Wow, I just read this entire debate. Good stuff people.
I was raised Christian. About the time I was in 11th grade, I decided religion wasn't for me. I never did believe in God. I didn't as a kid and I especially don't now. Save the gospel for someone else. I don't need someone, who grew up to believe that everyone needs to subscribe to their opinion, to preach to me.
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People with faith have compassion and respect for where other people are at in their own personal or spiritual growth.
People with faith are filled with grace, and able to exhibit forgiveness.
People with faith are meek, and will not argue, insult and fight to make their points.
People with faith are gifted, because they have something that is Divine.
People with faith love their enemies like they love their friends.
People with faith work towards peace with all who they come in contact with.
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Sorry pinkie, but it is hokey religious crap like this that has never made sense to me. I have faith. I have faith in myself. All the points listed above I have and I don't need a false sense of security, believing in a God, to reassure myself that I have faith in something. For that which I can't understand or explain, I look for a scientific or logical explanation. I don't fall back on the centuries old beliefs that things happen and exist because God made it so. The argument of Creationism and Darwinism is pure bulshit. If people can't see that we have evolved from lesser forms than ourselves are just plain naive. I am not attacking anyone who falls back on religion to explain what they can't explain for themselves. You go believe what you want to believe. I am at peace withmyself FINALLY because I chose NOT to continue to look for answers in something that doesn't exist.