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Re: The Priest vs the Saint. Are you religious, or just afraid of consequence? [Re: GenesisCorrupted] * 1
    #28583457 - 12/15/23 05:46 AM (1 month, 13 days ago)

I grew up very religious and my entire family is religious .
In response to the hypothetical question priest & saint
My parents would be saints
Becoming an adult and going more into the real world i was unaware of hypocrisy and people who hide behind their religion. As that was not my experience growing up.
It was baffling to me as a young adult
Now
It disgusts me
When we started the syringe exchange program the person who opposed it the most - preachers wife
She drove bus and wanted to be able to refuse to take people to buy tobacco or alcohol. Refuse to pick up people in active addiction
A preachers wife
She told us in her congregation no one was in need or had problems
Complete opposite of my parents, in their 70's who not only support the syringe exchange and harm reduction program but ask questions
And attend community meetings and ask how they can support
They do support
When we had a community meeting the genuine questions were from boomers wanting to understand opiate addiction
I don't understand turning your back on others in the name of religion when the religion I know teaches the opposite


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Re: The Priest vs the Saint. Are you religious, or just afraid of consequence? [Re: GenesisCorrupted] * 1
    #28604310 - 12/31/23 08:15 AM (27 days, 22 hours ago)

Raised in a very strict religious family and I am the only non follower
I struggle to believe in a god so judgemental.
Yet tend to follow a lot of what I was taught.
I think organized religion inhibits people from thinking and being themselves.
I think things I was raised to believe as sin no longer makes sense to me.
Like premarital sex for example
I don't care who you have sex with or how
I do care if you lie, harm others and are judgemental
Religion caused me a lot of harm
But
I knew no different. I spent many years disliking myself for things I did
For years I was confused and thought I was damned for eternity
It really messes with you
It messed with me bad
The rejection is debilitating
When you're the non follower
I respect and understand others following
But I can't do it
I see so many unhappy people that stay in marriages they shouldn't and live an unfulfilled life so they can be eternally happy
Not for me


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Re: The Priest vs the Saint. Are you religious, or just afraid of consequence? [Re: GenesisCorrupted]
    #28604418 - 12/31/23 10:01 AM (27 days, 20 hours ago)

It's very traumatizing


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