Non Sequitur by Wiley Miller for August 08, 2019

I was once asked if I though I could buy my way into Heaven (not necessarily with money, of course.) My reply was, “Of course I can. That’s what organized religion is all about.”

She’s got it.

Making up the rules as you go along, sort of like Trump.

And THIS is why I believe in the possibility of a creator, but not in human-created religion. Humans are too flawed, dense and selfish-minded to do that correctly.

I’m religious. But I believe that any church that claims you have to be one of them to get to heaven is just wrong.

Danae, did you Have A Theological Epiphany?

Besides every variant of every modern religion, more than a few of the ancient myths (Greece’s Zeus, Atlas, and Prometheus, Norway’s Valhalla, etc.) were major religions in their time as well. That’s why I believe, than in a parallel universe, Thor is still being worshiped, and Jesus is one of Marvel’s Avengers.

Read and follow only the words attributed to Christ, follow them…that will keep you busy being loving and kind to a deserving world….was Buddha fine, certainly. Being loving and kind is not necessarily a competitive sport, but wait, might be good.

Re-read ‘Stranger In A Strange Land,’ the part about the Church with slot machines and strippers…

And, since ALL “Religions” were created by MEN solely to keep an elite group (The Priests) in power, and to insure THEIR continued wealth, they are ALL bogus!

Actually, they don’t all claim to be better than all other religions, nor do they all claim that all the rest are wrong.

Everybody who believes ANYTHING – not just religious belief – believes that they’re right, and those who differ are wrong. That includes politics, economic theories, everything. That’s what belief IS.

Fundamentalism is when you don’t merely BELIEVE that you are right, but are certain that you are right. And you regard those who differ as not merely wrong, but having something wrong WITH them.

And no, all religion is NOT like that. Nor is that attitude confined to religion.

You believe in the Bible? Which one? The Old Testament is best read in the original language – Aramaic, not any of the translations the followed. The New Testament, originally in Koine Greek, has been rewritten and (mis)translated so many times can anyone really be sure what it initially said?

Ignorance meets reality – and loses

All religion is wrong about everything!

Don’t Buddhists have a saying, “there are many paths to the mountaintop, and each one will get you there”? Somebody said that, anyway.

I’d love to see Danae come up with a single fact.

She’s developing into presidential material…

“It ain’t those parts of the Bible that I can’t understand that bother me, it is the parts that I do understand.” Mark Twain

I used to believe in the Flying Spaghetti Monster, but I had to give that up when I adopted a low-carb diet.

I’ve always wondered about products that claim rhey do everything- Like detergents get out EVERY stain even ground in ones. Then next week it’s a new & improved. Are we developing new stains every week or month orwhatever?

Fake Pews

A student of mine, who had a HUGE painting of Saint Sebastian being pierced by arrows in his living room, observed to me, “Religion is only a moral brake.”

Not a helluva lot of difference between the dumb sheep who blindly follow religious gurus, and the ones who follow political ones.

There are only 4 ways you can believe in a “god/religion” and the vast majority of people fall into the fourth category: one needs it as a coping mechanism and uses religion rather than booze, pills or something else. Like most coping mechanisms, it does more good than harm unless used to excess.

Religion has been defined as group insanity; and when I look at what has been done in the name of god on this planet in the last 10,000 years, i believe it.

What about the Great Pumpkin?!? Equal time for the Great Pumpkin!

Applies to the faiths that label themselves political movements as well.

And Man created God in his own image. God was so embarrassed.

Religions all contradict each other, so we know they can’t all be right. But they can all be wrong!

If you don’t believe in my religion, you’re gonna get your toes toasted.

Against whom to do you lock your doors at night – religious folk?

“Alternative facts” and “Truth isn’t truth” Two of the most unbelievable spoken comments from an administration that creates facts to suits its needs and lies about its lying. Kellyanne Conway and Rudy Giuliani quotes respectively.

To quote Groucho Marx, “Who are you going believe, me or your lying eyes?” Trump’s administration’s answer to accountability and transparency is to obfuscate and distract.

My Catholic friend, my 7th Day Adventist friend, my Baptist friend, my Mormon friend, and my Jewish friend all walk into a bar …

There’s no punchline. I just wish they all would walk into a bar and have a few drinks instead of continually proselytizing to me.

It seems the cartoonist (or his characters) has never heard of providing reasons for the relative validity of religions—of giving evidence for why Christianity, say, is likely more trustworthy historically than Islam.

It’s only Christianity and Islam that claim their religion is the Only True Way and all others are wrong.

Remember, christianity =/= religion.

Organized religion is the sickest prank man has ever played on himself

“One man’s theology is another man’s belly laugh.”

— Robert Heinlein, “Notebooks of Lazarus Long”

I am not a member of any organized political party. I am a Democrat. (Will Rogers)

Too bad Mr. Trump’s little boy didn’t decide to get into televangelism. He’d likely have been good at that. Might even have made money at it…

Lucretius: Religion is an evil superstition.

According to Mohammed, most women will go to hell. The 72 houris/virgins must be sex dolls. Go to hell, if you want real women!

I no believe that she is refer to islam. They don’t allow dissenters, the get put to death.