2006 August | The Jewmanist

So Many Religions To Not Choose From!

Posted by Rose Schwartz on Aug 29, 2006 in Rants | 1 comment

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...

Religion as a Guide: A Laughable Idea

Posted by Rose Schwartz on Aug 23, 2006 in Rants | 1 comment

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...