Now we can debate that but I already admit its just my opinion, people getting upset over facts seems like overreacting or they are too sensitive to me. If you dont think so thats fine by me.
I think you are correct. The word "cult" brings to mind visions of Jones Town. Manson and the Phelps family. The word "cult" has allot of negativity attached to it when it is actually not a negative word. It simply means devoted to something. This can be good or bad depending on what is going on.
All religions are cults and anyone who follows one is an idiot. Karl marx (don't **** your pants everyone) once said religion is the opiate of the masses. He was right.
I guess you don't like people having hope for the future?
My opinion, Gosh darn it GreenvilleGrows said it. Except way better than I could ever hope to.
I think you are correct. The word "cult" brings to mind visions of Jones Town. Manson and the Phelps family. The word "cult" has allot of negativity attached to it when it is actually not a negative word. It simply means devoted to something. This can be good or bad depending on what is going on.
A few questions here:Many of the the wars we have are caused by religion. Religion is the root of all evil in the world. Its also an excuse for intolerance. We have a church that says its okay to be a pedophile but not gay. Most happy countries tend to be atheist/agnostic.
1: formal religious veneration : worship
2: a system of religious beliefs and ritual; also: its body of adherents
3: a religion regarded as unorthodox or spurious; also: its body of adherents
4: a system for the cure of disease based on dogma set forth by its promulgator <health cults>
5 a: great devotion to a person, idea, object, movement, or work (as a film or book); especially: such devotion regarded as a literary or intellectual fad b: the object of such devotion c: a usually small group of people characterized by such devotion
Many of the the wars we have are caused by religion. Religion is the root of all evil in the world. Its also an excuse for intolerance. We have a church that says its okay to be a pedophile but not gay.
A few questions here:
1. To which "happy" countries are you referring?
2. How do you rate the "happiness level" of a country?
3. How do you determine that an entire nation is atheistic/agnostic?
4. Can you provide substantiation for your logically fallacious assertions?
James wrote that according to God "pure and undefiled religion is to visit orphans and widows in their distress and to keep oneself unstained by the world". Using that definition, the examples used above describe a defiled religion - a false religion - potentially a cult.
According to James, what will the Christian religion do when it is properly and fairly developed? "Pure religion" would mean being genuine and sincere - and, free from an improper or hypocritical mixture -- and undefiled before God (God's opinion, not ours). Note: James doesn't say there is nothing else essential to religion; but seems to be saying that true religion is demonstrated in life's actions and choices. It would show itself in serving others, in consistency, and in not giving in to the "worldly" (in this example, "worldly" would basically be defined by the New Testament - James' "religion").
If a religion uses a standard as their basis (the example being the Catholic church referenced above and the Bible), and then doesn't abide by their own standard (they say it's God given, but they don't follow it), haven't they proved themselves false? It amazes me how many "religions" do this. "We believe the Bible is the one and only perfect God's word", but "we don't follow it or really even know what it says". Christianity is certainly not the only religion to have been defiled similarly.
Religion has the ability to turn good men in to bad men. That's why atheism is the best. How many atheists have flied planes in to buildings?
Many of the the wars we have are caused by religion. Religion is the root of all evil in the world. Its also an excuse for intolerance. We have a church that says its okay to be a pedophile but not gay. Most happy countries tend to be atheist/agnostic.
Bad men have the ability to turn good religion into something bad. Weak men have the ability to turn bad religion into something horrible.Religion has the ability to turn good men in to bad men. That's why atheism is the best. How many atheists have flied planes in to buildings?
I think the use of the word cult means whatever the user intends if to mean. To use an anecdotal explanation, one of Richmond's oldest churches split over the sole issue of whether the use of musical instruments with the singing was permissible. I have heard those that stayed refer to those that left as a cult.
We have dictionary's for a reason. If someone does not know the actual meaning, it is on them.
The word cult simply means devotion to something, that's it.
True, but dictionaries do not determine definitions, rather definitions are determined by usage and documented by dictionaries. A dictionary from a hundred years ago has different definitions than those of today.
And yet "cult" still means what the dictionary says it means today. So I have to say no. If a user could take any word and make it mean what they want, it would be very hard to communicate...
The Post office is a cult.
Why do you say that?
Because cult means what I want it to mean.
Ummmmm?
It does not work that way,
Uhhh....uhhh....:doh
As an atheist, I'm ashamed that this kind of argument was made in defense of atheism
"Religion is the root of all evil in the world"
:doh
"Many of the wars we have are caused by religion"
:doh :doh :doh
So much fail here that I don't where to begin rebutting
Religion is evil and has been used as a excuse to commit all kinds of heinous acts. The nazis were christian and committed heinous acts in the name of Christianity.
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Most of our founding fathers were atheists and deists and realized the evils of religion so they decided to create a secular nation. Religion is a form of oppression. We have a church that says condoms make the HIV problem in africa worst. Religious fanatics here spend more money stopping gays from getting married instead of donating to charity or helping the poor. They also want to indoctrinate our children with false creationists theories. A society w/o religion like norway is a much happier one.
You don't have to rebut anything. A true atheist would agree with all i have to say.
Religion is evil and has been used as a excuse to commit all kinds of heinous acts. The nazis were christian and committed heinous acts in the name of Christianity.
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Most of our founding fathers were atheists and deists and realized the evils of religion so they decided to create a secular nation. Religion is a form of oppression. We have a church that says condoms make the HIV problem in africa worst. Religious fanatics here spend more money stopping gays from getting married instead of donating to charity or helping the poor. They also want to indoctrinate our children with false creationists theories. A society w/o religion like norway is a much happier one.
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