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I'm gonna be really pissed if my christofascist parents were right (lemmy.world)

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I grew up listening to fundie christian parents babble at length how we were living in end times. And mocking them mercilessly (at first among my fiends, later to their faces) as often as possible.

Now look at us - on the brink of non-existence politically, environmentally, and civilizationally. Not sure that last one is a word.

If they were right I'm gonna have some 'splainin to do.

Dammit.

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[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 3 points 23 hours ago (3 children)

It's not too late to re-evaluate your beliefs tbh. I don't subscribe to the same brand of Christianity as my parents or as what you see happening in the USA, but you can actually have Christ without a lot of that mad fundie stuff, and incorporate into a more rational belief system. I recommend checking out InspiringPhilosophy on YouTube, he has a pretty rational way of explaining the faith. Or I am not rational at all because I still believe in a "skyfairy" according to internet atheists. Just don't think that being a mad fundie is the only way to be a Christian or necessary to receive forgiveness from God.

[–] werty@sh.itjust.works 5 points 21 hours ago (1 children)

I don't know why anyone needs forgiveness from god. Seems to me that god is the one who needs to be forgiven for creating all this suffering.

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk -2 points 20 hours ago (1 children)

What suffering are you referring to?

[–] baggachipz@sh.itjust.works 2 points 14 hours ago

Suffering is literally everywhere, every day. People tortured, raped, beaten, killed. Disease is rampant as always. Ostensibly, Christians believe that god created everything the way he wanted. If that’s the case, he has some fucking explaining to do.

[–] magnetosphere@fedia.io 3 points 23 hours ago (1 children)

The common “internet atheist” drives me nuts. Such arrogance! Such stubbornness! I will proudly yell “I DON’T KNOW!” from the highest mountaintop, and remain open minded.

Thanks for the YouTube recommendation!

[–] Flax_vert@feddit.uk 1 points 20 hours ago

Yeah, I know agnostics exist and the common atheist who jokes about skydaddy is in a minority, thankfully

[–] ghostrider2112@lemmy.world 0 points 22 hours ago

I find the golden rule and the promise of christ to be totally solid (paraphrasing to being forgiven, but also forgiving all/everything). To me, it is essentially following the eight fold path of Buddhism. I think it can also parallel the transcendence of ego according to Jung.