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[–]VulptexVoluntaryist 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (7 children)

Why are they so afraid of the end times? Jesus coming back should bring them joy.

[–]chottohen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (6 children)

I can't imagine what they're thinking. I saw an interview with one who had been listening to the Zionists talk and he said if Israel won he would get to heaven faster. That is thinking I cannot understand. I think they are not afraid of the end of times but just want to get it over so they can roll around heaven all day.

[–]VulptexVoluntaryist 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (5 children)

Some might. Most though are freaking out about "judgement day" and desperately trying to get everyone to not "sin" so we can delay the second coming. They see it as a bad thing, which to me indicates that they love the world and don't want it to end. Though I suppose I wouldn't want their fire and brimstone Jesus to come either.

[–]chottohen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Relgion and ignorance like this will, we hope, fade quickly. It's tempting to just ban all religion but doing that would only make matters worse. It's better to just wait for their sky gods to die out over the next few generations. How many conflicts could be prevented if we had no religion?

[–]VulptexVoluntaryist 5 insightful - 1 fun5 insightful - 0 fun6 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Don't be silly. If gods die out, people will just find other things to fight about. Indeed they already are: the culture wars.

You also can't ban religion. That's unbelievably authoritarian and even communism didn't go quite that far.

[–]chottohen 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Religions like Jehovah's Witnesses are banned in Russia and China but the followers still practice in secret.

[–]VulptexVoluntaryist 3 insightful - 2 fun3 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

Some are, but the mainstream religions usually aren't. The communist party wants to ban them, but they know even they can't get away with that. However religion is still effectively banned, because they make arbitrary laws and target religious people for violating them.

[–]chottohen 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

I know some JWs and they are quite chill, not trying to push it on others unless the others are interested. Many of them go abroad too.