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Does being religious make you a better person?

By luckbythetruck | View all Posts
Posted Sunday, August 30, 2009 10:50 AM   3 comments
Or a worse one?
 
Worst person I ever knew personally was an elderly born-again Christian in a neighborhood I used to live in.  Old guy and his wife would call the town Code Enforcement for every little thing. (Every town has a huge code book - every other property in Anytown,USA has something in violattion)
 
Once tho, he wanted me to cut an old black walnut tree on my property.  Said the leaves were falling into his little backyard pool. It wasn't a code violation, otherwise he would have dropped a dime on me.
 
I offered to go up and cut the offending overhanging limbs.  He refuused - because he'd paid a service to cut another tree on his own property, and hey give him a "two for one" price.  Which I didn't know at the time
 
I heard the noise in the yard one Sat morn,and rushed out.  The tree company was ready to cut. Told me "the owner" gave them permission and paid for it.
 
I told them NO.  The Christian's wife came over and told me that since they had lived in that house for over 50 years they had the right to cut my tree.
 
The degenerate in California who kidnapped the 11 year old and kept her for years is a fanatic Christian.
 
The people who pushed for UIGEA - the law that harassed offshore books regarding using US banks to send withdrawal money - were born-again Christians.  Typically of sneak tactics, they pushed that law thru under cover of an unrelated Port Security bill.
 
GW Bush, who lied us into war, is a BA Christian.
 
Fanatic Muslims are behind many terror attacks.  Fanatic Jews in Israel ignore the world's demand that the settlement building on Palestinian land stop (because Jehovah, you see, "gave" that land to them 3000 years ago).
 
I know there are Christians who do good work, and don't get into anyone else's face. But I doubt it's a result of their faith - I suspect they'd be good people if they worshipped trees or mountains.
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Whodeysb09 says:
08/30/09 04:21PM
I don't think it necessarily makes you a bad person. Religions are all man made. Spirituality is the key. Men govern Religion, the key to peace and serenity is a connection with God. Don't necessarily have to go through a doctrine or a religion to have that. Thats my 2 cents.

Now you gave examples of people that did things according to religion. But everyone who is religious isn't a bad person..

T-Bone22 says:
08/30/09 04:51PM
ignorance is bliss *cypher takes delicious bite of steak*
Megamaniak says:
08/30/09 06:34PM
Let's stick to sports.
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