The Jewmanist

If so many people believe different things, how can they all be right? How can a “good” Christian be going to the same heaven as Hitler? In his mind, he was doing his god’s work. Believers of the Christian heaven and hell (let’s say, for instance) are all going heaven. The ones who are told they are going to hell (or say it casually about themselves) don’t really believe in those fables. In the Jewish religion, there is no hell spoken of explicitly. We’re all chosen! (Just closeness or distance from “god”.) So then everyone is automatically considered good and then what’s the point of these heaven and hell tales. Religions vary on this and have yet to make any sense. Some people believe if you don’t accept Jesus as your own personal savior, you are going to hell. And that’s the end of it. So if I’m a good, caring, individual who volunteers at homeless shelters and then there is a Christian who stole some money (as an example), he has preferential treatment?

I want to drive a simple point home: the idea that religion is a guide. I’m mostly referring to individuals who will argue “religion is a guide” to defend their religious beliefs against the atheist. I could not think of a statement further from the truth. Let’s examine “immoral”.

Immorality is hurting someone intentionally. Lacking ethics and/or common sense. There are even laws in place for those of us not that bright. Rape? Not a crime in the bible or in any other religion. Its not laid out as something that horrible; it’s a property crime at most. Slavery? Eh, don’t beat your slaves too much. And no one sees this as a problem: a very evil guide? In fact, religion proposes some of the worst ideas and completely skids right over the most important ones.

A moral person would never think to rape or enslave another human being.