Religion
This is a tough subject; people get so emotionally involved in their religion. Each thinks that theirs is the ONE TRUE Religion. If this sounds like you, I have a few questions for you…
How do you know?
What if you’re wrong?
I was raised Roman Catholic. Attended Catholic schools from kindergarten through eighth grade. I was always in trouble with the nuns for asking questions; in particular, the above two questions. We were taught that God is omniscient; which means, basically that He knows everything. Well, if God knows everything, why hasn’t He figured out how to talk to us directly? Why all the hocus-pocus? And if Jesus Christ died for our sins, why are we still considered sinners? Did he just die for the sins of the people born before him, or for everybody? If he died for my sins already, why do you care if I’m gay? And if the whole purpose of religion is to get you into heaven after you die, why do you want me to go to heaven with you? You don’t even like me! You should be happy I’m not going.
I don’t believe in Hell, and Heaven sounds boring. So quit worrying about my immortal soul and worry about your answers to my questions.
The thing is, I do believe in God, or, at least, some spiritual something outside (or inside) myself. I believe because I pray, and my prayers get answered. (Although, sometimes, I must admit, the answer is “no.”)
What I don’t believe in is the Bible. Or rather, the infallibility of the Bible; I don’t believe God wrote it. I just don’t think God would have made so many mistakes. I do believe the Bible is a collection of books written by people who wanted to introduce God into the lives of their fellow human beings. So in that respect, I do believe the Bible was inspired by God; God was the inspiration for the writers. But, if the Bible is the be-all and end-all that you believe, why are there so many different versions? I’m not talking about different translations, ( of which there are many) but different versions. I know the Douay version of the Bible used by Catholics has a different number of books in it than the Protestant version. What happened? Didn’t like some of what you read?
And don't tell me to read the Bible; I have read it--cover to cover, even the "begets." So don’t quote the Bible to me to prove you are right, or I'll quote you another passage that will prove you wrong. Find another way to make your argument if you want to convince me.
How do you know?
What if you’re wrong?
I was raised Roman Catholic. Attended Catholic schools from kindergarten through eighth grade. I was always in trouble with the nuns for asking questions; in particular, the above two questions. We were taught that God is omniscient; which means, basically that He knows everything. Well, if God knows everything, why hasn’t He figured out how to talk to us directly? Why all the hocus-pocus? And if Jesus Christ died for our sins, why are we still considered sinners? Did he just die for the sins of the people born before him, or for everybody? If he died for my sins already, why do you care if I’m gay? And if the whole purpose of religion is to get you into heaven after you die, why do you want me to go to heaven with you? You don’t even like me! You should be happy I’m not going.
I don’t believe in Hell, and Heaven sounds boring. So quit worrying about my immortal soul and worry about your answers to my questions.
The thing is, I do believe in God, or, at least, some spiritual something outside (or inside) myself. I believe because I pray, and my prayers get answered. (Although, sometimes, I must admit, the answer is “no.”)
What I don’t believe in is the Bible. Or rather, the infallibility of the Bible; I don’t believe God wrote it. I just don’t think God would have made so many mistakes. I do believe the Bible is a collection of books written by people who wanted to introduce God into the lives of their fellow human beings. So in that respect, I do believe the Bible was inspired by God; God was the inspiration for the writers. But, if the Bible is the be-all and end-all that you believe, why are there so many different versions? I’m not talking about different translations, ( of which there are many) but different versions. I know the Douay version of the Bible used by Catholics has a different number of books in it than the Protestant version. What happened? Didn’t like some of what you read?
And don't tell me to read the Bible; I have read it--cover to cover, even the "begets." So don’t quote the Bible to me to prove you are right, or I'll quote you another passage that will prove you wrong. Find another way to make your argument if you want to convince me.
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