Your religion

you need to read up on how to have a civil discussion. perhaps with a few years time and some education, perhaps some meds, you'll be able to learn how to start a civil conversation. perhaps, also, you'll be able to learn to own up to your own bad behavior instead of blaming someone else for it.

 

i attacked you personally because i didn't feel the need to defend anything. but i wouldn't expect you to be able to comprehend that. you don't actually read or understand anything anyone says here, you just looked for an excuse to be nasty. once you did that, the gloves were off. you deserved every single personal attack you received. if you were a quality person genuinely coming here to discuss your lack of belief in god, you woulda got a different discussion altogether. you've never ever seen me attack someone for being an athiest or anything. but being a mean spirited twit? that makes you fair game.

 

Ok... I think everyone needs to take a deep breath...

People are going to have their own individual beliefs. Whether or not you think that people who believe differently from you are wrong, neither of you are gonig to get anywhere by insulting each other like this. I can see a lot of things that both "sides" to this argument could have not done or done to keep the peace...

Why not just agree to disagree? The non-Christians said what they felt and the Christians said what they felt. It should have either ended there, or had a mature grown up conversation about the differenes of beliefs. There was no need for anyone to insult anyone else. Maybe an immature person started, but the supposedly "mature" people didn't do much better by responding the way that the "immature" person wanted.

No one is going to change their minds to anyone else's beliefs, especially not in THIS thread when everyone is shooting kinves from their fingers at everyone else. It doesn't matter that you feel other people's beliefs are wrong because they aren't like yours... the fact is there are going to be people in the world that believe a lot of different things than you. Do you really think that the way to prove your point or even try to change their minds is by being catty and rude, and only creating enemies of each other?

To the Christians in this thread, no wonder we have such a bad name amongst non-Christians, look at the way some of you have behaved... If I wasn't a Christian, this would make me wary of Christianity too! Especially if I didn't know what it was all about! As Christians, we are to try to be like Christ... including loving and accepting others despite their being wrong in our eyes. I saw a lot of reactions from Christians here that were anything but. There is a lot to learn about any religion, and if this is the first thing people see when they look Christianity's way, then no freakin' WONDER we get a bad rap!

The other side of the coin: As for the non-Christians in this thread, you should be ashamed of yourselves too. The same applies to you. If you think we are wrong, attacking us like this certainly isn't gonna change our minds. No wonder we think YOUR beliefs are wrong, look at the way you act! I don't know any GOOD religion that pratices intolerance of anyone, not even Chrsitianity as some of you would love to believe. I happen to know a thing or two about many other religions, and one of the most basic fundamental beliefs of most of them is love and acceptance, just like with Christianity. So you're not doing any favors for YOUR beliefs either!

This isn't even about what religion is right anymore. This has turned into a huge fight in which eveyrone is cutting everyone else down personally. This is a "Let's see who can win the insults contest" fight! It's pointless and stupid, and I can already see it leading to creating a lot of rivals on this board, and in hipforums in general, and it's really not necessary. I know that most of you, regardless of your beliefs, in your hearts don't WANT to create enemies, at least I should hope so.

I would hate to think that because of what this one thread has spiraled into, there could be uneccesary tension between the two "sides" in other related or even unrelated forums or threads... Yeah, we all believe different things and may think that other's beliefs are stupid, but this isn't the way to go about it. We can still be friends. Let go of your pride and just agree to disagree... let's not create enemies people... that isn't what this place is about.

 

there were two points being made there for anyone not so angry about the entire concept of this "delusion" to read it would notice. the first being the she claims to understand the christian faith, but still thinks that if you don't follow the 10 commandments, you're still going to hell. the second being that no one's holding a gun to your head and forcing you to convert.

i suppose another good point would be, if you've really got a problem with those damned missionaries, tell them to fuck off! word gets around and they don't bother you any more. my house hasn't been attacked by missionaries in a couple years.

 

and bree, i get your point. that's because you're a sweetheart. but i will never be albe to sit back and let people be attacked by someone who just wants to hurt people's feeling because it's fun. i've come here and read all sorts of discussions that were reallly great and thought provoking, especially in the agnosticism and atheism board. have you ever once seen me attack someone for not believing as i do? of course not, because that doesn't bother me. but the only thing nastiness understands is nastiness. moon wanted a fight, she got one. i'm kc, i'm not jesus.


but don't worry, i've never been the sort to stalk people across the forums. my disagreements stay where they start. i'll still enjoy metro and makno, and moon's sick and twisted sense of humor will still make me chuckle cringingly.

 

Sorry bree, but I will not back down just to make someone's life easier. I did not start this thread. I simply took my intelect and put it towards her anger. As for the others that want to join in on the attack, I find them as just more sand paper in my life. I start out as a rough piece of wood, through God and His plan, the people and things that come into my life smooth out the rough edges of me to make me a better person. I do not agree to disagree. She came in here for attention and to start a fight. Obviously the roles have been reversed on her as her comments have become shorter everytime. It is obvious to me that she no longer has anything inteligent to say and is just grasping at whatever her feeble mind can hold onto. I repeat, I will not back down for the sake of someone's stupidity.

 

There seems to be a lot more Christians who want to convert people to their religion than atheists converting Christians to theirs.

No, I assure you that you guys don't have a bad rap because of your behavior in this thread. It's because so many of you press your religion on others and are trying to adhere our constitution (the U.S.'s) to your religion and that's wrong.

I'm not trying to change anyone's mind. I love and accept unless people give me a reason not to. I don't dislike someone simply because they are Christian. You can't judge someone based on their behavior in one thread on an online forum.

I absolutely do not hold grudges. I can have a venomous online "fight", but I don't hold it against that person. I enjoy debate, probably too much. I know some of my posts are abrasive, but it doesn't mean I hate you or whatever. I like hearing from the other side, whether it be religion, politics or whatever. Tension dissolves quickly for me and I have no pride here.

 

KC, I read and understood everyone's posts. I don't need to read up on how to have a civil conversation. I know how. I'm not attacking anyone personally. You are. Perhaps you should read up on how to have a civilized conversation.

 

Again, I don't have anger. Can you prove to me that this thread was started out of rage or anger? I don't think you can.
I didn't come in here for attention or to start a fight. I came in here hoping to find some intelligent people. Obviously, this was the wrong place. Besides KC, none of you have even remotely touched the subject. (Opposition)
My comments have become shorter every time because you rambling idiots all say the same things.
You do not have to back down for someone's stupidity. Back down for your own stupidity.

 

I don't hold grudges against anyone who's posted here. What is said here, stays here.

 

I am deep into Hinduism. It's very intelligent religion. I mean Bhagavad Gita, meditation. Is ther anybody who#s into it too.

and meantime I got some growing interest to Rastafari religion. But there s almost no information about Rastafari Teaching. I ve got only Bob Marley lyrics and a picture of Selasi, but I think it s more than enough to start, isn#t it?

 

Your point is shut up?
loving the insults! keep 'em coming....hey guys?! shall i get in the popcorn?

roly.xxx

 

thats hilarious! nice!

roly.xxx

 

you're so totally in denial. that's fine. have a nice swim.

 

on a side note, i had a couple boys come to my door, mormons. they woke up my baby, which really pissed me off. when i answered the door, and they started their schpeil, i told them that my daughter was the second coming, and that she'd be coming to their door as soon as she could walk. i've been blacklisted ever since.

 

awesome fight

go christian defenders vs haters

eradicate and terminate and enunciate

 

it was a good time. i hadn't had a good childish bicker in quite a while. had a lot to get off my back. i feel like i've lost 10 pounds.

 

whats religion for, if not for helping you lose weight


PRAISE JESUS, ALLAH, BUDDAH, and the others

 

No. I'm not.

 

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