God's Sex.

• Chiyuri wrote on 2012-01-24 08:56

  Quote from Hannah's Lover;746869:

  Instead of arguing with that, because you make some good points, I just want to put this out there.
  
  What am I losing by believing in God? Nothing.
  I like to believe my dead friends and family aren't gone forever, that one day, I'll see them again one day.
  The permanent physical and emotional pain I go through daily, will one day be gone, and I will feel perfect.
  What if no God exists? Well then that doesn't matter then, does it?
  Because I won't be alive to be disappointed by it.
  It will keep me going while I'm alive, give me hope, give me happiness and strength to carry on.

  
  
  I also agree, if your belief bring you relief, fine.
  I just don't like how Christiannity bring "hell" into it's existence.. There is no need for such a place, all the more when so many people dislike the though of such a thing existing and having people not tell them directly "you are going there" but implying that "if they don't change they will go there" I'm comfortable enough in my belief that I don't need to fear Hell, but not everyone is. A bunch of people are pushed around by the christianity belief and live in the fear of it's "hell". Fear only meager more fear and the idea of "hell" spread like hate from people to people. Fear and hatred bring a negative flow into the world(based on my religion) and it's bad for the health of the world.(Still based off my religion, take this with a grain of salt since you don't believe in the same thing I do)
  
  Anyway, for multiple reason, I really have trouble accepting the presence of Christianity.. I don't mind if people keep their faith to themselves but I hate preachers mentioning it left and right. So I jump on them and bite their head off (in a figurative sense)
• Hannah's Lover wrote on 2012-01-24 09:07

  I just don't like how Christiannity bring "hell" into it's existence.. There is no need for such a place, all the more when so many people dislike the though of such a thing existing and having people not tell them directly

  
  I understand what you mean, but if I believe in Heaven and not Hell, it would mean that anyone could be in heaven, and I don't like the idea of being surrounded by evil people, when I mentioned how Christianity changes you, I meant accepting it. So everyone would be there, with no change. Which I would have no other choice to go there, because there would be no alternative place.
  I don't think it would be such a paradise then.
  
  

  
  Anyway, for multiple reason, I really have trouble accepting the presence of Christianity.. I don't mind if people keep their faith to themselves but I hate preachers mentioning it left and right. So I jump on them and bite their head off (in a figurative sense)

  
  I understand this too with people standing in medians and shoving pamphlets in your face while you're at a stop light, and on street corners, that's why I keep it in church and in threads like these.
  I'm not going to put my beliefs in every thread I post in
• Shanghai wrote on 2012-01-24 09:38

  Quote from Chiyuri;746962:

  Anyway, for multiple reason, I really have trouble accepting the presence of Christianity.. I don't mind if people keep their faith to themselves but I hate preachers mentioning it left and right. So I jump on them and bite their head off (in a figurative sense)

  
  
  Main reason why preachers spread Christianity because God's Word calls for all Christians to make attempts of spreading the Gospel to everyone, by any means possible. By tracks, through TV, on the streets, any method that can help a lost soul become interested and is willing to look further into Christianity is a successful attempt in many's eyes. Although, this doesn't mean that any of their methods are actually efficient/successful. Many people find them annoying(We have quite a few people that think this way in Nation), and such Gospel-spreaders can be oblivious to this fact.
• Pierce wrote on 2012-01-24 10:02
  "I AM THAT I AM".
  
  Cannot be defined.
• Chillax wrote on 2012-01-24 10:26
  I'm not particularly religious, but if I were to say one or another, it would probably be male. He could probably change it up at will, since I think He's all-powerful, but I don't think He's all-knowing.
• Cynic wrote on 2012-01-24 13:03

  Quote from Chihaya;746512:

  
  EDIT:
  
  I'm going to troll some people here now.
  A lot of members don't believe in God for whatever reasons you have, but you...
  1) Celebrate Christmas
  2) Have the concept of a deity, and can discuss it
  
  weird, no?

  
  
  While I don't want to keep the subject derailed, I had to reply to this.
  
  Christmas = not a Christian holiday. Not originally, anyways. So you don't need to be Christian or even religious in general to celebrate it.
  
  You're also forgetting God isn't the only deity in the giant pool that is religion. Furthermore, you can still talk about God without putting your faith in him. Me, for example? I believe he exists, I just think he and his whole entourage of douchebags can kiss my ass.
• Cucurbita wrote on 2012-01-24 13:34
  Hell was introduced to Christianity far late into its development anyways.
  
  Most likely for control.
• BobYoMeowMeow wrote on 2012-01-24 13:36
  The cat's inclined to believe that God is a divine being
  and there's no notable genders for things like him.
• Zid wrote on 2012-01-24 23:14
  That's like asking if a soul has a sex. Gender would just be another way of expressing personality by then.
  
  2 points I want to add to from the previous engagement:
  
  1). If faith is all that is needed to be saved, then why bother doing good things? It's true that if you do good deeds but have evil intentions, it's not a good mix up. But what about evil deeds, good intentions?
  
  To recount from reading about Catholicism, a Christian is defined by both his or her actions and his or her thoughts. This is more sensible to me, if anything.
  
  This also recalls baptism of desire, in which explains that those who don't believe in God but perform actions in their lives that are good (by God's judgment), will be pardoned from the punishment given to evildoers and thus be allowed salvation. It's what assures Catholics (who actually read the texts and think about their religion for once) that other religions and even atheists themselves be allowed into paradise, as long as they've done good in their lives, despite who they are or what they believe in.
  
  2). If Hell is too much for people to bear thinking about to accept Christianity, then it's better off to think of only Heaven and Purgatory instead. Purgatory works better anyway: where bad people go to, to get punished for their sins, but be allowed into Heaven after they repented for doing wrong and serving their "jail time" (No matter how long that is, from just a day to thousands of years).
  
  Of course, I'm sure some of you still wouldn't want to be around a rapist after the rapist truly repented and was stuck in punishment limbo for a million years or so.
• Hannah's Lover wrote on 2012-01-25 02:21

  Quote from Cynic;747215:

  While I don't want to keep the subject derailed, I had to reply to this.
  
  Christmas = not a Christian holiday. Not originally, anyways. So you don't need to be Christian or even religious in general to celebrate it.
  
  You're also forgetting God isn't the only deity in the giant pool that is religion. Furthermore, you can still talk about God without putting your faith in him. Me, for example? I believe he exists, I just think he and his whole entourage of douchebags can kiss my ass.

  
  
  I could have swore Christmas was the holiday to celebrate Christ's birth, and gifts represented the 3 wise men.
  Correct me if I'm wrong
• Cucurbita wrote on 2012-01-25 03:05

  Quote from Hannah's Lover;747583:

  I could have swore Christmas was the holiday to celebrate Christ's birth, and gifts represented the 3 wise men.
  Correct me if I'm wrong

  
  
  Its a modification of sorts.
• Hannah's Lover wrote on 2012-01-25 03:08

  Quote from Cucurbita;747641:

  Its a modification of sorts.

  
  Wait, my version of christmas, or other's?
• Chiyuri wrote on 2012-01-25 03:48

  Quote from Hannah's Lover;747645:

  Wait, my version of christmas, or other's?

  
  
  In French that holiday is called "Noël". The word itself only refer to Santa Claus and in no way does it look like a Christian only holiday.
• Kollin wrote on 2012-01-25 04:05

  Quote from Chiyuri;747692:

  In French that holiday is called "Noël". The word itself only refer to Santa Claus and in no way does it look like a Christian only holiday.

  
  
  It was also called "Yule" (I am fairly certain).
• Kollin wrote on 2012-01-25 04:05

  Quote from Chiyuri;747692:

  In French that holiday is called "Noël". The word itself only refer to Santa Claus and in no way does it look like a Christian only holiday.

  
  
  It was also called "Yule" (I am fairly certain).