christianity: Also a big business, nope, they didn't get a bailout, but have you ever seen the vatican? or a church for that matter? They are huge and lavish (well, many are), they send around a collection thing and they take your money, they sponsor programs (again, they do some good) but also take your money.
Religion has been a huge problem in our lives for thousands of years, I'm not saying remove religion, I am a Catholic! But Siempre Solo put it best:
"That is why I believe we must start with something more basic than the bible and that is human nature. Jesus himself practiced this when he fed the multitudes and healed the sick and told parables that spoke to the human condition. Everybody gets hungry and sick. Everybody understand the basic good that can come of helping a stranger in need. We Christians tend to look at God’s word as common knowledge because we live in a Christian country. But the fact is most people are severely lacking in basic biblical knowledge. And many churches sprout up with built in misconceptions and erroneous teachings based on errors long held sacred.
So before we can even pick up a bible to say to a neighbor in need. “Here let me help!” It is important to bring up our common values and needs so that we know which direction to take from there" (Cite 1)
What people need to understand is WE ARE ALL HUMAN, we were all born, we all have suffering in our lives. We should be coming together in harmony, not preaching which religion is better. We need to stick together, because no one will find inner peace, or salvation (insert what you want here) if you go around bashing other peoples' ideals and beliefs.
Or, if you religion tells you to bash other peoples' beliefs (most I'm sure have it somewhere) IGNORE IT. You shouldn't be wasting your time trying to convince anyone of anything, we all hold common moral standards somewhere in our being, let that be our connection.
Then we can worry about the man upstairs...
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(Cite 1) RantRave: http://rantrave.com/Rave/JEHOVAHS-WITNESS-MORMON-SCIENTOLOGY-2.aspx
WARNING: This post is not for people who cannot handle RATIONAL debate. Bible quoters and such are strongly encouraged to give up. This is not trying to bash your religion, it's bashing ALL religion as it sits now. Martin Luther, Christ, They would all be disgusted with they way you people do things.
I'll say it again, do not grandstand on this thread, be polite. If you really need guidance on how to do that: http://rantrave.com/Rave/RantRave-Code-of-Conduct-Proposed.aspx (Courtesy of Coloranter Raver).
Cheers!