Christian immorality

[Keith&Co.]

I'm pretty sure that most fundamentalists do not, in fact, tend to think that atheists are "good without God". I am in fact pretty sure that this is the exact opposite of what your average fundamentalist believes about atheism.

Yeah, this.
I have been told that I CANNOT be good. As an atheist, any single thing I do is NOT done for the glory of God, thus is just me sinning some more.

Even if I pull evangelicals out of a burning car, that's a sin because I'm atheist.

 

[phands]

Even if I pull evangelicals out of a burning car, that's a sin because I'm atheist.

Ohhhhhh....I was supposed to pull them OUT.....ooooppppsss...that explains the disapprobation

More seriously, Politesse is right.

 

[DrZoidberg]

It's implied since atheists are good without the Bible. It must mean that Christians need to put work in to be on the same level as atheists

Christians do try to practice humility (not always successfully). We acknowledge that without God's help humility is not possible for us.
Blowing one's own trumpet is rather crass.

I'm not trying to blow my trumpet. All I'm saying is that this is an implication from the idea that the Bible makes Christians better people.

I think humility is possible without the Bible. Having survived personal crisises seems to be the best teacher. That's my experience. The catalyst that made me humble (believe it if you like) was coming out of a depression.

 

[TSwizzle]

I just thought of yet another Christian theological hole.

1. Christians need the Bible to keep them good.
2. Atheists don't. They manage to be good on their own.

The conclusion is that Christians are evil who are made good by the Bible. So far so good. But why would evil people cling to a religion in order to make them good? If they are truly evil why put all this effort in making them into something they're not? Why not embrace their true nature? It makes no sense.

And above all... why don't Christians uphold atheists as morally superior people to emulate, since we manage to be moral without the need of divine guidance.

I think pretty much all the religions make its followers fake. Religious people are never true to themselves, always trying to promote a fake persona. Round about now I have jews calling me up with their insincere apologies about being an asshole earlier in the year. So now they think they have atoned with yaweh and me. Fuck off with your atonement bullshit. Religion is self inflicted torture. "Ooooh I really want to do that but I can't because jesus will get mad at me". Fuck off.