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Re: Donating money to the church...
« Reply #100 on: May 30, 2015, 06:39:13 PM »
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Re: Donating money to the church...
« Reply #101 on: May 30, 2015, 06:56:57 PM »
You have to love all these so-called "holy" people driving around in their mercedes, while preaching love to the poor, as they fill their greedy pockets lol. Doesn't the pope have a cup that is made out of gold? What a douche.  :D

God does not require anyone's money, nor does He need worship or praise from anyone. 

Men take from others in the name of God but for their own use.  God's work is not to be found in a Mercedes.  Sadder still is it is rare to find it within the hearts of those in the pews.

If you give, then do so in secret without crowing from the rooftop, "Look at me!".  You want others to see the Christ within?  Give them a smile and a kind word.  Give them a heartfelt handshake or hug.  Give of your time (if possible) and in doing all these things and more,  even if there is no Heaven you have given someone hope for the present. 

The future is uncertain.  No one of us knows for sure what happens when we breathe our last.     Where so many so-called churches of any belief and/or denomination are concerned the adage "follow the money" leads straight to a man (or woman).  Instead, follow your heart and as the old song says, let you conscience be your guide.  What you do reflects upon  you and no one else.  You  are your own mirror to the world of people that surround you.

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Re: Donating money to the church...
« Reply #102 on: May 30, 2015, 07:21:12 PM »
I would assume there is not one, but yes...it's possible, as are many things.  Unicorns may exist, but probably not.  The reason why so many stand behind the bible is it's popular belief...passed down by generation...not always, but usually the case.  Much like Muslims do with their children and so on.  What are the chances you were born into the correct religion?  Suicide bombers are no different than Christians.  They were told something enough times from a young age and believed it.  Different ideologies, but lemmings all the same.
I enjoyed when Bush called Al-Quada the axis of evil...meanwhile we bomb more people under a Christian "be kind to your fellow man" religion.  Without religion, you would actually have a more peaceful world.  What good does any of it do?  You can have morals without religion.
Just because the masses believe a fictional story, doesn't make it so.  Anyone is free to believe whatever, but if you apply logic to the bible and most religions...they crumble.  Not to mention, back when the bible was written...can you imagine how unintelligent man was?  They still thought the earth was flat.  200 years from now people will look back and due to science, realize it was all lies.
Read the first few pages of the bible...it sounds like a bad nursery school book.  And on the 5th day, he created...blah blah blah.  It's an obvious book full of tales and bullshit.

Thank you for this post. I am, if nothing else, a very logical person. My family constantly reminds me of this because they believe I am not emotional enough. emotional or not I am very comfortable with who I am.

It is curious that so many people buy into the bible as if it is actually relevant today. As much as I believe Scientology is a huge scam, what they propose actually makes more sense to me, than believing the bible offers the ultimate answer. This is not to say the gospel's general guide to proper human behavior, as it applies to us today is bad. I have no problem embracing most of the Ten Commandments.