Undiscovered Artist
I used to be athiest but I recently becam Christian. 3nodding
I consider myself to be Protestant... not like Roman Catholic. In fact I disagree with some of the things extreme Roman Catholics practice. For instance, I don't agree with praying to Mary. What is the point of that? She was a normal human being; she won't answer your prayers. I also disagree with confessionals. You can confess to God directly. If you feel like you need to tell a person, speak with a friend or family member. God already knows what you've done, I don't see any use in telling a priest in order to tell God. Also, I've heard (but I'm not sure it's true) that the priest needs to be completely confidential, so if someone came and said "Oh, I murdered someone" they're not allowed to turn them in or anything so that murderer can basically be "forgiven of his sins" and then he can go sin again and be forgiven again, etc. Not only that, but who is the priest, a normal, sinful human being (as we are all sinners) to forgive someone of their sins?
I believe in God and that Jesus died for our sins and I believe in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, but I acknowledge the fact that a lot of (and most) Christians practice things that make them hypocrites. I guess it's human nature, though. 3nodding
I just don't like when people who don't believe in God use "CHRISTIANS ARE HYPOCRITES; THE CHURCH IS HYPOCRITICAL, etc." as an argument as to why they don't believe in God. neutral
The way I found my faith was actually through science...
I consider myself to be Protestant... not like Roman Catholic. In fact I disagree with some of the things extreme Roman Catholics practice. For instance, I don't agree with praying to Mary. What is the point of that? She was a normal human being; she won't answer your prayers. I also disagree with confessionals. You can confess to God directly. If you feel like you need to tell a person, speak with a friend or family member. God already knows what you've done, I don't see any use in telling a priest in order to tell God. Also, I've heard (but I'm not sure it's true) that the priest needs to be completely confidential, so if someone came and said "Oh, I murdered someone" they're not allowed to turn them in or anything so that murderer can basically be "forgiven of his sins" and then he can go sin again and be forgiven again, etc. Not only that, but who is the priest, a normal, sinful human being (as we are all sinners) to forgive someone of their sins?
I believe in God and that Jesus died for our sins and I believe in the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit, but I acknowledge the fact that a lot of (and most) Christians practice things that make them hypocrites. I guess it's human nature, though. 3nodding
I just don't like when people who don't believe in God use "CHRISTIANS ARE HYPOCRITES; THE CHURCH IS HYPOCRITICAL, etc." as an argument as to why they don't believe in God. neutral
The way I found my faith was actually through science...
I agree with pretty much everything here. I don;t quite believe in religion as an institution, but as a personal, spiritual relationship with the inner workings of the universe. Sure, groups of people can believe the same thing in a group. But when it starts becoming "You MUST believe this or else you are wrong and will suffer eternal damnation" or "you MUST believe this or we will kill you" it starts becoming a problem. Fortunately, that age is nearly past, minus the extremists in small pockets worldwide.
