I know Christians will possibly hate on me for this, but a very common theme with religions is you have to have some angry god you need to appease which is how religions control people through fear. You have to believe and worship in a certain way otherwise the god will punish you.
In this case the environmentalist movement seems to have taken the hippy bullshit about mother earth and gaia then put that on steroids. The right wingers aren't wrong in that the leftists are worshipping climate change as their new religion and honestly many of these middle class activists especially really believe in this shit.
Case in point of why I don't buy into religion at all, why does religion need to scare me into obedience? I mean I remember watching a debate on LBC ages ago and it was between a guy and this Muslim woman over the hijab and this woman honestly believed she would go to hell if she didn't wear her hijab. That's what's going on with environmentalists except they think the planet is going to kill them if they don't do something which is also partly why they get so mad when people openly make fun of them for it.
Reformed Christianity offers one path to eternity with God: Christ. We are saved by grace, which is freely given. That’s salvation.
If you know Christ, you’ll try to live according to the law God set out for us, which does include turning away from sin. That’s sanctification. It’s hard. We fail. But if we repent, we are forgiven of all of it.
I don’t have to wear special clothes or turn around three times and pat my head or sacrifice goats or give half my money to the church. Those things won’t save me. Only Christ. And he already did.
The concept of being saved immediately goes back to my argument that religion is about fear, what are you being saved from? Being saved indicates you need to be saved from something or else something bad will happen to you therefore follow my religion.
The logic behind these religions is so simple it's remarkable how many people don't see it. I actually don't have anything against spirituality generally because at the end of the day if that's what keeps people sane I won't knock it. However I'm going to call it like I see it if I think people are being manipulated which is why I take against organised religion so much.
Given the choice between eternity with God and eternity separated from him, I choose the former. It’s not a fear thing, it’s a love thing. Fear is compulsion, and you’re right in that false religions lean heavily on that aspect. But love is a choice.
Christian theology is a profound, challenging topic with the opportunity for lifelong learning and growth and meaning. You do indeed have a very simple understanding of it, and I lived much of my life in the very same mindset. I’d challenge you to dig a little deeper. You might be pleasantly surprised.
I know Christians will possibly hate on me for this, but a very common theme with religions is you have to have some angry god you need to appease which is how religions control people through fear. You have to believe and worship in a certain way otherwise the god will punish you.
In this case the environmentalist movement seems to have taken the hippy bullshit about mother earth and gaia then put that on steroids. The right wingers aren't wrong in that the leftists are worshipping climate change as their new religion and honestly many of these middle class activists especially really believe in this shit.
Case in point of why I don't buy into religion at all, why does religion need to scare me into obedience? I mean I remember watching a debate on LBC ages ago and it was between a guy and this Muslim woman over the hijab and this woman honestly believed she would go to hell if she didn't wear her hijab. That's what's going on with environmentalists except they think the planet is going to kill them if they don't do something which is also partly why they get so mad when people openly make fun of them for it.
Reformed Christianity offers one path to eternity with God: Christ. We are saved by grace, which is freely given. That’s salvation.
If you know Christ, you’ll try to live according to the law God set out for us, which does include turning away from sin. That’s sanctification. It’s hard. We fail. But if we repent, we are forgiven of all of it.
I don’t have to wear special clothes or turn around three times and pat my head or sacrifice goats or give half my money to the church. Those things won’t save me. Only Christ. And he already did.
I’m not scared. I’m free.
The concept of being saved immediately goes back to my argument that religion is about fear, what are you being saved from? Being saved indicates you need to be saved from something or else something bad will happen to you therefore follow my religion.
The logic behind these religions is so simple it's remarkable how many people don't see it. I actually don't have anything against spirituality generally because at the end of the day if that's what keeps people sane I won't knock it. However I'm going to call it like I see it if I think people are being manipulated which is why I take against organised religion so much.
Given the choice between eternity with God and eternity separated from him, I choose the former. It’s not a fear thing, it’s a love thing. Fear is compulsion, and you’re right in that false religions lean heavily on that aspect. But love is a choice.
Christian theology is a profound, challenging topic with the opportunity for lifelong learning and growth and meaning. You do indeed have a very simple understanding of it, and I lived much of my life in the very same mindset. I’d challenge you to dig a little deeper. You might be pleasantly surprised.