I find that religion is a beautiful thing, if used in the right way, but people often use it in a horrible and destructive way. Many wars are about religion and that saddens me to no end.
People are known to twist beautiful words, meant to unity, into malicious words that puts an enormous void between people. Preaching how good and forgiving they are, but damning everyone that is different to the debts of hell. Humanity stands for diversity, that is what makes us beautiful, and I often feel religion wants to restrict that difference, want to keep everyone the same.
I got told I was born out of greed, made by man, not made out of love but from sin, a child of the devil and would therefore never feel true love in any kind of way, as a punishment for what my mother did. You know why? Because I am from a sperm donor.
My brother is gay and would burn in hell for the way he is was their opinion. Bricks came through my windows, for a little, shy, feminine boy who hurt nobody. He got hated for being different, as was I.
This is only one simple thing that religious people did to me and mine, drilled into a little boy on an almost daily basis. They should be ashamed of themselves, and I truly hope that there is no heaven or hell for them because if there is a god, he will never forgive them for that.
It all makes me laugh, knowing what they did to me. Irony and hypocrisy at it's best...
But of course, there are people who follow religion in a good, beautiful and non-judgmental way. They often get judged for the hate that the others emanate which isn't fair.
In the end, I am an atheist. My faith is in nature. I can always count on Mother Nature.
Same question.
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Please be good to nature and all animals. Please be kind, respectful and patient with everyone. Equality and equity.