Author Topic: Christians (Read 1745 times)

Maniac · « **Reply #30 on:** September 09, 2003, 07:37:29 AM »

I belive in the bottle!

you can up an 0.0000000001% on that figure now.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #31 on:** September 09, 2003, 07:49:55 AM »

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Originally posted by AHGOD
Don't believe in God Nor will I ever, but I will never forsaken those that do. True Beliefs are just that in what you believe in. You can't take mine nor can I take yours. Someday we will all realize this is the case.

~~Well put! You're obviously someone who doesn't lack self-confidence.~~

Sandman · « **Reply #32 on:** September 09, 2003, 09:10:49 AM »

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Originally posted by mora
I think he didn't mean just christians. Anyway percentage of religious people of the world population is definately under 80%. Just think about China for example. Also if person belongs to a religious group it doesn't mean that he/she is religious.

According to the statistics, only 86.8% of Americans consider themselves to be religious.

Only 57% regularly attend church.

Sandman · « **Reply #33 on:** September 09, 2003, 09:11:58 AM »

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Originally posted by Gadfly
Any person that has a belief and or faith in a God of some type? I will stick with my 99.98% number.

The statistic doesn't support this opinion.

Gadfly · « **Reply #34 on:** September 09, 2003, 09:15:46 AM »

I didn't say religious-I am not religious, I said a faith or belief in a God of some sort. If you ask a Satan worshiper is he is religious they would say, what? A Witch? A Pagan? They all believe, that is what counts.

davidpt40 · « **Reply #35 on:** September 09, 2003, 09:25:20 AM »

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Found a little silver cross in a movie theater parking lot one night after coming out from seeing Sixth Sense. Couldn't bring myself to leave it there. It's been on my keychain ever since.

Thou Shalt Not Steal!

Sandman · « **Reply #36 on:** September 09, 2003, 09:33:30 AM »

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Originally posted by Gadfly
I didn't say religious-I am not religious, I said a faith or belief in a God of some sort. If you ask a Satan worshiper is he is religious they would say, what? A Witch? A Pagan? They all believe, that is what counts.

Ah... you're arguing that 99% are "spiritual". I doubt it.

According to http://www.gc.cuny.edu/studies/key_findings.htm

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In 1990, ninety percent of the adult population identified with one or another religion group. In 2001, such identification has dropped to eighty-one percent.

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c. the greatest increase in absolute as well as in percentage terms has been among those adults who do not subscribe to any religious identification; their number has more than doubled from 14.3 million in 1990 to 29.4 million in 2001; their proportion has grown from just eight percent of the total in 1990 to over fourteen percent in 2001.

Oh... and I've yet to meet anyone that worships Satan. Even the Satanists disbelieve the existence of a god (or the devil for that matter).

-ammo- · « **Reply #37 on:** September 09, 2003, 09:37:50 AM »

Actually that is not true, Satanist believe in and hate God.

Sandman · « **Reply #38 on:** September 09, 2003, 09:41:17 AM »

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Originally posted by -ammo-
Actually that is not true, Satanist believe in and hate God.

Go read the Satanic bible. You'll find that you're wrong on this point.

Wanker · « **Reply #39 on:** September 09, 2003, 09:45:20 AM »

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Originally posted by AHGOD
Don't believe in God Nor will I ever, but I will never forsaken those that do. True Beliefs are just that in what you believe in. You can't take mine nor can I take yours. Someday we will all realize this is the case.

That pretty much sums up my feelings. If belief in a higher being helps you to make it through life with happiness and good will towards others, more power to you.

As for me, my belief is in the power of the individual to live and preach the gospel of peace, justice, respect and liberty for all. Personally, I wish there was a God, but looking at it objectively, common sense tells me there is no God. Too bad, a good diety would've come in handy during many periods of strife in the world(thirty years war, Holocaust, Stalin's purges, Sept. 11 2001, etc.)

Sandman · « **Reply #40 on:** September 09, 2003, 09:48:11 AM »

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Originally posted by banana
Too bad, a good diety would've come in handy during many periods of strife in the world(thirty years war, Holocaust, Stalin's purges, Sept. 11 2001, etc.)

In about a thousand years, it'll be written up as a test of his chosen people in the third testament.

Ripsnort · « **Reply #41 on:** September 09, 2003, 09:49:34 AM »

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Originally posted by banana
Too bad, a good diety would've come in handy during many periods of strife in the world(thirty years war, Holocaust, Stalin's purges, Sept. 11 2001, etc.)

Maybe His hand did have a part in those atrocities, as a reminder to prevent future ones...who knows...you will, that moment you take your last, dying breath, and enter into that glowing white light...then..you'll know.

Gadfly · « **Reply #42 on:** September 09, 2003, 09:54:11 AM »

On a quick search, I may have been a little high, looks like a max of about 95% of the world professes a belief in a God.

adherents.com

-ammo- · « **Reply #43 on:** September 09, 2003, 10:00:44 AM »

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Originally posted by Sandman_SBM
Go read the Satanic bible. You'll find that you're wrong on this point.

Well, maybe there are different sects that I am not aware of, I don't claim to know everything about them. However I am basing my little knowlege on personal experiences with satanists. I am one of those Christians that take the bible seriously (Matthew 28 18-20), and witness to people of Jesus. Through that venue, I have met and conversed with people of all different faiths, including Satanist. The Satanist, knows all there is to know about his master. The devil was once the highest angel under God, his name, as most know, is Lucifer. Lucifer aspired to be as God himself, and for this, God created Hell, and banished him and the band of angels following him to hell. The Devil is the ultimate liar, but he certainly acknowloges God. The Satanist, if he/she truly believes, then understands this well.

Wanker · « **Reply #44 on:** September 09, 2003, 10:02:03 AM »

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Originally posted by Ripsnort
Maybe His hand did have a part in those atrocities, as a reminder to prevent future ones...who knows...you will, that moment you take your last, dying breath, and enter into that glowing white light...then..you'll know.

See, now that's exactly the type of thinking I just don't agree with, Rip. As someone who believes in peace and respect for all life, I can't understand why christians would feel good about a God who promotes death and suffering. Even worse are christians who argue for a justification of such acts as genocide as some sort of message from God.

My idea of a diety worth praying to would be one who prevents all early death and needless suffering. A diety or God who uses events like the Holocaust to send a message is not very worthy of my prayers. One would think an all-powerful diety could provide a much more benign way to send a message.