Why do some Atheists say Christianity is harmful?

[Melchizedek99]

Provided us with a bit of entertainment I guess... Novelty wore off though
I'm sure the troll is having fun...

The thing is, im not trolling, and i wish i could somehow prove to you im sincere. Because I know lying would be a grave sin. And im sincere with my beliefs.

If not i would have to fear Gods wrath. Is it because my views are unusual nowadays? But well, most people in the past had similar views to me.

How can it be trolling to take ones faith seriously? But oh well, its a common occurence, many people think im crazy, insane, troll, stupid, whatever.

The Bible said those days will come. And one day i guess we will be brutally persecuted again. Im ready for it.

 

[McBell]

Why is suffering for God even a bad thing?

um...
Because the hundreds of sexually molested children had no say in the matter?

 

[Melchizedek99]

um...
Because the hundreds of sexually molested children had no say in the matter?

Thats not what i meant.

 

[Melchizedek99]

Of course there is, you just don't call it love and have a very, very ****ed-up idea of love and sex anyway

You deny reality, how dare you presume to tell people in loving relationships that there is no love in those relationships!

Such proud and ignorant arrogance

How dare you!

How can it be love, if God is Love and He doesnt approve of it? I would have to assume God is evil then, but i cannot assume that, it not in my power to Judge God.

 

[McBell]

Thats not what i meant.

It was YOU who said:

Christianity is only good, there are no downsides, its pure goodness.​

 

[Eddi]

My Guy, people suffered way more for Christ, for Truth, they were martyred slaughtered killed, cooked alive, burned, flailed, tortured in any ways you can think of.

And you think going celibate for Christ is suffering? Oh no my friend, those martyrs were real heroes, im nothig against them. And yes i see suffering for a greater cause as a positive thing.

I think you're wasting your life

Your obedience is really disheartening

 

[Melchizedek99]

I think you're wasting your life

Your obedience is really disheartening

How can one waste His life, if im assuming you believe life ends after death? Like, what does it matter to you?

 

[ppp]

My question is why? And how? How is christianity in any way form or shape harmful? Some say its because of the strict rules, but how is that bad? How are rules who lead to a better society bad?

Christianity has a small set of good rules that no one needs or have ever needed Christianity to figure out. The sets of rules unique to Christianity that are harmful to the physical and psychological well being of humans as individuals and in the context of societies. You brought up "purity." Purity is a lie. It is a false label. It is marketing that has been slapped onto a set of rules -- rules that they themselves create or exacerbate the problem that Christians claim to solve.

 

[Orbit]

The thing is, im not trolling, and i wish i could somehow prove to you im sincere. Because I know lying would be a grave sin. And im sincere with my beliefs.

If not i would have to fear Gods wrath. Is it because my views are unusual nowadays? But well, most people in the past had similar views to me.

How can it be trolling to take ones faith seriously? But oh well, its a common occurence, many people think im crazy, insane, troll, stupid, whatever.

The Bible said those days will come. And one day i guess we will be brutally persecuted again. Im ready for it.

Based on what you posted, your religious beliefs seem to be making you miserable.

 

[Eddi]

How can it be love, if God is Love and He doesnt approve of it? I would have to assume God is evil then, but i cannot assume that, it not in my power to Judge God.

How do you know God doesn't approve of it?

It's not as if he has any representatives down here on Earth

And even if he didn't approve of it, who cares what he thinks about things that are none of his business?

Those threats about eternal damnaton.......

I have news for you........

They are made by men, not by God

 

[an anarchist]

Based on what you posted, your religious beliefs seem to be making you miserable.

The saddest part is he won't even get to his imagined heaven when he dies. So he is just gonna be miserable and then die and that's his existence. Oh well.

 

[Melchizedek99]

Based on what you posted, your religious beliefs seem to be making you miserable.

If thats true it would be still my fault, not Gods, again God is simply blameless, any blame will deflect from Him, hes jsut that perfect loving and AWESOME!

But of course if youre addicted to things, short term detox can make you miserable. Long term its better for me though.

 

[Melchizedek99]

The saddest part is he won't even get to his imagined heaven when he dies. So he is just gonna be miserable and then die and that's his existence. Oh well.

How do you know for a fact theres nothing after death?

 

[Eddi]

How can one waste His life, if im assuming you believe life ends after death? Like, what does it matter to you?

I believe there is life beyond the grave

But I want this life that I'm in now to be as good as possible

Therefore I think sleeping with another man would be a jolly good thing

Also, I want my life to be my life, not someone else's!

You are letting people take your life from yoh

 

[Melchizedek99]

How do you know God doesn't approve of it?

It's not as if he has any representatives down here on Earth

And even if he didn't approve of it, who cares what he thinks about things that are none of his business?

Those threats about eternal damnaton.......

I have news for you........

They are made by men, not by God

Well the catholic Church are his Represantives on Earth, so i do know. They are not made by Men.

But lets assume youre all right and this is all a sham. Whats the point of life then?

 

[Sgt. Pepper]

I think you're wasting your life

Your obedience is really disheartening

I certainly wasted thirty years of my life as a Christian and forty years believing in God. However, renouncing my belief in God and leaving Christianity was one of the best decisions I've ever made for my mental health and emotional well-being. It's only second to my decision to confront my abusive Christian mother and older brother shortly after I turned eighteen. I don't reject it. My only regret is that I didn't do this years ago and save myself years of misery.

 

[Orbit]

How do you know for a fact theres nothing after death?

Yeah, it's true that it is impossible to know anything about that either way. The point is to live a good life, be a decent person, and enjoy what happiness you can find. As it says in Proverbs (KJV) "Be righteous, but be not overly-righteous. For why shouldst thou destroy thyself?"

EDIT: My bad. That's in Ecclesiastes.

 

[Eddi]

Well the catholic Church are his Represantives on Earth, so i do know. They are not made by Men.

But lets assume youre all right and this is all a sham. Whats the point of life then?

Whatever I want it to be

I choose to make my life a happy one that helps the welfare of others

I don't need any authority figure to tell me how to live my life

 

[Eddi]

They are not made by Men.

LOL Yeah right!

 

[Heyo]

Obviously not all Atheists claim this, most atheists dont really care about ones faith. However there are some atheists who claim Christianity is harmful as a religion. They tend to be more on the antitheist side.

My question is why? And how? How is christianity in any way form or shape harmful? Some say its because of the strict rules, but how is that bad? How are rules who lead to a better society bad?

And how is sexual purity exactly a bad thing? I dont see how Christianity can be harmful at all. So why do they claim it?

This has been debated by more capable people than us and the question has been settled:

tl;dw: Fry and Hitch won.