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[Black Angel]

I remember talking to VZ one night, and he mentioned that religion was everywhere or something to that effect.. at any rate, Mr. Nest and I were just chilling one day, and we saw this on a bag of cheese popcorn..



I don't think he knew how right he was.. and quite frankly, neither did I..

This picture has not been photoshopped. I meant to post this sooner but I had a lot going on around me and didn't remember until now..

[VirusZero]

I'm sorry but putting religion on popcorn... Hmm, just a bit silly huh? I mean popcorn popcorn and religion? yeah sure, why not just put satanism on razor blades... Sure this'll convince the overly religious zealots they should buy popcron cause God approves and it's wholesum (or some such thing.) But anyone with a decent IQ/commonsense and/or not full of the religious garbage force fed to them by the churches will see through this marketing "breakthrough" and maybe avoid it as just another attempt to wring the last hard earned dollar from your pocket.

[Icerider]

Far out. That's...just...REALLY, REALLY sad. >.< Desperation much? Bloody hell...as if we didn't get enough from the overly religious zealots with their doorknocks, their own damn channels on T.V., and their own news coverage - we now have to deal with this?! I'm honestly VERY tempted to go all anti-christ and force-feed them a scripture stating that god DOESN'T exist. >.< Bit ticked by this, if you guys couldn't guess.

[FireStorm]

One thing that I cannot stand is forced religion. If people are religious, the more power to them. However, please don't force feed it to the rest of us. I'm not saying that I am not religious, I'm saying that I have my views and you have yours. Let's leave it at that, ok?

This post has been edited by FireStorm on July 11, 2008 07:53 am

[Black Angel]

Heh, I agree with you all, and FS, it is interesting that you used the term "force feed" because that is exactly what they did.. and in the literal sense no less. It's like they're saying, "you're killing yourself with the junk food, but let's see if we can "save" you in the process."

I respect everyone's beliefs, and their right to have them.. and I don't have a problem with religious people either.. just as long as they aren't trying to force their beliefs onto me..

I think that this has gone too far.

[FireStorm]

I couldn't agree with you more!

[Nautica]

I wont be buying that brand of popcorn...it might burn me...

[Black Angel]

Don't get me wrong, I come from a religious family myself.. with my grandfather being a minister.. and like you, I have my own beliefs.. for instance..

I don't believe in the Bible as moral code.. I think that it has too many contradictions, hypocrasy and penis-worship, to be viable, and the idea that God, being all seeing, all knowing, and powerful enough to create everything on this planet as well as in outer space, and therefore immune to the effects of human nature, and devoid of human desires, had to rely on people, who are not, to write a book that is supposed to be the law, and standards to which all of mankind are required to live by, triggers my suspicion.

Wouldn't he be the perfect candidate to write it himself, considering the fact that as a deity, he'd be objective enough to create a set of rules without putting his personal spin on it?

To me, if the Bible has a purpose, then it is for inspiration. Meaning that people should read it to gain some perspective on their own lives, and not take it literally. I've read the stories in the Bible, and it did get me through some tough times. It made me feel that if the people in the Bible (whether it happened or not) could go through what they went through, and survive, then I could do the same thing since my circumstances weren't as dire.

Other than that, to me, the Bible has no purpose. And so, I think that since God didn't write the Bible, that those are not God's words, and that means that they couldn't be God's teachings, and could be someone else pushing their beliefs onto everyone else, just on a much larger scale. I believe that there is a God.. but the God I believe in is not the one depicted in the Bible. The one I believe in loves everyone despite their beliefs, and the only way you can get into Heaven is by being a good person.. and living your life as a good person, and not trying to hurt others.. that is it. it wouldn't matter what your beliefs were, or what your sexual orientation was. In other words, the God I believe in is not the Bible's or even the Christians interpretation of him/her.. becuase I don't believe that he/she hates anyone. (I know that I have referred to God as a him, but the truth of the matter is that I believe that God is genderless..)

I am not atheist, and I am not agnostic.. The truth of the matter is, I say that I am a non-religious theist. It is not that I am straddling the fence, but I follow my instincts, and I go with what feels right. I can't say that I am an atheist because I believe that there is a God. I can't say that I am agnostic for the same reason. I can't say that I am Christian, because a few of my beliefs are not what the bible dictates, and to me the bible is a book of stories meant for inspiration, and not for moral code. It has been said that a lot of the most heinous actions committed by man, were, and are still being done in the name of religion.

That is why I say that I believe in God, but do not follow religion.. that is the major difference between mine, and what my family believes in. I realize that there are some who'll disagree with my beliefs, but that is their perogative, and I will never try to force my beliefs on to others.. like religious zealots have tried to do in the past.

[B0B]

I don't think words on a bag of popcorn are going to hurt anyone.

I've distanced myself from religion a little, mainly because I think of other sects of Christianity, or other religions in general teaching everyone else what is "right" and that others are "wrong". To me that's bullshit.

Apart from that I do believe in a god, just not one in particular.

[Black Angel]

Yeah, I think everyone here knows that much already, but that isn't the point.

And I agree, for me it's like, if you are so sure that your religion is the right one, the what is the point in speaking ill of the others out there?

Just keep thinking whatever you want and leave it at that.

I think the big thing that took me away from religion was the fact that the women in the bible are either antagonists, or are subservient to men. That and the idea of blindly pre-judging and condemning other people for having different lives and beliefs just didn't sit right with me..

[B0B]

A big thing for me was the concept of heaven and hell. The way they're presented it's sort of blackmailing some people into believing and worshiping. It worked on me until I realized my own selfishness and the how I was really only going to church and stuff so I didn't suffer eternal damnation. Though in all honesty I've thought about it and I wouldn't want to go to heaven either. Too many happy people would probably creep me out. I'd like to be in purgatory with a couch and TV for eternity.

[Black Angel]

I agree, and honestly, I think heaven and hell is relative to each person.. meaning that it would go according to that person.. like one person's hell could be another person's heaven and vice versa.. and I believe that if I believe in God, then I don't need religion, or church for that matter.. in my experience, you'll find some of the biggest hypocrites in church.