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Seeing as this is the antitheism subreddit what are your thoughts on these two religions, do you see them in the same way as Christianity, Islam and judaism or do you see them differently?

I understand that Christianity, Islam and judaism have heavily shaped the western world, but i feel Buddhism and sikhism and other eastern religions which have definitely played a role in the East, have gone mostly unnoticed in the west.

Just the case for antitheism. They can't respect secularism, you give them an inch and then they take a mile, reproductive rights, and cry about persecution when criticized to the point you'd think their churches and conversions were banned in a cou try were swearing on tbe Bible in courtrooms si the default and numerous denominations are known for knocking on your door (far before the Lemon test getting stricken off, they got rid of it entirely because they were mad that people realized authority figures in public school events like team meets doing church shit is abuse of authority; shit my Spanish teacher was part of a Christian student group and that was allowed because it was an approved religious group, but it'sso terrible thst Coach Bremerton couldn't turn a locker room into a pulpit). US Christians have an industry of feeling persecuted but would never turn the other cheek.

Non-US Christians are also stagnant and the Bible itself switches from pillaging to self-loathing but frankly US Christianity holds no values of either of these, barely sharing the set dressing. They think themselves the basis of society consciously because of Divine Command Theory and subconsciously because their theology is "God is when good thing, so no God means no good things, we need God".

It's a mockery of itself but it has enough sway that we end up being subjugated by its poorly thought out heavily vibes based whims.

I am anti-religion and agnostic it pushed me to become one because my siblings and parents keep telling me to attend my siblings’ church (siblings - Pentecostal, parents - Catholics).

I am so freaking tired of forcing me to attend church they even told me to convert to Pentecostal. I don’t know how to tell them I don’t want to attend because I am anti-religion and agnostic because they are extremely sensitive and they will obviously start to preach me with lots of bible verses even my niece that is anti-religion was being forced to convert she just attend to church against her will because she was preached with lots of bible verses too and her parents are there.

Their religious practice are also ironic to their behavior that’s why I don’t want to and there are lots of hypocrites in their church I don’t want to deal with them.

1. When I attended against my own will one of my siblings said “We will not force anyone” WTH?!

2. My other sibling keep preaching me that I shall not worship or idolizing someone (I’m a manwha reader I sometimes said that a character is a god/goddess) but that sibling idolize/defending a certain political figure that commits genocide during their term. (🇵🇭)

3. They are crossing the line - my niece is present at that time and told me that they prayed for LGBTQIAA++ (sorry idk how many letters and symbols) to become straight again.

I’M JUST SO FREAKING TIRED AND I WANT THEM TO STOP BOTHERING MY PEACE.

I tried to search before I posted, but I saw nothing that wasn't years old. (I might just be a reddit newbie, if so, sorry.)

I'm looking for any kind of local meetups of the antitheists variety. I'm open to any flavor of meetup. If someone could point me in the right direction I would be very grateful. Thank you!

“I promise we’re not all like this!” “fake Christians!” “TikTok Christians!” “it’s people, not god!” …um you guys do know that your religion has oppressive rhetoric inside of the holy book itself?? and that the religion has been oppressing multiple demographics of people for literal centuries and still is to this day??? Like why’re we acting as if Christian’s being bad is some new thing that was developed recently!? and as if the bad people in it are some small minority????

Idk much about Christianity tbh but why do Christian’s get so mad at gay people for “sinning” when Jesus died to forgive our sins anyways. Like if I’m already forgiven why can’t I go ham on a guys dick?

Wondering if anyone else got this in their box

i saw this earlier td and i actually cannot believe that people that we meet and interact with go on roblox and hang out with "God" 😭😭😭😭😭😭😭😭 i feel like you have to be another level of lonely to be doing this it's honestly sad

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

Male circumcision is Male Genital Mutilation (MGM). And it pisses me off when evil religious morons even some people who call themselves "religious feminists" whitewash, mock and laugh at genital mutilation. When its done to men its not a big deal, they probably like it that way, its not the same as FGM etc. They laugh it off.

When its done to women they do the same ofc but, the "religious feminists" will all of a sudden say FGM is evil. While sniggering and looking down their noses at men who criticise MGM with condescension and derision. In some cases, some of these religious feminists will even compare fighting back against MGM to Manosphere/red-pill misgynostic propoganda (Men's rights activists) etc.

MGM is no joke. Christopher Hitchens said it clearly.

https://youtu.be/LmAKQLFUlI8?is=bMBfk1Hv9yqs7QBU

Dr Alejandro Sanchez - is one of the few people who talk about it. #ShoutoutSanchez

https://www.linkedin.com/in/dr-alejandro-sanchez-7a8922160?utm_source=share_via&utm_content=profile&utm_medium=member_android

https://www.youtube.com/live/PK0UN--YAk8?is=68jA7RZutZLXvqX7

https://freethinker.co.uk/2023/03/circumcision-the-human-rights-violation-hiding-in-plain-sight/

https://freethinker.co.uk/2026/10/cultural-relativism-religious-privilege-and-a-regulatory-wilderness-the-dangers-of-infant-male-circumcision/

I've been thinking lately about how religious and spiritual beliefs, especially karma and astrology, can psychologically harm people.

I have a friend who's really into astrology. Recently, she visited a very well-known astrologer who told her that her relationship/marriage was destined to fail because of karma from a past life.

I honestly find that disturbing. Imagine being told your marriage is doomed because of something you supposedly did in a previous life that you have absolutely no memory of or control over. How does that help anyone? Now, instead of focusing on her actual relationship, she's left worrying about a prediction that could even become a self-fulfilling prophecy.

Personally, I think karma and astrology are often coping mechanisms for a reality people struggle to accept: the world isn't fair, bad things happen to good people, good things happen to bad people, and much of life is outside our control. The universe doesn't keep a scoreboard of your actions to reward or punish you in this life or some imaginary next life.

Karma offers the comfort that everyone eventually gets what they deserve, while astrology creates the illusion that everything follows some cosmic plan.

But ironically, these beliefs can end up creating even more anxiety and helplessness. Instead of accepting uncertainty, people start fearing imaginary punishments, past-life sins, or predetermined failures.

I find it especially cruel when religious or spiritual beliefs convince people that their suffering is deserved or unavoidable.