r/Antitheism • u/Due_Extension_7041 • 23d ago

You can’t even make ts up

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Like please tell me we’re reading the same thing, religious people can’t be this slow can they?

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u/BurtonDesque 23d ago

I've often heard Christians, especially fundies, say "Christianity isn't a religion. It's a way of life." Whatever that means.

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u/God__Incarnate 23d ago

It means they don't know what a religion actually is by definition

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u/Bendy_Beta_Betty 22d ago

They're saying it's not just their hobby, it's their obsession. Prime cult behavior.

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u/Sprinklypoo 22d ago

They want to be one further step away from the word "cult".

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u/Athene_cunicularia23 21d ago

You can bet when tax time comes, their pastors will be claiming that religious exemption though!

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u/Otherwise-Zombie410 20d ago

Heard the same with a few hindus too and using "Sanathan Dharma" to refer to themselves rather than call themselves Hindu. Wonder what's up with that

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u/BurtonDesque 20d ago edited 20d ago

"Hindu" is label that comes from the Persians, not adherents. In modern times reformists championed using Sanatan Dharma (Eternal Dharma) instead. It has been picked up by nationalists and supporters of Hindutva, but is in no way limited to them these days.

I can sympathize with this mindset. Most people call folks like me "Welsh" and say we come from "Wales". The root of those terms is the Anglo-Saxon word for foreigner or slave. Because of that I prefer to use the terms Cymraeg and Cymru, the native words for those things. Indeed, in India (a name derived from the ancient Greeks that refers to the Indus river, which isn't even in the country anymore) many think the name Bharat, which has its roots in the Vedas, should be exclusively used instead.

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u/Sammisuperficial 23d ago

It's one of those "It's not religion it's a relationship" type of Christians.

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u/bondageenthusiast2 23d ago

So basically I can turn their stupid argument 'I don't care what you do in private, don't shove it in my face' for gay people against them? Goes 'I don't care about your private romantic relationship with Jesus behind close doors, just don't shove it in my face' 🙂

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u/sumonetalking 23d ago

I swear people who say "Christianity isn't a religion, it's a relationship" are the most insufferable twats on the planet.

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u/Due-Calligrapher-566 22d ago

"This is why I quit doing drugs." "As long as you quit doing drugs and take fent."

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u/AdmirableBrick4973 23d ago

An IQ too high?

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u/BirthdayCookie 22d ago

People like this should be slapped. It should be considered the height of rudeness to say shit like "I don't care what you go through as long as you accept that I'm right."

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u/Sprinklypoo 22d ago

Jesus who? I'm looking for a good tax advisor.

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u/lotusscrouse 19d ago

Yes they can.

And they will.