Skittelz

This is exactly the point i wanted to make... If i doubt the so-called fact that jesus raised a dead man, that makes me an idiot and nonbeliever. By what right do you judge? Does the fact that you believe blindly everything that is said in the bible make you a better person than me? We are born with brains, they were meant to be used. Your God would likely punish humanity for not using them to doubt and ask questions... but feel free to wither and die in your safe harbor of ignorance and blind faith

Christianity was not forced upon millions by the sword? i seem to remember countless crusades and wars fought in the name of God. Led by the most religious persons of all, the Pope himself. You are a jew and you hate muslims, that makes you a racist. As for me, i do not care what religion you feel called to, in my p.o.v. that makes me a more balanced and openminded person than you Yacov. And you reinforce my statement that you feel you believe in the one and only belief because apparantly, Islam and other religions (hindouism, bouddhism, taoism) are unworthy. Again you fall into the judgemental trap of fundamentalism. Martin Luther King is a bad person for you? someone that fought for equal rights and a society where colour wouldnt matter? You worry me, perhaps you are one of those that think the latest Gaza attacks by israel were justified, apparently even Judaism is forced by the sword. How a person believes and in what gods he believes is his entire own decision. Apparently your god never came talking to him telling him to believe in him, else he would have done so. Different religion does not mean they are not good people. 90% of the entire world population wants nothing but peace and an equal shot at a good and honest life, all religions tell the same story, including Islam. Maybe you should read the Coran once and attend to some more liberal Mosque gatherings and it will open your eyes. And if Fear is your form of respect i pity you and your god, for a god that asks you to fear him is not a good one. Fear is a disease that affects all others around you, it is a cancer of society, fear is for the weak

Do you all truly believe he raised a dead? In my book that goes for Necromancy and heretic, diabolic or totally divine and sublime. Its neither... nor did he raise a dead... The bible is a book full of contextual stories, often embellished and exaggerated. Translated from old hebrew into latin and then from latin into all other languages. This happened over centuries of time and the stories were adapted to add more divine power to it. Most likely Lazarus was a very very sick person on the verge of dying, Jesus, most likely a very inspirational spiritual person with probably extended healing powers through magnetism, "simply" healed lazarus, a whole feat on its own and a stunning performance. The bible and especially the catholic church needed a stronger story, something that would truly make jesus the son of god, raising the dead is a more astonishing feat than healing a sick man... so raising dead, walking on water and all forms of supernatural powers accorded to Jesus are exaggerated to add more swaying power to the religion... dont forget, all the people had to be convinced 2000 years ago of converting themselves from pagan beliefs into a more overpowering and astonishing monotheistic religion, led by the superbeing Jesus, the son of God himself. Dont believe everything you read and think for yourself please.

Hah!! I found the perfect forum to discuss my problems with religion and religious people. 1st of all i have been raised very liberally by my parents, they told me alot about religion, all of them. They let me the choice to choose for myself which spiritual or religious path i would walk, i chose none. Ive read replies to this topic and i see mainly people filled with fear, fear that if they do not think enough about their god, he will punish them for it; this truly is a characteristic behaviour of monotheism, where god is almighty and the punisher of sins. I see people saying that the muslim faith is the wrong one, prophecied by the liar Muhammad, who are you to say these things?? By what right can you judge someone else his faith. Especially if it is the exact same god you worship... Religious people affiliated to a certain religious current are always the most arrogant of all, claiming they have the only true faith and thus denying all other forms of faith and worship, they are the most judgemental and least open for other ideas than theirs. This totally confuses me as the prime message sent by jesus was that of respect towards all humans disregarding what faith they had. Clearly the churches you visit and the ancient and archaic texts from a 2000 year old book, written and rewritten and translated and misinterpreted and manipulated by the religious sekt that formed christianity in the early days polluted your minds. Christianity as all other religions (especially the 3 great ones, Judaism, christianity and Islam) are created only very recently, yes created... for they were invented by mankind. This is why i refuse to believe in any particular religious movement, for they all end into political motivation, powerhungry and closed to different thoughts and ideas. Religion is not the same as spirituality and religion as we know it in our modern world often limits the human of expanding his mind and accepting differences, they are a burden rather than a salvation. I do not think that GOD ever meant to put fear in our hearts and that he gives a damn about us thinking 20 times a day about him or 1 times a year.