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A pastor told me today that he is sorry that I have not felt the love of god. Pastor, I am the one who is sorry.
I'm sorry you believe a god who does not seem interested in loving everyone.
I'm sorry you feel the need to apologize for this "all loving" creator.
I'm sorry your religion would have you believe people are incapable of loving each other without this watch-dog divinity.
I'm sorry your happiness in this life relies on hope of the next.
I'm sorry you can't see that we don't need a god to be good, or loved.
I'm sorry for all the wonder your faith would have you ignore in favor of fairy tales.
For all the confusion in doctrine.
For lies of zealouts.
For the guilt brought on by your own humanity.
For all the delusions your mind has been forced through fear to accept, you have my deepest sympathies.

Foxonaut 5 Dec 8
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The only part of the Royal Wedding (which, let's face it, was different) that I couldn't stand was all the religion. They did fly the Countess of Sussex's flag though (AKA the stars and stripes). Megan's mum was a bit tearful though donchathink?

Also I found out today that someone I thought was a friend has ripped me off £1900 over the last couple of weeks (I leave my door open, she knows where my wallet is and must have watched me putting my PIN number into an ATM). Still hard to believe it but there's no other possible explanation.

OK, she has a previous criminal conviction for fraud but it still hurts.

Blackbird came to see me in my garden and sat on the fence looking hopeful. I am an angler and we use maggots as bait. I feed them to the fish in my pond. Threw the blackbird a few. It hoovered them up and then sodded off without so much as a backwards glance.
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Sodding fucking sodding criminal woman brought me a black tomato plant. Probably deadly nightshade.

OK, I'm upset.

(Good post BTW)

she will be a Duchess of Sussex. Harry becomes Duke. Duke and Duchess of Sussex.

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You can't feel what is NOT there!!!!! True story: I was standing out in the entrance of a church during the church service. In walked a transvesite (we call them Mahu in Hawaii). I welcomed the person and encouraged them to go into the sanctuary and join the service. I noticed the reluctance in her body language and told her it was ok...please come in.

Unfortunately she took my advice and walked into the church sanctuary. Upon her entrance, the church folk turned around in their seats and gazed at this person as though she had walked out of a sewer. Facial expressions and all!! No love of god anywhere to be found. Embarrassed and hurt, she left the church and never came back.

The Bible encouraged.."Whosoever will let him/her come" Ironically that churches motto was..."YOU HAVE A RIGHT TO BE FREE"
The biggest line of B.S. I had ever heard!!!

One thing for certain though, I did have a right to be free from religious judgement, condemnation and B.S. I left the church!!

That book, which as a non christian I have read says let you who are without guilt throw the first stone. The Bible is full of yarns. They were handed down tribally around campfires generation to generation. There was no written language during the time "Christ" was supposedly on Earth. It was between the 5th/6th when the apostles were written down. Matthew, Mark, Luke, and John. The John that wrote Revelations fasted for 2 months on an island when he came up with that crock people try to find symbolism in. It does have some point historically, but by no means can be read literally as the UMMM Gospel. It is filled with stories to frighten some or teach something about how to live. It is by no means a book to base a belief in a GOD on. God is never seen in the Bible, but only speaks or is seen through others. It is just what it is, a book that uneducated people seen the earth go black, thought a GOD must have did it. Not the knowledge of an eclipse then. It has to be put into perspective. I am sure Noah and the ark is a cute story people told their children that put a pretty little bow on the existence of men, but that is it. There is still no reason to rain on another's parade, unless your lack of ability to believe makes you jealous. Me, I intend to die and become a particle in the universe.

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So sad their god allowed the Holocaust to happen.

Funny way to show love alright. James

"But we just HAVE to TRUST that God knows what he is doing and we don't understand". That's what I hear from Christians.

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Well said!

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Right on kido, if you allow me to be old fashion sounding, but you said it all and I agree with it !

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The Unitarian Universalist Congregation (UU) I belonged to in Columbia, SC had a pastor who went to seminary as a Baptist and preached as a Baptist and left that denomination because he could no longer preach what he did not believe. One of the members there was a retired Methodist preacher and one where I live now was an ordained minister. As most of you may know UUs have no doctrine leaving it to an individual to believe what they want including nothing at all. I personally am atheist as are most of our members and many others are agnostic. We have close to 600 members. So NO and hell NO. This country does not belong to the Christians; it belongs to all of us!!!!

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Three proofs that Jesus was Jewish

  1. He went into his father's business
  2. He lived at home until the age of 33
  3. He was sure his mother was a virgin, and his mother was sure he was God.

The One that says that Jesus was Irish has a different #1. The Irish version says the "He went out drinking with his friends the night before he died." Heard it long ago and it took a few hrs. to bring it back from my 65 yrs. old mind. Still works but a little shaky on the downloads.

@Nevermind345 Here's one version of that joke:

SIX PROOFS THAT JESUS WAS IRISH:

1.He never got married.

2.He never held a steady job.

3.He went out drinking with the lads the night before he
died.

4.His last request was a drink

5.He lived with his parents until he was 33.

6.He thought his mother was a virgin, and she, bless her,
thought he was God.

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After my sister died in 1965 we went to family counseling for a few weeks. One day we had the church priest come in and talk with us. I was 11 at the time and was present. As my parents talk the priest told them directly that the reason my sister died is that our family did not go to church enough. My mother cried. My sister had spent most of her short life 4 years in a children's hospital from kidney failure. My parents have to claim bankruosy after her death. For me I just saw it as the final betrayal.

Wow. The arrogance of that priest. Horrifying.

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Good for you...stay positive and loving. Sometimes I hate being so cynical and unforgiving...because I know if he had said that to me, I would have told him to go fuck himself.

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Can I get an Amen 😉

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Stalin (the so called atheist) was actually a Catholic. Hitler was convinced his soldiers had god behind them. Whichever team wins a football game either will say 'god' is on their side. Then there are people like preachers and scientologists.

I enjoy watching two dudes beat the absolute crap out of each other, and after the fight, guy comes to the mic in a bloody pulp, and thanks god for being able to help him win the fight.

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Typical religious passive aggressive nonsense. They are so afraid of being awoken from their delusion. And the more pious they claim to be the more vitriolic they are. Their love is conditional, as long as you are willing to go along with their version of truth they will tell you that you are loved. Question one word of their dogma and see the true nature of the beast. They pretend to know what they don't know.

I fully agree and that it also applies to devotees of political ideologies and dependent partners in marriages who internally 'know' about betrayals but out of insecurity and fear, pretend externally to be ignorant. Seems to be another of our human weaknesses. Truth and the resulting change and growth carry some pretty hefty and often humiliating price tags.

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Dear pastor, believe me, I have felt God's love. No, thank you! I'm so much better off without it.

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According to Christianity, the Holy Spirit is the one who leads you to God. So if you haven't felt the love of God, it stands to reason that God the Third (holy spook) wasn't sent to make you aware of it. It also stands that in that case, God the First (Pappy G) didn't send #3 (Holy Casper) so you can have a necrophilia relationship with God, Part Deux (Jesus), and is therefore sending you to hell b/c he wants you there.

Critical Thinking - just another of Satan's evil ploys to steal your soul!!!

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I would find it hard to worship a being who demands a higher morale standard then he holds to himself. Even if he did exist.

sounds like a real politician

@Xena unfortuntely they do exist.

Yeah, actually. It was really hard.

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If there is a God, a superior being, then for me, to personally accept them, they have to be totally uninvolved with humanity. More like the Eastern religions which are more spiritual interconnectedness. If there is an Abrahanic god, then I don't want anything to do with such an asshole. If he has the power, supposedly does, to cure sick kids, war and all else, then he should or he is simply a dick. Thus, I would hope if there is some greater force, it does not have the power to interfere. Maybe as the Buddhists believe the universe was formed (Big bang) and then developed its way and will one day end (The big crush) and then hit the repeat button.

The all powerful god cannot intervene as it would screw up his perfect plan. This is why prayer doesn't work.

I don't know, I have no proof, but I know I loved my mother when she was here. It's all about Mom's.....we are their lives. Most men don't want kids, they have kids to keep the woman happy. If you don' t give a woman a kid, they will dump you and find someone that will. Woman have to have their little babies. It's their destiny, part of feeling whole. And kids give us purpose. It's pretty amazing when you look at teh sky at night. It's all pretty magical. We are here to learn, we are here for a reason, not sure what the reason is at times.....but I do know life is more fun when you have a load of money and gorgeous woman hanging on your left arm.

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God loves everyone but he really loves stupid people there are so many of them.

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They don't realise that is actually a pretty mean thing to say.

And creepy...

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I'm sorry he believes in make believe and his whole life is guided by it.

dokala Level 7 July 20, 2018

That's good, hafta remember that one.

That's good, hafta remember that one.

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Very. Well. Put. Bravo!

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I love this, it is the perfect response!!

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Wonderful post, well written!

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Hashtagsorrynotsorry

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In my community everyone has their heads up their respective you know what. I avoid them like the plague.Ask me where I live and who is here in the community and I will tell you.

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Great comeback. Far more sophistcated than my "Oh do fuck off" 🙂

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