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void-thing · 1 year

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any nagging doubts I had about whether I was truly atheist were killed off when it occurred to me that acknowledging the existence of multiple gods and religions kills off Pascal's Wager, turning it from "believe in God and you're guaranteed salvation" to "pick your favorite out of the thousands of gods that have existed and cross your fingers and hope you picked the right one"

the insistence that your god in particular is the real one and all others are fake smacks of a sort of cultural egocentrism... the only reason you believe that god is because it's the one you were raised with. if you really believed in supernatural entities from a proper intellectual standpoint than you'd have to take all religions that ever existed equally seriously

this kinda elucidated to me how fake the whole thing is. my childhood self was only paranoid about being smote by the christian god. not the Islamic god or Hindu gods or any other gods. I never even contemplated those gods being real because I wasn't raised with them. so when I realized that the god I was exposed to in my culture has no basis to be any more real than those other ones, that kinda killed off any lingering doubts and allowed me to accept that god is fictional.

#atheist #atheism #religion #agnostic #agnosticism #god #irreligious

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sofiaflorina2021 · 10 days

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Even A Mountain of Gold

No matter how much the persuasion, even a mountain of gold, I will never convert to Christianity, nor will any other religion.

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stuffiliketothinkof · 11 months

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seeing an anti gay anti trans trad cath post blazed on my dash made me grumpy in light of everything about this trash site. So uh, fuck you tumblr 🖕🖕🖕

Judas x Jesus slash drabble

Think of how Jesus took Judas by the hand, pulling him away to a hidden (sacred) corner. Think of how they kissed. Think of how Judas received his tongue into his mouth. Think of how Judas yearned to become one with his body. Think of Judas.

Think of Jesus. Think of all he wasn't able to achieve. Think of his failed ambitions. Think of the father he was disappointing. Think of how he drowned his thoughts of failure, his impotency, in wine with friends.

Think of how he saw Judas. Think of how Jesus yearned to be the bread broken is Judas's hands. Think of how he made Judas put his hands on him. Think of how Judas' fingers pressed bruises into Jesus's hips. Think of how he pulled Jesus's robes aside and saw him naked. Think of how how Jesus crossed his arms, and how Judas uncrossed them, so that he could see him. Think of how Judas drowned himself in the sight of him him.

Think of them as they cleaved together. Think of how Judas held Jesus's hands as Judas thrust into him. Think of how he said his lover's name. Think of how he said his lovers name again, differently. And again but lower. Think of how he spilled his seed inside him. Think of the white of his seed on his teacher's thigh.

Think of Judas' cock, rising.

Think of Judas' cock, swelling.

Think of Judas' cock, full.

Think of how they returned to the party after; how they drank more and laughed more, and how everyone saw them return together and were glad to see them.

Anyway - enjoy my vent post.

#nsft #irreligious #ventpost #judas x jesus

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religion-is-a-mental-illness · 2 years

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Published: Nov 16, 2021

Apostasy is punishable with death in nearly a dozen countries, according to a new report from Humanists International.

The Freedom of Thought Report 2021 found that "apostasy" is punishable with death in at least ten countries; Afghanistan, Iran, Malaysia, Maldives, Mauritania, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Yemen.

Pakistan does not have a death sentence for "apostasy", but it does for "blasphemy", and the threshold for blasphemy is low. So in effect, there is a death penalty for expressing atheism or converting religion in at least 11 countries, of which all are Muslim-majority.

This year's edition of the report, released today, also found that apostasy is a criminal offence in 17 countries. Blasphemy remains punishable in 83 countries, of which the death penalty may be applied in six.

Worst performing countries

The report, which focuses on the rights, legal status and discrimination against humanists, atheists, and the non-religious, has a key countries section whereby some of the best and worst performing countries are analysed. Afghanistan, now wholly governed by a Sunni Islamist fundamentalist group, the Taliban, was the worst on the list.

The report concluded that small communities of religious minorities, including Hindus, Sikhs, Christians, Ahmadi Muslims, and Baha'is experienced egregious human rights violations and remained endangered, without the ability to observe their faith publicly. It also mentioned the killings of nine ethnic Hazara (who are predominately Shia Muslims) men and the unconfirmed killing of two atheists, with a further four missing.

Women in Afghanistan have also faced the brunt of the new Taliban regime according to the findings, with beatings imposed on those who fail to wear hijab 'correctly'. Unmarried and widowed women from the ages of 15 and 45 are also threatened with forced marriages and sexual enslavement to Taliban fighters. The Taliban regime also announced that women would not be able to work or attend university until it was it was possible to ensure the segregation of the sexes in an "Islamic environment".

Watch List

Other notable countries on a Watch List that Humanists International was closely monitoring include:

• Iran, which executes dozens of individuals on charges of "enmity against God" (moharebeh). Soheil Arabi, who the National Secular Society has campaigned for to be released, has been imprisoned for long periods on these grounds.

• Pakistan, which has suffered chronic violence against religious and non-religious minorities, with Shia Muslims subjected to most of it. Extremely serious incidents against the Ahmadi Muslim and Christian community have also been reported.

• Saudi Arabia, which mostly does not allow religious expression in the country other than their fundamentalist brand of Sunni Islam. Moreover, the country has notably spent over $1bn in hosting and investing in sports events ('sportswashing') to mask its extremely poor human rights issues.

Other key findings

The report also concludes that 39 countries across the globe have state religions, of which 35 derive legislation (wholly or partly) from religious law. In addition, the use of religious courts on family or moral matters exists in 19 countries.

The provision of mandatory religious instruction in state-funded schools without a secular or humanist alternative exists in 33 countries.

Comments

National Secular Society chief executive, Stephen Evans, said: "This report again highlights the grave implications for human rights when states are governed along religious lines.

"Wherever religion dominates political and public life, the rights of women, LGBT people, apostates, nonreligious people and religious minorities are threatened. As the report demonstrates, this situation is still all too common in the modern world."

President of Humanists International, Andrew Copson, said the "discrimination which humanists and other non-religious people continue to face as a result of daring to express their beliefs and to try to live according to their conscience" made for "grim reading".

UN Special Rapporteur on freedom of religion or belief, Dr. Ahmed Shaheed, welcomed the publication for recording the experiences of "not just humanists and the non-religious globally, but also those are deeply religious yet are dissenters".

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Islam is not “just like every religion.”

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drmarthacastron · 1 year

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Raving Atheist Forum

People, this forum totally rocks. Anybody can register here, no matter if you are religious of any denomination or cult. Just come register, and start discussing with all of us the good things your good Lordy Lord Jesus Christ does for the world. Learn, and have fun, we are waiting for ya. RAVING ATHEIST FORUM

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#agnostic.#Atheism #God #humanist #Irreligious #Raving Atheist Forum #Religion

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maldoror-07 · 2 years

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😈😈😈🖤

#ungodly #irreligious

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tenth-sentence · 16 days

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Every lingering struggle in his favour grew fainter and fainter; and in farther justification of Mr. Darcy, she could not but allow that Mr. Bingley, when questioned by Jane, had long ago asserted his blamelessness in the affair; that proud and repulsive as were his manners, she had never, in the whole of their acquaintance – an acquaintance which had latterly brought them much together, and given her a sort of intimacy with his ways – seen anything that betrayed him to be unprincipled or unjust – anything that spoke him of irreligious or immoral habits; that among his own connections he was esteemed and valued – that even Wickham had allowed him merit as a brother, and that she had often heard him speak so affectionately of his sister as to prove him capable of some amiable feeling; that had his actions been what Mr. Wickham represented them, so gross a violation of everything right could hardly have been concealed from the world; and that friendship between a person capable of it, and such an amiable man as Mr. Bingley, was incomprehensible.

"Pride and Prejudice" - Jane Austen

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batgovernor · 29 days

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Deuteronomy 20: 16-18

You’ve no autonomy under Deuteronomy; it’s your obligation to your tribal nation to kill all Palestinians so you don’t sin against God, who’s neurotic. Yes, Yahweh’s psychotic. No escaping his wrath, no path but the psychopath. ***** For Christians and Jews who state (as Jesus did) that every reported command by God in the Torah / Old Testament must be obeyed, I ask their position on…

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#Deuteronomy #ethnic cleansing #Gaza #genocide #God #irreligious #Moses #Nakba #Palestine #Palestinians #religious #Torah

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quran-audio-multilingual · 10 months

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An introduction to Living in Accordance with the Quran

The Qur'an is an essential guide for Muslims to live their lives in accordance with Allah's wishes, and it encompasses all aspects of life. It encourages virtues such as patience, trust in Allah, and altruism so that believers may live in peace and harmony, and also provides moral and behavioral characteristics, parables, and information about hypocrites, deviators, and the irreligious. Muslims have a religious duty to read it in their mother tongue and to constantly check that they are putting its tenets into practice, and by doing so they can find guidance and become truly pious and worthy of Allah's love. It is a blessing from Allah that all should be thankful for.

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asocial-skye · 4 months

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as the holidays come to a close, i'm left to wonder....

how does religion work in the pjo universe?

#pjo #percy jackson #percy jackon and the olympians #percy series #pjo series #pjo tv show #pjo hoo toa #pjo fandom #percy pjo #annabeth pjo #like i know rick riordan is a white goyische man #so he probably didn't think this through and just assumed that they all celebrated Christmas culturally #but how does religion play in the pjo universe #even if you're like christian do you just leave religion when you come to camp #like i understand that most kids are pretty irreligious and probably won't care about leaving religion #but as someone who went to religious school there's at least one kid who is devout as fuck and'll just keep practicing #also like plenty of religions practiced today are the same age as the ancient greek religion- ex. judaism and hinduism #how does that clash work-there were exchanges of jewish and hindu culture in the ancient greek era so it's safe to assume jewish and hindu #half-bloods would exist #also on the hindu can of worms- we are also a polytheistic religion #does belief in that renounce any connection to the greek gods #also the comedic potential of the clash in SO underutilized #i can see luke at some point just scraping the food into the hermes fire saying 'accept my offering- o g-d who is NOT greek'#or some other camper reciting the brahmarpanam or offering Du'a while offering food to the gods #you can't tell me at least one kid yelled up at the sky 'well i'm converting now! fuck you dad!'

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stuckinapril · 3 days

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what's the meaning of your name, Cianna?

it means god is gracious!

#ironic bc this bitch is irreligious as hell

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asordidbarwere · 3 months

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okay i really liked Angel Hare but i feel like it's disingenuous to call it analog horror. It definitely utilizes a lot of the aesthetic tropes that made a lot of analog horror series popular, and it touches on some dark themes, but it feels like a wholesome story with an ultimately happy ending

#angel hare #also despite being completely irreligious i always end up loving offbeat depictions of the angel gabriel #gabby 🤝 tilda swinton in constantine (2002)#a goodly hare <3

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heir-less · 1 year

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I think what a lot of people don't understand is that the cultural and societal aspects of religion can still exist in a society that is 100% secular. Most atheists aren't anti-theists, in fact, most of them still take part in many religious customs and celebrations in a secular form. Anti-theism doesn't even mean the eradication of religion, it's typically used to describe the intellectual opposition to belief in a deity,

So, I'm honestly perplexed whenever I see people arguing that the "end goal" of atheism is to eradicate religion, this is something both religious people and ill-informed atheists believe, for some reason. I guess this is what happens when Christopher Hitchens and Sam Harris are your go-to atheists and you're measuring atheism against the most extreme religious zealots because that's what most people are reactive towards.

What should be completely removed are almost all forms of institutionalized religion and religious power structures. These are the exactual oppressive structures that have used religion as a tool to justify every form of bigotry and crime against humanity. They are also not essential to the practice of the religion or the survival of the religious culture. Your right to practice your religion ends if you're using said religion to advocate for the oppression of Muslims (assuming you're not practicing Islam), atheists, LGBT+ people, and other minorities. You can be a church-going Catholic without advocating for state-sanctioned religion or the rights of others being removed. This evangelical breed of religious extremism has no place in society and is what actually leads to real genocides happening today.

#non royal #text #also people really do act as if atheists are persecuting religious folks by being annoying and edgy #in my opinion it's like comparing islamophobia to a dislike of Christianity in canada/america #one is a form of dangerous systemic bigotry that kills and the other is at most being rude/ignorant #the religious majority always prosecutes religious minorities including atheists #i'm serious that atheist persecution is an actual problem and the rights of irreligious people are neglected #if you look at how atheists are treated in many religious communities and by evangelical governments there is no comparison #and they have little to no institutional power to fight for their rights as a group #in the US state governments are often times trying to institutionalize religion in ways that harm muslims atheists and all nonevangelicals #the things ron desantis and other republicans have said about atheists would make me feel unsafe living in their states as an atheist

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mokeymokey · 6 days

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I wonder how many people there are who convert from mormonism to christianity normal and like remain devout

#like most of the ''ex mormons'' you hear from are irreligious

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drmarthacastron · 1 year

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Saturday Night For The Free Thinkers

Why aren’t most people free thinkers? Because people like structure and to think within a structure. Free thinking is therefore outside the norm, which can bring on isolation or criticism, or misunderstanding. Most people don’t want to be different from others, even if free thinking is probably good for progress overall.

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#saturday for the freethinker #Art #free thinker #freethinker #God #irreligious #Politics #Religion #saturday #Science

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snapbackbuck · 1 year

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#911 i see you i see what you are doing!!!!!#and it’s MEAN!!!!!#also yes these are extremely shitty screenshots but whatever the vision is there #yes i had to look up the exact meaning bc i’m an irreligious heathen lmao #911 fox #911 spoilers

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