Why are peoples "personal" relationships with their god so public?
363592
Why do you make public your doubt about the Almighty and tell complete strangers about your unbelief?
570166
What difference does it make?  Does it impact his relationship to you?  No...so you are just being nosey.  Many people view their religion as a personal experience and have no desire to share it with others.  Respect his privacy.
364980
God has talked to people numerous times in history.  There's so many examples of it throughout the Bible.  He spoke to Adam & Eve, Moses, Abraham, etc.  God created us because He wanted to have a family to share Heaven with.  That is why He sacrificed HIS ONLY Son, so that He could get us back to Him.  Sin separated us from Him, so He did what He had to do to get us back.
796501
Since our society has got rid of God, we have turned these people into icons and are encouraged to worship them by the tabloids etc...It's far better to have it like that though because the media can create them, use them to sell goods by advertising with them, and destroy them, shifting loads of newspapers in the process.\n\nThey enjoy their few days of fame and languish in the spotlight, sure it gives them loads of money and attention, but look at the cost and ask yourself, \n\nWhat is it about someone that wants everyone to know them?  \n\nMaybe they are a bit lacking in the first place.
994228
You have an interesting view. I think I would agree with a lot of it. Ultimately anything about God comes down to relationships. Our relationship with God and how we treat those around us.
1060507
He doesn't have to show himself constantly, it is not a model but a God! and besides why do people need to see him in order to believe in him?? in every one of us there is god, he loves us and cares for us, he never does lose his love for us, but we do!! why?? because we don't see him present between us. he cant be between us he is God, the higher force and not a member!!
166624
This is the longest question I have come across in yahoo answers. So I will take my time reading the question.\n\nOk - if I get the gist of what you are saying - you are concerned that people never really remember God unless they are in trouble and get engrossed in pursuing world's pleasure.\n\nYes, I think the reason for that is because the human spirit becomes complacent when successful and forgets the source of its strength which comes from the link to the divine. As such, when misery occurs - the human turns once more to God. The rich being successful find they have less reason to turn to God. The enlightened being realises that all things are mere illusions and as such becomes detached to the world's pleasure. We all want to be that last person purely focussed on the truth of the divine - but many of us get deceived by the illusions and become trapped by desire and pleasure. Hopefully we will have good mentors and friends who can at such times pull us back into the right road towards God.
573444
Same here. I much prefer people to share their own feelings of their beliefs, being who they are. Just only pasting information does not tell me anything about who they are. If I wanted to read information, I could search it on the internet. It has no feeling. I enjoy hearing other people's experiences and they are as valid. I think some people don't think anyone would take them serious if they only spoke from their heart, so they hide behind cut-and-paste evidence.\n\nPeople have the courage to speak from your heart!
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GOD loves those people. \n\nThe thing is, God 'gets' the human race, way more than we 'get' ourselves. And boy, does it make Him sad that so many are missing out on the treasure of trusting and believing Him!\n\nProblem for us is, we have to believe that He IS, in order to be saved. \n\nAsk for proof. Ask for faith.\n\nIt's a whole other world when you KNOW it.
626760
God is always beside us, the thing is that people need him more in hard times.\n\nI just don't see the relation between your question and the personal information you have given?
1139303
Good point. I suspect its because we concentrate on the humanistic level of relationships rather than leave things in the hands of God. Also we don't have busybody church brothers and sisters looking into our lives.
171432
Awesome! I respect you, alot, because of this statement. I agree that God should not be brought into alot of things. Alot of these people make such statements blindly as they've yet to receive any ACTUAL experience in the type of situation of which the person you're talking to has gone through, but they feel it necessary to enforce (selfishly, I might add.) that they are a Christian and that by saying this they gain points with God. It doesnt. Why would god want to enstill so much trauma on a person? Common sense doesnt react well with fear, and in this case it is the fear that God is abit shakey about their loyalty to him (Which if they were a true Christian then they would probably come to the conclusion that as long as you build good karma selflessly, then their diety would be happy.).\n\nNow the subject about people preaching their beliefs and then sinning out their asses, I believe you're right. In the Bible, it says that God'll cleanse your sins (NOTE: I am an Athiest and do not believe this, but this is for the sake of argument) but that doesnt mean you should rack up as much negative points while you can. A quote from an AWESOME Scream Christian Band (Hardcore True Christians, mind you.)-\n\n"...Christ is not a Fashion..." - Memphis Will Be Layed To Waste by Norma Jean.
955827
Praying is a personal believe. I think it is funny to see someone pray in public! It is a "look at me". This is the ONLY reason people pray in public.\nThe place you work for can not be all that big! If it was this question would not have came up. Don't they teach tolerance in your religion??
1039306
Are their beliefs actually hurting them ?  Or is it that their beliefs are causing them to rethink their lives and the changes that they are making are changing the dynamics of your relationship?  Is what they believe making them better people or not?  Obviously they believe very much in the bible and do not share your feelings in regard to the bible being a piece of fiction.  What in life are they missing out on?  Your question is very vague.  You can't judge someones beliefs based on your own.  We are all free to worship as we want.  Obviously they are happy serving God they way that they are or else they wouldn't be worshipping in that fashion.  You should be happy that they are happy!!!  Maybe you might want to get to know a little more about their beliefs in order to understand them better.
293692
we are all equally close to god. However, some of us realize this, and others do not. For those of us who realize this, we feel god's closeness. but for the others who are close-minded, god appears far away and distant, when in fact, he is close at hand. Criminals may shun god their whole lives, and yet, when they need saving at some point during their lives, or at the end of their lives, god is there for them closeby. God never forsakes anyone. People can try to mentally distance themselves from him, but he is "omnipresent."
140813
For most it is actually a drive to be closer to something because the obsessed ones are always fairly clingy and lonely.\nFor others they join religions hoping to get a quick path to the answers to their questions, allowing them to evlove faster. Proof of that is in the constant praying for private desires to come.\nAnd then the last group are the ones who believe just because of tradition. (Got to believe in something, right?) that's what my friend said to me the other week on his way to church.\n\nanyway. Hope i cleared something up
127594
Sometimes, when folks learn a new truth, they get real excited about going out and sharing it with others. Unfortunately some of them will ruin their credibility (and God's) by being kinda pushy about it. \nIt's kinda like giving a child a new toy. If you leave them alone with it for too long they become dangerous with it.