Jude Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 I was shunned by my family and long time best friends just because I am no longer a member of the religious organization (cult) they belong in. It's been more than a year now since I've heard from my mom and siblings and sometimes it makes me sad but thankfully I have a partner and a dog who make me happy all the time. But imagine those ex-members who live on their own without any kind of support and communication from their family and friends. Some of these ex-communicated members took their own lives for they can't bear the mental burden they experience from shunning. So, should religion that practice shunning be banned especially in liberal countries? Discuss.
Navy4Life Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 We should ban all organised religions or at least tax them and hold them accountable for the **** they do as any other international corporation.
Zaram Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Raptus said: Should We Ban Religion? Yes yes, please.
Robert Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 There’s no way to ban religion unless you want to engage in genocide. It’s been tried for centuries and failed. The best we can hope for is keeping it as separate as possible from the law.
Samsara Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 Freedom of religion is one of the fundamental human rights and it’s closely associated with freedom of thought and expression. It is the very notion that gives people a sense of freedom. It’s so fundamental enough to be in the First Amendment. It’s actually a safeguard against tyranny. To ban religion is to give the government the power to take away your freedom to think for yourself and express it thus you are forced to believe and act according to govt sanctioned beliefs.
Khal Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 (edited) 16 minutes ago, Samsara said: Freedom of religion is one of the fundamental human rights and it’s closely associated with freedom of thought and expression. It is the very notion that gives people a sense of freedom. It’s so fundamental enough to be in the First Amendment. It’s actually a safeguard against tyranny. To ban religion is to give the government the power to take away your freedom to think for yourself and express it thus you are forced to believe and act according to govt sanctioned beliefs. There's no way you're not a dupe, or do you just scan ATRL everyday waiting for any thread or post relating to religion? It's actually creepy how like clockwork your posts are in every religion based thread and not much else Edited March 29, 2023 by Khal
Jooj Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 4 hours ago, Navy4Life said: We should ban all organised religions or at least tax them and hold them accountable for the **** they do as any other international corporation.
Raptus Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 Since religious people belive in paradise why don't they all k-word themselves and go meet god? Would be a better world for "satanic" normal people
aesthetic bih Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 That isn't possible I fear. Correct me if I'm wrong but upon reading up law, most countries' Constitution actually protects religion due to "Right to freedom of religion and beliefs". So yeah...
Samsara Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 51 minutes ago, Khal said: There's no way you're not a dupe, or do you just scan ATRL everyday waiting for any thread or post relating to religion? It's actually creepy how like clockwork your posts are in every religion based thread and not much else My username should already be a dead giveaway that my main interest is religion. But I also like to engage in topics about philosophy, science, especially space-related, and history. People have interests and it just so happens that mine revolves around big reality/metaphysical ideas.
Into The Void Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 7 hours ago, Jude said: I was shunned by my family and long time best friends just because I am no longer a member of the religious organization (cult) they belong in. It's been more than a year now since I've heard from my mom and siblings and sometimes it makes me sad but thankfully I have a partner and a dog who make me happy all the time. But imagine those ex-members who live on their own without any kind of support and communication from their family and friends. Some of these ex-communicated members took their own lives for they can't bear the mental burden they experience from shunning. So, should religion that practice shunning be banned especially in liberal countries? Discuss. I mean if they shun people yes I'm sorry that your family reacted that way its terrible.
Cheers Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 1 hour ago, Raptus said: Since religious people belive in paradise why don't they all k-word themselves and go meet god? Would be a better world for "satanic" normal people No. Freedom of religion is a thing. Are we going to ban Freedom of speech too? We do need actual separation of Government and religion though. Ridiculous that people can pass laws because of their religious beliefs.
Jude Posted March 29, 2023 Author Posted March 29, 2023 13 minutes ago, Insanity said: I mean if they shun people yes I'm sorry that your family reacted that way its terrible. Thank you. Yes it's terrible and I hope religion like this gets banned.
Into The Void Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 (edited) 42 minutes ago, Jude said: Thank you. Yes it's terrible and I hope religion like this gets banned. I mean I can't relate after coming out I never left the church. Not like I really "attend" anyway. Now did your friends and family shun u after you left the church or after you came out? I'm not even sure if your gay Edited March 29, 2023 by Insanity
Jude Posted March 29, 2023 Author Posted March 29, 2023 9 minutes ago, Insanity said: I mean I can't relate after coming out I never left the church. Not like I really "attend" anyway. Now did your friends and family shun u after you left the church or after you came out? I'm not even sure if your gay I'm gay but when I left the religion I was still in the closet teehee
Into The Void Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 3 minutes ago, Jude said: I'm gay but when I left the religion I was still in the closet teehee I see well they dont deserve you then
Jude Posted March 29, 2023 Author Posted March 29, 2023 (edited) 3 minutes ago, Insanity said: I see well they dont deserve you then Aw, thanks. Glad to know you're accepted by your loved ones. Cherish it. Edited March 29, 2023 by Jude
LatinFreak Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 16 hours ago, Navy4Life said: We should ban all organised religions or at least tax them and hold them accountable for the **** they do as any other international corporation.
Attitude Posted March 29, 2023 Posted March 29, 2023 17 hours ago, Navy4Life said: We should ban all organised religions or at least tax them and hold them accountable for the **** they do as any other international corporation. Exactly. Like, how are you constantly asking for money when most of your members are barely scraping by?
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