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I had the perfect answer to someone who said 'the world would be better without religion'


I said 'look at nations that banned religion, China, The Soviet Union, if you ban religion, something much worse takes its place. Totalitarianism. You remove God, and man will make himself the God.'

He agreed.

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More like if man can't make himself a god, he will use religion to play the part of god. Hail televangelists, hail God Emperor Trump.

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Worse, people worship that man as a god.

God can’t make a totalitarian dictatorship, only man can. God can’t take away peoples freedom and liberty, only man can. God can’t corrupt science, only man can. God can’t lie and promise free healthcare for all, only man can.

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THAT ANSWER WOULD MAKE ME FALL ASLEEP..AND SLAP YOU WHEN I WOKE UP.

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I never looked at it that way. You’re absolutely right.

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Excuse me im a progressive christian no it wouldnt belief is but Christianity is good also if you take out the rigidity as good intends to its called a relationship, not religion its not bad allso I can name all the progressive christians that are in Hollywood John Boyega.Chris Pratt, Zachary Levi,Letita Wright, Catherine Taber and James Arnold Taylor you focusing on the rigidity and zealots of the religions of the world not its context also the recent His Holiness The Pope has adopted a forward-thinking mindset as of late even though he is a glorified servant of The One True God

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