• rab@lemmy.ca
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    6 months ago

    Christianity has killed way more than those individuals could ever dream of

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      6 months ago

      Sure thing bro, commands like “love thy neighbor” just throw people into a murderous craze!

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        6 months ago

        What about two commandments for cheating on your wife? A greater sin than murder lol

        It only exists to control people

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          6 months ago

          I will tell you this once because I feel like I am going to waste my time, but maybe it will stick. Christianity has a bunch of rules, and it has nothing to do with controlling people, it has to do with the best functioning society and what is actually good for people. It is the reason why western civilization has done so well for so many centuries. Things like cheating on your wife is bad for society and for the individuals, that is why it is prohibited. My comment is an outside observation of what the religion of christianity does, other religions have different features.

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            6 months ago

            Christianity has a bunch of rules, and it has nothing to do with controlling people,

            The rules of Christianity aren’t written in the Bible.

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                6 months ago

                Yeah, that was bait that you shouldn’t have taken.

                Now I can point to the peculiar rules of every Christian sect and ask whether those rules are Christian commandments, or Clergy controls.

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                  6 months ago

                  There are some non-christian made up rules, paticularly with the catholics, but many of the things you are referring to are differences in interpretation.

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                    6 months ago

                    So, the rules of Christianity aren’t written in the Bible. They are written wherever the clergy wrote down their interpretations.