Religion

[rickyb]

i feel like anyone who is religious who is not engaged in making the world a better place by political / economic means isnt being true to religion.

isnt the point of religion to make the world a better place? if one is serious about that goal, then i dont see any other more effective way than what i said above.

i wonder why most people are religious to begin with, including the majority of people who are likely doing it wrong

anyways, carry on with your complaining on the UPS forum and doing nothing.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

isnt the point of religion to make the world a better place?

No.
Hope this helps.

 

[rickyb]

No.
Hope this helps.

yea i cant remember what anyone i respect has said about religion aside from chris hedges

 

[rickyb]

one of the problems with religion is that it may not be specific enough.

you have to spell it out for people: get involved in a political / economic movement to make the world a better place

 

[rickyb]

No.
Hope this helps.

if thats true, then i cant see why religion is so popular.

 

[rickyb]

in the bill moyers interviews with joseph campbell (mentor to george lucas for star wars mythology) bill asks something like where is bliss or where is heaven? joe basically replies its in this life now.

so when i think of religion it makes far more sense and its probably far more constructive to look at terms like heaven as metaphorical. so to me, heaven would be maximum justice / freedom / and happiness for the most amount of people possible now and in the future on earth.

so the way to bring about heaven on earth is political / economic struggle.

 

[Brownslave688]

i feel like anyone who is religious who is not engaged in making the world a better place by political / economic means isnt being true to religion.

isnt the point of religion to make the world a better place? if one is serious about that goal, then i dont see any other more effective way than what i said above.

i wonder why most people are religious to begin with, including the majority of people who are likely doing it wrong

anyways, carry on with your complaining on the UPS forum and doing nothing.

So you're not a Joel fan?

 

[rickyb]

So you're not a Joel fan?

i have no idea what your takling about unless your talking about joel osteen or whatever on sirius radio

 

[rickyb]

Of all the vile, fake, lying-ass, money-grubbing shyster scumbags on the face of this planet, there is perhaps none more loathsome than Osteen, a human haircut with plastic baseball-size teeth who has made a fortune selling the appalling only-in-America idea that terrestrial greed is actually a form of Christian devotion. "God wants us to prosper financially, to have plenty of money, to fulfill the destiny He has laid out for us," Osteen once wrote. This is the revolting, snake-oil-selling that John McCain actually chose to pimp as number one on his list of inspirational authors. So much for "go, sell everything you have and give to the poor," and all that other hippie crap from the New Testament. - matt taibbi

alot of joels twitter quotes are garbage. how are you gonna bring heaven on earth if you dont actually do anything?

 

[Babagounj]

Why is it that you don't hear if any Mosques opened their doors to flood refugees ?

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

Why is it that you don't hear if any Mosques opened their doors to flood refugees ?

why is it that joel olsteen's church lied to everyone that their building was flooded, and when they got called out on twitter by people taking pictures of their mega tax scam building sitting pretty high and dry, they shifted their story and claimed they always planned on letting people in.

 

[Babagounj]

why is it that joel olsteen's church lied to everyone that their building was flooded, and when they got called out on twitter by people taking pictures of their mega tax scam building sitting pretty high and dry, they shifted their story and claimed they always planned on letting people in.

Takes time to clean up the place since their last sex orgy.

 

[DriveInDriveOut]

Takes time to clean up the place since their last sex orgy.

Between that, molesting children, and eating and drinking the flesh and blood of gods, and they even have time to lock their doors to flood victims in a time of crisis. Christians sure do use their time efficiently.

 

[Catatonic]

Why is it that you don't hear if any Mosques opened their doors to flood refugees ?

They did ... that's where all the Mooselamb terrorist are!!!

 

[moreluck]

"isnt the point of religion to make the world a better place?" (Ricky)

L. Ron thought so!!

 

[Sportello]

Why is it that you don't hear if any Mosques opened their doors to flood refugees ?

Baba, you and monkey ass obviously didn't check.

mosques in houston shelter - Google Search

List Of Houston Area Shelters For Those Forced Out Of Homes | Houston Public Media

They were among the first to open up.

As @moreluck says, FU

 

[Catatonic]

Baba, you and monkey ass obviously didn't check.

mosques in houston shelter - Google Search

List Of Houston Area Shelters For Those Forced Out Of Homes | Houston Public Media

They were among the first to open up.

As @moreluck says, FU

I said they were open goofball.

 

[Sportello]

I said they were open goofball.

You rated the other racist's post a winner, goofball, then tried to make a joke that wasn't funny.

 

[Sportello]

BTW, a racist is someone who believes one race is superior to an other.

 

[Catatonic]

You rated the other racist's post a winner, goofball, then tried to make a joke that wasn't funny.

Baba's post was a winner because it was an inflammatory trolling cast and it caught at least one fish.
My joke was witty and funny!