Why I hate religion

toothpastechica · January 2012

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1IAhDGYlpqY&feature=share

Awesome video.....gives some food for thought!

iamjoesgurl · January 2012

I've seen people post that on Facebook but hadn't watched it until you posted it here. It is a good message that has a lot of truth to it. If we are the church, are we the new church that came out of Jesus' ministry or are we the "church" or religious establishment that Christ condemned? I hope it is the first but I fear that many believers who have been to church have encountered the latter.

Thanks for posting. I don't think I would have ended up watching it otherwise.

toothpastechica · January 2012

same i saw it posted on fb but hadnt bothered to watch it...then i found it on rightthisminute.com which is a 'current news/videos' site and thought...hmmm i wonder what this is about if a very secular sight is posting it as worth watching....so glad i did!

MelissaC315 · January 2012

I watched that yesterday and then watched a couple more of his videos as well. He's very interesting... 1) b/c I'm amazed that he can rhyme like that haha and 2) a lot of what he says makes you think. I think he'd be great to come in and talk to my students.

ravenray · January 2012

Hmmm IDK. There are some good things that he said but also a lot of things I don't agree with. He has the basic truths of Christ yet I don't think religion is what he says it is. There are a lot of Sunday Christians, it is a sad reality. However, I don't think religion is the cause of it. What is he saying that every man should be a church until himself? The apostles started the Church, is he saying that the apostles are wrong? That is a pretty bold statement to make in my opinion... Plus saying that you hate religion is also not a great thing to say and I was offended when he said it

RebeccaJac · January 2012

I think it was more a statement of what religion has become. Christianity, in what it is intended to be, is good, but what it has become is not. As evidenced by the broken relationships, the judgement, the hurt, the pain felt toward the established church.

I saw the video more of a call to move toward that kind of religion rather than a statement that organize religion is inherently wrong. I loved the line "the truth is so much better than religion" because we often set the tone of a relationship with Christ to be completely about following the rules and being acceptable to him, when really that couldn't be further from the truth. We can try as hard as we want to follow the rules but we only realize fully relationship with him because he pursues us. We are not responsible for our salvation but too often we act like we are.

DeannaCW · January 2012

Agree with some but not all of it. This blog I found says it better than I can...

http://gospeldrivenchurch.blogspot.com/2012/01/jesus-was-religious.html

AshNoel8 · January 2012

My brother sent this to me the other day. The kid he got it from has a very strong relationship with Christ so I knew it couldn't be anything negative. I agree with Rebecca about what it was meant to be. I really liked the message he was trying to send (although some things were worded strongly). My brother doesn't really enjoy going to church because the church he and my parents go to is more traditional and it doesn't appeal to teenagers like my brother. Some people who call themselves Christians "go through the motions" but don't have the relationship with Jesus and the heart to help others. Therefore, people who aren't Christians may see that and think that's what Christianity is all about- rules. The video does mention that he supports the church, I think he is just disappointed in what "religion" has become. (I am not a fan of the term 'religious', for example- "she is a very religious person". I prefer to say "she has a great relationship with Jesus" or "she is a faithful Christian.") The only thing about the video that somewhat worries me is that some people who aren't Christians may think that the guy is bashing Christianity and that's not what his intent was.

mrandmrsbrist · January 2012

Thanks for sharing this here.

I've been doing a LOT of reading about this video since I posted it on my page and having some good discussions with H. Religion is something I struggle with and so what he said spoke to me and what God has been trying to show me about my faith in the last few years.

ravenray · January 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_christian-weddings_hate-religion?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:464687ae-7bc1-4360-9aea-999e11f1e1adDiscussion:1115066f-e3bf-42d2-8380-78fc82a26bb4Post:80759f1c-d1fd-46a5-90f0-94e3230a706f">Re: Why I hate religion</a>:
[QUOTE]Agree with some but not all of it. This blog I found says it better than I can... <a rel="nofollow" href="http://gospeldrivenchurch.blogspot.com/2012/01/jesus-was-religious.html">http://gospeldrivenchurch.blogspot.com/2012/01/jesus-was-religious.html</a>
Posted by DeannaCW[/QUOTE]
I agree pretty strongly with what is said here.

I see what you girls are saying but I don't agree. What is the point of calling out lukewarm Christians? Isn't that being hypocritical in its self? To me, this video was an attack on organized religion, in its own way another Protestant reformation against Protestants. This statement stuck out to me. "I saw the video more of a call to move toward that kind of religion rather than a statement that organize religion is inherently wrong." But isn't that his whole point that we should abandon religion and just go back to the me, God, and the Bible idea? That is what I got from the video. IDK, of course I come from a very organized religion church so maybe I feel more strongly about this because of that.

agape1cor813 · January 2012

This could just be me, and I could be waaaaay out on a limb here, but while I believe that the sentiment of the video is well-meaning, to me it sounds like this speaks more to the people who say, "So long as I say I am a Christ-follower, I can live as I want and do what I want to do, without any kind of real meaningful change in my life."

RebeccaJac · January 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_christian-weddings_hate-religion?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:464687ae-7bc1-4360-9aea-999e11f1e1adDiscussion:1115066f-e3bf-42d2-8380-78fc82a26bb4Post:bf5c15fd-b1af-488e-8ec8-742688cf35eb">Re: Why I hate religion</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Why I hate religion : I agree pretty strongly with what is said here. I see what you girls are saying but I don't agree. What is the point of calling out lukewarm Christians? Isn't that being hypocritical in its self? To me, this video was an attack on organized religion, in its own way another Protestant reformation against Protestants. This statement stuck out to me. "I saw the video more of a call to move toward that kind of religion rather than a statement that organize religion is inherently wrong." But isn't that his whole point that we should abandon religion and just go back to the me, God, and the Bible idea? That is what I got from the video. IDK, of course I come from a very organized religion church so maybe I feel more strongly about this because of that.
Posted by ravenray[/QUOTE]

<div>In that would be establishing a new religion. Any time you have a group of people adhering to the same dogmas and belief system, religion of some sort is established. </div>

ravenray · January 2012

In Response to <a href="http://forums.theknot.com/Sites/theknot/Pages/Main.aspx/cultural-wedding-boards_christian-weddings_hate-religion?plckFindPostKey=Cat:Cultural%20Wedding%20BoardsForum:464687ae-7bc1-4360-9aea-999e11f1e1adDiscussion:1115066f-e3bf-42d2-8380-78fc82a26bb4Post:a3c741cd-9b4b-4f9c-9dac-8f81ce71156c">Re: Why I hate religion</a>:
[QUOTE]In Response to Re: Why I hate religion : In that would be establishing a new religion. Any time you have a group of people adhering to the same dogmas and belief system, religion of some sort is established.
Posted by RebeccaJac[/QUOTE]
I agree that is why I thought it was so odd.

ravenray · January 2012

I just want to post this response because I know this post is dead but it is a really good sum up of my feelings.

http://www.youtube.com/watch?feature=player_embedded&v=Ru_tC4fv6FE

em01092 · January 2012

As a history major, it's hard for me not to hate religion for all of the wars it's caused. I also despise the way the Catholic church used to deprive people of personal salvation by preaching to them in a language they didn't understand and by selling the scraps supposedly the cloth of Christ. No offense to any Catholics. I'm Protestant and I'm not proud of Martin Luther's stance on the Jews, so....

That said, I know there have been a lot of good things to come from religion too. I just hate how some congregations get caught up in the politics of the church, money, building a glorious steeple, etc. It takes away from the true purpose of worship, but unfortunately I think it's completely inevitable because religion involves multitudes of people, who are all imperfect beings.

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