Hmmm religion is a lost subject to me. I think its great most people believe in god. good for them. me however i constantly question it. i don't think i've ever believed in god as my savior. i've instead blamed him for all the things he created and destroyed in my life. The one thing i blame him the most is my mother's death. Thats probably the main reason i don't believe in him. If even though i have my doubts about god i still respect him. I don't mean to be the atheist guy saying damn god even though at times i may portray it..No i don't not hat egod. I do respect him in my own way. I guess all the little things also effect my faith. like what if the bible is hust a fariy tale book witten by some guy, or what if god is the devil and the devil is god and we switched it around, or maybe god is just something the government tells you to keep you happy from the realities of death. you see stuff like that keeps me from believing. I want to believe but its so hard. It will take time but i guess i'll try. Its silly that i have lost dome friends over not being sure about religion. SOme people just casnt understand what i and countless number of othere people go through. I just dont want to believer in god for the wrong reason i want to believe in him because i truly do.its so far from me that i am so unsure that sometimes i think the only thing that will make me believe or get me close would be if my (hopfully i'll have one) wife wants me to .other wise i'll never be saved.-Tortured Soul
Religion is one of those things you can never be sure about(like what is really in hotdogs or churrizo) if you dig deep enough you might find some nasty things that you just didnt want to know. Until I was about, ohhh, 12 or so, maybe later, I believed in God because that was how I was raised and it was easier than figuring it out or somthing. It wasnt any real faith I had. But then I began to look at the world and everything and everyone in it and I really and truly questioned what it was I believed in. For a while I couldnt find it, and I’m still not sure I have, but my faith now is a little more than it was before. I have began to use it as, if nothing more, a way to releive myself of problems, to set guidlines for myself, something to occupy myself with, and as something I can love. There are so many things to hate in this world that without my religion I dont think I would have the will power to love or care about any of it. As long as I have my faith I shall never be alone or without anything. I absolutely agree that some religions or at least some of the denominations of Christianity have comepletely moved away from what they should be. I dont like everything about the Episcopaleans(which I am one of), but for the moment cant really do much about it, and disagree with many of the beleifs of the Catholic religion, and I dont like the idea of traditionalism. I dont look down on other religions or atheists if the intelegently or at least truely support their opinion, but I really cant stand those people that say ‘there is no god’ or ‘god is dead’(which to Christians is true, he actually did die) and when you try to talk to them about it(not trying to convert them or anything, just make conversation) they get stupid, rude, and are without any points to defend themselves. Another thing that gets to me is people who say they dont like religion because it is not logical or it just doesnt make sense, well no it doesnt... an intelect can only go so far, then there is this big hole that you gotta jump accross and someone with itelectual and logical ideas might go two feet or not even try it, its quite like a leap of faith. Oh, and if I offend you then your a demonic little sinner that is going to hell because pride is the worst sin of all ; )
-Dranceon