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Religion

MineralMan

(146,286 posts)

7. Being Religious does not mean you are not a bad person with evil intent.

Reply to pbmus (Original post)

Thu Feb 15, 2018, 12:33 PM

Feb 2018

Not in any way. If someone tells me they are religious believers, I take them at their word. And then, I observe their behavior, because actual behavior is the only way to judge what kind of person someone is.

Plenty of religious people have done plenty of really, really bad things.

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When people use overt signs to signal they are religious.... [View all] pbmus Feb 2018 OP

Whenever I'm dealing with a company that uses a Jesus fish in their ads TlalocW Feb 2018 #1

I've been in the Church all of my life. TomSlick Feb 2018 #2

That gold-plated anal sphincter who sells My Pillows wears a large cross on a neck chain Atticus Feb 2018 #3

I am glad you mentioned him in particular. BigmanPigman Feb 2018 #4

So, what are they then? Act_of_Reparation Feb 2018 #5

What Act_of_Reparation said. trotsky Feb 2018 #6

Being Religious does not mean you are not a bad person with evil intent. MineralMan Feb 2018 #7

This OP is gross. And it's a fallacy. But mostly just gross. Cuthbert Allgood Feb 2018 #8

Perhaps they were referring to hypocrisy. eom guillaumeb Feb 2018 #11

Do you have any idea how bigoted and hateful this OP is Mariana Feb 2018 #9

Book of Matthew....chapters 6, 23. pbmus Feb 2018 #12

One possibility. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #10