Is religion the route of all evil?

[Ralphy]

I believe Sandy Gray is the route of all evil.

[Simon Pieman]

I think religion is a load of bollocks. but that's just my opinion, i don't object to people going to church etc. what does annoy me is when religios try and force it upon you. one of my best mates is a christian, goes to church most weeks. but he respects my view and doesn't mind that i think its a load of bollocks.

what annoys me most the the catholic/protestant situation in Ireland. 2 sets of people how basically believe in the same thing. just slight variations on the same religion. and they fight over it? someone please explain this.

As for outlawing religion. what a stupid idea, it would cause more trouble than its worth.

And on the marriage situation, neither of my folks are religious, they still got married in a church though. Churches tend to be more picturesque (spelling?) than a registary office, also my mother is quite traditional, thus wanting the traditional wedding (in a church).

The Ireland situation stems from the colonisation by the English and the repression of the traditional catholic religion in favour of the Church of Ireland. Of course there are many other things that happened along the way but basically us English fucked the Irish over like we did a lot of people.

[Bushey Boy]

I believe in marriage etc as I wouldnt want a child out of wedlock.  I dont go to church but would accept a wedding in a church.

Personally I believe when I was born a date of death was already set.  If there was  agod there would be no cancer or deaths.

[McLovin]

Yes there would, to help make that date come around.

[Simon Pieman]

Not that I believe in God, but I can't agree with that.

If you said 'if there was no devil there would be no cancer or deaths' then it would make more sense.

But if no deaths occured then the world would cease to exist. A God would know this and so could not allow this to happen as everything that a God created would be destroyed. The theory of greatest good for least harm even springs to mind.

Finally, I don't think a God would have to be merciful and ever good. After all us humans aren't.

[magicroundabout]

Religion. always a good subject to start a fight about.

personally, i am very sceptical. I don't agree with this 'oh if there was a god then bad things will never happen' cos thats just bollox.
but then so is a lot of the bible.

What i don't get about religion is how 90% of religions all sing from the same hymm sheet yet sing different words???!!!
i.e. they believe different things with regard to whats writen.

if there is only one god and the bible is the book of god then why isn't there only one religion

reason is because people only believe what they want to believe

[flammableBen]

Has anybody ever tried reading the bible? I got as far as the one after exodus before I got bored. It's name sound like Lithuania.

[Amir]

I've tried, not sure how any intelligent person can believe in both the Old and New Testaments at the same time.

The Koran is pretty boring, but then in Arabic it flows like poetry, and it was most certainly written for it's time and place, the same as most religious scripts seem to be.

If you live your life as well as you can, trying your best not to harm others, and at the end of it there is God telling you that you are a sinner because you did not believe in him or a certain path, then God my friends, is a cunt.

[flammableBen]

I decided a while back that if I go to hell then so will most of the interesting people.

The thing I find interesting about the whole satan thing is that if you take the bible as truth then you have to accept that it's one side's point of view. Maybe Lucifer just thought he could fun things a bit better, and who's to argue? Why are god's above democracy? I've been voting for Ra the mighty sun god for a while now, although only in my head but I hope he apreciates it.

Back on my earlier point, It's a shame that satanists tend to be a load of fat geeky sonic  like goth kids otherwise they might have a point.

[Amir]

All Satan did wrong was to fail to prostrate himself in front of God, and what sort of all loving God would make his angels do that?  Satan's had a bad press.

I'm more interested in The Dead Sea Scrolls, one of them picturing Jesus as a naughty little shit.  Maybe that's why he favoured redemption for the sinners?

[Ginginho]

If we are all God's children, what makes Jesus so fucking special?

[Bushey Boy]

too deep!!!!!  personally releigion si bollox, i believe in asher religion, you can tell me im worng but its my opinion, ha ha ha

[DribblingSissy]

what i dont get and fail to understand is this whole 'if god exists then there should be no sickness and death' rubbish and the when something bad happens something good will counteract it to even the balance of existence crap.....

I'm no bible basher, I believe in the right to not have a specific belief with the facts given to me.....which if there is in fact a god i'm sure he will understand given that he has hardly made it easy to decide....

Either way, back to the point....if it means that if there is in fact a God and there IS obviously death and new life (a circle of life) that this means everytime something bad happens, something else good happens to balance this out??? surely this is flawed???

One of my friends used to believe this which makes no sense at all to me cause that spells......kill lots of people and loads more will be born.....send one to hell and another will go to heaven?!?!

Anyway getting really deep there....but i do believe in something, but i certainly dont believe in 'religion' as its so called, I find it to be just a set of rules (that arent even followed by its highest members) to guide our lives against those who believe in something else.....hence how many wars have started and rage on even today...

One other small point.......I have nothing against gay people, but if the bible specifically states that homosexuality is wrong....then how can there even be a debate or question about the christian church allowing gay priests?

What do you actually have to do to break the rules if sticking your dick and your middle finger up at the bible isnt good enough??

If i was ever to be religious it'd have to be a catholic..........do what you like, say your sorry .......and all is forgiven!! wahoo! whats the point! :twak:
IMO