Are you religious?

[Rocky]

Proud member of "The flying spaghetti monster"

 

[pete12]

i believe in power rangerism

 

[English]

funny thing is.. nothing in this thread is really educationally.. it is just bashing and cliche..

i don't think anyone really knows who or what they are.. that why we keep searching for something, why we surround ourselves with items that we own, etc.. we all need a sense of worth and purpose.. yet none of that is displayed.. it is so easy to say we are this or that.. this did that, or this did this.. stop, step back and ask what does it all mean to you.. it actually ain't that bad.

pandora / devils advocate?

same same.. do you need to belong.. live and let live as it is all too short to label yourself.. what are you fighting against and how the hell do you know what 'it' does..

(puts down beer)

 

[HoffOff]

Religion is this: People telling everybody how badass there imagineary freind is.

 

[cooper123]

wizard, all hail Gandalf and Dumbaldoor

???? for all the Christians (not criticism legit question) arnt snakes ment to be evil.

and why would u waist ur time being one now when the bible says you just gotta say sorry and you are forgiven.

 

[Fruitbat]

Fractal

 

[Sarah24]

hmmm..atheist or agnostic...im kinda both..lol

 

[cris]

???? for all the Christians (not criticism legit question) arnt snakes ment to be evil.

No its actually the legged creatures(possibly Varanid like) they evolved from err im mean God changed them from, that were the evil agents of the devil. After tasting God's Wrath he stole their legs(possibly brutally, however no witness are alive conveniently) im sure they became reformed Jews who later became Christians after the Jesus Thingy( then again maybe after such cruel treatment they stuck with the devil, but who knows?). The fact that these evil legged reptiles are still around is reason to believe that the Devil may still be powerful.

 

[Barno111]

Ive been baptised and been excepted into the anglican church becuase my grandparents insisted i was! But im not a believer! But every person to themselves! i just dont believe the storys of it! It just sounds like a load of C@#P. Anyway as i have said every person to themself and i dont take the religion of people and hold it against them! everyone has the right to believe in whatever they want!

 

[abbott75]

Wheres Satanism?!?!? no religion here but when someone can turn a cup of water into beer by looking at it I may consider converting

Is this close enough?

John 2:3-11

When the wine ran short the mother of Jesus said to him: “They have no wine.” But Jesus said to her: “What have I to do with you, woman? My hour has not yet come.” His mother said to those ministering: “Whatever he tells YOU, do.” As it was, there were six stone water jars sitting there as required by the purification rules of the Jews, each able to hold two or three liquid measures. Jesus said to them: “Fill the water jars with water.” And they filled them to the brim. And he said to them: “Draw some out now and take it to the director of the feast.” So they took it. When, now, the director of the feast tasted the water that had been turned into wine but did not know what its source was, although those ministering who had drawn out the water knew, the director of the feast called the bridegroom and said to him: “Every other man puts out the fine wine first, and when people are intoxicated, the inferior. You have reserved the fine wine until now.” Jesus performed this in Ca´na of Gal´i·lee as [the] beginning of his signs, and he made his glory manifest; and his disciples put their faith in him

 

[DanTheMan]

Is this close enough?

John 2:3-11

Is it just me because I'm extremely tired, or does that make absolutley no sense?

 

[abbott75]

Is it just me because I'm extremely tired, or does that make absolutley no sense?

It's Jesus' first miracle on Earth. He was at a party, the wine ran out, so he asked them to bring him water and he turned it into wine. Not just any wine, but top quality stuff.

 

[miley_take]

I'm a christian, I don't push my belief onto anyone who doesn't want it, and am not learned enough to get into arguments :lol:

In front of me and my friends, one of my good friends father (very strict and odd "christians") told my father "if my kids kept snakes I'd think there was something wrong" (meanwhile his son was handling one of my bredli!!!)

I was horrified and deeply offended for myself and my father....this guy then went on to quote numerous things about god, snakes, enemies and evil etc

It's people like this who give religion's bad names with there "take" on the bible etc...makes me mad

 

[waruikazi]

I'm a christian, I don't push my belief onto anyone who doesn't want it, and am not learned enough to get into arguments :lol:

In front of me and my friends, one of my good friends father (very strict and odd "christians") told my father "if my kids kept snakes I'd think there was something wrong" (meanwhile his son was handling one of my bredli!!!)

I was horrified and deeply offended for myself and my father....this guy then went on to quote numerous things about god, snakes, enemies and evil etc

It's people like this who give religion's bad names with there "take" on the bible etc...makes me mad

I've been meaning to read the bible for a little while now (and the Qu'ran) just for these kinds of reasons. I think i might start tomorrow.

 

[Ishah]

Religion is this: People telling everybody how badass there imagineary freind is.

:lol::lol::lolMSL! That is well said, funny, and yet, SO true! Love your work!

 

[lemonz]

In the old versions of the bible, it was a serpent that encouraged eden to eat the 'friut, nbot a snake. myself being a christian, i would like someone to point out to me where in the bible it says" do not have snakesas pets, they are evil" because last time i checked, it didnt say it. also, a religion " jedi" whats that about? considering it came from a movie, i dont know how some people take it serisously, athough some of you are joking

I have nothing against athiests, and i am not a dorr knocker, nor a bible basher. i will encourage people to be better people, and if they decide to become a christian, thats there decision. i believe everyones inerpretation of religion is different. That is where the arguments come into play.

Thats all i have to say,

Regards

Harley

 

[Ishah]

a serpent that encouraged eden to eat the 'friut, nbot a snake. i would like someone to point out to me where in the bible it says" do not have snakesas pets, they are evil" because last time i checked, it didnt say it.

.....And the difference is.....??? Personally I feel they are much the same really... except serpent is more used for mythological descriptions of snakes and snake-like things/creatures; and snakes are...well...snakes....

Someone describe to me the difference please!

 

[mebebrian]

Religion, taught well can be a good guide to those needing advice on how to live your life. I myself have no time for the "my imaginary friend is better than your's" argument. My folks never had me baptised, figured i could chose for my self when i was old enough to decide. And after seeing the death and destruction religion has caused these past 2000 odd years. I think i'll just stay out of it and live my life my way, I reckon i've got a pretty fair on how to live a good life.

But seriously, i thought catholics were against gambling and excesive drinking? I got 2 catholic clubs near me and they sell the cheapest alcohol for miles and the amount of poker machines inside them boggles the mind! Where is the logic in that?

And what the hell is the go with knocking on my door at 10am!!!!!!? Yes you know who you are! I work nights dude! Yes thats right some people do work while you sleep! Do you people honestly think i dont know you guys exist? in this age of information? or do you really think that maybe your other buddies who woke me up last year missed me? i mean c'mon!
STOP KNOCKING ON MY DOOR!!!! IF I WANTED TO CHOOSE GOD I"D COME SEE YOU!!!

wow, that feels better....

 

[Renagade]

i'm good friends with a relly cool anglican priest. he is the first one to say that it is a moral guide.

 

[Jewly]

It's Jesus' first miracle on Earth. He was at a party, the wine ran out, so he asked them to bring him water and he turned it into wine. Not just any wine, but top quality stuff.

Christian's call that a miracle but I think it sounds more like witchcraft myself and the funny thing is, my Christian mother wouldn't even let my son watch Harry Potter at her place.

From everything I've witnessed in my life most Christian's are a bunch of hypocrites.

Here's a question for you. If God is such a forgiving God, then why couldn't he forgive Adam and Eve for eating an apple?

I asked my priest this when I was a young child and I got dragged out of Sunday School by the collar for it but then maybe he also didn't like me saying to him..'If Adam and Eve had been aboriginal then they would have eaten the snake and not the apple'...lol