Posts by Kate Johnson14

Henry Kim3 said:And?

And?

I can show you the path, but you actually have to walk it...!

Please, spare me the rhetoric... 🙂

Ugh, I feel like I've read this exact sentence about religion a thousand times already...

And? Is there something wrong with that? Some people need comfort more than anything else in the world...!

Pffft, that comparison is a total disaster, even if I guess I see where you're coming from... But, I suppose what you're trying to say is that there's something deeply pathetic about someone acting like they're going to Mass when they're actually just high on drugs. It’s just sad.

So, you’re suggesting that Mass and prayer just provide a sense of false happiness? I guess that’s one way to look at it, maybe.

When it comes to drugs, I suppose I can agree with that half-sentence... But as for meat? Please, don't even try to make me laugh.

Look, after a statement like that, I guess there isn't much left for us to talk about.

Are you even listening to yourself right now?

Whatever... I didn't even bother reading the rest of that. Look, I'll just tell you this much: the CHURCH IS THE HOUSE OF GOD! Amen! It isn't some mere building or whatever else you're rambling about. So, maybe take your "wisdom" somewhere else instead of dumping it on me... and keep your frustrations to yourself, too.

Excuse me? You claimed you provide COMFORT through prayer.... Comfort is a lie, a way to cloud the truth..... a church that splurges on luxury offers COMFORT THROUGH WORDS AND PRAYER to those struggling in poverty. Fortunately, it seems humanity is slowly evolving mentally, because statistics show fewer and fewer people are buying into that fake COMFORT.

It’s funny how every House of God needs ceilings at least twenty-five feet high, how massive amounts of cash are poured into them, yet that very same church hasn't built a single homeless shelter. It's easy to toss around empty platitudes instead of showing actual mercy through actions.

In fact, you just violated a fundamental Christian principle in your response to me—mercy, love for thy neighbor—because, my dear, your reply was incredibly angry, arrogant, and abrasive.... it's practically a textbook example of the first deadly sin according to the Bible (pride).. see how contradictory you Christians are? As long as nobody asks the questions that itch, as long as nobody sees through the point you hide behind pretty words, you're all full of tenderness, compassion, and mercy. But the moment someone catches on, you turn hostile and forget every principle of loving your neighbor. It's exactly what I was saying—you proved the opposite of your own teachings by how you act. In a courtroom, they'd say, "no further questions"😂

You basically said it all yourself, and for any intelligent person, your arrogant tone is more than enough to understand the whole picture.🙂

rustyranger10 said:If I want to maintain any semblance of spiritual fortitude, I find myself listening exclusively to punk—take hopeless struggle for instance. It’s all about how this existence is just one massive, chaotic mess—we're essentially all walking toward an inevitable end anyway, spinning in circles while waiting for our time to run out... and honestly, that kind of music is my anchor. I listen to it in absolute silence.

I don't really listen to punk myself, but I actually dig your take on spirituality. You need to do things that relax you, things that give you a sense of fulfillment and purpose...

The absolute height of stupidity is walking into a church just to sit there and soak in those hypocritical platitudes about self-denial, sacrifice, humility, and helping your neighbor. It's nothing more than brainwashing the naive through representatives of an institution that acts in direct opposition to everything they preach during their religious services! To listen to and believe in a church that has spent centuries violating every single moral law it publicly promotes... it's madness. It's like calling a predator a champion for child protection, or treating someone like Anders Breivik as if he were a model of racial and religious tolerance, or acting like Trump is some kind of intellectual giant. 😂

Henry Kim3 said:Heh, you hit a wall after two years, but I've been building this up for 11 or 12 years now, and I am NEVER going to fall. Sure, I might stumble, but falling? Never...! There’s a simple secret to staying upright: PRAYER. Go to church, talk to God... If you're in New York City, head over to St. Patrick's Cathedral, sit there for a bit in the peace and quiet, and just listen to the silence... Pray to God, even if it's just the simplest prayer you can muster. Because, my dear, everyone else might walk out on you, but Jesus NEVER will! So, don't pay too much mind to those people who would probably say I'm talking nonsense right now, because I'm speaking from actual experience... It sounds cliché, but I haven't taken the cross from around my neck in over 12 years, and I have no intention of ever doing so! Optimism is easy to lose, along with that supposed "tangible spirituality"—if that even exists—but prayer carries immense power... You don't even have to pray every single day... Just being able to wake up in the morning and thank God that you're alive, or remembering Jesus when you lie down at night to wish Him goodnight and greet the angels... is enough. Aaaaaaaah........... Time doesn't solve problems; WE solve them... So, you can't really expect your faith or hope to come rushing back if you aren't doing anything about it... Start with small steps... After all, a baby falls first, then crawls, then walks, and eventually runs..... 😉

Forgive me, but from what I gather, she’s saying everything in her life is falling apart and going south, and that’s why she’s losing her spirituality. That’s the exact question any person with a functioning brain would ask themselves if they were a believer: "How am I supposed to make ends meet in this recession? How do I deal with this job uncertainty when layoffs are happening every single day? Why are bad things happening to me if I haven't done anything to deserve them?"

But Henry Kim3, she needs a concrete solution to her problems, not just some hope being sold to her through prayer. Of course, the church—as an incredibly hypocritical institution—doesn't provide any actual financial assistance to its followers, even though that very same church owns a massive amount of real estate in this country. They offer prayer, words spoken during Mass... basically, comfort. It’s just like someone with a weak character who, crushed by problems they can't handle, feels so miserable and lost that they turn to drugs just to feel happy for a few hours while it kicks in... sure, it's a fake happiness, not the real thing, but in that specific moment, it feels real enough to them. The person offering them the drugs is a hypocrite, a fake friend, because a true friend helps you actually solve your problems instead of feeding you false hope and artificial bliss. It's the same with the church hypocritically offering PRAYER as comfort to people who are unemployed, people who can't afford to feed their families, or young people sitting on unemployment benefits hoping for a job while everything falls apart... all when they could take a portion of that enormous capital they possess and pay out to believers in their darkest hours, house the homeless, and actually help. A fake solution looks perfect to a naive person at first glance; it seems right within reach, and while they're being sold this hollow fix (in this case, via a priest's sermon during Mass), everything seems so solvable and wonderful... but once they step out of that church—that massive building that reeks of wastefulness and excess—and head back to their tiny rented apartment, or catch a bus or a subway home while the priest who gave them the "solution" in the form of prayer pulls away in a Tahoe, a Hummer, a Grand Cherokee, or a Mercedes ML (since those are clearly the preferred vehicles for priests in this country), maybe then things start to click for that naive soul... maybe they realize no one is actually helping them, they're just being fed false hope when they could be getting the tangible help they need to pull themselves out of this crisis. Like the Bible says: "Love your neighbor as yourself"... yeah, sure, and the naive person goes back to their cramped little rental on the bus, while the priest who recited those words drives his brand-new SUV to one of the luxury mansions the church owns across the country... Ah, what a beautiful way to show love for your neighbor...🤣 If it weren't so pathetic, tragic, and sad, it would almost be funny.🙂