Catholic League begin "Adopt an Atheist" campaign

• Episkey wrote on 2011-12-25 14:51

  Quote from Cynic;705806:

  It's one major reason my Mom no longer labels herself a Christian. She believes in God and the bases of his teachings from the bible (without all the crazy, daft parts), but I've told her for the longest time that you don't need to be a Christian to believe in God.
  
  Seems like with them, though, you're either a Christian who believes in God or you're not a Christian and don't believe in God. It's so painfully black and white to them.

  
  
  Ah. Well, if a person believes in God and Jesus and bases their beliefs in the Bible ... by all intents and purposes, they are a Christian. "Christian" is just a label to identify yourself by, but it's the beliefs that really count.
  
  Calling yourself a Christian is very easy to do, a lot of people do it. But, then they pull out stuff like this and it makes you say to yourself ... "Really? Did I just read that?" :fail3:
  
  In any case, I am not particularly found of the Roman Catholic Church as an organization. I don't appreciate their backwards and perverse teachings concerning Jesus and Christianity. However, it's just the organization and their beliefs as a whole I have problems with - I don't harbor any ill towards Catholics. Being a Christian is an individual choice, you don't need to belong to some organization to become one.
• Cynic wrote on 2011-12-25 15:03

  Quote from Episkey;705813:

  Ah. Well, if a person believes in God and Jesus and bases their beliefs in the Bible ... by all intents and purposes, they are a Christian. "Christian" is just a label to identify yourself by, but it's the beliefs that really count.
  
  Calling yourself a Christian is very easy to do, a lot of people do it. But, then they pull out stuff like this and it makes you say to yourself ... "Really? Did I just read that?" :fail3:
  
  In any case, I am not particularly found of the Roman Catholic Church as an organization. I don't appreciate their backwards and perverse teachings concerning Jesus and Christianity. However, it's just the organization and their beliefs as a whole I have problems with - I don't harbor any ill towards Catholics. Being a Christian is an individual choice, you don't need to belong to some organization to become one.

  
  
  People assume that God is limited to Christianity, though. She doesn't follow the Bible and frankly finds the majority of it a load of sh*t (which I won't lie, most of it is), but rather agrees with some of their examples of God.
  
  You aren't really something when you don't believe in it fully. Just like I may agree with a lot of LaVeyan Satanist beliefs, but I will never BE one of them. Simply because while they do have a lot of good points, the rest are utter crap.
  
  And if you ask me, a belief or religion is something you follow to the utmost degree. Not just "Well I follow this and this, but not that and that". Otherwise, you may as-well just believe in the deity and those said teachings, not the entire religion. You can't have your cake and eat it to, you know?
  
  But I don't want to seem pushy about it, lol. If people want to identify as a Christian, Pagan, Satanist, or whatever else, it's their choice. But I'll always find it silly if they believe in only a few things and disagree with the rest, yet still assume they have to identify as that religion in order to follow certain teachings. It's just another silly label forced onto them.
  
  /shrugs
• Taycat wrote on 2011-12-25 15:48

  Quote from lightychan;705695:

  well. I'm one of those modern christians. We'll see how our generation will go :v

  
  
  Godspeed, friend.
• Compass wrote on 2011-12-25 16:01
  Jehovah's witness wannabes.
  
  I mean I get that you're trying to save people from eternal damnation but if that's the life they want to live let them be.
  
  They would have a bigger chance with agnostics, just sayin'.
• Juno wrote on 2011-12-25 17:03
  Some people are silly.
• BizarreJuju wrote on 2011-12-25 19:02
  Lets all start our own religion thats based on Atheism but called something else 8D
  
  Since its some kind of religion we will also be protected right? Cause anybody can make-up a religion and people will foolishly follow it.
• Kollin wrote on 2011-12-25 19:22

  Quote from BizarreJuju;705943:

  Lets all start our own religion thats based on Atheism but called something else 8D
  
  Since its some kind of religion we will also be protected right? Cause anybody can make-up a religion and people will foolishly follow it.

  
  
  Can I be the one you guys worship? I will only smite those that I find irritating.
• BizarreJuju wrote on 2011-12-25 19:38

  Quote from Kollin;705962:

  Can I be the one you guys worship? I will only smite those that I find irritating.

  
  
  Naa we allready got one
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• Adelynn wrote on 2011-12-25 19:53
  So apparently I'm a good-for-nothing. That's a nice way to get me interested in whatever it is they're trying to do, insulting me off the bat. :/
• BizarreJuju wrote on 2011-12-25 20:44

  Quote from Adelynn;705993:

  So apparently I'm a good-for-nothing. That's a nice way to get me interested in whatever it is they're trying to do, insulting me off the bat. :/

  
  
  They just hatin that we are doing well without their support :]
• Cucurbita wrote on 2011-12-25 21:48

  Quote from Adelynn;705993:

  So apparently I'm a good-for-nothing. That's a nice way to get me interested in whatever it is they're trying to do, insulting me off the bat. :/

  
  
  Its either that or the fear of hell after death.
  
  How Jesus is the only path to savior.
  
  I don't really care for a God who rules through fear. If he gave us the option, then we should clearly USE that OPTION.
  
  And whenever I say this, the response is "you're not supposed to believe in fear".
  
  Well you just tried to recruit me by doing so. The entire campaign is flawed.
• Juno wrote on 2011-12-25 21:52

  Quote from Cucurbita;706068:

  Its either that or the fear of hell after death.
  
  How Jesus is the only path to savior.
  
  I don't really care for a God who rules through fear. If he gave us the option, then we should clearly USE that OPTION.
  
  And whenever I say this, the response is "you're not supposed to believe in fear".
  
  Well you just tried to recruit me by doing so. The entire campaign is flawed.

  
  
  
  Let's be fair here. It's true that many people try to convert folks based on fear, however, the doctrine doesn't support this. You don't see Jesus or any of the disciples running around preaching fire and brimstone all the time.
• Spartaaaaa wrote on 2011-12-25 21:54
  Just when I thought that the Roman Catholic Church couldn't get any more ridiculous...
• Cucurbita wrote on 2011-12-25 21:59

  Quote from Juno;706077:

  Let's be fair here. It's true that many people try to convert folks based on fear, however, the doctrine doesn't support this. You don't see Jesus or any of the disciples running around preaching fire and brimstone all the time.

  
  
  I'm fine with recruitment by normal means.
  
  Its just, so horrendously illogical. The entire concept of hell and savior through faith, and those who preach it.
• Ithiliel wrote on 2011-12-25 22:20

  Quote from Adelynn;705993:

  So apparently I'm a good-for-nothing. That's a nice way to get me interested in whatever it is they're trying to do, insulting me off the bat. :/

  
  
  It's ok Addy, I'll be nothing with you =D
  
  But seriously? I couldn't even have a reaction to this other than: "=| The hell". I'd rather take their hell then have them try to change me to fit what they want.