As you have said"this is a forum to answer decent and honest questions" not a church.Peolpe are no less if the dont belive.Its there choice
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I DONT BELIEVE YOU PEOPLE. He leaves one y off of one word and we got the spelling police everywhere.  You never say anything hardly about questions that are barely readable but you notice a y out..  I think the question bothers you.\n\nIts a great question,  people who think they are better because they beleive in God probalby piss him off a whole lot.  I dont think thats what he finds the most comforting about Christianity especially.  thanks for the question!
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I agree with you! If the questions are listed correctly under religion & spirituality, then they have no room to complain. What else do they expect to find here?? If someone posts outside of the correct topic area then it is considered abuse, and it should be reported, just as we would report someone for posting advertising of immoral subjects somewhere. I just believe that some folks have never taken a stand spiritually and are not knowlegable about it and it scares them. So the recourse they use is, "Don't shove it down my throat".  Also as far as the other person that said you weren't being christianly by your post is wrong, being upset is not a sin.........Jesus overthrew the tables of the money changers in the synagoge...done properly it is okay.
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I wish the controller from yahoo would answer it!!  You are right tho, i have seen loads of crape against a particular community and a particular religion which should have not been allowed in the first place.
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You are restricting that just to Christians? I find many people "representing" different views doing the same.\n\nAlthough I am no big fan of Christianity you are asking a biased question
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Unfortunately, the majority of people in this forum who question the Christian faith design their "questions" to be extremely inflammatory - they're looking for the reaction, to offend; not for a reasonable dialogue. Not everyone excells at letting such things roll off their back.\n\naddition: see some of the above responses to your question to see what I mean
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I don't understand why people answer Question on subjects that don't interest them and bash the person for asking.I'm not a fan of the religious Q's. So I just don't answer them.Please don't let these small minded people change your thinking. Where would we be if Jesus gave up because of persecution.
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It depends on how the question is worded and what its about. If I know the answer, and I see that the person asking the question hasn't received the answer, then I might answer it. Because for me this thing is an open form, plus I don't have anything against any "group" so if my answer is honest and factual, hey, its OK to post it. On the other hand, there are questions that are either loaded or matters of the heart based on a particular faith. Those I mostly leave alone, especially the loaded ones, figuring that they don't really want an honest answer or that they honestly need a heart answer from someone like-minded. But, that's just me. ~ Peace & Blessings ~
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Faith comes by hearing, and hearing by the word of God.  You need to find a church that is serious about its bible teaching and get into bible study.  As we move into the end times, there is a danger of being led astray by false teaching and of course, by those who would tell you not to believe the bible.  At this point in time, you are in a serious place.  There is nothing wrong with questioning....what is important is to find the accurate and true answers.  More than ever before, we need to know God's word and be able to stand on it.
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It's sad you cannot post a question without being attacked by Christians that claim  to adhere to the words of the Bible, particularly "Judge ye that not be Judged" and "Let he who is without sin cast the first stone." These so-called Christians should be ashamed for not allowing you to express your different Point of view in an open forum.  I think an even better point to make for these individuals who are willing to attack you in such a juvenile way is to quote my Kindergarten teacher “If you don't have anything nice to say then don't say anything at all." May whichever god you choose, even if it’s none, bless you all.
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Your final statement is quite telling. You still need someone else to prove you wrong! \n\nHow many more unanswered questions must you have about the church that you belong to before you make the cognitive decision, once and for all, to get the hell out of Dodge anyway? If I were you I'd skedaddle outta town before high noon!\n\nI know I did.
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Take it up as an issue with your church's organisation, instead of bleating about it on Yahoo! Answers. It is unreasonable of you to expect Yahoo! users to help you, because you haven't even bothered to indicate the denomination of your church.
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the answers (and questions) in the religous section are more straight forward. unlike much moronic , stupid questions and answers contained in other yahoo categories. says a lot for the believers out there if i do say so myself.
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I have realized that no one reads this when I just link to it, so here is my response to an earlier similar question:\n\n I believe that I have been nothing but courteous to the people of faith here. I openly deny their belief-system. They openly deny mine. That's fine. We have, however, engaged in some very respectful debate, much to the benefit (I hope) of both sides. I know that my beliefs have not changed, but my preconceptions about young-Earth Christians have been shattered by some of the people I have found here. I think that they are wrong, but I am thrilled to have the opportunity to debate with them without resorting to name-calling or rudeness.\n\nGranted, this requires an openness on both our parts. I think that their faith is "wrong." They think that my lack of faith is "wrong." This is where most people get hung up and debate can go no further. If someone disagreeing with you is "offensive," you're stuck. Once you accept this disagreement, you are quite free to exchange ideas. This is what I have found here (for the most part.)\n\nAs for why I spend so much time in the religion and spirituality forum, I see faith as playing a huge role in the lives of everyone in the world, be they moderate Muslims, fundamentalist Christians, Pagans, or Atheists like myself.\n\nIn my supposedly free country I see gays discriminated against due to faith. People who would never think of using the N-word openly hate and criticize homosexuals for what they are, not who they are. \n\nI see medical advances that could help millions of people stymied by arguments that have their basis in faith. Stem cell research could potentially ease the suffering of billions around the globe, but people of faith stand in the way.\n\nWe are currently involved in what may or may not be a holy war. This is an issue of faith.\n\nOur current government supports "faith-based initiatives" in what may be a breach of The Constitution itself.\n\nI know that faith helps people sleep at night. This doesn't undo the tremendous amount of suffering it has inflicted at every turn of history. \n\nI see faith as a problem, and would like to encourage people to put aside their myths and embrace reason. However, I realize that this is futile. As Jonathan Swift said, "It is useless to attempt to reason a man out of a thing he was never reasoned into."\n\nThat said, I think that Yahoo Answers provides a wonderful opportunity to try to see where other people are coming from. I disagree with the Christians (and Muslims and Pagans...), but I think it is very important for me to try to understand them. I would hope that they will try to understand me. Once we find some common ground and some mutual respect, we can truly start to talk about things.\n\nI hate the name-calling. The largest problem I have with religion is that it is divisive. I feel that this is the most important aspect of faith that needs to be removed from the equation. Name-calling is also divisive and does not fit into my attempts to act reasonably.\n\nI feel that I deny, but do not scoff. I embrace and enjoy open debate. I think that the things discussed here are important. I'd like to think that some of the things I have to say are pertinent. \n\nIf you want a place for only Christians (for example) to exchange ideas, there are plenty of places on the web for that. However, I think that this exclusion of other mindsets and worldviews does a disservice to those who would seek such a closed system.\n\nThat's why, as an atheist, I show up on the religion thread.
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lol,  dude you're killing me here.  How is it that once in every few thousand years somebody can actually come up with a legitimate question?  I like that one,  I'm non-religious so I can't really answer that,  I don't pray for people anyway.   You do realize though that this question will probably be deleted?  somebody around here has gto to be offended by this...and that's only because they won't know how to answer it
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Welcome to the real world.Religion is about select justification,not logic.The best thing to do is protect your own rights.
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I know how you feel.  Since when does church=good person.  Hello?!?!?!  Just because one attends church doesn't make them a "saint".  I mean look at the high church officals who are turning out to be child molesters!  Are they still "good" people b/c they are in a church.  C'mon.  Give me a break!
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No, both sides need to be known.  Just because you aren't of that faith doesn't mean you don't know about it or had dealings with it.  Plus there are those on this site with a theology background or are currently studying it in college.  They can give insights most can't.