Why are people following precedence instead of principle and humanism instead of Christianity?
545564
People follow precendence instead of principal because it helps them absolve themselves of any moral guilt they may feel if they followed principal, same with humanism. Religions help tell people what to do and how to think, they take the responsiblity out of ones actions.
836238
The problem today is many people interpret the first ammendment to say there is a seperation of church and state.\nHowever you cannot read that in the 1st ammendment.\nThat came from a letter by Thomas Jefferson to the Danbury Baptists basically stating that we are not a theocracy, but a secular government based on laws of men and not laws of God.\nAll that may be true, but our laws were patterned from the Bible whether people like that or not.\nAren't there laws against stealing, murder, rape and the like.
1172574
First, I need to let you know I am not a Christian. Next, you need to do some research before you just start digging at people. Humans are the ones that make Christians jump aroud and play Simon Says, NOT God. Man has been twisting this "religion" since they figured out it could control people. There is no need to tear people up for their beliefs. Some people need it in there lives. Most belief systems teach Love and tolerance. The fact that people do not practice this is the real problem with the world today. Focus your anger and frustration on the real issues.
1059230
atheist speaking-christianity is not detrimental to humans-a lot of good comes with it and as a rule it works to better mankind-always should look for a better system but you cant make people disbelieve-keep the peace old hippie
267935
Two reasons:\n1] They're people.  As a general rule we're [people] all full of crap.\n2] I suspect you're actually referring to the "religious right" type of Christian.  Dogmatists, Christian or otherwise, are full of crap by necessity.  Were they not, there would be room in their brains for contemplation and internal debate.  But dogmatic people aren't able to do this.  God bless 'em.
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I agree with you on that point.  Many today feel that it’s up to us humans to decide for ourselves what is best.  Some may feel that the Bible’s teachings are no longer valid in our modern world; that it’s okay to change or ignore certain laws and principles because they restrict the lifestyle they chose to lead.  But do humans have the right, the ability, or the wisdom to guide ourselves?  The Bible tells us that man was created with a need to be guided by his creator.  “I well know, O Jehovah, that to earthling man his way does not belong. It does not belong to man who is walking even to direct his step.”—Jer. 10:23.\n \nThe Bible reveals that our heavenly Father provides fundamental directives that cover a variety of situations and aspects of life.  He does this with our eternal benefit in view.  Jehovah’s personality and cardinal qualities—love, wisdom, justice, and power—have not changed. He told the people of Israel: “I am Jehovah; I have not changed.” (Malachi 3:6) This was some 3,500 years after God’s creation of mankind. True to that divine statement, a close examination of the Bible as a whole reveals a God who is unchanging in his standards and qualities. There has been no mellowing of Jehovah God’s personality during the centuries, since no such mellowing was needed.\n\nWe should follow the wise counsel found in the Bible because its standards and principles remain valid for any society at any time in history. They help us understand how important it is to be fashioned by God’s standards and not by popular ideas of the modern world.—Isaiah 48:17; Romans 12:2; Ephesians 4:22-24.
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Basic Humanist principles, which pre-date religion. Half the Ten Commandments are basic common sense - not killing each other, not stealing - they are the rules that a society will self-determine.\nPersonally I believe that there is just *morality* and that pre-fix is redundant. For the most part, people are moral, with or without God.
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For many of us, tradition, morality, religion and superstition and sometimes even patriotism is all a jumble.  Everything is all tangled up together in an old  incomprehensible dusty mess of stuff we were told to do.  That's my impression of religion-- a human construct for socio-cultural purposes.\n\nSpiritual geniuses like Buddha, Mohammed and Jesus all came across the same immutable truths that we need to follow.  These truths sound simple at first-- don't kill each other, you're all interconnected, think about what your're doing, etc.\n\nOver they centuries the efforts at explaining and simplifying this have done quite the opposite, sadly, and have even been used as platforms for political agenda, prejudice and hatred.\n\nI like to tell people that I belong to the Church of the Good Person (just made that name up), which stresses not whom you believe in, but how kindly and fairly you treat each other.
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Because it's the best they've got?  I don't believe any religion, including Christianity, is inheriently dogmatic, misleading, or manipulative.  I do believe that some of the people who have had power and influence in the church over the years have made it so.  It's a drawback of the hierarchical setup.  I think there are many aspects of Christianity which are very valuable, and from which all people could learn - such as forgiveness or being of service to fellow human beings, (believe it or not) of being accomadating and non-judgemental.
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There are many Christian denominations that pick up where the Pharisee's of Jesus day left off...not just the Catholics.  According to Paul's letter to the Galatians, legalism was already a problematic issue in his day.  Christianity is about faith in the Jesus Christ...a trust in His sacrificial atonement.  Unfortunately, many see Christianity as just another religion -- a set of "do this" and "don't do that" requirements for life.  While the Catholic Church has many things in its past that fostered/promoted legalism, there are many other Protestant Churches that get caught up in it too...
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Church fathers changed the Scriptural mandate for traditions of men. Nowadays folks blindly follow instead of obeying the Bible.
1139303
Good point. I suspect its because we concentrate on the humanistic level of relationships rather than leave things in the hands of God. Also we don't have busybody church brothers and sisters looking into our lives.
964073
I came to this conclusion about politics and religious types a few years ago and I will share this with you now ok...\n  Religious people feel the need to believe there is a greater force out there so that they think their lives have meaning. They have a Bible, they follow the Bible, they think that if they do not do exactly as the Bible says they will not go to heaven. Part of the Bible is to spread the word of God to as many people as possible. Part of the Bible is also that mankind has freewill to make their own choices and do as it pleases. \n\n      So the problem I have with religious zealots is that they remember the first and forget the second. \nWhy would someone want to join a religion where you come across sounding like a half baked loon to anyone you talk to about God?\n Wouldnt it be better to be loving and accepting of everyone and happy with yourself to the point where people ask you wow why are you so happy what are you doing right with your life? Rather than trying to cram it down our throats and legislate morality.\n Teach through example, be a good kind tolerant person who respects peoples wishes.  Uh there is more to is, but yeah Jesus would most definately be a liberal.
213913
Good question. Priorities are messed up with the people of this earth.
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Cause humans are mostly insecure and conformistic.\nThey thus need an easy way out of their dilemmas as well as the relief of afterlife and the feeling of low responsibility adhered by religions(even if their dogma claims otherwise).\nMoreover there is a natural tendency in humans to belong in groups. A strongly structured group requires an opposing group. Religious groups provide both these features in abundance.
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Well you sort of answered your own question because we cant agree on anything especially God. Which God do you prefer we keep? generic? Thats the one the forefathers kept.Whats Important to one is B.S. to another. As a Christian  I realize no government of man can ever be perfect We are imperfect and eventually it corrupts.We can only work to make it as good as it can be and I agree its a mess.
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religious ppl of all natures can be like that. but lately its christians that seem to be the biggest pains. because they so firmly feel they're right, and everyone else is wrong. to them, its as if you're arguing that 1+1 is 3. they view religion as though its not a personal choice, theres only 1 answer, and if you dont agree, you're wrong. which is interesting because Jesus Christ was a JEW. how do we know he meant to change people from judaism to another religion? maybe he just wanted them to be better jews and we took it the wrong way.