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4/13/2007 4:56 am |
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4/13/2007 4:57 am |
For me I vote number 1 since God is my everything and my reason for living.
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4/14/2007 3:48 pm |
I have always believed in God and i'm greatful that by the grace of God i'm able to type this simple testimony thank you for asking your poll question and have a great day ! 
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4/15/2007 9:40 am |
I NEED to pray to Him...and I do. If I did not believe in Him, the lonliness would be unbearable. I could say some nice things about your hair but would it really matter?
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4/16/2007 1:48 am |
Hi and welcome to the world of blogging.
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4/19/2007 7:47 pm |
I simply have no faith in "any god".
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4/20/2007 7:27 am |
god...its 50-50 question either there is or isnt....no grey areas ive struggled with this concept, and the closer i look in at myself and the wonder of nature and life i feel that there must be a creator and that may very well be god..
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4/23/2007 7:17 pm |
If you are so primitive, and so full of fear or life, that you require a god of some type in the 21st century, then you are a very sad fragile person. You may want to seek a Therapist. The good or bad that emanates from you, is your doing, nothing else, just you. You are responsible, or irresponsible. You create or destroy. Buck up and take responsibility.
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4/26/2007 6:08 am |
Wow, I think its very sad that ppl dont believe in God. He has done so much for me. I feel looked after by him in everything I do. It certainly saves the stress of worrying about things, cos you know it will turn out the way its supposed to - good or bad - and accept His judgment.
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4/26/2007 9:00 am |
Wow, I think its very sad that ppl dont believe in God. He has done so much for me. I feel looked after by him in everything I do. It certainly saves the stress of worrying about things, cos you know it will turn out the way its supposed to - good or bad - and accept His judgment.
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5/2/2007 10:54 pm |
YES "hopeful romantic, reality keeps me grounded but it can`t stop me from dreaming" ~dan
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5/9/2007 11:29 am |
We can't be completely objective about religion because we have all been raised to believe in one religion or another. How do you examine the subject without some of your own bias creeping in? I, for instance, was raised to believe in the Christian faith, simply because that happens to be the majority religion in the country, that by pure chance, I was born in. I didn't choose Christianity, I was less than a year old at the time I became a member of the church. I certainly do not believe in it now. I do not believe that God is a kindly looking, bearded, white gentleman sitting on a throne in heaven surrounded by angels, and yes, that is the picture we were taught to believe as young, impressionable children at Sunday school, along with a whole load of other illogical stuff. As an adult, everything we were taught was revised and we were told it was just symbolic, but as an adult I was also told that only true Christians will enter the Kingdom of Heaven. So to all you believers of other religions, sorry, you won't be going to heaven, our local priest informs everyone. Clearly, Christianity is just as ridiculous as Mormonism. I saw a typical poster outside a church recently depicting an idyllic country scene, complete with waterfall, a little mist, pretty flowers, lambs and song birds, bearing the slogan "God is love". Why is it that those who believe that God is responsible for the way the world is, only show the good things. Would it not be just as correct to show say a picture of thousands of corpses as a result of a severe drought - and include the slogan 'God is love'? The church only promotes the one (good) side of God's supposed work. It is therefore, nothing more than a brainwashing propaganda exercise. The church must think we're dumb, and in order to believe their cozy little picture of the world with good old father God taking care of things, we would have to be. If 'God' can be praised for any good event that happens in the world, then this is claiming that God is responsible for the way the world is. That being the case God must also be responsible for the bad things too, so why not attribute them to Him? If the bad things are not due to God, who says so? God? To blame mankind for these 'bad' events can not be right. Is it our fault that we have droughts, storms, floods, volcanic eruptions, heat waves, ice ages, earthquakes, tsunamis, hurricanes, tornadoes, disease, etc.etc.? I find the way that the church "cherry picks" 'God's work ' to be extremely annoying. If its good, its the work of God, if its bad its just one of those things. Why not just accept the fact that events are the result of chance, cause and effect, or random factors? If you do believe God is responsible for the way the world is then as well as praising Him for the good things you would also have to blame Him for the atrocities as well. I believe religion is nothing more than an attempt to control a population by enforcing 'laws' that come from a higher authority that is beyond challenge. It is used as an extremely powerful tool to keep people 'in line'. It is particularly useful in circumstances where the population are under duress, be it poverty, starvation, tyranny. whatever, because then the powers that rule will assure you that you must accept your lot, lead a good life, don't rock the boat and cause any trouble, and you will be rewarded in the next life. Oh, good. The more you apply cold logic to it, the more senseless and totally meaningless the whole charade becomes, except as a means of control. If religion is nothing more than a man made device for controlling the people, why do people believe in it? Because they want to! Religion gives meaning to people's lives. It gives people a sense of security and purpose. It helps people to accept the dreadful and terrible things that happen in this world, such as mass starvation, earthquakes, fire, flooding, illness, etc. because its 'all part of God's plan' and so on. It also helps them cope with the prospect of death and the loss of loved ones. This belief however, obviously does not prevent any of these events from happening, and believers and non-believers alike suffer the same deaths. Imagine for a minute that you are God with all his unlimited powers. 1) You decide that for some reason that the people on planet Earth need guidance for their own good. Do you (a) Appear before one person in a vision, give them secret instructions and hope they pass it on correctly and don't take liberties, or (b) Appear before the masses and tell them direct, thereby proving your existence beyond doubt and at the same time ensuring that they get the right message. 2) You wish to have your laws continued forever. Do you a) Tell them once and disappear for a couple of thousand years or more, or (b) Make regular appearances to reinforce belief. 3) You care for these people, so when you see things going terribly wrong, do you a) Sit back and watch the fun, or (b) Step in again with some timely advice. 4) You have unlimited powers, you can create the world any way you want. Do you (a) Make the climate changeable and unpredictable resulting in the deaths of millions due to drought, floods, heat waves etc. Or (b) Create a stable climate so that the population can grow their crops and feed themselves. For all questions answered (a), Really bad idea, award yourself no points. For all answers (b), Well done! good choice, you get A's. So why do we have all the above wrong answer situations in the world and none of the good answers? If you believe there is a God, how do you answer that? Why would He act in such an uncaring and nonsensical way? Please do not reply with that old standby phrase reserved for all tricky questions, 'God's work is beyond our understanding'. Given unlimited powers any one of us could make a much better job of it. Take away this belief that there is a God, in whichever religious guise you happen to prefer Him, or a 'plan', and our existence seems rather nasty and pointless doesn't it. The universe is reduced to a cold unfeeling place that we just happen to have evolved in, that we struggle to survive in, and that has nobody out there looking after us because we are totally alone. When we die its all over for us, there's nothing more, and our descendants continue the eternal struggle for survival. We become nothing more than animals that happened to get smart and are here by pure chance alone, and by the same token at some point in the future may not be here at all. By removing God and religion we would merely throw away our security blanket, but nothing would really change, apart from society, and that must surely change for the better without religious divides. Life would continue as before and end as before. It would create a temporary problem for all those who's theories call upon God to have created the universe, but that would soon change. See Where did the universe come from? Our world is not perfect and never will be, so why not get used to it, because that's the way it is. Religion never has, nor ever will, solve anything. Only we can do that. As for religion, its just make-believe, a heart warming myth to pacify and control the masses who otherwise would not be quite so happy to accept their miserable lot, or their eventual demise. However, we would all be better off without it because no matter how unpalatable the truth may be, its better than living a lie. Please bear in mind that all of this is nothing more than my personal belief, the way I happen to prefer to view the world we live in. If you prefer to see it differently, that's fine, because as long as my beliefs do not interfere with your life, and yours mine, we do not have a problem over religion. Religion only becomes a problem when we fight over it, and countless millions of deaths can already be directly attributed to disputes over religion. Whew, I think I got more winded there than the old man, if he's still here. Even nowdays i gained back my confidence which I used not to have. I used to live in fear but now thats no more. I am more confident even in interviews than before. Even with this confidence I am now able to even manage what ever i do knowing God is with me. He is my guide, Also with Christianity I live a life in the spirit which makes me a child of God. I am now at ease while alone not worried of anything or fearing anything. whenever i have problems like anger, bitterness i pour them out to God.
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10/1/2007 2:11 am |
God gave freedom to us through the sucrifice of his only begotten son jesus that we all make a decision that will finally lead us to our destiny after death of course. for me i believe that god is there and waiting for everyone from any religion which welcomes him in the bibilical perspectives that happened. to justify this, look at the way some people love to worship and seeking God's presence,another way to those that might think god is not there, he still gives breath/oxygen to them,peace,jokes. historically geographical differences are hidderences to life.naturally as we grow up we all live by faith,hope,and patience, and likewise to belive in GOd.
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