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Originally posted by Britneyslave
It hasn't even been proven that Osama Bin Laden did the 9/11 attacks. I havn't even heard any terrorist attacks from Muslims in Turkey, Indonesia and Isreal. Or are you just listinig country after country, hmmm.....
How does following a religion do harm to anyone? Tell me that in the first place. I only see benefits coming from following a religion, i can't think of one disadvantage. |
Well, Britneyslave, the disadvantages are that there are many people who claim to follow this or that religion who really give people in those religions bad names, yet the ones giving them the bad names typically aren't even following the own followings in their own religion and, in fact, many times aren't even that religion at all (but just say that they are).
It's just like many people think they are a certain religion just because their parents were. NO--that does NOT make you a follower of that religion! To follow a religion means that YOU personally must follow it. What your parents did or follow is what your parents did or follow. If you don't believe something, then you are not a follower of that religion, plain and simple. You are not of a religion simply because your parents were, in other words. This misconception is widespread and annoying.
You could have parents who followed the Jewish faith and you yourself be Christian. You could have parents who followed the Christian religion and you yourself be athiest. ....it all depends on YOU!
Also, there are lots of misled individuals who think they are a follower of this or that religion simply because a certain leader takes them under his wing and "teaches" them things about that religion, yet actually is teaching lies about it and teaching them something else entirely, but they are then deceived into thinking they are a follower of <insert religion here> when, in fact, they are followers of someone with an alterior motive.
What's bad about religion isn't religion, per-se, but is all of the posers, if you will.