tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659832721092938091.post5947454595390251808..comments2023-03-28T07:38:54.991+01:00Comments on madhat's musings: Losing my religion because of politicsmadhathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08775956472143538953noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659832721092938091.post-16667064362024938612017-05-22T07:19:04.706+01:002017-05-22T07:19:04.706+01:00Some (Christian) friends have raised the question ...Some (Christian) friends have raised the question whether Christianity is a framework for moral teaching at all. It is not exactly consistent in its moral instructions.madhathttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08775956472143538953noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659832721092938091.post-71453139587904530372017-05-22T06:45:30.952+01:002017-05-22T06:45:30.952+01:00The bible contains a wide variety of (im)moral tea...The bible contains a wide variety of (im)moral teachings. This explains the wide variety of "christians" as everybody cherry picks their own values.<br /><br />Slave owners were just as "christian" as you, Anke.<br /><br />The wide variety of (im)moral teachings is a strong point for people who claim they get their morality from the bible. It's a weak point for people who see it for what it is: salesmanship.<br /><br />The bible caters to everybody. Elholandesdelacasahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15576523594361994688noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659832721092938091.post-71809692363962028592017-05-17T21:57:32.300+01:002017-05-17T21:57:32.300+01:00I absolutely share this sentiment - I feel so much...I absolutely share this sentiment - I feel so much more at ease with people who share my politics - religion never seems to matter in real life. No one really brings it up here in Canada and I've heard it's similar in UK. - Godless MomAnonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18163959778639504182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4659832721092938091.post-89751741965048277032017-05-17T19:27:28.008+01:002017-05-17T19:27:28.008+01:00Hi Anke it`s Jo (@SanFairyAnne) I`ve always believ...Hi Anke it`s Jo (@SanFairyAnne) I`ve always believed that people shape their religious views to suit their principles and not the other way round. I`ve met some lovely, kind Christians and some really hateful ones,the hateful ones usually have Conservative in their bio too.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06468402797696338735noreply@blogger.com