#atheist bible study

[finalgirlsamwinchester]

guy who so desperately tries to find god. who wants to have faith in a higher authority to guide him out of the hole he's in. from the weight of guilt from simply existing, as the person he is. but every time he thinks he's answered his higher calling it turns out he's made the Morally Incorrect choice and his path to goodness and holiness was the road to the devil all along

[thepatristictradition]

Suffering is not What You Think

(The Penitent Magdalene)

So often you hear, when people leave their churches, their gripes surround suffering. Why would God allow suffering? Why would God allow babies to be murdered and die of cancer? Why would He allow war and cannibalism and pedophilia? Why did God allow me to see my mother die? Why did he allow this or that?

What I cannot help but notice is that the people saying this are never talking about their own suffering.

"Why does God allow war?" said a cowardly young man who has never seen bloodshed. "Why does God allow cancer?" said a woman who is perfectly healthy. "Why does God allow abuse?" said a man who had the privilege of watching the sex abuse crisis of the RCC play out on the TV screen and not in the sacristy. "Why did God allow my mother do die?" said a daughter who is still alive.

We may mourn, and we ought to mourn, the sorrows and the fallenness of this world, but witnessing suffering is not the same as suffering.

(Just Take Them and Leave Me Alone)

This was never more clear to me than when I spent a summer arguing with my anti-natalist, atheist sister. She would spend hours berating my poor mother and father for the heinous crime of having children. During one of these spats, my sister turned to me and said, "How can you support natalism?" which she said like a slur, "your grandmother abused you from the moment you were born."

Now, this is true. Truer than she knew, or, if I have it my way, will ever know. My grandmother (who was my and my sister's primary caregiver) always despised me because I was born with a deformity. Her hatred only intensified when my sister was born. My sister was, in her eyes, perfect. As a child, my sister would ask for me to be abused in front of her, for her amusement, by my grandmother.

My sister witnessed plenty of my suffering, but she experienced not an iota of it. And yet, she used my suffering as a way to say that all of human life is suffering. She used it to discredit the worth of all human life.

(Ophelia)

I find this is always the case. When I was an atheist, I was confused by people who brought up the "problem of suffering". I never viewed my suffering as something that made my life worse. Even as an atheist and a child, I saw clearly how the suffering I experienced and was experiencing was driving me toward a larger purpose. This pattern of thought followed me into the sexual abuse I experienced in middle school and into my conversion.

My atheist associates, whose suffering I know well, likewise never cite their suffering as a reason for their disbelief. When you really get down to it, "God is a big meanie" is not a reason to reject His existence, say these associates of mine.

It is only being a witness to suffering-- usually an impotent witness-- that causes this specific kind of apostasy. Even if my sister had stopped encouraging it, I still would have been abused. Her behavior would have made little difference. It is the same for the sufferings I listed earlier. Regardless of what we tell ourselves, no boycotting, no Instagram post, and not even tax evasion or immolation will stop the Genocide Israel is purporting against the Palestinians. We, far removed, poor, and powerless foreigners, are impotent. We can do nothing to help someone with a terminal illness not die-- it's terminal. We can do nothing to help the kidnapped children we see on the news, taken from their homes halfway across the country. We cannot bilocate, live forever, or have infinite money.

When these people say, "Why does God allow suffering?" they are actually asking, "Why does God allow my impotence?" The implication is that, of course, they would solve these sufferings if only they were not impotent. Is this the case? I don't know; who am I to judge the heart of another man?

Whatever the case, it is clear to me that witnessing suffering is of some different metaphysical nature than the actual experience of suffering. I've written a little about this privately, so I will get around to expanding upon it in further posts.

[critical-skeptic]

Director of the FEDERAL UNIFIED CONSERVATIVE KINDRED FAITHFUL AND CULTURAL ENRICHMENT – Joshua Feuerstein *

Joshua Feuerstein, renowned for his explosive online sermons and unmatched ability to trigger mass unfollowing sprees, has been appointed by the Trump-Musk administration to lead the newly established initiative aimed at “reinvigorating traditional values and decibel levels across the nation.” Feuerstein promised to “bring faith and culture back to their righteous roots” using a combination of loud proclamations, viral tirades, and his signature front-facing camera selfies.

"Look, I'm not here to pick sides, but let's be real," said Dr. Phil, "Joshua’s passion and volume are unparalleled. When you're trying to lead a cultural and moral renaissance, sometimes you need someone willing to shout louder than the noise. Is he polarizing? Sure. But sometimes polarizing figures move the needle—and if you don't like the needle, well, maybe it needs moving."

Announcing his appointment from a golden-plated room in Mar-a-Lago, Feuerstein declared, “I am here to lead this nation’s moral awakening with maximum volume and minimum fact-checking.” President Trump praised him as “the loudest, proudest warrior” for the cause, while Musk teased plans to integrate voice amplification technology to ensure every rant reaches beyond Earth’s atmosphere. Critics remain wary, stocking up on ear protection and aspirin in preparation.

*Believe it or not, this is totally satirical.

[nando161mando]

[jorrated]

whenever people in real ass life ask if i have any specific topics im really knowledgeable about i feel like this

[jameslmartello]

The Fallacy in Almost Every Anti-Catholic Argument

[atheistcartoons]

Presumably this traditional Christmas quote comes from Luke 2:14, which says:

"Glory to God in the highest, and on earth peace, good will toward men."

and not Matt 10:34-36, which says:

"Do not think that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I have not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to set a man against his father, and a daughter against her mother, and a daughter-in-law against her mother-in-law. And a person's enemies will be those of his own household."

[plaintalkchristianministries]

EVIL IS REAL: Do Not Tempt Evil. Evil Is Called Good. Evil is Proof Satan IS REAL. Evil is Proof Jesus IS REAL.

The Existence of Evil is Obvious. History is Full of Evil. Evil Surrounds us. Evil is Plainly Visible to Anyone who is Honest. If You care about the Truth, Protecting You and Your Family from Evil, You will Read this Entire Bible Message. All of the Bible is Literally True. False Religions, Counterfeit Christianity Denies that the Bible can be taken, read, Literally 100% of the time. They throw…

[oldtestleper]

heretic is a stupid fucking movie. im sorry hugh grant enjoyers

[autisticthings]

No one Some of you have come up to me and were like "hey you, what's your favorite Bible Verse?"

And today is the day, I share John 2:15 with you where Jesus, our poc ace king, flipped a table

[carriedbychrist]

In this Agape Revealed video, I explore the Fall of Man. Through this, we learn about who our enemy is. This series will challenge what you know about God.

[queenie435]

I would like to thank the Atheist for keeping some of these cherry pickers in line!

[nando161mando]

[madfoolish]

[atheistcartoons]

1. Unless you’re prepared to explain the context you feel is missing, “out of context” is nonsensical. It’s not some magical phrase that eliminates all the contradictions and morally deficient verses in the bible.

2. If you think the problem with your god’s approval of rapes, murders, abortions, slavery, torture and genocide is “context” - if you honestly believe that’s the problem with this scenario - you just might need to rethink your opinion.

[torahapologetics]

Can a Jew be Atheist or Christian and still Jewish? #shortvideo

Can a Jew be Atheist or Christian and still Jewish? #shortvideo