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QuintonMcLeod on 08 September 2014
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Blouge said:
QuintonMcLeod said:
Blouge said:

(deleting) Sorry I deleted a comment that wasn't helpful


I remember what you said, and I'll reply anyway.

I'd first research the religion before I judge it. Concluding that religions create certain types of people without first understanding the religion(s) in question speaks ignornace. There's no religion that promotes terrorism, racism or any other form of hate and violence. People who practice these harmful things use religion as a catalyst to justify the things they do or want done.

There are many atheists who believe that religion gives way to more violence and hate, but in reality, it's the people who use religion as tools for more violence and more hate.

If you use the bible to justify disliking homosexuality, then you have to explain a whole bunch of other things (e.g. why you still eat shellfish, etc.)

If you don't use the bible to justify disliking homosexuality, then you are bereft of a justification.

I don't envy the morass of contradictory ideas that must be floating in your head, causing cognitive dissonance. What a nightmare that must be!

I personally won't ever engage in homosexuality because I don't believe in doing that, but I do find lesbians to be hot! Those are just my preferences. I'm sure there are people who loathe it. However, that doesn't give them the right to hate the person practicing it. Many atheists don't quite understand this concept. 

Sure, the bible condemns homosexuality, but it doesn't give people the right to judge others because of it. As a matter of fact, that is what Christianity teaches. 

Dunno what you mean by contradictory ideas. I'm assuming you are going by a limited set of knowledge you have on how many of the religions of the world work. Before you draw conclusions, just do research on the principals of religions. Each religion is different, but none of them teach hate or violence.