A system whereby people look to supernatural forces or entities for guidance, protection, power, knowledge, etc.
Ideally, religion should be about soul-searching, personal betterment, open inquiry, honesty, community, compassion, and striving towards a higher plane of existence. Regrettably, throughout history religions have been created/perverted by the societal elite to maintain their power and oppress others. Unfortunately, it is because of such sins of the past (and present; see televangelist, religious right, gaybashing) that have contributed to a global increase of people unwilling to accept any kind of religion.
Ideally, religion should be about soul-searching, personal betterment, open inquiry, honesty, community, compassion, and striving towards a higher plane of existence. Regrettably, throughout history religions have been created/perverted by the societal elite to maintain their power and oppress others. Unfortunately, it is because of such sins of the past (and present; see televangelist, religious right, gaybashing) that have contributed to a global increase of people unwilling to accept any kind of religion.
Christianity, Judaism, Islam, Buddhism, Hinduism, Shintoism, tribal shamanism, Zoroastrianism, Vodun (Voodoo), Mormonism, etc.
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Get the religion mug.An organized set of spiritual beliefs for the purpose of gaining knowledge about the ultimate nature of reality. It serves as a constant source of purpose and comfort for countless millions of people. It is often incorrectly blamed for every evil in human history. Religion is not, and never was the source of these evils. It is our own corrupt and violent nature as human beings that cause evil. This coupled with strong socio-economic forces have made history quite violent, however it has all been in spite of religion not because of it.
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The biggest lie in human history. It has been responsible for more deaths throughout human history than all other unnatural causes combined. For a thousand years the Church was a tyrannical dictatorship that used religion to control the uneducated masses. Free your minds and come into the 21st century
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Don’t let those assholes discourage you from believing in god since most religious people are good people.
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Gay couple: Why did you vandalize our house?
Bible thumper: GOD HATES FAGS!!! THE BIBLE SAYS ADAM AND EVE, NOT ADAM AND STEVE!!! YOU PEOPLE ARE AN INSULT TO MY RELIGION!!!
Gay couple: But we didn’t choose to be gay, it's not our fault.
Bible thumper: That’s not true, there are camps where you can pray the gay away. I’ve been there twice and I got cured.
Gay couple: Are you sure you’re cured?
Bible thumper: (covers ears) BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH JESUS LOVES ME BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH!!!
Bible thumper: GOD HATES FAGS!!! THE BIBLE SAYS ADAM AND EVE, NOT ADAM AND STEVE!!! YOU PEOPLE ARE AN INSULT TO MY RELIGION!!!
Gay couple: But we didn’t choose to be gay, it's not our fault.
Bible thumper: That’s not true, there are camps where you can pray the gay away. I’ve been there twice and I got cured.
Gay couple: Are you sure you’re cured?
Bible thumper: (covers ears) BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH JESUS LOVES ME BLAH BLAH BLAH BLAH!!!
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