ya someone thinks they found that big boat again...

[Xan]

You guys are taking me WAY too seriously man. I'm not gonna jack this thread, but you can find my posts that I have made in the religion forum to follow up on my thoughts. I am not attacking the very thing that MILLIONS of people use to keep their sanity. If religion is your thing, or the bible, then kool. MY thing is simply there is a BALANCE in everything. I do not feel that the bible teaches ANYTHING that good parents can't teach. I follow the 10 commandments, but NOT b/c they are the 10 commandments... but b/c they are COMMON SENSE. Besides, good guys vs bad guys, who wouldn't want to be on the good guys side?

I see what you're saying. Your wording made it look as though you thought you were 100% correct and everyone else was wrong. Sorry for the mis interpretation. I personally place more faith in nature and the natural course of life than any God.

[BABY J]

I see what you're saying. Your wording made it look as though you thought you were 100% correct and everyone else was wrong. Sorry for the mis interpretation. I personally place more faith in nature and the natural course of life than any God.

True. And I do not knock that there is a higher power. Maybe GOD created the nature you speak about. HOWEVER, my only concern is RELIGION, not spirituality. I am VERY spiritual, but I think CHRISTIANS/CHRISTIANITY is one of the most arrogant religions out there. They put "God" on a pedestal as THE only God, and all other Gods are wrong. Well if their God was SO Almighty, I'd immediately think that he is WAY too big to just fit so perfectly into "just" Christianity and NOT inside other religions. The things that most Chritians do not know (simply b/c a lot of them will not even OPEN THEIR EARS for discussion when you mention anything not inline w/ their way of thought) is that most modern religions are more alike than they are different... **thinking** SO if we could account those very minute differences to "mans" influence, then simply being a Buddhist or Muslim should not send you to hell. Ya think? CHRISTIANITY has a "my way or the highway" mentality, which basic LIMITS the power of the "oh so mighty" God that they serve. To say that THEIR God is the ONLY God, says that he is basically UNABLE to save people that are non-Christian. Man, I am typing this in a hurry you'll have to 4give me. If I had more time I could make it make more sense. Sorry for the jack admin.

[Romeyo07]

True. And I do not knock that there is a higher power. Maybe GOD created the nature you speak about. HOWEVER, my only concern is RELIGION, not spirituality. I am VERY spiritual, but I think CHRISTIANS/CHRISTIANITY is one of the most arrogant religions out there. They put "God" on a pedestal as THE only God, and all other Gods are wrong. Well if their God was SO Almighty, I'd immediately think that he is WAY too big to just fit so perfectly into "just" Christianity and NOT inside other religions. The things that most Chritians do not know (simply b/c a lot of them will not even OPEN THEIR EARS for discussion when you mention anything not inline w/ their way of thought) is that most modern religions are more alike than they are different... **thinking** SO if we could account those very minute differences to "mans" influence, then simply being a Buddhist or Muslim should not send you to hell. Ya think? CHRISTIANITY has a "my way or the highway" mentality, which basic LIMITS the power of the "oh so mighty" God that they serve. To say that THEIR God is the ONLY God, says that he is basically UNABLE to save people that are non-Christian. Man, I am typing this in a hurry you'll have to 4give me. If I had more time I could make it make more sense. Sorry for the jack admin.

God is on a pedestal because he deserves to be there. Christianity doesn't limit God's power, people do. God will only do what you let him do, or better yet, he is limited by your faith in him. All people are able to know the God we believe in. There isn't one country of this world that the gospel hasn't been brought to.

[DnBmama05]

God is on a pedestal because he deserves to be there. Christianity doesn't limit God's power, people do. God will only do what you let him do, or better yet, he is limited by your faith in him. All people are able to know the God we believe in. There isn't one country of this world that the gospel hasn't been brought to.

i wasn't going to bring my religious beliefs into this... but i completely agree with you it took having a kid and going through some hard shit in my life to KNOW what you are talking about... everyone has the right to believe what they want and i'm not going to put anyone down for what they believe. The Bible might be "bunny shit" or whatever the term was to some people... I personally have never liked reading the Bible and I don't go to church every sunday... but I can look at my son and know for a fact there is a higher power that blessed me with something so amazingly perfect. I myself have questioned my own beliefs. For some people (like me) I think it just takes time and going through certain things in your life to finally just give up and put your faith into someone else's hands. just my

[C22H19N3O4]

There isn't one country of this world that the gospel hasn't been brought to.

We all know this was done in a peaceful manner.

[BABY J]

God is on a pedestal because he deserves to be there. Christianity doesn't limit God's power, people do. God will only do what you let him do, or better yet, he is limited by your faith in him. All people are able to know the God we believe in. There isn't one country of this world that the gospel hasn't been brought to.

That's where you are wrong. Have you been to countries where there is NOTHING other than men women and babies? I have! No missionaries, no NOTHING.