(February 16, 2012 at 9:02 am)DeistPaladin Wrote:(February 16, 2012 at 7:32 am)Zen Badger Wrote: If you took away the people there would be no institution.
...and that is our goal, after all.
@GC: That's why I'm talking about what the religion itself does, according to its own teachings.
Because we are Christians we're to be perfect, by who's book.
God loves those who believe and those who do not and the same goes for me, you have no choice in this matter. That puts the matter of total free will to rest.