• Christian school teacher arrested for alleged sexual assault; more victims suspected
(archived link)
• Christ the King bookkeeper gets 2 years in prison for embezzling church funds
(archived link)
• Ex-teacher at Pope John XXIII High School is sentenced to 10 years in prison for taking upskirt photos of students
(archived link)
• Pakistani religious body declares using VPN is against Islamic law
• Hate pastor renegs on promise to refund tithes
• Priest faces life imprisonment over third child sex offences conviction
• Church of England head resigns over handling of sex abuse scandal
(archived link)
• Ohio pastor accused of raping a juvenile facing 6 felony counts
(archived link)
This argument doesn’t really hold up to polytheistic religions, nor the problem of evil with cultures who expect gods to be evil, nor the argument of poor design to non interventionist religions.
Actually I would have a hard time formulating an argument for polytheistic not interventionist evil pantheon. Maby the canaanite’s had it right the whole time.
This reminds me of Otep, “Noose and Nail”
Or none
I wouldn’t give two shits what other people believe but they keep trying to force the rest of us to live in their lifestyles.
NOPE.
Religious belief informs ethical understanding. And ethics aren’t an individual concern. They’re social code of conduct.
Religious belief informs ethical understanding.
one would hope
And ethics aren’t an individual concern. They’re social code of conduct.
seems like wishful thinking
It’s sociological. Traditions and taboos aren’t unique to religion. Communities form them as a means of building trust between members.
and yet, the pedos in the news so often skew ecclesiastical or conservative.
so what’s that ethical understanding again?
what a gigantic load of horse shit. unless you’re asserting the ethics of the church is focused on buggering children, which I would have to concede is amply endorsed by the evidence so far.
*Yours are
With local gods I think it’s more like a million.
Thank you the local god I worship is acknowledged to be fake, but also too cool to care about not existing.
Fake gods?
Impossible.
/s
BTW my country of birth decided to trade Thor, Oden and Freja against a meak jesus guy… Worst idea ever. I mean who is going to defend against the ice giants now?
There seems to be a large religious figure missing from this image… I wonder why that is?
He’s there, but he’s invisible!
Do we have a /c/Im14andThisIsEdgy?
Money isn’t real
Money serves a tangible purpose.
This argument is only as compelling as “There are over 5,000 explanations for what the sun is. But don’t worry, only yours is correct.” Or “There are over 5,000 ideologies believed in by humanity. But don’t worry, only yours is correct.”
