Jesus was an anti-war, anti-capitalist, inclusivity-preaching socialist who gave free healthcare to the sick and free food to the hungry. Maybe they should crack open that book they always talk about.
But if they open that book and actually read and understand it, how will all the churches that warp that message make money and further spread their hatred and discrimination? Won’t someone please think of these super important churches and their totally-not-coincidentally wealthy pastors? (/s in case it wasn’t obvious)
Won’t someone please think of these super important churches and their totally-not-coincidentally wealthy pastors?
For the record, a remarkably small percentage of pastors are actually wealthy. Lots of churches have a pretty poor financial outlook these days, and many pastors struggle.
That’s not to say there aren’t rich assholes fleecing (pun intended) their flock, and obviously fuck televangelists, but it’s not the norm for a pastor to be wealthy.
Edit: (Not disagreeing with the stuff about modern Christianity failing utterly to understand itself though.)
But if they open that book and actually read and understand it
Then they’d risk not believing anymore, and a lot of Christians are aware of this on some level so they choose ignorance.
Speaking as one, a lot of ex-Christian atheists started their journey by simply wanting to know more about their religion. Then somewhere along the way they realized it was getting harder to believe. But once you peel back that outer layer you can’t easily put it back.
As someone that was raised in the church, I totally understand. My parents really didn’t like my curiosity, which of course fostered further skepticism.
The problem it’s not what the bible says, the problem it’s what they think it says. Religion have interpreted it to make money and make people religious zombies.
These days they are being taught that “meek” is a synonym for “strength”. They’ve been twisted around so much they could read Jesus’s words and take the exact opposite meaning.
Jesus was an anti-war, anti-capitalist, inclusivity-preaching socialist who gave free healthcare to the sick and free food to the hungry. Maybe they should crack open that book they always talk about.
But if they open that book and actually read and understand it, how will all the churches that warp that message make money and further spread their hatred and discrimination? Won’t someone please think of these super important churches and their totally-not-coincidentally wealthy pastors? (/s in case it wasn’t obvious)
For the record, a remarkably small percentage of pastors are actually wealthy. Lots of churches have a pretty poor financial outlook these days, and many pastors struggle.
That’s not to say there aren’t rich assholes fleecing (pun intended) their flock, and obviously fuck televangelists, but it’s not the norm for a pastor to be wealthy.
Edit: (Not disagreeing with the stuff about modern Christianity failing utterly to understand itself though.)
Then they’d risk not believing anymore, and a lot of Christians are aware of this on some level so they choose ignorance.
Speaking as one, a lot of ex-Christian atheists started their journey by simply wanting to know more about their religion. Then somewhere along the way they realized it was getting harder to believe. But once you peel back that outer layer you can’t easily put it back.
As someone that was raised in the church, I totally understand. My parents really didn’t like my curiosity, which of course fostered further skepticism.
But keep in mind that the assumption of literacy is not necessarily accurate.
Yeah and then Paul came along and realized he could froth up a rabid following because the bible is inherently unverifiable.
The problem it’s not what the bible says, the problem it’s what they think it says. Religion have interpreted it to make money and make people religious zombies.
These days they are being taught that “meek” is a synonym for “strength”. They’ve been twisted around so much they could read Jesus’s words and take the exact opposite meaning.