Sorry for the length. Hopefully it's worth it though.
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( Sorry for the grammar. Rushing to go to church. o no)
As a young follower of God (a.k.a Christian), I was rised in a good, religious home. I notices that this today's society is turning away from God, for example:
1. Doesn't believe in him anymore
2. Homosexual
3. Science
4. Too selfish to think they don't need in God
or
1. Is a atheist that just encourage people that he isn't real, a myth.
Hey now, stopping you right there. Science in and of itself is not "turning away from God." There are, in fact,
many religious scientists. One doesn't have to take the Bible as literal truth, and whether or not the events happened as they are claimed to have happened (they didn't) doesn't necessarily disprove the existence of God, or the principles of morality any given religion may face.
I'd take all the other points in turn, but it might take too long. Suffice it to say, there are gay Christians too, and not everybody is "selfish" for not believing in God. Hell, some believers may actually be
more selfish than nobelievers, because they only really believe in hopes that they're rewarded in the afterlife.
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So I was saying. People stop using the bible. For any of you, I'd you go to church and sing doesn't make you a true believer. You need to read the bible! Or at least look some parts of the bible and have a connection with God.
Um... what about the people who lost their faith because they read the Bible?
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My point of view, I believe God is real. Yes, I love science but I believe that God created everything. I can see wonders of his grace that he had blessed me with. And with the bible, I am still learning more about it.
Aha! You've proven my point about science.
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Back to society, I see alot of atheist said that, "He isn't real" or "religion causes too much war." Yet, all most all of them who says it lives in a bad home or had some bad memories from their childhood. I just don't get it!
...The hell? What makes you think most atheists come from bad homes or bad childhoods?
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People said that the bible is outdated. I said, NO! The bible is ahead of our time. Some parts of the bible said some stuffs about slavery. Most people said, it doesn't really fit today's world. There is still slaves in the world. Even if you don't see it, doesn't mean it isn't there.
The Bible is outdated. Deal with it. It doesn't mean it's not a historically important piece of literature, but there are a
lot of things that just don't stand the test of time. Women's rights, the aforementioned slavery thing, whether it's okay to kill someone for what are, in today's society, minor slights...
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Overall, is people just being to selfish? God knew that some part of our time on this earth, people is going to be too selfish that they don't need God.
Like I said, people are selfish even when they believe. That's just how people are. Same with the war thing you mentioned, it's not just religion, it's
people who cause war. But it's also people who make charities, and rally for peace, or civil rights. So I guess you can take the good with the bad.
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So let me hear about your opinions. First, don't diss me of the lack of info, I'm just a kid (14 years old.)
Yeah, I was stupid at that age. In ten years, I'll probably say I was stupid now.
Okay, time for your questions, sorry for the detour.
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1. Do you believe in a religion.
Um... yes. But it's a rough time placing it into "theism" or "atheism" considering the harsh, definite terms people have placed on what a "theos" would actually be. I mean, animist-pantheism sort of straddles the line, in most circles.
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2. Do you believe that religion is peaceful but some people causes upon a bad image.
Um... yes. Like I said, the problem is people. Both the people who write down the concepts, and the people who follow the bad parts but not the good parts, and ignore the
really bad parts when it comes to an argument about how the religion itself is bad.
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3. Tell about your dream house in heaven.
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Eh? I'm actually kinda hoping for a 1-UP.
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4. If your a atheist, why do you either quit or don't believe?
Oh, I guess this doesn't really apply... unless someone thinks I count as an atheist... um, well, I'm not CHRISTIAN because a lot of it started to not really make sense to me. I mean, I could look at Hindu beliefs, and see a lot of the same principles as Christianity, but explained better. Which I guess got me interested in the Eastern faiths.
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5. Do you think that soon we will live in a no religious
world? Will things turn to be for the good or bad?
Nah, humans are superstitious and imaginative by nature. We'll always have some concept of divinity.
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My friend and I are fighting. I made my best friend gay and he lives in a religious family. I asked God for forgiveness and my other friend told me to change him . I can't really changed a person, but I tried shaking him out.
Wait... how the hell did you make your friend gay?
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I said, I'm not judging so I left it. When I read the bible, it said homosexuals can't go into the kingdom of heaven. I was scared and I felt sad. I leave it as this:
You either live a great life or choose to follow God.
I don't remember any part of the Bible that specifically says "Homosexuals can't go into the Kingdom of Heaven." But I do recall something about forgiveness, and "Judge not, lest ye be judged." It's not your place to say whether someone is right or wrong in their way of living.
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I don't want atheist to answer this! (Sorry! But I want a truely believer in him.) btw, I told him to tell a preacher! He want to tell me but yet it's stressing me out! I can't take it!!!!!
I hope I don't count as an atheist in that part then. Food for thought: If we are all God's children, and He loves us anyway, then why would He send someone to Hell for loving someone of their own gender if they still believe in Him? Just saying.