So, how do they have freewill, if they were guilty before they were even born?\n\nI don't understand this religion. Why do you follow it?
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Kinda makes religion seem like a bunch of nonsense doesn't it?
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I don't know...maybe they see us as a softer target for 'saving' than say a devout muslim or hindu.\n There are so many things in the bible that are conveniantly ignored by the bible-thumping folks...like the sin of eating of shellfish, the 'good' things about slavery, the not having short hair etc.\n\nThey just pick and choose what they want to follow from the bible.. and insist on trying to control our lives with their misguided morals.\n\nIt just makes me sick the way they like to quite neatly put us in the same box as murderers, pedophiles and rapists.\nBecause these criminals 'love' their victims....\nDon't you get it you narrow-minded fools....these crimes of murder, child abuse and rape all involve one consenting person and one VICTIM.\n\nGay/lesbian relationships consist of TWO CONSENTING adults, loving or having consensual sexual relations with eachother.\n\nHow could an all knowing God punish people for loving eachother.\nShouldnt God be frowning upon you these bigoted bible-thumpers for not loving their neighbours?
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Because they want to rule with fear. They appel to the weakness in people who are scared of making their own decisions and therefore prefer to follow orders. But I guess this is only one of many reasons. I myself don't follow any dogmatic religion, but like to find out more about them.
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God-fearing parents have the responsibility to bring up their children in the faith. This isn't hard to figure out; if you're a parent and your religion teaches that only Christians go to heaven, why would you want your kids to go to hell? Would you insist that their "right to choose their own religion" was MORE important than where they will spend eternity?\n\nI was not given a chance to choose ANY religion when I was little. I grew up without the values and certainty and comfort of knowing God is there and what He has done for me and what He expects of me. I don't intend to leave my own children in the same sort of vacuum.\n\nIncluding one's children in the household religion is something that has been lost, it seems to me. "Religion is a STRICTLY PERSONAL THING," we are told. And by that if we mean that every one of us is personally ACCOUNTABLE TO GOD for how we've lived, it's true. But we are ALSO accountable to Him for how we have raised our children. Why would we let them die in their sins by not raising them in the nurture and admonition of the Christian faith?
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Good question. I have no clue. You would think we could choose our death if we had free will, but it seems as though we don't have free will, because from the very beginning we are born into this world of parents and circumstances not of our choosing. At some point, people believe, God begins to let us have "freewill". Either you believe that things are just because they are, or you believe that there is a greater power behind the scenes. What good is it to be of GREATER POWER, if you don't use it?\n\nAlso, death and birth are inevitable if you believe in evolution. If you believe in God, then they are not inevitable, it's just that God decided that it would be that way.
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Ummmmm.....you still don't quite "get it".  You almost make it sound like a demand for popularity and a demerit system.\n\nChristianity is based on love, not on punishment.  Those Christians who preach focused on hellfire and brimstone, mean well....but, their efforts only try to "scare" relion into people.\n\nThe truth is....our God is a loving one, who loves us..as we love our own children....even more.  He doesn't want to see us fail....just as we wouldn't want that for our own children. Get it?\n\nAnd, just as being a parent is sometimes, less tha pleasant....so is life.  Sometimes the negative things have to happen to provide learning and growing opportunity. \n\nChristianity is much more complex, and also much more simple ...than what you have come to conclude.
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I completely agree.  On the one hand they say God can't do anything to help people because he gave us free will and it is those who abuse free will that cause all the bad, but then on the other they go and petition God to help them.\n\nWTF?\n\nOh, but then when nothing comes of their prayers, they say "God gives you what you need, not what you want."  "God doesn't work on our timeframe."  Blah, blah, blah.  Seriously!  They have an explanation for everything!
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I see double standard from Christians in this regard. Because they believe that every one is born in sin of adam and eve. So the babies are sinner. no matter if the baby dies just after 1 day. he or she will be sinner becuase he or she has not accepted Christ as his saviour. so according to this logic. the baby should go to hell. \n\n\nIn islam, everyone is born sinless. there is no concept of original sin in islam. Islam makes sense in this regard. and if a baby dies, he or she will directly go to paradise.\n\nhope this answers.\n\n\n\n=============================\nEDIT ************************\n\nSORRY I FORGOT TO MENTION ONE THING/.\n\n\nRegarding the concept of original sin, it is taught by the church. What the church teaches that Eve (pbuh), she tempted Adam pbuh to eat the forbidden food, and because of that humankind is born in Sin.\n\nIn Quran, the story of Adam and Eve  is mentioned. But there is not a single verse in the Quran which puts the blame only on Eve pbuh. If you read the Quran 7:19-27, it says both of them disobeys Almighty God. Both of them repented and both of them was forgiven. The blame is put equally on both. There is not a single verse in the Quran which puts the blame only on Eve pbuh. But there is one verse in Quran which speaks about only Adam pbuh, i.e. Quran 20:121 says that Adam pbuh disobeys almighty God. \nI am asking you a question that Did Eve and Adam peace be upon them ask me to eat the forbidden food? No. So how can I be held responsible. Its illogical! If they ask me and i have given them permission then i will be responsible. \n\nAccording to the bible sin is not inherited. \nEZEKIEL 18:20 The soul that sinneth, it shall die. The son shall not bear the sin of the father, neither shall the father bear the sin of the son: the righteousness of the righteous shall be upon him, and the wickedness of the wicked shall be upon him. \nEZEKIEL 18:21 But if the wicked will turn from all his sins that he hath committed, and keep all my statutes, and do that which is lawful and right, he shall surely live, he shall not die.\n\nIf son shall not bear the sin of father, how can we be born in sin. What the church teaches that sin is inherited, is against the bible. Islam says that every child is born sinless. \n\nDEUTERONOMY 24:16 The fathers shall not be put to death for the children, neither shall the children be put to death for the fathers: every man shall be put to death for his own sin.\n\n===============================\n\nTHE QUESTION WAS REGARDING BIBLE, BUT I MENTIONED DEATAILS ABOUT ISLAM TOO BECAUSE ISLAM BELIVES IN JESUS AND REVELATION OF GOD ON JESUS. (PEACE BE UPON HIM )
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Our life is a test. If we follow the God's Law and are kind to others than we will be rewarded with paradise. If we don't care about God and are self-centered than we will be punished. It's good to remember that we should judge what God's Law is very carefully, for example God's word has been changed continually in CHristianity through centuries.   \n \nNow, every case is different, but I would answer you like this: \nGod is great and merciful so He gives more time (chances) for "rotten" people to rethink and change. Unfortunately in 99% they just use this "extra time" to burden their load with more sins..
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lmao, by the answers to this im going to assume christians have nothing else to base their faith on, no source of evidence or facts that lead them to believe the bible is true. thus stating they believe what they are told and dont ask questions. makes me wonder, if god wanted people who didnt have a mind of their own why did he give free will? sheep are stupid animals, they follow out of their inability to live on their own, they dont think for themself. why would u want to be one.
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Well, you don't seem to understand. They took prayer out of schools, which lead to no guilt. Without guilt, most people resort to  ... well you know,  selfishness without remorse.
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With all due respect to you,\n\nI reveal two facts that you can choose to believe from your own wisdom;\n\n1. Muhammed "Sinned", he was a "Child Molester"!\n\nhttp://www.geocities.com/AntiJihad/mo_pedo.html\n\n2. Jesus "Never Sinned", He has power over Life and Death!\n\nHis bones are absent from the grave!\n\n\nWho is the One that we should listen to?\n.........................................................\n\nAlso, it is Not ignorance to not want to embrace Islam when you consider the actions of Muslims and their rejoicing in them.\n\nhttp://www.faithfreedom.org/Gallery/14.htm\n\n.........................................................................\nAddition,\n\nDefinition; objectivity\n\nn : judgment based on observable phenomena and uninfluenced by emotions or personal prejudices [syn: objectiveness]\n\nMy conclusions are based on the observable phenomena of "Muslims" "Blowing Up Innocent People"!!\n\nAnd Muslims Murdering people that don't believe in their Religion\n\nhttp://www.prophetofdoom.net/article.aspx?g=406&i=46007\n\nAnd if I was influenced by my emotions, I would be using way, way, harsher, and abusive words than I am using now.\n\nAlso, it was after 9-11 that I started reading the Quran for myself wanting to know about Islam.\n\nAfter reading Muslim sites and History about Muhammed, I found out what a Horrendous and Evil man Muhammed was!\n\nhttp://www.faithfreedom.org/Articles/sina/looting.htm
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That's a tough one..\nSome people are natural followers it seems. As kids, they have been pounded with the notion that teachers,parents, whatever religious leader they were told to follow could just not be argued with because they were OLDER and RIGHT (you're only a kid..what do you know type of answers). I know some who still have this mind-set. They have a "certain" problem with authority and are not able to question it. The "don't make waves" kind.\nSome people are kind of intellectually lazy too.....More convenient to accept, follow rather than research and make up your own mind. Yep..some are enthusiastic and some just only "pretend".\nI don't know if I am actually answering your questions.\nI was brought up catholic but it never, ever felt right. It was just not for me.\nThere is feeling and thinking. Usually " the feeling" comes first and then the "Thinking": research, interest..etc.\nWhen I first heard the idea of reincarnation, I was really young, 12 maybe..but it felt "YEAH..THAT FEELS ABSOLUTELY RIGHT..somebody out there has got the same idea ! Wow !"....then the research began.\nTough question to answer.
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hmm interesting I honestly wudn't know abt that. From what I've heard about nihilism (looked it up ) they reject morality and religion, they believe that life is pointless and that nothing is worthwhile. They believe that all established authority is corrupt and must be destroyed in order to rebuild  a just society (Sounds like pessimism to me). The only thing that I agree w/ them on is that there is no objective basis for the truth. W/c is true. There is no such thing as an absolute truth, because we all do not know what this absolute truth is. Therefore whatever basis that we have, may or may not be the truth, we just don't know. We only put our faith in it believing that it is the truth. Therefore to answer ur question, i think it's pointless to satisfy a Nihilist w/ a solid answer. I mean what's the point if he won't accept it anyway right? All i know is that in the end it's NOT Religion that will save us, but Faith.
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They can't be held accountable for what they haven't heard.\n\nMy opinoin is that it seems that all cultures believe in a creation story, a worldwide flood story, a afterlife.  I don't think that the creator is as narrow as us humans who put him in a church and think we are the only ones who will make it to heaven.\n\nIf some say to this..........."but they haven't heard about Jesus" The Bible says......"the only way to the father is through the son."\nWell there is the trinity....the Father, Son & the Holy Spirit.\nTherefor if a tribe that never heard of civilation worships their version of the creator , then why would the creator hold them responsible for not knowing the official human form of religion.\n\nMankind is much more judgmental than the Creator is. \n\nTo the person who answered the question by saying they will go to hellll. Remember judge not lest you be judged. \n\nIf we who consider ourselves believers truely think about time and creation we can't put God in the box we keep him in. He is so much greater than our religion version of him.
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Only God can Judge a person. It is however part of peoples sinful nature they inherit from adam. So its not allowed through Christianity, but the people are not perfect. And many are just hypocrites. Why people Judge? I think it usually from misconceptions and steriotypical views they have. Mabye though its just out of ignorance, there own lack of knowledge.
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I listened to Women in Islam q&a and I don't quite understand how someone who has never been born, be worshipped.........but then, I'm sure that you don't understand how I could beleive in immaculate conception.......its all so hard to imagine, and beleive for me, at times I think its all nonsense, my religion, your religion, all of it...