Religion doesn't make sense to me anymore

[SithDoughnut]

Interesting. As I count it, 6 non-Christians have posted and not one has attempted to motivate her to leave Christianity.

Sorry. I was too busy eating my baby sandwich to remember to try to manipulate EagerBeaverElle into deconverting. I'll get right on it.

Ahem.

LEAVE CHRISTIANITY, EAGERBEAVERELLE. BECOME ATHEIST. BIBBLE BABBLE.

There we go. Now, if we done here, I'm late for a Socialist And Totalitarian Atheist Nation meeting.

 

[Tinker Grey]

Sorry. I was too busy eating my baby sandwich to remember to try to manipulate EagerBeaverElle into deconverting. I'll get right on it.

Ahem.

LEAVE CHRISTIANITY, EAGERBEAVERELLE. BECOME ATHEIST. OOGA BOOGA.

There we go. Now, if we done here, I'm late for a Socialist And Totalitarian Atheist Nation meeting.

Ah, There we go! Now we can go forward.

 

[Gadarene]

Come to the dark side.

We have cake.

 

[Paradoxum]

When I started getting doubts about some of the church doctrines I found that the best way to keep faith was to read about more moderate-liberal faith. Such a faith allows for reasonable morality and a reasonable understanding of the Bible, etc.

It is quite possible to accept that the Bible is inspired by God but that it isn't inerrant or infallible. That God spoke to the writers of the Bible but because the writers were fallible humans they allowed their cultural bias to influence the writing of the books.

Also you morality can be compatible with Christianity. There is no contradiction between loving God and being for same-sex marriage and pro-choice.

So I would say question. Ask for reasons and evidence, but also be practical. Don't lose your belief in morality.

Come to the dark side.

We have cake.

I didn't get any cake

 

[Ukrainia]

We have cake.

I didn't get any cake

Christians may lie, steal, pillage and kill, but we at least draw the line at lying about cake. My goodness, man, have you no shame!

 

[Tomas de Torquemada]

Also you morality can be compatible with Christianity. There is no contradiction between loving God and being for same-sex marriage and pro-choice.

Just not the God of the Bible. Other Gods, made of silicon and convenience.


At any rate, best of luck. I'm sure you will find or fabricate a religion that you won't be ashamed of when you talk to your secular friends.

 

[SithDoughnut]

Just not the God of the Bible.

Just not the God of your Bible. Unless, of course, you're claiming to have special knowledge of God that no one else has?

I didn't get any cake

I'm sure we sent some in the post. But then, we also invented the current postal system on behalf of Satan, so I guess we brought this upon ourselves really.

 

[Tomas de Torquemada]

.... Fine. The God of the Catholic Bible. Or the Protestant ones. Or the Orthodox ones. If you write your bible to suit your own God, i'm sure he'll be fine with whatever you find convenient.

 

[SithDoughnut]

.... Fine. The God of the Catholic Bible. Or the Protestant ones. Or the Orthodox ones. If you write your bible to suit your own God, i'm sure he'll be fine with whatever you find convenient.

Well it appears to have worked for you, so I might give it a go. That's a lot of writing though... maybe I should start with an abridged version.

 

[Paradoxum]

Christians may lie, steal, pillage and kill, but we at least draw the line at lying about cake. My goodness, man, have you no shame!

Do you have cake for me?

Just not the God of the Bible. Other Gods, made of silicon and convenience.

I like mine made of spandex

At any rate, best of luck. I'm sure you will find or fabricate a religion that you won't be ashamed of when you talk to your secular friends.

That wasn't the reason my faith changed. I was ashamed of my faith as a pre-teen but as I got to my mid-teens I didn't care what my friends thought or anyone else (about religion and morality). They were ignorant as far as I was concerned. My faith changed because that is was seemed right to me. Still now I don't have friends with the same outlook on morality as me. We agree on some things, but that is coincidence.

I'm sure we sent some in the post. But then, we also invented the current postal system on behalf of Satan, so I guess we brought this upon ourselves really.

At least you tried... I can take hope that my cake is rotting somewhere... :S

 

[Rajni]

.... Fine. The God of the Catholic Bible. Or the Protestant ones. Or the Orthodox ones. If you write your bible to suit your own God, i'm sure he'll be fine with whatever you find convenient.

He is pretty amazing, even without all the bibles.


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[Tomas de Torquemada]

We agree on some things, but that is coincidence.

A pretty happy coincidence if you don't want them to think of you as some sort of fundie weirdo.

 

[Rajni]

A pretty happy coincidence if you don't want them to think of you as some sort of fundie weirdo.

One of the potential perks of a relationship with God is that one no longer obsesses over what "they" think.


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[Ukrainia]

Do you have cake for me?

I may have a half eaten doughnut sitting around here somewhere and if you can make it to southeastern Wisconsin in the next few hours, it'll be all gloriously yours. In fact, I'll even put some frosting on it and stick a few candles on it to make it look cake like (ok, I may not even have those, so I'll instead of frosting it'll have to be curdled milk and instead of candles I'll just start a few popsicle sticks on fire). I look forward to it as, I'm sure, you also just can't wait to try my homemade delicacy.

 

[acropolis]

Sometimes when things don't make any sense it's because they aren't true.

 

[Dreamer8]

Most people just go with the flow lol

 

[Paradoxum]

I may have a half eaten doughnut sitting around here somewhere and if you can make it to southeastern Wisconsin in the next few hours, it'll be all gloriously yours. In fact, I'll even put some frosting on it and stick a few candles on it to make it look cake like (ok, I may not even have those, so I'll instead of frosting it'll have to be curdled milk and instead of candles I'll just start a few popsicle sticks on fire). I look forward to it as, I'm sure, you also just can't wait to try my homemade delicacy.

Haha, as lovely as it sounds I'm only worth a half eaten doughnut? :O

You know how to treat a gal right.

 

[Lion Hearted Man]

Just not the God of the Bible. Other Gods, made of silicon and convenience.


At any rate, best of luck. I'm sure you will find or fabricate a religion that you won't be ashamed of when you talk to your secular friends.

You've been doing some heavy baiting in this thread. Glad the OP isn't falling for it.

 

[EagerBeaverElle]

One thing im certain of is that i could never see myself fitting in with the catholic church. There is too much reliance on the man-made version of faith. I will continue to study the bible and pray for clarity and trust that the Holy Spirit will lead me to the right place.

 

[Eudaimonist]

I always fully eat my doughnuts.


eudaimonia,

Mark