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BlueKota

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7. Organized Religion has squandered people's

Thu Nov 13, 2025, 03:37 PM

Nov 13

trust in them long ago. Members of the Catholic Church clergy and the clergy of many other faiths have had too many scandals that show their blatant hypocrisy. While they were preaching that their parishioners, and everyone else were "sinners, they were doing far worse things, than most of us would even consider doing.

I am not hiding I still believe in God, Jesus and the saints, but I will not deny or defend the bad things people do in the name of religion. I also firmly believe religion should not be part of the government, and up to each individual to choose whether they wish to participate in one, and which one. No one should be allowed to try and force their religious beliefs onto someone else.

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U.S. Faith Levels Plummet to Lowest on Record [View all] applegrove Nov 13 OP

Religion BOSSHOG Nov 13 #1

Yet the Reich wing Christian nationalists are at the peak of their power. OrlandoDem2 Nov 13 #2

That's because they lie about everything and everybody -misanthroptimist Nov 13 #10

Would like to see it approach zero NoRethugFriends Nov 13 #3

Some people walk the walk and I would hate to lose them. applegrove Nov 13 #6

If they are good people, they would still do good things without the invisible sky daddy NoRethugFriends Nov 13 #13

Some people are built to believe in a higher power. It is a uniquely human ability. applegrove Nov 13 #15

I don't think it does good. There are good people whoi are religious (e.g. Jimmy Carter), but... NoRethugFriends Nov 13 #18

I totally disagree. Carter would have been good no matter applegrove Nov 13 #20

Great news heading into the season of maximum hypocrisy rurallib Nov 13 #4

Because too many religious leaders are fake charlatans. Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin Nov 13 #5

Too few religious leaders bother to speak out Johonny Nov 13 #8

Organized Religion has squandered people's BlueKota Nov 13 #7

Thank god! -misanthroptimist Nov 13 #9

Beat me to it 🤣 IrishAfricanAmerican Nov 13 #17

I'm old but still pretty quick -misanthroptimist Nov 14 #21

I believe in something purr-rat beauty Nov 13 #11

IMHO importance of religion has been much lower these 50 years lindysalsagal Nov 13 #12

America is finally growing up. DavidDvorkin Nov 13 #14

Faith Christianity Deep State Witch Nov 13 #16

Hmmm...declining since around the time Trump descended the escalator! RedWhiteBlueIsRacist Nov 13 #19