General Chat

No! There are moral codes to be adhered to that are important in everyday life. I hate the idea that heaven has no animals, that would be my idea of Hell! Louise

Their are no atheists in a lifeboat. At some time or other, or at moments when we have exhausted every human resource, most if not all of us turn to prayer. When we can't possibly know what the future holds, we bring into the equation someone who we think might do: God. For some of us this God is in the equation all the time and for many of us this god is available only when needed. This then brings into the eqation as to how much faith one has in his belief - not so much from me I'm afraid - but I do pray!!!!!!!!

There must be something. Having spent the last moments with many patients (more nurses will tell you) the calm at the end of someones life .. those final moments..no matter how much pain.. I am not religious but have experienced a final calm.. Cannot explain, just experienced. I would like to believe. Grayx

No I dont. Marion

A 'faith' that gives a nice cosy feeling is not a faith. A faith has to be IN someone or something. I have faith IN the chair underneath me - that it will continue to keep me up. I have faith IN Jesus Christ - that he will stand beside me when I face God, and that he will acknowledge my love for him and his love for me - best shown when he died so that I wouldn't have to take the necessary punishment for my sins. Faith alone is a waste of time. Faith in faith is slightly cleverer...but still - what is the faith IN? Or do people sit in mid-air having faith that they will stay up? William

Not at all, in any form.

I believe in God, He's very important to me, in fact a friend. I became a Christian as a child, and it was the most important decision of my life. Anne

I do, I believe in God as the creator and Jesus as his son, and the bible. Suex

William, I respect your opinion.

I most definitely do believe in God. The argument against religion that is so often used – that so many wars have been fought in its name – is very weak. Wars have been fought in the name of all religions and none. Some wars have been justified – the problem in WW2 was that war wasn’t joined sooner by the allies. Elaine says - quite rightly - that “the bible holds a good set of rules that if we use makes us better people”. The problem is that we don’t use them. Jesus was even more radical than the 10 commandments. In response to ‘You shall murder’ Jesus agreed with it and then said, ‘But I say to you that if you have hatred in your heart then you are committing murder’ [I have given the sense of what he said rather than an actual quote]. None of us are good enough for God – He is perfect and demands perfection. Whether we like that or not has nothing at all to do with it. William

I don't know what I believe really, but I do know that I feel better after going to my local Quaker Meeting on Sundays. I like the fact that no one preaches to you or tells you what to think. Religion has always been used as a tool to subjugate the masses or persuade people to act in a certain way. Most people do have their own code of morals by which they live, whether it is a religious code or not. If there were no evil in the world, there would be no merit in believing in goodness or trying to do good/resist temptation. nell

The only reason that God or any type of religion exists is, Because the human race need someone or some thing to turn to and or to blame and give them comfort in times of trouble you don't see, dogs, lions, fish, or any other creature's worshiping do you? or are we different?

Dave, I know what you mean.

IM a christian but must admit your faith is tested when some awful things happen, Im just watching that programme about Dunblane that day tested my faith when that man did that that awful act! Davex

I shall find out when I die anyway lol :-)

Yes. I find it very hard to believe that we just happened upon this earth out of luck! I do not attend church, but definately believe in living a good life and doing as you would be done by ect. I also find it hard to believe that we are here for a split second in time for no purpose, I think that we must have a lesson to learn and be rewarded with a place in 'heaven' with god, or on the next plane of existance or something. Claire xx

I do but they are neither male nor female.

No God as a religious character, but a higher force I call God, yes.

I don't

I do :) Joanne