catholics are christians , they are simply not protestants
What do you think about religion?
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catholics are christians , they are simply not protestants
thier are thousands of christian denominations , almost all of them are some form of protestantism bar roman catholicism and eastern orthodox which are centralised religons
i agree that religon can be a great form of support for many people , some of us have reached a point where we simply cannot accept conventional wisdom on matters god etc , i call myself an anti thiest more than athiest in that i reject the notion of god as presented to us by the bible , koran etc , for me , its absurd the idea of a personal god who cares about me deeply and is looking out for me , if that were the case , thier would be no babies dieing of hunger in africa , thats not to say thier is no god of some kind however , i can no more proove thier is no god than i can that thier is no flying teapot beyond the rings of saturn , nothing in this world or universe requires a god to explain it however
tenuous~hold
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cannot stand it or the trouble it causes.
WhereisMonika
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powerfulthoughts
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I believe we are triune beings composed of body, mind and spirit. I believe all three are important to maintain and keep healthy. I'm a Christian who believes Jesus Christ is Lord and Savior of mankind. My belief comes from intensely personal experience. I do not endorse any church or organization, I only endorse Christ.
Lexington
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believe in yourself. escape.....your family are taking christianity too seriously, too literally....be brave, get out of there, for your own sake
sullyS25
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I dont like religions because of their rules and the constant need of many of their followers to try and prove that their religion is better. In my opinion religions destroy spirituality and instill guilt in people that are religious by having all these random rules. In christianity you must repent for what the bible says is a sin, Muslims must pray 5 times a day and never eat certain meat or drink alcohol, Jews must stay kosher, sheiks are forbidden to cut their hair and on and on. That being said I don't like to go around and tell people their beliefs are wrong and I know some really kind hearted people that are religious and I respect their beliefs. I personally do not have the same beliefs and dont like it when they are pushed upon me.
twiggle
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I am religious. I'm a Christian in that I believe in God but a lot of my personal morals are similar to those central to Buddhism.
I know that the faith I believe in may not be fact. It's just my personal belief and I respect everybody's individual beliefs. My faith helps me no matter how much others may scoff at it.
Nobody can prove anything is or isn't true.
I know that the faith I believe in may not be fact. It's just my personal belief and I respect everybody's individual beliefs. My faith helps me no matter how much others may scoff at it.
Nobody can prove anything is or isn't true.
LazyHermitCrab
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I believe in god meaning some stuff happend in order for stuff to happen.... could be a bunch of gods
Steppen-Wolf
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I'm an agnostic atheist. I have very strong opinions about religion but I'm not really militant.
My view of the whole thing is that is your right to believe whatever you want, if that makes you happy I think that's great, but once you start trying to impose your very personal and subjective beliefs into others, then you're an awful human being that deserves to be fought with all the strength of us secular people.
My view of the whole thing is that is your right to believe whatever you want, if that makes you happy I think that's great, but once you start trying to impose your very personal and subjective beliefs into others, then you're an awful human being that deserves to be fought with all the strength of us secular people.
bleach
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I'm going to start going to church to improve my social anxiety. I don't really have any religious beliefs but it seems like a good way to connect with people, since religious people are usually very friendly and like to maintain a community among themselves. Anyway it will probably help my problems a lot more than being an isolated, stunted loner who rants on the Internet about how he has all of society figured out, without being in any way engaged in it.
SandmanAwakened
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I think religion is fantastic. Anything that can instill hope in a person should be supported. All of this talk of 'fairy tales' is dismissive and nothing about religion is as unrealistic as anything else. I dont like when religious people think that there is something wrong with those who don't follow there beliefs.
WhereisMonika
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Can we abolish religion? I could go on about the process in which that could be achieved but the jackboots when be on my axe like flies on soap.
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Boby
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I'm an atheist.I don't believe in God or after life.All this religion thing is for people how are scared of death and it seems that are allot of them.I don't want to life forever ,the idea of eternal life scares me more than a finite life.
Just think about this: we were dead for billion of years before we were born and nobody had complained about it.
Just think about this: we were dead for billion of years before we were born and nobody had complained about it.
The Observer
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I dont believe in religion because I dont believe that anyone should live their lives as dictated by some book, rules or commandments or anything else that tells a person how to live their own life. I have no use for religion in my life, it serves me no purpose therefore it's a useless practice to me.
It's funny how much religion can hurt people actually. I grew up with an abusive stepfather who used religion as a power against us, saying we had demons and things like that & quoted things from the Bible against women. When him and my mother started having problems & the **** hit the fan, it was horrible. He would psychotically sing a Jezebel song into her voice-mail and do all types of awful things. I remember he said he smelled cigarette smoke at night and I denied it was me (it wasn't). He said he thought it was the demons coming from me and my mother & they smelled like the smoke. He would talk loudly to himself, supposedly praying, but really cursing people (politicians usually) on the television. It was scary. Once I was downstairs with a friend and he was yelling to himself (praying?). We called up to him 5 times and it got quiet. On the fifth call, he yelled "He's not here!" (talking about himself).
I'd say with Christianity the most laid back, educated ones are Presbyterians. The craziest, fundamentalist, uneducated ones are typically Pentecostal and Southern Baptist.
Okay long story short, my viewpoint of religion at the moment is bitter. But I do sort of believe in a higher power of some sort. Scientifically I don't think we could prove it but there must be some reason as to why we're all stuck here. It's odd how big of a mystery life really is.
So part of me believes in a "God" but not a religious god. Religions seem to do more harm than good.
I'd say with Christianity the most laid back, educated ones are Presbyterians. The craziest, fundamentalist, uneducated ones are typically Pentecostal and Southern Baptist.
Okay long story short, my viewpoint of religion at the moment is bitter. But I do sort of believe in a higher power of some sort. Scientifically I don't think we could prove it but there must be some reason as to why we're all stuck here. It's odd how big of a mystery life really is.
So part of me believes in a "God" but not a religious god. Religions seem to do more harm than good.
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WeirdyMcGee
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Some people feel they need it; others don't.
Everyone should be kind to each other, either way.
Everyone should be kind to each other, either way.