Comments on: We’re Not Haters. Really.

By: erin

erin — Tue, 03 Feb 2009 00:28:39 +0000

i feel like i just walked in on the best conversation ever. it’s just so comforting to be among others who think for themselves.
i’ll be friends with you and the others on here:) i’m new to this blog, but won’t be a stranger.

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By: The Caffeinatrix

The Caffeinatrix — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:37:06 +0000

Nobody is more surprised than me how many like-minded people there are out there. I’m used to being “the heathen” everywhere I go!

By: Amanda

Amanda — Thu, 22 Jan 2009 14:33:31 +0000

Personally, I want NO part in organized religion so I agree with you. I also do not believe in the Bible. I do believe in intelligent design however. I’m so glad I came across this post and see that there are others that feel the way we do.

By: Robyn

Robyn — Tue, 20 Jan 2009 15:15:03 +0000

Late to this party, new to your blog, and all the commenters have pretty much said, “I agree!” in all the clever ways, leaving none for me. Boo.

So, yeah. I agree.

By: Musing

Musing — Tue, 13 Jan 2009 22:24:06 +0000

I was born Southern Baptist, raised with a touch of Pentecostalism, spent a decade or so as a Reformed Christian then in my late thirties re-examined everything I ever believed and ended up a spiritual agnostic.

All that to say that, yep, I agree with you. :)

By: Christina

Christina — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 16:27:37 +0000

When I was a child, I asked my mom why she didn’t go to church. She told me, “Well, if there is a god, then I think I have a better chance of finding him or her on a walk in the woods than I am in a stuffy brick box of a church. If you created all that beauty, wouldn’t you want to be out enjoying it?”

I tend to agree with her.

By: Hannah

Hannah — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:53:52 +0000

..AND often times ridiculous! Sorry type-o.! :P

By: Hannah

Hannah — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 14:52:34 +0000

Hi,
I agree completely! Organized religion is overrated in often times ridiculous! :)

By: kittenpie

kittenpie — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 10:37:29 +0000

there is most certainly lots of room for and history of abusing the power of the bible for one’s own purposes in any setting, as it can be interpreted to support pretty much any viewpoint you hold. But then, it can also be interpreted to be very accepting and liberal, too.

Personally, I was raised without religion, so I see the bible as a document written down by men, and it is well-known that it has been tweaked, translated badly, and handed down over the past milennia, so the fact that anyone can see it as being literally the word of God in the state we read it amazes me. Instead, I see it as something people can use to guide and inform them if they so choose.

I do think religion has done good things, as well, so I have some respect for it in that way, and it takes some dedication to get up and go to church every Sunday morning instead of sleeping in or making pancakes, so I have respect for that as well, if it is what people want to do, especially in these increasingly secular times when it is less popular and people tend to look at church-goers like they are some crazy bible thumpers.

But in the end, yes, I have issues with many organized religious groups except the most liberal (ie. I haven’t heard anythng bad about United, but then I haven’t looked), which many people see as so watered down as to be barely religious.

By: The Caffeinatrix

The Caffeinatrix — Mon, 12 Jan 2009 06:52:16 +0000

That is exactly how I feel.