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Research finds that porn-related problems are predominantly caused by religious conflict. Clinically, this means people need help, but not necessarily with the porn.
The Harshest Review I’ve Ever Seen on a Book That Challenges Religion
I recently came across a brutal review from a devoted Christian on goodreads of a novel called Insane Entities, he called it blasphemous and asked for it to be removed. The novel takes religious concepts and twists them into something… unsettling. It got me thinking—why do people react so strongly when a book dares to reinterpret sacred ideas?
One scene in the book hit me particularly hard: a character with three eyes, one weeping while the other two smile as he knots a corpse like a bag. It’s gruesome, sure, but the hidden symbolism makes it even darker—it reflects the Christian Trinity, with Jesus suffering while the Father and Holy Spirit remain distant. It’s a powerful and eerie take on an old concept.
It seems like books that tackle religious themes in unconventional ways always get the harshest criticism. Do you think that’s because people fear reinterpretation, or is it just resistance to any challenge of belief?
What's the appropriate explanation for the supernatural (holy spirit, miracles, etc.) if there's no god?
Maybe it's too much to say people who experienced this stuff are delusional? I know a lot of them personally and they live a normal life, but they keep saying testimonies about holy experience, that God talks to them etc.
Texas megachurch founder Robert Morris indicted on charges of lewd acts with a child
Morris resigned as senior pastor of Gateway Church in Southlake last year after admitting “inappropriate sexual behavior” in the 1980s.
Christian roulette
cross-posted from: https://gregtech.eu/post/8536321
Christians mistreat woman to the point where she wants to kill herself
It's the first time that a case has gone to court since a euthanasia law was introduced in Spain in 2021.
The 23-year-old woman called Noelia who wants to end her life is paraplegic due to injuries suffered when she tried to take her own life in 2022.
The woman was due to die in August, but the process was suspended at the last moment due to legal objections raised by her father, with the backing of the campaign group Christian Lawyers (Abogados Cristianos).
She claimed to have been "coerced" by religious groups and said people had filled a room in the care centre where she was currently living with "small pictures, crosses and religious symbols".
The invisible ghost in the sky truly works in mysterious ways.
Poor epistemology. A common problem.
Most modern, right-thinking, science-believers don't actually do science and wouldn't recognize the scientific method if it bit them on the butt.
Most religious people never meditated, never had a vision, wouldn't recognize elevated consciousness if it bit them on the butt.
Most of us just swallow the official narrative of our tribe and trust what the authorities say.
Which is of course a terrible way to acquire quality knowledge.
How do you deal with living in a religious world?
I've been an atheist for 20+ years now (ex-catholic). Early in my atheism, followed the typical new-atheism route; reading Dawkins, watching tons of debates and interviews, participating in forums, joining atheist and rationalist groups. I went through an angry atheist phase, and then into a compassionate rationalist phase, seeking to understand religions and religious people, and to guide those who might be on the fence.
For many years I was optimistic about the future, thinking that rationality would spread and accelerate around the world. That newer generations would discard their religion and adopt progressive attitudes. More recently, and obviously due to current world events, I've lost hope in a brighter future. I suppose I set myself up for disappointment. I think you could make an argument that in the very long run (centuries), people are getting more educated, rational, and secular, but it seems clear that is not a guarantee in the short term. Looking at the rise of Christian
President Donald Trump revealed on Thursday at the National Prayer Breakfast an executive order instructing Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek out and prosecute "anti-Christian bias.""To confront such weaponization and religious persecution, today I'm signing an executive order to make our Attorney ...
President Donald Trump revealed on Thursday at the National Prayer Breakfast an executive order instructing Attorney General Pam Bondi to seek out and prosecute "anti-Christian bias."
"To confront such weaponization and religious persecution, today I'm signing an executive order to make our Attorney General, who's a great person — she's going to be a great Attorney General — Pam Bondi the head of a task force, brand new, to eradicate anti-Christian bias," Trump said. "About time, right? Anti-Christian bias. Yeah, never heard of that one before, right?"
"So many times you hear, but you don't hear the anti-Christian bias," he continued. "The mission of this task force will be to immediately halt all forms of anti-Christian targeting and discrimination within the federal government, including at the DOJ, which was absolutely terrible."
Trump suggested the FBI and IRS were "terrible" for targeting Christians.
"In addition, the task force will work to fully prosecute anti-Christian viol
The Sun, Resurrection, and Religion: A Shared Story Across Cultures
Have you ever wondered why so many religions share themes of death, resurrection, and renewal? One fascinating connection lies in the Sun and its behavior during the winter solstice.
Around December 21, the Sun reaches its lowest point in the sky (in the Northern Hemisphere) and appears to "stand still" for three days. Then, on December 25, it begins to rise higher again, marking its "rebirth." Ancient cultures noticed this phenomenon and interpreted it as the death and resurrection of the Sun—a powerful symbol of hope and renewal.
This solar cycle influenced many religious traditions. For example:
An Australian judge issued a bombshell verdict against the adult members of a cult-like Christian group
For six agonizing days, members of the group chose “faith-healing” over proven medicine, believing that’s what God truly wanted, and the little girl eventually paid the price for their religious negligence.
Horrific.
All of them, including Elizabeth’s parents, were the adult members of a religious group known as The Saints—a tight-knit group that only has 23 members in total, spread over three families.
How fucking arrogant do you have to be to call yourself saints? This is why I used to answer the door to random religious preachers and say, "Go fuck yourself." You can't be more arrogant than knocking on my door and telling me that I don't know what's correct. And then I learned about these people. Wtf.
She said while it was a "good outcome", the "system failed to protect Elizabeth in the first place".
"We are only here today because more wasn't done sooner to protect her or remove her from an incredibly unsafe situation in her own home," Jayde said.
Yeah, that's pre
We can expect Trump to continue to exploit religion and pander to his base of white evangelicals.
Kristi Noem, President Trump’s nominee to become the next secretary of Homeland Security, has some of the most extremist religious views of any of his appointments.
Sen. Dana Prieto wants to amend the state constitution years after voters rejected a similar proposal
