• Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world
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    10 months ago

    So when corrupt preachers rake in tens to hundreds of millions it’s tax-exempt because it’s not a business, but when a pastor actually cares for the needy like their book says to, that’s a crime because it IS a business?

    Fuck that worst of both worlds nonsense! 🤬

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      10 months ago

      I work in a religious nonprofit that hosts a bunch of community service orgs including two churches, a teen volunteerism org, a food ministry that distributed 10 mil pounds of food thru the pandemic, a music nonprofit, an acting/drama nonprofit and more. We’ve been getting our ass ridden so hard by local zoning and fire stuff. About to drop $20k plus on a compliant oven hood for a simple oven like you have in you kitchen. I took a cut in pay last year because of this bullshit.

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        10 months ago

        As a REAL atheist, I’d like to take the opportunity to tell you to sit down and shut up. You’re embarrassing us.

        To everyone else: I offer an apology. Real atheism isn’t about angsty childish complaints and smug insults. Nor is it about becoming the very thing you claim to hate- a judgmental arrogant asshole.

        Actual atheism is simply the decision to not believe in any deities. Live and let live.

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          10 months ago

          Honestly the r/atheism type angry mocking atheists sure seem to have an axe to grind with someone they say doesn’t exist.

          Like, most people aren’t going into religion with ill intentions, and god doesn’t exist, who you mad at bro?

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            10 months ago

            Not mad at anyone. Just thought I’d offer up an explanation to those that think all atheists are angsty teenagers that do nothing outside of spewing contempt and insults at people. You see, I don’t like it when people go out of their way to make my personal beliefs and choices look bad.

            I think everyone should be doing this instead of remaining silent and allowing the minority of a thing to dictate its public perception.

            Like how I believe that the majority of Christians are good people. They just don’t stand up against the ones that aren’t.

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                10 months ago

                Fair enough. My apologies, I misunderstood.

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            10 months ago

            You poor angry little child. There are plenty true atheists. You’re just not among them.

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            10 months ago

            You got confused. You’re an anti-theist as in against theism. Atheism simply means without theism. Anyways happy I could clear that up for you. Try to be nicer in the future.

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        10 months ago

        I love it when people pretend to know what “the book” says better than Christians (or anyone else for that matter).

        There’s no pretending. Most christians have never actually read it, and a lot of atheists are atheists exactly because they have.

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        10 months ago

        The book is a bunch of non-sensical, contradictory fairy tales written and rewritten by a million dudes, a thousand times over, to manipulate others.

        True, but one of the few things it isn’t unclear or downright self-contradictory about is that the main dude said to help the poor and otherwise marginalised people.

        I love it when people pretend to know what “the book” says better than Christians

        As an atheist who’s actually read the damn thing rather than just gotten the perspectives of conservative preachers and politicians, I’m not pretending. I do in fact know better than some so-called Christians what their stupid book says.

        I also follow the more empathetic parts of it better than anyone on the “Christian Right”