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Originally Posted by Dion
Some took the existance for granted while others like me didn't. The fact that religion can't prove that God exists asks members to accept his existance on faith alone. You'd be a fool if you didn't question the existance of God. Every Sunday when my pastor finished his sermon he would ask the congregation to take what he said into the world and question it.
I was never one to merely accept things without alot of questioning. Over the years I had disagreements on the churches stances on different issues as pertaining to scriptures. My pastor knew of those as I had made him aware of the issues I had. I was never forced to leave at any time nor was there any pressure put on me to change the beliefs I had. Nor was I ever asked to step down from any positions I held within the church. There were others like me and some left earlier than I did. Over the 10 years I saw a revolving door of people coming and leaving.
The fact I disagreed with some of the scriptures probaly means that I don't believe in a religious God. It's funny how many ways scriptures can be interpreted and yet you are considered wrong if it doesn't coincide with the churches interpretation. Off to Hell you go with all the other sinners. If that's the case there's going to be one hell of a party going on. Friends shaking hands with one another along with Thor and I running the bar 
I don't doubt my experience is different from yours and many others. Different denominations seem to approach God and religion in different ways. |
The standards by which you or I would hold evidence to is not the same as the church's standards for evidence of a God. It's even called 'faith', yet some would put it to you that the existence of God is undeniable because of all the 'evidence' around them.
As far as being a fool not to question the existence of a God, I don't disagree, I've never stated that religion was the domain of the wise.
Hey, where is Calgaryborn anyway?