I feel this has went a little off topic. I didn't really want to get into the "is there a God?" question, I just wanted to know if your religion, ANY RELIGION, made you a better person, family memeber, friend, etc. I was just wondering what people get out of it.
I just totally find it strange (but mostly comical) that people argue about religion, when no one is EVER going to win!
Great point.
Hey, you wouldn't hire a clown to fix a leak in the jon so why do you let these hooligans tear down the biz? YEEAAHHH. I don't care if he is Mr. Notorious BIG, can he croon?
My question is for anyone that goes to church/temple/mosque etc., what do you personally gain from your faith? I know this is a big question, and I'm not looking for a debate about faiths here, just what kind of personal satisfaction do you get from going? I'm thinking about going, because I want to form my own person opinion.
why don't you just go? Try all different kinds of religions also... cos most of them welcome everyone! It's strange but I DO experience a sense of peace... and love
The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
In my opinion, a person needs to learn of God from God, not some man.
very very well said... it can't even be put into words and each person will go through their own personal experience as to why they believe or they don't believe. It's not like God came to me and I got him to autograph his book and pose for a picture. It's all feelings and just something I know and can't be proven til each person discovers (if they're willing) for themselves!
The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
I think it all depends on where your heart, mind and soul are when you are there. Like there have been times in my life when I have been in church, either of the three attended in my life; Greek Orthodox, Catholic, or Christian Assembly and at certain times I was right in there with the Holy Spirit--praying, reflecting on what I needed to change in my life, or crying in need and then there were those times that I went there as a check off of the "to do list" and was full of shit and didn't do anything spiritual there.
That is what I find so uncanny about church attendance; God knows if you are full of shit so if you are going just to fulfill a rule you have made yourself follow, then you might as well not go. You know?
And while I think that going to church reminds me of how I am suppose to be, (if I am in a church with a good preacher or priest addressing us ), it in no way is the thing that wil give me that A+ going to heaven pass, it is a means to express my faith if that is what I choose to use, not a requirement for entrance. I have seen both good people and assholes in church who are arrogant full of shit souls and our hearts are what is of importance.
That's kind of what Jesus told the Pharisees, remember?
Baby, You Wouldn't Last a Minute on The Creek......
Together we will float like angels.........
In the moment that you left the room, the album started skipping, goodbye to beauty shared with the ones that you love.........
How God is considered "real" but Santa Claus isn't is beyond me. At least Santa Claus brings presents instead of asking for 10%. I guess people just want to feel like they are important and are willing to believe everything was created just for them and they will live eternally.
If God fought Superman who would win? I think Superman. Sure God could have kryptonite that would kill Superman but all Superman would have to do is not believe in God and God would cease to exist.
How God is considered "real" but Santa Claus isn't is beyond me. At least Santa Claus brings presents instead of asking for 10%. I guess people just want to feel like they are important and are willing to believe everything was created just for them and they will live eternally.
If God fought Superman who would win? I think Superman. Sure God could have kryptonite that would kill Superman but all Superman would have to do is not believe in God and God would cease to exist.
Don't forget the Easter Bunny and the Great Pumpkin!!
And so the lion fell in love with the lamb...,"
"What a stupid lamb."
"What a sick, masochistic lion."
If God fought Superman who would win? I think Superman. Sure God could have kryptonite that would kill Superman but all Superman would have to do is not believe in God and God would cease to exist.
Then again god probably knows Superman is a fictional character and Superman would cease to exist.
How God is considered "real" but Santa Claus isn't is beyond me. At least Santa Claus brings presents instead of asking for 10%. I guess people just want to feel like they are important and are willing to believe everything was created just for them and they will live eternally.
far from it... in fact my belief reinforces my belief that we're all actually insignificant, in a nice comforting way. It doesn't give me a great sense of importance at all.
I'm presuming you don't believe with a post like that? So how then would you know how it feels to believe and what we get from that belief?
The Astoria??? Orgazmic!
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
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Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you
I think it all depends on where your heart, mind and soul are when you are there. Like there have been times in my life when I have been in church, either of the three attended in my life; Greek Orthodox, Catholic, or Christian Assembly and at certain times I was right in there with the Holy Spirit--praying, reflecting on what I needed to change in my life, or crying in need and then there were those times that I went there as a check off of the "to do list" and was full of shit and didn't do anything spiritual there.
That is what I find so uncanny about church attendance; God knows if you are full of shit so if you are going just to fulfill a rule you have made yourself follow, then you might as well not go. You know?
And while I think that going to church reminds me of how I am suppose to be, (if I am in a church with a good preacher or priest addressing us ), it in no way is the thing that wil give me that A+ going to heaven pass, it is a means to express my faith if that is what I choose to use, not a requirement for entrance. I have seen both good people and assholes in church who are arrogant full of shit souls and our hearts are what is of importance.
That's kind of what Jesus told the Pharisees, remember?
Together we will float like angels.........
In the moment that you left the room, the album started skipping, goodbye to beauty shared with the ones that you love.........
If God fought Superman who would win? I think Superman. Sure God could have kryptonite that would kill Superman but all Superman would have to do is not believe in God and God would cease to exist.
"Its a secret to everybody."
Don't forget the Easter Bunny and the Great Pumpkin!!
"What a stupid lamb."
"What a sick, masochistic lion."
"Its a secret to everybody."
Then again god probably knows Superman is a fictional character and Superman would cease to exist.
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I'm presuming you don't believe with a post like that? So how then would you know how it feels to believe and what we get from that belief?
Verona??? it's all surmountable
Dublin 23.08.06 "The beauty of Ireland, right there!"
Wembley? We all believe!
Copenhagen?? your light made us stars
Chicago 07? And love
What a different life
Had I not found this love with you