American Republican Jesus

[Jumpin]

o_O.Q said:

Megiddo said:

But you haven't brought up a single minutia of substance that can be related to "religious nonsense". That seems to be where you are failing in this debate. Religious doesn't just mean "motivating people". If you want to just say nonsense, that's fine. There's plenty of nonsense on the internet. But the religious nonsense is pretty much squarely in the Republican/Conservative side of politics, even though Democrats/Liberals far more espouse the ideologies and practices that Christ preached.

what i consider religious is beliefs rooted in faith not evidence

You're wrong. Religion is the systems (including rituals, congregations, and scriptures) revolving around the belief and worship of a supernatural higher power, mainly God and gods. Examples of religions are Christianity, Judaism, Islam, and Hinduism.

In addition: Your "Belief rooted in faith" red herring doesn't actually describe feminism either. Feminism is the advocacy for political, social, economic, and legal rights for women. No worship of supernatural deities are involved; the concept is secular in nature.

"Belief rooted in faith" is so vague a statement that it can mean everything from sports fandom, to what will happen next in a film or book series, to what you think you'll want to eat later. To call these things religions shows you have an incredible misunderstanding of one of the most commonly understood concepts in all human history. Or that you are aware you've been caught lying, and you'd rather instead come off as exceptionally ignorant or profoundly delusional.

Last edited by Jumpin - on 21 November 2018