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Atheists & Agnostics

RussBLib

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9. Yep. It's the hypocrisy that is so galling.

Reply to DetlefK (Reply #8)

Mon Sep 21, 2015, 12:56 PM

Sep 2015

They claim fealty to the "good book" and yet don't follow many, if any, of its precepts.

Granted, if anyone REALLY followed all the rules in the Bible, they'd probably be in jail right now, but almost everyone accepts the "good" parts while acting differently.

They can't even follow the easy stuff. And yep, most devout believers are so fucking stupid as long as they hear the words "I love the Bible" they become enthralled.

"Oh, but it's so HARD to be a good Christian" I heard a preacher say recently. Shit, most don't even try.

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The right hides behind a fictional Bible [View all] left-of-center2012 Sep 2015 OP

Absolutely! Cartoonist Sep 2015 #1

Religious belief is a conceit the world can no longer afford. stopbush Sep 2015 #2

This message was self-deleted by its author AlbertCat Sep 2015 #3

The problem is that most people still believe in it. Curmudgeoness Sep 2015 #4

Thanks. And some of the Left hide behind it, too. onager Sep 2015 #5

The problem is not that the Bible is made up. DetlefK Sep 2015 #6

"The problem is not that the Bible is made up" left-of-center2012 Sep 2015 #7

That's irrelevant in the political context. DetlefK Sep 2015 #8

Yep. It's the hypocrisy that is so galling. RussBLib Sep 2015 #9