Why not ask as a question Which is your religion instead of what, who, or why?
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religion is a way of life\n\nwhich is a choice you only have to make if you DONT KNOW ANYTHING.  When you KNOW theres no more choice because you KNOW.  and your knowledge is a was of life\n\nread the BIBLE as a letter to you from JESUS
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Probably because it was offensive. I agree that we should be able to discuss different views. I have been deleted for things I  shouldn't have been.What I am saying is you don't have to start a discussion by attacking or being rude to others.I am Christian and I have an Atheist friend.We have no problems with each others non belief in each others beliefs. We respect each others opinion, I think that question was reported cuz of its tone. I have seen it too many times.
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Why are you only addressing Atheists in this question?  Don't you think it might be more appropriate to ask everyone?
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I dunno.  Why don't you ask the god in question yourself?
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You certainly may, very polite question, so I will give you a very polite answer.\nI know as an atheist that I have more understanding of relgion than most religious folks do, (no intention of boasting here)!\nMy motive in asking a religious question here is not to find the answer,( because I already know the answer), my motive is to try and point out to whatever religious group that their answers all differ, some are so far out that its unbelievable.\nJust as an example, ask a Christian "What must you believe to be called a Christian"?  Simple enough question isnt it? How many know the answer? So my motive is to hope they all see the different answers and a few may realize something is amiss here. ( It hasnt worked yet)\nMy aim is not to try and get people to agree with me that  there is no God, my aim is to prove that there is no need for religious groups, by all means pray and worship whatever you choose, you just do not require teachers and leaders to do it, or to tell you that other religions are sinful etc.\n.
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People get enthusiastic about talking about their faith, or talking about an issue that seems to involve their set of beliefs. It just so happens God is a hot topic, espeically on these boards. Part of the problem may be (and i have to admit i dont know what your questions were) no feels they know enough to answer your questions. Much like most people on here id imagine, i try and answer questions that i think i can have some benefit to the asker. If your questions were either too specific or about an area no one felt comfortable answering (other than the wiki paste) then that might be why.
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We can not answer a question like this with a simple yes or no. This is because of the fact that there are many kinds of people in the world. First of all, some people are not religious and so they do not fit inot the question you ask at all. Then we have some people who may paray more when they are ill or facing an adverse event. But there are others who are religious but do not belive in a god that will grant them anything they ask for through parayer. Not every religios person is of the same relgion. This means that they do not all believe the same things. So some people do and some people don't. It also depends on how you choose to define being sporitual or religious. If we as the question in this yahoo form: What does it mean to be religious? or What does it mean to be spiritual? or What is the difference between being spriitual and religious? we would get many differnt answers. And at universities and in books these questions are discussed in depth and argued about often and have been so. \n__________________________________________________\n\nIf you wanted to know the answer to this question in a serious manner you could refine the question to a smaller group of people and do a study about that group. For example you coulod choose a group of people from one religion and interview them. Then you could create what is called a "qualitative" study based on the responses. Your question is interesting and falls into a broad field of social sciences and humanities research. The probelm is it is far to general to do any serious justice too.\n\n________________________________________________\n\nI know some people who pray more when they are in a lously situation and think it is very common. In my own opinion I would simply say yes but know that I am just generalising.
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Huh? Religions have always come down to personal preference...and familial and community pressure...so what's your point? I'm missing something here.
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Religion is, by it's very nature, not logical. Therefore any logical questions can't be answered by logical means.
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If a person believes a religion without questioning it, they will be easily deceived. Questioning your religion is a good thing! That is how you discover the truth.\nI'm not the kind of person who does something just because someone tells me to do it. I need to know why.
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There is nothing wrong with the question, in my opinion, but I have also been censored by Yahoo.\n\nMy questions had to do with another religion.  There was really no reason behind my question except that I was angry at recent news of more fatalities in Iraq and asked a stupid question.\n\nNobody here is going to be able to answer your question though, so maybe it was just a waste of time to ask.  If your point is you don't  believe in the Bible or God or Mary or anything having to do with Christianity then you made your point.
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What religion are you?\nWhy do you hate Christians?\nShould they be perfect?\nAre you hateful?\nWhat is the purpose of this question?
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Why don't you go ask the person you are talking about instead.
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Probably because there are questions being asked.  A lot of people find religion interesting and have opinion on the whole idea.
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This may seem like something silly to say, but why bother asking us the question if you're going to give us the answer?
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I'm not an atheist... but I'll take the hypothetical anyway and pretend that I'm being asked to convert to a particular religion, being as I am not religious at all. The question is, after all, would I convert and practice a belief system different from my own to save my daughter.\n\nWell, of course I would, generally speaking... but would it matter? As you say... if there's a God, He would know that I didn't really begin to believe anything different, and I'd probably make him that much more angry with me. I'd do an awful lot for a child of mine.\n\nI've decided to pose the question that gwad suggested, as I'd like to know what other religious people think. :)
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Why ask why?\n\nJust count your blessings.