well i used to go to church until i stopped in 6th grade because my mom let me
and yesterday i finally visited a church and it made me want to be an atheist because i realized the bible was a bunch of bullsh!t because it tells you what your suppose to be and what your suppose to be believe in because these people tell you this is the "right" path and i abesoluty hate the fact they dont accept gays it is disgusting. I think what religons do is they capture the young and poison their minds and tell them what they are suppose to be in life and they cant be their own person [this is not just the gay problem] and all they do is judge you but i want to believe in god and ask him for guidience because i do need it but i just hate having someone telling me what i should be
2007-08-17 05:14:00 · 23 answers · asked by for the pursuit of happiness 5 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
im not gay btw
2007-08-17 05:38:25 · update #1
wow i liked everybodys answers except that dude who thought gays are disgusting um.... well im 13 years old and i still have time to explore things so i guess i will!
2007-08-17 05:41:10 · update #2
Your first mistake was going to a church, and listening to what they had to say.
What you should do is first read through the Bible carefully, THEN attend various churches and see if what they teach and how they act conforms to the Bible.
There are MANY false churches and false Christians out there.
And if you understood the mind of God, you would understand the gay issue.
Would you accept a mass murderer who just has a compulsion to kill people? Would you let him into your home, knowing he just might kill your child?
What you do not know, or refuse to accept as true, is that practicing gays are full of hatred.
They have worked very hard over the last 25 years to get people to socially accept their lifestyle as normal.
Is it? Is hatred normal? Hatred displays itself in many ways.
The real problem boils down to hatred and love (the love of God) and how each manifests itself.
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2007-08-17 05:28:15 · answer #1 · answered by Hogie 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋
You can't hold hands with God and satan at the same time. You either believe in God and the bible or you don't. I don't know what kind of church you went to, but as a christian do I feel its wrong to be gay, yes, but I also know as a christian I'm to love the person and hate the sin. It's not my place to judge anyone. If I'm out judging then how does that make me a good person in Gods eyes? No person can tell you what to be. You have to pray and go where God leads you. Not all churches are bad and judgmental. If it's the truths their preaching that you don't like then pray and ask for understanding. As long as your trusting in God and going where he leads you then your on the right path. God bless
2007-08-17 05:28:28 · answer #2 · answered by Anonymous · 1⤊ 0⤋
I think it is the arrogance that they "know for a fact", without proof either way that god is real. No I am never going to say with 100% certianty that god does not exist, but I think there is no difference in some peoples eyes between doubting his existance, and rejecting it all together. This I believe is the major problem with religion. It is against the rules to question anything. I see the same thing in all religions, they ask something like what is your favorite Bible or Koran verse, and then pat themselves on the back for being so glad that they are christian or muslim or whatever. All you have is what you know, and your experiences, make them good and question everything.
2007-08-17 05:31:14 · answer #3 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 1⤋
Sounds like you should try a different church actually you should keep trying churches until you have found a good church that preaches out of the Bible, but does not twist it to fit their own beliefs..but the Bible is going to tell you some truths and you may not want to hear them no one wants to hear they are doing something wrong, but sometimes we need to be held accountable.....However sin is sin no matter what "degree" people want to say one is....A lie, is a sin and according to the Bible just as much of a sin a being a homosexual or effeminate..depending on your translation.
EDIT: Sorry I didn't see you were only 13 frankly you are very lucky your mom let you decide that you didn't want to go to church..However please take my advice..listen to your mom she only wants the best for you..instead of going and thinking about what horrible things they are going to say...go and try and listen for something positive that you can use in your life.
2007-08-17 05:25:11 · answer #4 · answered by Nicole B 4 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Awww don't sense disregarded! you're making a number of the nicer contributions around right here. i like your questions and responses, in spite of if i don't continuously agree. i've got been refraining from posting as plenty these days, with the aid of animosity these days, however. there is too plenty attacking of faiths these days for my liking, in spite of the undeniable fact that it does seem to pass in cycles. perfect now, that's atheist-vs-Christians and Evolutionists-vs-Creationists which by some skill will become Creationists-vs-atheists. those do not subject me plenty with the aid of fact the ignorant insults posed as questions. besides, sorry for the OT rant.
2016-10-15 22:43:28 · answer #5 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Well there are millions of different types of chrches all with different belief and yes some tell you what to do. However most all believe that their is a God. Also my church even if they did(which they don't ) tell me what to do I wouldn't listen. A chruch is as a help.To me sounds like you have hardened your heart till you can deal with that pain I'm sure everything will sound like they are telling you what to do.
2007-08-17 05:34:06 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
Pick a different religion then. Go study them...why does it have to be christianity? I'm an atheist and that seems to be the only choice to me, but I understand that some people like having a religion...so pick a new one!
2007-08-17 05:22:19 · answer #7 · answered by alia 4 · 1⤊ 0⤋
You have a free will to be whatsoever you want. God is your loving Father and he wants the very best for you, His instructions on how to live are not there to "capture" or "poison" your mind, they are there to keep you from harm. Basically God says, " don't play with fire" so you won't get burned, "don't play in the street" so you don't get hit by a car. God's laws are to protect you, the choice is yours.
2007-08-17 05:32:54 · answer #8 · answered by Steel Rain 7 · 0⤊ 1⤋
So young, yet so wise.Smile, life is a journey that belongs to you and you alone. You decide what you want to do and how to live your life. You certainly don't need any book, any priest or any do gooder to tell you what is right from wrong. Enjoy your journey, stand by your decisions, if they are wrong decisions, learn from them but most of all take every minute of every day as yours, on your journey it is yours, no one Else's.
Peace, luck and happiness.
2007-08-17 05:35:08 · answer #9 · answered by Anonymous · 2⤊ 0⤋
you sound very full of anger and rebellion.
faith in God is a very different thing than Religion.
i attend a church, but do not agree w/everything that occurs there. i attend so that i can broaden my knowledge and have a support system for myself and my family. i do not like religion, it is most often a systematized, structured, inflexible way of viewing God and salvation. i love faith, it is a personal, intimate, caring way of relating to God and the gift of salvation that He has offered me. Religion is earth based and man created. Faith is subjective and not limited by humanity, and also not provable through facts, only through personal experiences. I rebelled against religion (and sadly, against faith also) for many years before coming to the realization that while i despised religion, i needed faith. I then began a long journey that has resulted in my choosing a religion that supports my faith, but not changing my faith to fit into religion. God loves us all and we need to love people. We can dislike their actions/choices but that does not mean that we can reject the person, if anything it means that i need to strive to understand how the person came to make such choices/actions and to care for the hurting person as an example of God's love to them, without badgering them to change to fit my idea of how they should be. Build your own faith, pray to God that you may be led in His will and that you become accepting of what He has in store for you. Pray that He provide you with mercy when you fail and with the grace to get things right once in a while. You do not need religion/church/temple/etc to have a relationship with God, all you need is yourself and a willingness/openness to His power.
2007-08-17 05:34:49 · answer #10 · answered by Act D 4 · 1⤊ 1⤋