In america we are constantly learning in church about Gods will and way. Also about the journey of his beloved son. If this story is so true why does half of asia worship idols like budda. Muhammed. Why does other nationalities still praise cows but american eat them? Why do we have to title our beliefs, in God? Why is it such a big deal to be able to conduct prayer in church if everyone is supposed to pray to God anyway? Does anybody believe in the Devil anymore? Like maybe this division is so this world can continue to be seperated by all of these categories? Feedback Please!!
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RELIGION                      POPULATION IN MILLIONS WORLDWIDE\nChristian                       1758.8\nMoslum                           935\nNon-Religious                    866\nHindu                            705\nBuddhist                         303\nAtheist                          233\nOther                            219.3\nChinese (Folk Religion)          180\nTribal                            92\nJewish                            17.4\n\nTotal Population                5292.20\n\nAlthough Christianity is the largest, they only comprise just under 1/3 of the total population. 67% of the population do not believe in Jesus. Is it true? These other people in other religions wonder why people don't believe the way they do because they believe their Religion to be true. When you read out of a Holy Book, Pray with all of your heart for the Almighty Creator to show you the truth. He just might.
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Where were you when government class taught the seperation of church and state?  I am so tired of hearing about not praying in school.  No one I know ever did except the small country schools years ago.  The founding fathers didn't want one religion to run things so it had no place in government!\nIf there was to be prayer in school, it would take forever: Christian prayer, Buddhist, Wiccan invocation, Hindu, Jewish, etc.  There can never be just one!\nI don't know how you can say God has been kicked out.  Come to Northern California, Texas, Utah, etc.  There are churches on every corner where I live.
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Yep, I agree with everybody else here...a lot of Americans seem to have this crazy idea that Christianity is the official religion of American and we ought to design our lives and laws around it, and anything that the Bible says isn't allowed is just sick and wrong.  Funny, 'cause I seem to remember something way back in history class about this country being founded on the idea of religious freedom.
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I think it all started when prayer was taken out of everything.    We can no longer pray in schools or in public. The Bible or The Ten Conmendents can be displayed in public.  We as a nation need to put God back where He belongs. This nation was founded on in God We Trust, we as a nation have to put our trust back in Him.
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Actually, your assumption is wrong. Most of the people of the world believe in some kind of supreme being or an afterlife.\n\nAs far as politics goes, I have this to say: Our elected representatives and 'leaders' don't seem to represent ALL of their people. In the case of Geo. W. Bush, he brings a more radical Christian perspective with him to office. That dictates his stand on the war, gay marriage, etc. He is not fulfilling his duty by representing the whole of the United States. He, like many of his kind, use a "majority rules" attitude, thereby inflicting his ideals on those who do not share his beliefs.\n\nEver heard of "separation of church and state"? Do you know what that means and what that implies? In our above example, it means that the President, elected members of Congress and the Senate should not be bringing their own, personal religious agendas to the table. They should be working for the common good of ALL our country's people. \n\nLikewise, prayer does not belong in public schools. Note I said PUBLIC schools because they are funded by the government and not, say, the Catholic Church. Private schools are allowed to have prayer because they are entities unto themselves and are not funded by the public trust.\n\nAs for "In God We Trust": You should probably understand that our "Founding Fathers" were highly religious people. Puritans to be exact. As such, they founded the United States as the direct result of their persecution in England. It is archane (at best) to say, "In God We Trust" because not everyone believes in God. They may believe in Allah, Buddha, Earth Mother, or may not believe in a god at all. That doesn't make them wrong. It just makes them different.\n\nMany people (not all) believe the "God" should be removed from our currency, from the Pledge of Allegance because "God" is not something that all peoples of the United States believe in. Constitutional ammendments allow us our freedom of religion (and thereby LACK of religion), so why make everyone else do when they do not want to do. That's like saying that everyone should eat peanuts -even if they don't like them, or - more deadly - if they're allergic.\n\nAs for times changing, you're right. Times are changing. It always has and it always will. Hemlines, dancing, music, attitudes towards the human body - all of it. It's called progress. We've moved on from witchhunts and spirits into understanding multiple personalities, seizures, and other conditions we once thought to be the work of the devil.\n\nDon't fear change. Try to embrace it. Or at least try to understand it. You don't even have to like it. While it may not be best for you, it doesn't mean that it's wrong for everyone. Whether that mean believing in a god, our differing political views, or our belief in UFOs.\n\nI hope you try to adjust peacefully.\n\nBest of luck.
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We are here because God made us for Him, not for us. We are here to love, honor, and worship Him. This is our "school" so to speak on learning about the love that God has for us. How hope, faith, love and mercy when used together is the most awesome gift ever given. How do we worship God? There are so many ways, but for starters here are a few...be humble, be compassionate, help those that cannot help themselves. Remember that you are here to serve God - not the other way around. He is not some genie in a bottle that people take out and rub when they want something. He wants a personal relationship with each and every one of us, that is why He sent His Son Jesus Christ to take our place. An innocent man without any sin to die on a cross for my sin and your sin and the sin of every person that has lived or ever will live. That is how much God loves each and every one of us. People often say why would a loving God allow this or that to happen, but what people don't understand is that we were given freewill to do as we pleased - right or wrong. We have all reaped the repurcussions of not only ourselves but others that we haven't even met. Like the person that decided to drink and drive and so forth. Therefore, we are the culprits there, not God.
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God needs to stay. A person can worship whichever "God" they want to, or no god. That's fine. But, come on people! Respect the foundations that this country was based on, or get out! It's as simple as that.
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I think it's because (in part,anyway..Satan is another but that'd take longer than you and I have here! LOL) anything different is suspect.  Jesus instructed his followers to be "no part of this world" just as he was not (John 17:16)and that to be friends with the world was to have emnity with God (James 4:4) Because we try as best we can to follow in Jesus and his early disciples footsteps, we too try to be no part of this world.  We cannot literally be no part, or we wouldn't be alive, so we stay away from the things the world considers important : much of the entertainment, celebrating of pagan-originating holy days,etc. That makes us stand out like sore thumbs to begin with, but THEN we come to your door every Saturday morning, trying to share what we believe to be literal life-saving truths from the Bible!!! LOL!!\nPeople are always afraid of what they don't understand. We never expect EVERYONE to come to believe as we do, but those who are not afraid are those who have learned FROM US what we believe. They may not agree, but neither do they have misinformation about us, either!  Thank you for this opportunity this evening to share with you! It's been great!!!
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This is a complex question but in short I think that most people still cling to the idea of us being a christian country because to say otherwise would indicate that we are a faithless nation. I think that the majority of people in the country still believe in God even though the traditional ways of worship have declined drastically.
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I just wanted to clarify the point about singing Christian songs vs be Christian and have a band.  I can see this as so(although if they were really sold-out for Jesus it would shine through in their songs).  But with Creed, I heard them say on TV that maybe an individual was Christian in thier band, but they are not all Christians, and they do not sing about Christianity.  Sometimes they sing about searching, but there is no "saved-at-the-end" part to that.  If just recently they have all been saved, then YEAH!!!! and there is another answered prayer.
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i was reading some of the put downs, doesnt any one have any faith or even common sense. god talks to each and every one of us. its the voice in your head telling you to do something or not to do something its the guilt you feel when you have done something wrong. who are we to say god did not speak to him. the bible says judge ye not! and it also tells us to have faith.who are we to decide who god can and can not talk to. would you believe him if he said satan talked too him?
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According to Norris and Inglehart (2004), 65% of those in Japan do not believe in God, 64% of those in Sweden do not believe in God, 61% of those in the Czech republic do not believe in God.\n\nIf christians/muslims were right, why ain't Japan a total chaos? Why does Sweden have high life standards? In latin america, over 90% of the population believes in the christian god, why the violence? Why a lot of people in prison (most catholic / christians)? In Iran, Afghanistan, Nigeria, they believe in god, why the violence?\n\nIt seems morality has nothing to do with religion / god. The bible has some morals teachings, I still think Aesop fables are better, and nobody has killed in the name of Aesop (not that I am aware of).\n\nTrue morality is doing what has to be done, doing the right thing, even when men and gods aren't watching.
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I have to agree with you. I have argued with my mother in law on countless occasions about this. Everyone believes in something. I do believe there is a superior existence , I do not, however follow any specific religion. In any religion there is always some kind higher existence. There is no TRUE fact proven (in any religion) on what and or who is right. I find people tend to quote things from the bible but don't actually know what they're talking about. And to those who believe that everyone should have a faith, I do. I believe there is something, or someone who will show us our true religion, everyone, as a whole. I apologize if I have offended anyone. That was not my intention.
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I don't know where you get your information from.  You have been misinformed.  There are some so called "Catholics" that are misguided, as well as many others.  I was raised and taught in Catholic schools.  Not once, did anyone ever suggest praising statues or worshiping anyone or anything other than (Jesus, Holy Spirit & the Father) Holy trinity = one God.  We believe in offering prayers for loved ones, and we believe that the Staints offer they're prayers for the living.  But if someone was to assume that Catholics are taught to worship anyone or anything other than God, they are sadly mistaken.  Statues, pictures, etc... are reminders of who are good examples of how to live as Christ did.  Just like having pictures of your children.  The pictures are NOT your children, but an image of your children.  you would feed, clothe or talk to the picture.  Being Cathoilic does not mean that you are out of touch with reality.
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You've just pointed out the biggest contradiction in a belief in god.  Religious people answer this (it isn't really an answer) by usually saying, "we can't understand god's will" or some such response.  But the truth is, it's contradictory and illogical.  Same thing for prayer -- if god's got a plan and it's already all laid out, why bother to pray to him for anything, since he's apparently already decided if you'll get it or not? \n\nAnd, apparently, if god has a plan, then me not believing in him is all part of his plan, and I'm just fulfilling his wishes by not believing in him -- so christians, stop trying to convert me!\n\n:)
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I don't think you're missing anything at all.  I'm a Christian and I think the mixture of religions is what makes America, America!  I don't know what you were watching on TV, but I agree that they are hypocrites.
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Because people cannot think for themselves. They need to have a set of "guidelines" made to follow. Other people can't believe in themselves because they see believing in gods as a bigger cause, so to speak.