Originally posted by FersbooI'd guess there are a number of people like me who have no problem with christians but a huge problem with fundamentalists. The greatest threat to harmony in the world appears to come from fundamentalists of all faiths. From the US bible belt through to the slums of Gazza fundamentalists are sowing discord.
I asked about hip/coolness because there seem to be a large amount of Christian-haters on the site (along with America-haters I might add) and wondered if the reason was because it was considered hip to be that way.
One of the reasons religion gets a bad rap is that no one counters the negative with the positive.
One of the reasons religion gets a bad rap is that no one counters the negative with the positive???!!! Some churches pump out huge amounts of self serving publicity that attempts to show themselves in a posative light, eg http://www.samaritanspurse.org/
Originally posted by aardvarkhomehttp://www.samaritanspurse.org
I'd guess there are a number of people like me who have no problem with christians but a huge problem with fundamentalists. The greatest threat to harmony in the world appears to come from fundamentalists of all faiths. From the US bible belt through to the slums of Gazza fundamentalists are sowing discord.
One of the reasons religion gets a bad rap ...[text shortened]... blicity that attempts to show themselves in a posative light, eg http://www.samaritanspurse.org/
It may come as a surprise to you, but that organisation is actually doing a lot a good to this world.
Originally posted by Fersbooi think i may be somewhat like u. i dream about those days. i wish i could go back to those days. its just not possible.
Is it cool or hip not to believe in a higher being or diety?
Can someone of intelligence believe in a higher being or diety?
Is any benefit derived from allowing the belief in a higher being or deity to exist?
I ask these questions as a person raised in the church who has fallen from faith. I believe that religion has pluses and minuses.
NOTE: I am not looking to start a flame war, just a nice, pleasant conversation.