Figured all these people are posting about how they think god exists and blah, blah, blah.......so I thought I'd create my own topic.
I do not believe nor will I ever. You can preach and testimony all you want, I grew up a Catholic, and was one until about two years ago. I have researched, studied, and believed until that point. I know alllll about being a christian, faith, god, etc.
Personally, I don't believe anyone should rub it into anyone's face that they are goin to hell for not believing...
That they are wrong for not believing...
That the person preaching is better than the non-believers or feels sorry for the non-believers because they don't believe...
Everyone is equal. We need to respect ourselves, respect our fellow man, and respect our earth before we give respect to some statue who we 'think' died on a piece of wood. Doesn't the bible tell you not to worship man-made idols? Well, were you there at the time of christ? Isn't the bible a tool of a man-made idol IE the cross? Isn't the figure of your christ on a cross in churches an idol? Furthermore, how do christians believe so differently amongst themselves...IE..Baptists, Catholics, Etc....... They all condemn each other because they all interpret the bible differently. It's all very silly to me. I believe in equality, I belive in peace and justice and love. I don't believe there is some evil(my definition) person waiting for me at some pearly gates telling me that I lived badly so he can send me to hell. Too many evil doers, injustices, and just plain nastyness in this would to suggest to me that someone is watching over us.
This just goes to show how all of us need to relax and hear everyone else's voice once in awhile!
When I first saw this topic, I was thinking
I'm not even going to read it, because it'll probably just make me mad. Oddly enough, I feel just the opposite! I also grew up Catholic and even attended a Catholic school for awhile. I now consider myself a Christian. I do believe in God, but I don't believe everything that comes along with any set religion. (Attack away if you feel you must, my serenity is not in danger.) Moving on... I enjoyed the overall idea that Kymberli expressed: we are all equal. If we are both shot for what our beliefs are, I can (almost) guarantee that we will both bleed blood. (I say "almost" because of the technology they're coming out with these days. Plus, you could be an alien. Crap, I could be an alien!) Good post and thank you for being brave enough to post it!