Is it blasphemous to lose faith in your religion or God?
599937
Religion can become just rules and traditions.  God is the one we follow.  Keep your faith in Him.  When the church building is levelled, burned, destroyed, God is still with you.  He is the one who saves, not the religion.  Find a church that believes and follows God, and be encouraged with time with them...
722144
Belive in GOD!OF course,why not you got nothing to lose.Really.Think about it.If there is a NO GOD you prayed,you lived your life's buy a code,in which any person can embrass.Think of it buying insurnce for your soul.Just like you buy insurnce for your car,home.If your home,car breaks or skrew's up,your safe!But if there is no insurnce and their is a GOD your in trouble!Really what do you got to LOSE?
817399
Personally, I feel that organized religion is dangerous. As well-meaning as people can be, any church organization becomes a bit cult-ish at one point or another. It's very easy to become the victim of blind faith, and even easier to lose yourself. My beliefs lie within the universe and nothing else. I pray, but I don't need any church or pastor/minister whathaveyou to direct my life in an uncomfortable way. Some people may need the structure, but it can also be very damaging. It all depends on who you are.
1103875
you think that's bad, when i was 4 the local Bible thumpers kid when on the school bus and told everyone on the bus that didn't believe in jesus that they were going to hell, and that satan will be there waiting, i was like OMFG from a 4year old, some people take there religion way to seriously, if you have faith I'm happy for you, but its just that your faith, everyone interprets there religious beliefs, and we as people have no right to tell them whats right and wrong as fare as what they believe, because in the end it wont be what they believe, it would be what you want them to believe, and if that were to happen, it wouldn't be believe in a great being, it would be what people wanted you to believe, making even harder to truly be happy with what you understand, and practice, because there's a huge difference when someones telling you want to believe, and you believe it, then if your find faith on your own, it gives you more of an understanding of you, so long story short, your not the only one out there that thinks that so disrespectful, i hope this has helped
1092609
I'm with weemaryanne on this one.\nYour take on religion is pretty much the same as mine - and many others. And you are not alone in being the only agnostic in a religious family.\nI think it's healthy to question the world around you and not take everything at face value. If you find faith in your god again, you won't have lost anything by examining your faith.\nIf you decide god doesn't exist, you won't be a worse person. You'll be accepting the world as it realyy is. And that is really quite liberating.\nGood luck with your journey.
749737
Sorry, I too am an atheist.  I can't help you with your faith but I am sorry that you and your friend are going through this.  There is so much pain in the world.  In Africa a child dies due to diseases from unclean drinking water every two minutes.\n\nWhat I try to do, to ease the pain, is to volunteer.  To ease the pain of another and help where I can.  Because sometimes there is nothing I can do to ease the pain of one I love.\n\nI can't help restore your faith in god.  {hugs}
392137
Yes. That's the trouble with BELIEF. You accept something on faith, whether it makes sense or whether there's any proof at all.
176979
Consider it a blessing. it's easy to have faith and believe in something when no one disagrees with you or makes it uncomfortable to do so. now you can say you have faced adversity and STILL went to church and still upheld your belief. it's not the same as risking being fed to the lions, but hopefully you get the point, sometimes you have to stand up for your beliefs with more than words. have courage.
355259
Not essentially. It's important to BELIEVE in what you believe, but being Religious is a whole different thing.\n\nA belief is just a statement which an individual holds to be true. A faith is a strong belief in that statement. A religion is a man-based form of worship of the deity/thing mentioned IN that statement, and due to corruption.\n\nIt's important to believe, not be religious. That's missing the whole point.
618844
no, it's just more religious twaddle.  proof and faith can not exist simultaneously.  faith is belief without proof, the minute you seek proof, you lose faith.
1107591
Yes if anyone tries to sell you religion just tell them this:\n\n Suppose you hear in one of the towns the LORD your God is giving you that some worthless rabble among you have led their fellow citizens astray by encouraging them to worship foreign gods.  In such cases, you must examine the facts carefully.  If you find it is true and can prove that such a detestable act has occurred among you, you must attack that town and completely destroy all its inhabitants, as well as all the livestock.  Then you must pile all the plunder in the middle of the street and burn it.  Put the entire town to the torch as a burnt offering to the LORD your God.  That town must remain a ruin forever; it may never be rebuilt.  Keep none of the plunder that has been set apart for destruction.  Then the LORD will turn from his fierce anger and be merciful to you.  He will have compassion on you and make you a great nation, just as he solemnly promised your ancestors.  "The LORD your God will be merciful only if you obey him and keep all the commands I am giving you today, doing what is pleasing to him."  (Deuteronomy 13:13-19 NLT)
1001555
Apologize profusely for not believing, but I would plead my case and explain that all that I have done in my life would add up to the same. And that in all cases I have nothing but the utmost respect for anyone who stands by their religion. I learned a long time ago that nothing should change the way you feel about your convictions, not even angels, because the evil one can disguise himself as an angel of light.
334163
Blasphemy of the Holy Spirit " GOD" is not forgive\nBlasphmey means to  Slander  or Degrade in any fashion.
136223
I think it would be a sin to pretend to worship a God without reasoning fist.  If you cannot ask, there´s no freedom of will, no choice.  In almost every religion there has to be choice in order to have real faith.
823605
We cannot give you faith you have to have faith in God, if you lose heart you obviously dont believe in the power of God and remember nothing comes before the right time.
584614
If you don't believe in God and try to convince others to see it your way, you are doing the devils work.  There is only one sin that God cannot forgive and that is denying Him and teaching others to do the same.  He can and will and does forgive all other sins if you repent and seek His forgiveness with honesty in your heart, you can break all the ten commandments and He will forgive you.  But, what you are talking about, is unpardonable.  But, if you don't believe in God, why do you care?
922360
Yes - before Jesus' return the Bible warns that many "Christians" will lose their faith. But also notice that the anti-christ will deceive many, its going to get worse.\n\nOnly those who persevere to the very end receive the reward. Bless you brother