Raven wrote on Feb 3
rd, 2017 at 9:16pm:
That's the thing isn't it as long as they "repent" it's a get out of jail free card. The majority of prisoners in the world are religious, many of them guilty of heinous crimes. If heaven exists it full of rapists, murderers and child molesters.
Yet a good man who does not believe is consigned to hell.
Never trust a person who can clear their conscience of an evil deed by asking forgiveness from an imaginary being.
Well said.
In my personal experience the two most despicable characters who were related to me as in-laws, were highly religious. For them religion was an end in itself, with it being an insurance against eventually going to Hell, and with 'God' being little more than a personal Good Luck charm and a talisman for bringing them material wealth and personal satisfactions. Meanwhile, their own characters
in the real world outside of their religious posturing was self-centred, immature, and careless of others to an extreme.
Where you find religious people who are absolute champions and lovable for their sterling good character and generous nature - it has absolutely nothing to do with bible-study and a belief in God, but comes from within their own life experiences and maturity of character.
(Incidentally I never broach the subject of religion with people I meet in person. If they find comfort and solace in a belief in a good god and a life hereafter, then good luck to them).