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Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by xdunamis(m): 6:18am On Jun 02, 2020 |
Don't be misled by the word "born again" - You were never a sinner. "Judgement day", "end time", "rapture", "unbelievers", "gentiles", "hell fire", "heaven", "infidels", e.t.c. These words are instruments of captivity, enslaving you and your soul. Religious beliefs (I mean all forms of religion) are nonsense at best. At worst, you get what we are experiencing in our world today. Chaos. The biblical Jesus came and he tried to enlighten humanity, majority are still unable to grasp his messages and teachings. Just like every other higher being that came down with good intentions for humanity, Jesus tried to wake us from "The Sleep", he was completely against religious leaders at that time because they mislead others - up till now. The churches of today are simply following the footsteps of Paul. They are not preaching Jesus, they preach Paul. But the followers do not understand the foundation. Paul was always against Jesus christ and his teachings, he was the persecutor. When Jesus died he had to continue the fight but with a different approach, he infiltrated the seed that was planted. He cashed out big time in the process and clergymen of today follow in his footsteps. Jesus Christ did not come here to "die" for the salvation of anybody. He lived for humans in his time to be enlightened. He was killed while trying to help them. He did not die willingly, he even prayed against it. Christ-like beings do exist once in a while throughout history. The world power at that time saw him as a threat, because if more humans get enlightened, their structure will become powerless. So Jesus had to be killed, the killing has to be justified...and his messages adulterated. Have you ever pondered on how Jesus was sentenced to death by Pilate the Roman? And today Christians look up to the leader of the Vatican city. The same people who killed the seed, rewrote the entire bible to their taste and claim it is God's message (reason the bible is always conflicting itself. Just like the Quran it was written by some people who seek to control other humans), appointed a leader to now continue the teachings of the one who was murdered. They do it for one reason, to control and rule humans. You can't be a world power without elements of control over humans. Religion is a tool of control. People are caged with fear. Let's not talk about Islam, the brother of christianity. Go read about the Genocides of Mohammed, his sexual crimes and all. His ideas gave birth to majority of modern day terrorisms. *Christians should not take it personal, I only used the story of Jesus as a reference. It is the same with Muhammed and all other forms of religion, they keep you in bondage with the threat of "hell fire." We are all afraid of the thoughts of a nonexistent burning furnace. We give away our soul out of fear, Muslims trade empathy for wickedness and brutal killings all in the name of religion. Modern day Christianity may not support bloody killings like it's brother, but the deceits, lies, hypocrisy, greed and selfishness within the church is second to none. Stop searching for the figurative "God" He is not hiding. Instead you should search for yourSELF. 14 Likes 4 Shares |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by TAYO124: 7:09am On Jun 02, 2020 |
If you have a problem deal with it. Stop ranting, if you need to rant distribute it evenly then it will show you are frustrated. 2 Likes |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by xdunamis(m): 9:59am On Jun 02, 2020 |
When you look at the extremes that some people would go to in the name of religion, I feel sorry for them. I wrote the topic with the hope to reset some parts of their thoughts so they can rethink. TAYO124:A happy soul does not move around with anger, why are you angry? 8 Likes |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by Nobody: 11:42am On Jun 02, 2020 |
Lol. When people fall for all these religious scams they can't go back anymore. It is part of the matrix. TBH If i be pastor i for be indaboski bahose. I go jus dey give them better smackdown. 10 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by xdunamis(m): 9:52pm On Jun 02, 2020 |
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Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by Kobojunkie: 4:58am On Jun 03, 2020 |
We get it-- religion is man's invention with which he controls his fellow men and their access to an idea/God and all that applies to that idea/God. Now we've got that out of the way, how then do you plan on getting the religious to realize they are indeed religious? ![]() |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by xdunamis(m): 7:30pm On Jun 03, 2020 |
Kobojunkie: Brother, it is an impossible task. No matter how hard you try, you can't free a slave that is happy and proud in his/her slavery. It is a waste of your precious time and effort. The hunger for truth can only come from within. The best you can do is to give them some hints to ponder on. You can only lead the "horse" to water, you don't force it to drink - I believe you already know the outcome if you try to force it. (The response could be worse than that of the above guy on FTC) WHEN THE "SLAVE" IS READY TO BE FREE, when the "slave" is ready to seek for truth, nature is always ready to answer all your questions at the right time. The only prerequisite is for you to ASK, seek for truth (you have a limited time to do it.) Nobody was created to be a slave, not even to the creator. Everyone has his free will. When you don't know YOURSELF, sorry. When your mind can break free from the shackles of religion, then you are ready to walk the path to self discovery. It is an individual journey, nobody can walk it for you. A lot of people when they get to this junction, they divert through the path of Atheism. Atheism in itself is a religion - A belief that there is no God, which is wrong. For every creature, there is a creator. I'll stop here for now, let me not divert the topic. 5 Likes |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by Kobojunkie: 7:39pm On Jun 03, 2020 |
xdunamis:Atheism, like any other idea out there, can become a religion for even those who hold that belief. It is obvious that many of the atheists who frequent this section are themselves shackled in this same religious bondage you speak of. 3 Likes |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by Tamaratonye5(f): 11:18pm On Jun 03, 2020 |
xdunamis: Kobojunkie:Could either of you demonstrate how "atheism is a religion"? I'd be glad to hear your explanation(s). 1 Like 1 Share |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by Kobojunkie: 11:24pm On Jun 03, 2020 |
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Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by Tamaratonye5(f): 7:39am On Jun 04, 2020 |
Kobojunkie:First of all, Kobojunkie, I don't place much weight on dictionary definitions. Dictionaries are written by people, like bibles. Perhaps you should share your own ideas about what a religion is. Second, my perception of the way the word "religion" is used these days is that belief in one or more deities a core element. Religions also encompass rituals, songs, jewelry, facial hair, and funny hats. But without the promise of a god to bestow favors on followers, how can a religion hope to bring them all, and in the darkness bind them? (Did you know that "religion" is derived from the Latin word "religare" meaning "to bind"?) Kobojunkie:I have a keen interest in NOT watching professional wrestling, and I actively pursue ways to avoid watching professional wrestling. It is extremely important to me. Kobojunkie:I believe in not watching professional wrestling, and I am very much devoted to not watching it. My own personal ethics and my conscious guide me in not watching professional wrestling. Kobojunkie:I am extremely enthusiastic about not watching professional wrestling, and I make it a point to not watch professional wrestling on a daily basis. Moreover, I would probably even consider myself one of those non-wrestling radical extremists. Because even if somebody were to attempt to force me to watch a wrestling game, I would be highly resistive, even to the point of becoming physically violent if circumstances dictated such. Does this mean I now have to start carrying around some type of non-wrestling holy book? And who the hell am I suppose to pray to in order to get guidance in not watching professional wrestling? All you have done is selected superficial features of the religious experience and attempted to apply them to your faulty perception of the word "atheist". Your selection can be applied to a whole range of other human activities that generate extreme interest, involvement and absorption. You have notably avoided all the very central core tenets that adhere specifically to the religious experience such as faith in the existence of an disembodied creator deity, eternal life after death, souls, miracles, etcetera, etcetera. And for failing these core tenets atheism falls outside the scope of religion and faith. For your benefit, again: Atheism is the lack of belief in gods. Based on your limited selection of attributes of religion, I think it could be safe to say that: Football is indeed a religion. Claiming the 2nd Amendment as a basic human right is indeed a religion. Butterfly collecting is indeed a religion. Serial killing is indeed a religion. Attempting to legalise euthanasia is indeed a religion. Halleujah! Fishing is indeed a religion. The sport of apostles! Defence of animal rights is indeed a religion. Attempting to be a millionaire before the age of twenty five is indeed a religion. Championing animal rights is indeed a religion. Having regular bowel movements in an appropriate place and setting is indeed a religion. (it is at my age) You will never convince an atheist that your god is real with argument, but you might with a miracle. Restore someone's sight and get back to us with the independent media coverage. 2 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by Kobojunkie: 7:44am On Jun 04, 2020 |
This isn't about your perception of the word and its use, is it? ![]() ![]() 1 Like |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by sonmvayina(m): 8:06am On Jun 04, 2020 |
Narrow is the path that leads to Righteousness... Only few finds it.. |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by Tamaratonye5(f): 4:21pm On Jun 04, 2020 |
When engaging in discourse with other monikers, please endeavour to quote said moniker(s) - so they can get notifications about your response. I have just seen this post and I know it's being addressed to me because of my last post on here. I find it dubious that you would respond to me without giving me a mention. ----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Kobojunkie:By your definition: atheism is a religion; and so is not collecting stamps, not killing your neighbor, a lots of other weird things. The lesson is: if you define something broad enough, all kinds of things will start to match the definition; generally making the word useless in the process. Since with your definition everyone on the planet would be a "religious person", making that phrase meaningless; it wouldn't convey any information. 4 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by Kobojunkie: 5:13pm On Jun 04, 2020 |
Tamaratonye5:Wrong! Atheism in itself is not a religion. ![]() Up until just about 3 years ago, I used to be an atheist myself. Is it possible to make a religion out of it? Yes, just about any idea out there can be made into a religion. 1 Like |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by Tamaratonye5(f): 6:28pm On Jun 04, 2020 |
Kobojunkie:Apologies, Kobojunkie. I think I might have misunderstood your argument. I only wanted to debunk the erroneous notion that atheism is indeed a religion. That assertion is silly anyway [1] arbitrarily state what constitutes a religion [2] use those arbitrary statements to 'prove' atheism is/is not a religion. pointless lol |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by Kobojunkie: 6:45pm On Jun 04, 2020 |
Tamaratonye5: Kobojunkie: |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by Tamaratonye5(f): 6:57pm On Jun 04, 2020 |
Kobojunkie:You've already stated that atheism in itself is not a religion. What's your point now? 1 Like |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by Kobojunkie: 7:09pm On Jun 04, 2020 |
Tamaratonye5: Kobojunkie: 1 Like |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by Tamaratonye5(f): 8:55pm On Jun 04, 2020 |
Kobojunkie:Please provide a description of the qualifications you have assigned to this shackling. 1 Like |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by ThinkSmarter: 11:29pm On Jun 04, 2020 |
xdunamis:After thorough study and research in my quest to know the truth behind World Religions. I have come to this conclusions. El (Elohim) or Yahweh is a Jewish god of war. Exodus 15:3 stated categorically thus: Jehovah is a warrior. What Yahweh is to Jews is what the god of the Sun is to Greece (GreekoRoman Empire) One thing I discovered with the Hebrew god is that it's powerful, mysterious more than the other gods in Arabia. And it is a very intolerant god and aggressive god. In so many scenarios like the way it turned Lots wife to pillar of salt for minor disobedience, the way he killed Israelites at mount Sinai where it comes with flames, thick smoke and thundering clap for drawing closer to the mountain. Almost synonymous to the Yoruba Sango god and Igbo Amadioha god in their use of thunder, thick smoke and lightening. The way the Ark of the covenant killed anyone that gets in touch with it. Less, I forget, many places around the world in the early and mid centuries went about building temples for their god, gods, goddess or goddesses. From India to Pakistan to China to Assyria to Persia to Greece to Rome to Egypt to Africa, every where gods, temples. Could Jewish god that is always jealous of other gods be an exceptional god, different from other pagan gods ? Could other gods of other regions be all that powerful for the Hebrew god to be jealous? No, if Baal is to be ineffective and just but a man made statue, why will the super God alleged to have created the universe and everything therein be jealous of his tiny creations earth molded image(sculpture)?? Reading through the book of Exodus, especially Exodus chapter 13 Yahweh's demands for 1st born human and animal sacrifice makes me think, could this be God the creator? Do the Supreme God need human and animal sacrifices?. Why do most pagan shrines and temples use incense, the way it is used in the temple of El, YWH, Yahweh or Jehovah? The are many mysteries to be unravelled. I have come to also realize that the story of creation recorded in the book of Genesis is nothing but Jewish mythology. Read #Genesis 1:26 and #Genesis 2:7 and behold a contradictory statements. Read #1Samuel 15:3 Now go, and strike down the A·malʹek·ites,d and devote them to destructione along with all that they have. You must not spare them; you are to put them to death,f man as well as woman, child as well as infant, bull as well as sheep, camel as well as donkey.’” Could a god that orders the killing of innocent children, pregnant women, widows, old women, innocent animals and the disabled be the #God of the #Universe?? Imagine America coming to perpetrate this kind of crime against a country or region?. What will be your reactions? Is God portrayed as the most compassionate, most merciful in this scenario? Is that not a partial god that favours only the jews? Could Yahweh be an over glorified tribal god? #ForYourConsideration. It's high time we start to unlearn the craps deposited into our skulls by the stone age ,iron age and bronze age people. The Bible is a well crafted religious literature with real historical records of war written by different authors over centuries. And the events centered around present day Middle East and Europe and some parts of Africa. The genealogy recorded in book of Genesis and in the book of Matthew never branched or took account of other races of humans like the Asia, India, West Indies, Europe and Africans From Adam to Noah. from Noah to Abraham And from Abraham to Jesus Christ. This history of a tribe representing that of the entire World creation story is not plausible. But one thing is certain Truth is tested with time. It's obvious that the Israel god Yahweh that rides a chariot was powerful to the Israelites, originally the Canaanites. The world major religions: Hinduism, Buddhism, (Islam, Judaism and Christianity) (Abrahamic religions) have all stood the test of time. And their Various teachings are so related. What Jesus Christ is to Christians is what Shiva is to Hindu is what Saddhauta Gautama (Buddha) is to Buddhists is what Mohammed is to Moslems. Though Shiva of Hindu is actually a god or deity that is very significant in Hinduism. Jesus Christ, Prophet Mohammed, Buddha are very enlightened fellows and they all preached love and peace to humanity. I know I am sounding controversial and weird to religious people But the truth remains that I am standing on a neutral ground to decipher the truth behind World religions. U can't quench my curiosity. I knew that every religion faithful do uphold their own very religion as the best. But the truth is that there is no better religion. All religions came due to mankind quest to unite with the Forces behind the creations, the assumed god, gods and God. #Peace and #Love 5 Likes 1 Share |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by xdunamis(m): 2:44pm On Jun 05, 2020 |
ThinkSmarter:Simple. I have come to also realize that the story of creation recorded in the book of Genesis is nothing but Jewish mythology.Simple What Yahweh is to Jews is what the god of the Sun is to Greece (GreekoRoman Empire)Simple. ...could this be God the creator?When you decide to start seeking for the truth about our existence, all the questions you can ever think about have already been answered. The thing is that all the answers are encoded in puzzles. Some of those puzzles (like this one) are easy and some are difficult to solve. When you measure the journey to enlightenment on a scale of a 6-3-3-4 educational system, the truths you unraveled should be learned around primary 2 or 3. I hope you get it. Continue seeking for truth brother. We are not here by chance. The Maze is not an easy one but every seeker of truth can break free from it. The Path to enlightenment is only walked by a very few people who are willing. Just think of literally walking through a bush path that nobody have tread for many months. You know how covered such path will be, you can easily get lost in the middle of your journey. Also, there are TOO MANY distractions along the way. But if you can listen, The Supreme body is always giving you hints and guides to direct you. 2 Likes |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by jcross19: 3:13pm On Jun 05, 2020 |
xdunamis:I can understand some points from your own view. mankind is part of the system and the system is the God. different mentalities have made us to arrived at the junction of confusion but still there are rules that guide the planet earth. until we realised that we are on earth to view and experience life in the material world then we will not know that we came from unseen world. |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by OkCornel(m): 3:45pm On Jun 05, 2020 |
I love the spiritual awakening going on here. The Uncreated One, the source of all existence, the foundation of the undiluted truth, is the property of no religion nor race. No religion or race has monopoly over the TRUTH (God) Enough of religious brainwashing. Spirituality and Truth is the way to the Uncreated One. Enlightened beings have come and gone through this plane of existence to reveal the truth in various dimensions and angles. Instead of living and abiding by the truth, more often than not...humanity ends up making dieties and idols out of these enlightened souls...thereby missing the point altogether. They’d rather worship the teapots rather than drink the tea. 2 Likes |
Re: Religion is a Tool of Enslavement by ThinkSmarter: 10:28pm On Jun 05, 2020 |
xdunamis:Tnx for your understanding and encouragement. |
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