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Atheists & Agnostics

beam me up scottie

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5. Just imagine if this fairy tale was actually true.

Reply to NeoGreen (Original post)

Sun Jun 11, 2017, 07:30 PM

Jun 2017

All the criminal has to do is ask for forgiveness before they die and poof - they're in heaven.

How are the victims supposed to feel about having to share an afterlife with their rapist, torturer, the person who murdered their child, etc?

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Mississippi Man Who Allegedly Shot and Killed 8 People Says God Will Forgive Him [View all] NeoGreen May 2017 OP

so god lets him kill 8 people, and if the guy says jesus he will be forgiven. are the dead happy to msongs May 2017 #1

One of the biggest reasons religion bothers me so much rurallib May 2017 #2

doctrine of salvation is a Christian thing Mosby Jun 2017 #4

Yeah, Richard Dawkins writes books and wears mean T-shirts. trotsky Jun 2017 #3

Just imagine if this fairy tale was actually true. beam me up scottie Jun 2017 #5