Religion: What it means to you

I under stand christianity has it's dirty hands from the past but that isn't the riligions fault. Like they say, guns don't kill people, pople with guns kill people. Anywho I belive religion is good for you...to an extent. Beliving in god, alah, Jehova what ever you want to call it, theres nothing wrong with that no matter who you are. Telling someone how great your life is because of this religion is also peachy key. But when people force others to belive just because they think it's right, well then that's just hipocritical. The bible itself says that if you're doing something positive then your fine and hurting people is bad. Common sense right? I wish others saw that too.

Simply Practacing a religion gives people faith amung other things. Most christians belive in themselves because we are tought to if we want good things to happen. This may sound stupid but many people who don't want to belive in religion don't have hopes and dreams of the future either. (I'm not saying everyone) Also christians are tought to belive that suicide is an emortal sin. You kill yourself you automaticaly go to hell. Even cerial killers can be forgiven once they see the light. You kill yourself, your dead you can't say sorry. What I am saying is believing in something good even if it's just for the sake of believing, can actualy hold good things for you.(if you belive in good things)

I feel for those who simply believe in something else or don't at all. Many have been killed and torchered etc. It has happened so much so that many even began blaming the teachings of the religion itself. For instance Christian extreem Hopocrits I feel should go to hell. They act as if practacing the word of god yet hurt and kill people just to get everyone to believe. Did Jesus do this? even once? is this what God wanted at all? NO! if they read that book they holed under their hands so dearly like the clame to have, they would know that what they are doing is wrong. So it isn't always the fault of the teachings of the religion but the fools who really have no clew what they are doing.

How ya doing, buddy?

Can you guys beleive I was playing Dead or Alive on xbox live and the room I was in had this same debate. What got me was 80% of the people there were on Gods side...that just warms my heart.

Originally Posted by Mystil

Over the years it has lost it's meaning to me. If God can forgive me in doubting his existence that'd be fine I suppose. Before the doubts were setting in, I loved being a christian very much and when I was younger I would "talk to God". That is how much I was into it.

What made you change your mind?

There's nowhere I can't reach.

Originally Posted by larxene

I'm don't realy believe in God. There's no logical poof. Like Joesph said he found the plates location in a vision. But if you say the same story over and over people start to believe you. Also the fact there's a ton of different religions and beliefs doesn't change my mind the least.
But if you guys believe in something then you should stay with it.

the bible has been written by man by what they have experianced and the bible is also a historical record. Like the hystory books you read in class. Difference is if you minipulate the bible it is believed you are automatically sentenced to hell and the bible is written in the word of god (originaly anyway).In Many history books the events are sometimes miss juged and the worst they might get is sued if that. For instance many history books call those massacres to the native americans "wars" or "battles".Events in the bible, Most of it is symbolic, you must read between the lines. Jesus's whole story doesn't stand as logical proof? No offense just curious thats all.

This thing is sticky, and I don't like it. I don't appreciate it.

I am a full christian believer and the bible does say that if you don't believe in god then your wrong. I don't pass judgement because that is gods job. Although the more I hear people tell me they don't belive because of evidencs or whatever, I see the devil laughing because he knows he is winning. Well the devil can kiss my ass. I except others for what they believe but the devil won't win over me damnit.

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