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Originally Posted by Swanny
Well said 
m1* You say your not religious but you always talk about religion 
I wasn't surprised when I read that you join a forum and quickly people turn against you and you are kicked/banned. Maybe you should stand back and have a look at your image. You have been here 20 days and added 166 posts. 
Please chill out ffs
Back on topic
I my opinion the bible is a pack of lies put in place to control people. I feel sorry for anyone that follows it without question.
For the record I have never read it or nor will I  |
Swanny, the problem is that from forum to forum, people (in general) can't stand anyone talking about Jesus or the Bible. I would have to argue that I have not spent a lot of time talking about religion here. The religions debates were injected into my threads and responses by other people. I then tried to explain that they have me all wrong, which made me LOOK as if I was always talking about religion. But in reality, I was just trying to STOP the discussion of religion - because I am not religious.
If people would stop trying to convince me how evil religion is (which I agree with), there would be no more talk about it. However, if someone goes out of their way to explain how evil religion is (and project that onto me) I really have no option but to try to explain that they have me all wrong so that I don't have to go through it time and time again. I'm over it - but I am just trying to be patient and let it settle into everyones heads.
I just want those people who have been so angry and hateful towards me to realize that there's no necessity to hammer me into a corner. I do not HAVE a "religion" to preach. And actually, your response shows that you have not read my other explanations yet. If you sincerely believe I am trying to inject "religion" into the forums (and that I need to stand back and have a look at my image), please go and have a look at my other responses on the topic. This is about the 12th time I've responded now, saying basically the same thing. Somehow, I've become the forum "Religious Boy" over the last couple of days (Probably due to the "Jesus is Lord" signature below all my posts), and I am merely trying to remove that sticker from my head - because it's attracting negativity.
I am persisting to explain to each person who calls me religious, that I am not, only because I value this forum and would like to be a part of it and get passed all these religious accusations and disdain by people. However, I believe that will pass, if I just explain to people why they don't need to get all upset about the fact that I have read, and still read, the Bible.
The reason I am spending so my effort to "explain" myself (which I also know and AGREE is starting to get old - believe me), is because I know what will happen if I do not. If I don't get it into people's heads that I am NOT here to preach "religion", I will NOT be able to make a single post without someone turning my threads into a religions debate. That will get REALLY old REALLY fast. However, I do believe that more and more people are seeing these responses and thinking: "Oh, well I misunderstood him. I see that there's no point bashing him with his own Bible because he's really not trying to do that to me, even though I thought that's what he might be doing at first glance".
I would like to find ONE place online where I can be "who i am" and say "my views" how I see them, without getting lynched for mentioning the Bible. I am only persisting here, because like I said: I value the forum and I believe that very soon, I will be able to resume participation in the topics, without people jumping on my back, like I was able to do when I first got here before a few people who hate religion saw my "Jesus is Lord" signature and felt as though they ahd to put me in my place.