Why do religious people think they "own" the religious section?!?
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There's no rule that says I can't hang out anywhere on Y!Answers and I happen to like the Religion category.  It's true that I don't pay rent here; then again, I don't pay any less rent than the believers who seem to think that I belong somewhere else.\n\nSomeone called them GodSnobs -- I like that.
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im right there with you I don't understand why they think they are better than everyone else and they think that anything other than christainity is horible and the only real religion is christainity thats so bad and they also say there not hypocrites and they really are uggg its really annoying!!! They also are against other religions and types of people including homesexuals and like they say in the bible you should love your neighbor and how not liking homosexuals loving your neighbor!!! thank you for finally saying something other than god is so great!!!
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nothing is wrong with it, people jus see their religion as precious and therefore unquestionable.\n\nplus religion gives people warm fuzzy feelings, anyone who would want to come and maybe take away the thing that givesd them those feelings... well theyre gonna be defensive.
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Because they know that involving yourself in religion, it means you have to live a moral life. And most people are inmoral these days. Don't worry about them. They lose and we win, whether God exists or not.\n\nIf anyone is reading this post, Jesus has been historically proven by scientists and he indeed existed. There are documents to prove and still people don't want to believe. I'm sure if religion was about sleeping with other people, they'd so love it. Well more heaven for us! This is like back in the day when Jesus existed and even though they could see it for themselves(lucky them) they still didn't believe. So imagine even if Jesus came right now, people won't believe either. I say let's leave them alone. When they die, they'll know.\n\nHave you read about the Shroud of Tourin? So far they haven't been able to prove it is fake. And it will never happen, because God doesn't want us to see it to believe it. I don't think it'd be fair. Notice how religious people have more luck than non-religious?
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The more eccentric a religion is the more they need to "push" it onto others.  If you feel that you are constantly being "convinced" about religion, maybe it is time to revisit your faith.
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Ah, someome with a brain oin his head around here(rare).\n\nYes,people use religion to have it both ways:A promise of eternity AND buffet style,my sins dont count but yours are grounds for bashing you-styled,ahem,"Morality'>\n\nYes,people want to have their cake and eat it to.\n\nShows you how silly the whole thing is.
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They got back what they said was stolen from them!Back around 1947 me thinks! Good Luck! Its only these superstitious groups of simpletons who think this way,The united States would control all of Europe and all the islands in the pacific,Philippines,Japan,the list can go on and on.You people need to work this out without this superstition or the US should take all your land and end this stupidity.I am beginning to think,after reading this bullshi* that all religion is evil because you all think the other is bad wrong and evil.LOOK IN THE MIRROR! Nobody owns anything this place is Gods!
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It dosen't matter so much WHAT they're thinking about it, as much as it matters that they ARE thinking about it.  Organized religion has always been & still is very corrupt.  They make up their own doctrines, misinterpret the Bible, or re-write it altoghether.  Because of a number of factors, I believe we need to interpret the Bible subjectively & remember the context (or discount it altogether).  It is a fact that The Bible reflects the political, societal & cultural ideals of that time. Not only that, but it was put together by Church officials who used their own beliefs & desires for total control to decide what got in & what got thrown out.  At least these issues have been brought to the forefront.  Question everything!!!
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because religions are a form of social control..keeping the great masses where they're 'supposed' to be
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It's always been this way since the dawn of creation. People become emotional over religion. It's one of those hot button topics that will always be. Rather than fighting over religion, I wish everyone would be happy everyone has their own beliefs and respects that.
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I believe it comes from a lack of understanding others.  People tend to hate that which they cannot understand.  Combine that with spiritual insecurity and it leads them to try to convince others that their path is the only righteous way towards God.  People speaking of religious tolerance have it all wrong.  To say that you tolerate someone else's religion means that you have pasted judgment on them.  This is something only God can do.  In the end, each person would be a better off if they lead by example and found the place that best allows them to worship and work on their relationship with God.
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They're not - they just want to keep it out of politics.  AS IT SHOULD BE.  It's called separation of church and state, something a lot of conservatives need to look into these days.  Religion is an exclusionary business, and if you include it politics, you alienate a large number of people.
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Just like the first answer said. "They are offended by people shoving religion down their throat."\nNow that's funny. If you don't want to hear about religion, why are you in the R&S category?
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They hang out in the "Religion & Spirituality" section just in case there is a GOD.  Then they can get a clue how to be blessed.  Why else would someone spend so much time, energy and profanity in our section, when they could get acceptance in the "Mythology" section or in the "Science" section?  "Me thinketh that they protesteth too much."
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I beleive people are trying to find some sort of excuse for everything they do in life, and it is always easy to find some excuse or to blame somebody else. For me, it is really annoying when people put religion in everything they do, regardless of the religion.
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They are trying to convince themselves that they really don't believe. I don't think it's a cult, but rather a weird way to attract attention. Most other religious people do not run around telling all that they meet, what their beliefs are. I say each to his own! Try having an "athiest" tell you why they believe the way they do.....The answer is usually very long and drawn out.
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In the open section? Oh, no. None of that. In the Religion and Spirituality section? Sure, that's perfectly fine. So many people define themselves by their belief, that any answer they give is going to be tinged with it. As long as it's in the proper place, I see no problems with it.