college student. long island, new york. swimmer. human trafficking abolitionist. teacher. special needs. speech pathology. Lord & Savior. harry potter. keane. skins. literature. spanish. sign language. activist. fair trade. love146. sorority girl. body mods. music. happy.
Is it mere coincidence that god approved slavery when man kept slaves and god disapproves slavery now, after man has outlawed slavery? Or that god approved the consummation of a marriage between a man and a 9 year old girl when this was common, and paedophilia today is now a grave sin? Your god doesn’t set the tone for morality. We humans do. You merely shape your god to fit your belief system. God is nothing more than your ego.
— Neal Jordan (taken from a post in The Atheist Truth)
This reminds me of something my friend said during a retreat… “God is not like Burger King, you CANNOT have it your way!” As ridiculous as it sounds, it’s 100% true. We cannot pick and choose what we decide to follow and not follow in the bible as a society. People will live the way they live, whether they believe in God or not. And those who do believe need to start keeping their mouths shut, it was Jesus who said ‘whomever is without sin can cast the first stone’. We are all sinner, so you are in no place to judge.
/end rant.
(via samamabelle)
