You MUST Change Religions - Your .02
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From: Mt. Zion
I would encourage those who don't believe the Bible and are open to all religions to look deeper into the backgrounds of those religions. This does not necessarily mean go ask someone of that religion. Do some digging. Doing so will help you see the only religion that is going to get you anywhere is Christianity. I'm not trying to be insensitive to others, but this is a topic of religion.
I began going to church when I was 16 and since have become a strong Christian. I too was very leery about aspects of Christianity. After doing research about Christianity and other religions; however, I have no problem believing the Bible in full. There is no other religion where no prophecies have been proven false and where so much evidence, even from historical writings from people of other religions, supports what the Bible proclaims.
I just felt I should share since I too was in the same boat as many of you are now. I would like everyone to experience what I have. It fills a void in your life that you've always known is there, but didn't know what to do about.
BTW, I'd worship money and cars (we all do anyways)!
J
I began going to church when I was 16 and since have become a strong Christian. I too was very leery about aspects of Christianity. After doing research about Christianity and other religions; however, I have no problem believing the Bible in full. There is no other religion where no prophecies have been proven false and where so much evidence, even from historical writings from people of other religions, supports what the Bible proclaims.
I just felt I should share since I too was in the same boat as many of you are now. I would like everyone to experience what I have. It fills a void in your life that you've always known is there, but didn't know what to do about.
BTW, I'd worship money and cars (we all do anyways)!
J
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Well, as I'm sure just about anyone that reads the "Off topic" threads knows, I'm a non-denominational Christian.
If I had to drop my beliefs and choose another, I have two choices (one of which, the first, maybe isn't "allowed" according to Garyj's rule).
1. Turn Amish - these people are simple, non-materialistic, loving, well-structured, intelligent, and free of the stress most of us experience day to day. Sure, I wouldn't really "own" anything, but I'd have all I needed and probably never have to worry about not having what I need. Sounds pretty peaceful and relaxed to me... They are, however, Christian and so I don't know if it's a valid choice.
2. Agnostic - like Garyj, I'd choose this as an alternative because it leaves me open to ANY belief, keeps me asking questions, and allows for a possible belief in a deity.
However, I'm more than happy with what I believe now so don't look for me to try either one in the near future. I look good in black, but hats just aren't my thing.
If I had to drop my beliefs and choose another, I have two choices (one of which, the first, maybe isn't "allowed" according to Garyj's rule).
1. Turn Amish - these people are simple, non-materialistic, loving, well-structured, intelligent, and free of the stress most of us experience day to day. Sure, I wouldn't really "own" anything, but I'd have all I needed and probably never have to worry about not having what I need. Sounds pretty peaceful and relaxed to me... They are, however, Christian and so I don't know if it's a valid choice.
2. Agnostic - like Garyj, I'd choose this as an alternative because it leaves me open to ANY belief, keeps me asking questions, and allows for a possible belief in a deity.
However, I'm more than happy with what I believe now so don't look for me to try either one in the near future. I look good in black, but hats just aren't my thing.
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Some of the replies crack me up. A borderline evangelical, some posting that the other posters have no life, another post totally ignoring the topic, etc. Why even post?
My $0.02: I'm an atheist. I'd probably go for:
1) *pure* Islam - not the corrupted versions spewed forth by Al-Queda or the like. Solely for the fact that I could participate in a Jihad and look forward to death. Anyone who knows religion knows what I'm talking about
2) Laveyan Satanism. If I'm not already on your ignore list, this "religion" has nothing to do with devil worshiping, nor does any form of satanism that I'm aware of. It's about self-empowerment - "Be your own God". I won't waste space trying to explain it, but the Satanic Bible by Anton Szandor Lavey is a decent read.
My $0.02: I'm an atheist. I'd probably go for:
1) *pure* Islam - not the corrupted versions spewed forth by Al-Queda or the like. Solely for the fact that I could participate in a Jihad and look forward to death. Anyone who knows religion knows what I'm talking about
2) Laveyan Satanism. If I'm not already on your ignore list, this "religion" has nothing to do with devil worshiping, nor does any form of satanism that I'm aware of. It's about self-empowerment - "Be your own God". I won't waste space trying to explain it, but the Satanic Bible by Anton Szandor Lavey is a decent read.
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From: Oshkosh
To be honest, I couldn't pick another religion.
Asking me to pick another religion, even hypothetically, would be like asking all of you to pick another car
I always have been, and always will be, a Christian. To me, it's the only way to live and die. It's kinda one of those things where it seems stupid if you're not Christian, but makes total sense if you are. A lot of people who talk with me about religion think that i'm totally close minded and blindly follow Christianity, without giving it a second thought. But I don't see that as necessarily a "bad thing." Yes, I do blindly follow Christianity, without always understanding everything. But that comes with the Christian idea that the human mind can't comprehend the Will of God and why He does what He does. I understand why this seems silly to some people, but it all comes down to faith. In my opinion, it takes just as much faith to believe in evolution as it does to believe in creation, it's just faith in a different thing. Everybody has faith in something... be it faith that there is no God, faith that man evolved from primates, faith that tomorrow your car is going to be where you left it, faith that your significant other isn't sleeping with the whole neighborhood..... we all have faith. Mine just lies in God and The Bible.
Asking me to pick another religion, even hypothetically, would be like asking all of you to pick another car
I always have been, and always will be, a Christian. To me, it's the only way to live and die. It's kinda one of those things where it seems stupid if you're not Christian, but makes total sense if you are. A lot of people who talk with me about religion think that i'm totally close minded and blindly follow Christianity, without giving it a second thought. But I don't see that as necessarily a "bad thing." Yes, I do blindly follow Christianity, without always understanding everything. But that comes with the Christian idea that the human mind can't comprehend the Will of God and why He does what He does. I understand why this seems silly to some people, but it all comes down to faith. In my opinion, it takes just as much faith to believe in evolution as it does to believe in creation, it's just faith in a different thing. Everybody has faith in something... be it faith that there is no God, faith that man evolved from primates, faith that tomorrow your car is going to be where you left it, faith that your significant other isn't sleeping with the whole neighborhood..... we all have faith. Mine just lies in God and The Bible.
