I have questions for YOU?
Are you capable of being a moral and ethical person - without believing in a religion?
Do you NEED the threat of punishment or the promise of a reward to be good?
What happens when you pray for something on a large scale - like the end of cancer - or the end of childhood hunger - does it happen around the world? Hasn't that been prayed for - for generations. Why has that NOT happened - it certainly must be something a loving god would want - even if ONLY for his followers - but never happens on a large scale.
IF you are really a good - moral - and ethical person - do you really believe that a religion is LISTENED to by a god? After all - it is their claim that they can intercede with one.
Wouldn't a god consider giving money to a church to be an attempt to BRIBE the god? (Most religious donation do NOT go to charities - they go to support the religion) Didn't the christ supposedly say (I do not recognize the christ as real) - give to Caesar what is Caesar's and give to god what is god's - when talking about money?
Why do you need someone screaming in your face in a church to tell you how to live a good life - something you probably were already taught?
Are you capable of being a moral and ethical person - without believing in a religion?
Do you NEED the threat of punishment or the promise of a reward to be good?
What happens when you pray for something on a large scale - like the end of cancer - or the end of childhood hunger - does it happen around the world? Hasn't that been prayed for - for generations. Why has that NOT happened - it certainly must be something a loving god would want - even if ONLY for his followers - but never happens on a large scale.
IF you are really a good - moral - and ethical person - do you really believe that a religion is LISTENED to by a god? After all - it is their claim that they can intercede with one.
Wouldn't a god consider giving money to a church to be an attempt to BRIBE the god? (Most religious donation do NOT go to charities - they go to support the religion) Didn't the christ supposedly say (I do not recognize the christ as real) - give to Caesar what is Caesar's and give to god what is god's - when talking about money?
Why do you need someone screaming in your face in a church to tell you how to live a good life - something you probably were already taught?