If the moderates were under the jurisdiction of the extremists, any vacillation or hesitation over whether their shared foundational texts should be taken literally would consign them to the same fate as pagans, atheists, and apostates. The foundational texts themselves are the source of the problem, and a mainly symbolic and sentimental attachment to them just postpones acknowledgement of their toxicity.
Ditto….My question to the progressive Christian is …Why bother with the religious belief stuff ?
You don’t need it to be a decent, moral, kind, caring, loving human being. And religious belief is divisive at its core….my god vs your god. Reality is not a choice and doesn’t require belief.
This is exactly what I was referring to in my comment on the previous article about “things atheists are tired of hearing.” The spiritual customer service agent hit metaphor was spot on!
this author hit the nail on the head here. i've been thinking this my whole life, but they were able to put it together in plain english. thank you gf miller
If the moderates were under the jurisdiction of the extremists, any vacillation or hesitation over whether their shared foundational texts should be taken literally would consign them to the same fate as pagans, atheists, and apostates. The foundational texts themselves are the source of the problem, and a mainly symbolic and sentimental attachment to them just postpones acknowledgement of their toxicity.
Religion is figuratively and literally the source of evil
Ditto….My question to the progressive Christian is …Why bother with the religious belief stuff ?
You don’t need it to be a decent, moral, kind, caring, loving human being. And religious belief is divisive at its core….my god vs your god. Reality is not a choice and doesn’t require belief.
This is exactly what I was referring to in my comment on the previous article about “things atheists are tired of hearing.” The spiritual customer service agent hit metaphor was spot on!
this author hit the nail on the head here. i've been thinking this my whole life, but they were able to put it together in plain english. thank you gf miller