Quote Originally Posted by ChuckNorris
The bible is a book of metaphors made to keep believers in line during life.

I have no problem with the Christians' beliefs but there are so many versions the thought of an argument over who's right and wrong is ridiculous to me.

I was raised Southern Baptist. I stopped attending church at 17. I quickly realized that church was not for me. I do not like the references to how much Jesus was in pain for me. I do not like the representation of a man being tortured for other people. It is a sick representation of a religion.

Like Easter: I went to church with my Mother when I was 16 because she loves church for some reason. There was an Easter Sunday play going on which included all the disciples and Jesus, bleeding, dying and hanging on a cross. It reminded me of how gruesome the religion actually is.

Then another church service with my dad: The preacher gets up, starts yelling and screaming about god and how he's going to strike us dead in the book of revelations. I dont believe a pure god would have done such a horrible thing.

Noah's ark: God killed a bunch of people instead of guiding them because they were too "bad".

Cain and Abel: Brother killed other brother because of jealousy.

uhh.. THE WHOLE BOOK OF REVELATIONS!!!

Judas: he's a backstabber and a liar

I am now agnostic meaning I do believe there is a higher power but I see no proof or real hard evidence to back up said higher being.

I also believe it's stupid to say cuss words and sex will make you go to hell.
It also says that God Grants everyman free will. If he didnt we would all be mindless robots working for him. Thats why you have the choice to belief or not to believe. There is alot of Sin in the world and alot of people in the world and in the Bible that have committed Sin. As a matter of fact everyone sins. Every believer, or non-believer sins. God said all sin is equal. There is no divisions of sin. Show me where in the bible it says if you cuss or have sex you are going straight to hell. It doesnt.

What it does say is he who does not believe in God and Jesus and whom does not ask for forgiveness of your sins will be going to hell. God is not asking you to be perfect. He is basicly just asking you to take responsiblitiy for your own actions and work toward being a better person, and lead others toward him.

Ill tell you one thing that is funny. In the world today people are offended by Christians. (not everyone of course, but there is a large %). When a Christian person comes around they think, ohh the party killer is here, or ohh he is here to tell me how im living wrong and condem my life. However if someone is a devil worshiper or doesnt believe in anything, people seem to have no problem with them. Thats quite odd when you look at the fact that true Christians are just out to help people in alot of different ways. The world has turned into such a rough place that people expect you to hurt them or try to scam them rather that help them.

I know about the whole hipocritical stamp people like to label Christians, but as God said no man is without Sin. So a Christian that sins is not a hypocryte but he is just a man (or woman). But Christians are just trying to turn their life in the right direction. No one is perfect, but you should be striving to be, in every aspect of your lives. Christian or non Christian.