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Originally Posted by Mutt
huh? what the does wanting to have a kid have to do with the Devil chasing you and Jesus?
religion is such a crutch - reading this nonsense about the Devil i find depressing - i understand her not feeling good about herself and pondering the meaning of her life etc - but when they start talking like children and the make believe world of relgious mythology - no different than talking to somebody with a mental illness.
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I'm with ya on that, Mutt. And as RawAlex said (hiya, dude!), it's preying upon the vulnerable. Personally I'm against anything that mind-fucks a person, and religion's at the top of the list. That it's a socially accepted, even rigorously supported mind-fucking makes it even more disdainful to me.
Finding Jesus is quite an effective conversation-stopper, at any rate... isn't it? How many people are willing to publicly dis God, or question someone's beliefs (regardless of how irrational they may be)?
On the plus-side for the newly converted, Christianity provides an instant social network of people more than willing to help out fellow believers in myriad ways. Anywhere a Christian sees a cross or a Jesus-fish, s/he can pretty much count on having a "prayer answered" (for work, assistance, housing, day care, professional networking opportunities, etc.).
Can't leave without recommending
TalkOrigins,
Rational Response Squad and
Free Thought Media for anyone who is interested in examining Christianity critically and logically.