If it's true that Americans are losing faith, then things will only get worse, not better

[Disir]

The churches used to play an important role in relieving poverty, taking care of the sick, taking care of widows and orphans, but much of that work has been transferred to the government. I

The charities get their money from the government.

You know this.

 

[ding]

American life will become more coarse, more brutal, less forgiving, less merciful, and more hateful as people lose faith, if that is indeed, what is happening.

You think things are bad now, they will get worse in time.

The churches have been infiltrated and compromised, including my own Catholic Church, so it is hard to see the churches leading us out of this mess.

If the only thing keeping you from going on a murderous rampage is the belief that a Fairy in the Sky is going to punish you in the afterlife, then your morality is pretty shallow.

Here's the thing, I figured out that Catholicism and religion were all bullshit in my early 20's... and I'm about to hit 57.

I've never murdered anyone, even though thanks to the Army, I'm more than capable.

I don't steal, rob, rape, abuse, mistreat people or do anything like that. I do use bad language (oh my!). I point out when stupid people are being stupid.

The churches used to play an important role in relieving poverty, taking care of the sick, taking care of widows and orphans, but much of that work has been transferred to the government. I think the growth of big government has caused faith to seem less relevant to many people.

And this is a bad thing, why? Hey, here's the thing, the government doesn't deliver services, we can vote them the fuck out. We can't vote out God. He's too busy not existing.

Also, the relative prosperity most people in America enjoy has decreased the pressing need that people in desperate straits have for faith in God.

Again, you talk like this is a bad thing. Okay, we kind of get it, the Church is very good at keeping poor people in line by promising them all sorts of goodies in the afterlife so they tolerate the awful in the hear and now, keep quiet and don't try to change anything. This was probably the plan when Constantine decided "What national religion will keep these people in line now that gladiatorial games are boring?"

The thing is, we made thing better WITHOUT God, because God was perfectly fine with slavery and other bad stuff. And after we changed things, then the Churches that were mostly silent said, "Me, too! Me, Too!"

Kind of like we've all kind of collectively decided that Homophobia is bad. (I know, you haven't come around yet) and the Churches are all finally coming along.

Also, there are many distractions: movies, music, TV shows, the internet, crowding out such things as prayer and church attendance.

Yes, all these things are more interesting than watching some pedophile scream at you about God.

You don’t steal, rape or murder because you are too busy trying to subordinate religion and faith in God.

 

[JoeB131]

Like what killing new born babies like democrats?

fetuses aren't babies.

God will give is the power to strike down these left wing haters so they never get up again.
We must take Steps to prevent a rise of democrat ideology. With education .

Uh, guy, education would be the worst thing that would happen to your side.... When people understand science and economics, they really don't support your positions.

In fact, your movement is mostly based on using sexual, religious and racial fears to get poor dumb white people to vote against their own economic interests.

 

[ding]

The churches used to play an important role in relieving poverty, taking care of the sick, taking care of widows and orphans, but much of that work has been transferred to the government. I

The charities get their money from the government.

You know this.

That’s news to me.

 

[Disir]

I don't believe I've seen a more appropriate avatar for a poster than Jitss617's

We're all just glad he didn't go to prison this week for some six years.

 

[Disir]

The churches used to play an important role in relieving poverty, taking care of the sick, taking care of widows and orphans, but much of that work has been transferred to the government. I

The charities get their money from the government.

You know this.

That’s news to me.

Only since the late 80s in the form we know it.

 

[JoeB131]

You don’t steal, rape or murder because you are too busy trying to subordinate religion and faith in God.

Naw, man, I'm too busy working 80 hours a week because the idiots who the GOP put in charge of the economy but were "Right With Jesus" wrecked the middle class.

Mocking religion is at best a hobby.

 

[ding]

Like what killing new born babies like democrats?

fetuses aren't babies.

God will give is the power to strike down these left wing haters so they never get up again.
We must take Steps to prevent a rise of democrat ideology. With education .

Uh, guy, education would be the worst thing that would happen to your side.... When people understand science and economics, they really don't support your positions.

In fact, your movement is mostly based on using sexual, religious and racial fears to get poor dumb white people to vote against their own economic interests.

Fetuses are human beings in the early stage of the human life cycle which begins at conception and ends at death. At every point along the continuum he or she is fully human and possess the appropriate attributes for that point in time. This is no longer conjecture. This is scientific fact supported by empirical evidence.

The reality is you know it is wrong to abort a baby in the womb which is why you need to dehumanize it.

 

[ding]

You don’t steal, rape or murder because you are too busy trying to subordinate religion and faith in God.

Naw, man, I'm too busy working 80 hours a week because the idiots who the GOP put in charge of the economy but were "Right With Jesus" wrecked the middle class.

Mocking religion is at best a hobby.

Bullshit. It’s your agenda.

 

[ding]

The churches used to play an important role in relieving poverty, taking care of the sick, taking care of widows and orphans, but much of that work has been transferred to the government. I

The charities get their money from the government.

You know this.

That’s news to me.

Only since the late 80s in the form we know it.

Still not buying it.

 

[JoeB131]

Fetuses are human beings in the early stage of the human life cycle which begins at conception and ends at death. At every point along the continuum he or she is fully human and possess the appropriate attributes for that point in time. This is no longer conjecture. This is scientific fact supported by empirical evidence.

The reality is you know it is wrong to abort a baby in the womb which is why you need to dehumanize it.

Wonderful religious opinion you have, but fetuses aren't viable, so they aren't babies. We don't give funerals to zygotes that end up in Tampons, we don't treat miscarriages like murder investigations and we don't throw women in prison for having abortions.

What you want is a world where zygotes have more rights than the woman they are inside. That's just fucking crazy.

 

[ding]

Successful behaviors naturally lead to success and failed behaviors naturally lead to failure.

then i'd encourge you to start reading the opinions of the so called God fearing flock of fools here, who's behavior is all about their completely skewed reality of His will

~S~

Why? Everything works itself out.

I’m good with it all because it’s all good.

God loves the conflict and confusion process. He created it. That’s why we have diversity.

Eventually error fails.

 

[ding]

Fetuses are human beings in the early stage of the human life cycle which begins at conception and ends at death. At every point along the continuum he or she is fully human and possess the appropriate attributes for that point in time. This is no longer conjecture. This is scientific fact supported by empirical evidence.

The reality is you know it is wrong to abort a baby in the womb which is why you need to dehumanize it.

Wonderful religious opinion you have, but fetuses aren't viable, so they aren't babies. We don't give funerals to zygotes that end up in Tampons, we don't treat miscarriages like murder investigations and we don't throw women in prison for having abortions.

What you want is a world where zygotes have more rights than the woman they are inside. That's just fucking crazy.

Nothing religious about my “opinion.” It’s proven science, Joey.

 

[22lcidw]

Like what killing new born babies like democrats?

fetuses aren't babies.

God will give is the power to strike down these left wing haters so they never get up again.
We must take Steps to prevent a rise of democrat ideology. With education .

Uh, guy, education would be the worst thing that would happen to your side.... When people understand science and economics, they really don't support your positions.

In fact, your movement is mostly based on using sexual, religious and racial fears to get poor dumb white people to vote against their own economic interests.

Where are the advanced scientists, entanproneurs, inventors, business people, industrialists and tech giants creating tens of millions of jobs? Fifty years is a long time. Having just large mouth bass bullcrap artists in TV/entertainment of all types/politician is old. Its like a plateau. Imagine one of those people who claim hate inventing a car component to increase gas mileage by 50% as an example. Not happening.

 

[ding]

Fetuses are human beings in the early stage of the human life cycle which begins at conception and ends at death. At every point along the continuum he or she is fully human and possess the appropriate attributes for that point in time. This is no longer conjecture. This is scientific fact supported by empirical evidence.

The reality is you know it is wrong to abort a baby in the womb which is why you need to dehumanize it.

Wonderful religious opinion you have, but fetuses aren't viable, so they aren't babies. We don't give funerals to zygotes that end up in Tampons, we don't treat miscarriages like murder investigations and we don't throw women in prison for having abortions.

What you want is a world where zygotes have more rights than the woman they are inside. That's just fucking crazy.

Viability doesn’t define living human life, Joey.

Ever heard of DNA?

 

[Disir]

The churches used to play an important role in relieving poverty, taking care of the sick, taking care of widows and orphans, but much of that work has been transferred to the government. I

The charities get their money from the government.

You know this.

That’s news to me.

Only since the late 80s in the form we know it.

Still not buying it.

Ya. Except when I tell you this you will smack yourself in the forehead because you have forgotten it. It's 10 years later than what I had.




Charitable choice - Wikipedia

Faith-Based and Community Initiatives: Guidance - Charitable Choice

Obama Expands Faith-Based Programs

 

[ding]

The churches used to play an important role in relieving poverty, taking care of the sick, taking care of widows and orphans, but much of that work has been transferred to the government. I

The charities get their money from the government.

You know this.

That’s news to me.

Only since the late 80s in the form we know it.

Still not buying it.

Ya. Except when I tell you this you will smack yourself in the forehead because you have forgotten it. It's 10 years later than what I had.




Charitable choice - Wikipedia

Faith-Based and Community Initiatives: Guidance - Charitable Choice

Obama Expands Faith-Based Programs

Except this ignores all the charity given by we the people.

 

[Disir]

The charities get their money from the government.

You know this.

That’s news to me.

Only since the late 80s in the form we know it.

Still not buying it.

Ya. Except when I tell you this you will smack yourself in the forehead because you have forgotten it. It's 10 years later than what I had.




Charitable choice - Wikipedia

Faith-Based and Community Initiatives: Guidance - Charitable Choice

Obama Expands Faith-Based Programs

Except this ignores all the charity given by we the people.

No.

 

[ding]

That’s news to me.

Only since the late 80s in the form we know it.

Still not buying it.

Ya. Except when I tell you this you will smack yourself in the forehead because you have forgotten it. It's 10 years later than what I had.




Charitable choice - Wikipedia

Faith-Based and Community Initiatives: Guidance - Charitable Choice

Obama Expands Faith-Based Programs

Except this ignores all the charity given by we the people.

No.

No what? People don’t contribute to charities?

 

[james bond]

Everything is moving according to prophecy and it will continue to change for the worse

The prophecies in the Bible coming true is one evidence for God.