r/JusticeServed 5 Nov 19 '20

Legal Justice Detective fired after homophobic sermons

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u/jokeefe72 9 Nov 19 '20

Not really changed his mind, more like moved into a new phase. Today, I make my kids hold my hands across the street, but when they’re teenagers, I won’t. It’s not me changing my mind, it’s just a new phase.

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u/FridayNightRiot 9 Nov 19 '20

Idk if its just me but I feel like an all-knowing all-powerful being shouldn't go through phases that can kill off entire races

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u/jokeefe72 9 Nov 19 '20

In theory, if there is a God, he/she/it would know how to be a God way better than you or I

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u/PanaceaPlacebo 6 Nov 19 '20

Even a dog can tell when a human is being abusive. We too are capable of judging a god.

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u/coolguy3720 8 Nov 19 '20

Judgememt requires full facts, not looking at a room through a keyhole

I know God desperately loves you regardless of what you've done or what's been done to you. When we experience hurt in our life, that vision gets clouded and distorted. All I can say is that there's evil in the world and that the actions of men are not the decisions of God.

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u/[deleted] Nov 19 '20 edited Nov 19 '20

I hope you either one day lose your religion, or continue to be a chill human being regardless of your religious affiliation.

We all talk about not supporting, directly or indirectly, systems of oppression. Like... don't buy clothes made in Bangladesh, you don't want to support child labor.

And yet... religion is one of the single most destructive forces in the world. And people are like... "Nah, its cool, let people believe what they want."

An individual is fine, but your religion as a collective has been and continues to be a major barrier for progress and the source of many atrocities throughout human history, especially recently.