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It's people like you who inspire me to post examples of Christianity genuinely helping people. I am an atheist, but I don't agree with the hateful or mocking attitude many atheists have.
I expect it's mainly in response to the argument that without religion you cannot have morality which lots of religious types seem to believe. The hijacking of morality by religious people can be pretty irritating.
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The Bible is worth a read if you have any interest in history, which most readers here probably do. IIRC it is the most influential literary work in existence, and that alone is a reason to read it.
Um, which part is history: the burning bush part or who begat who?
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>Yay for Christianity. It can help people. I hear that if you're ever in prison you should join the church so you can get paroled faster.
America is way too religious. It's seriously scary that a developed country is still deeply religious.
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America is way too religious. It's seriously scary that a developed country is still deeply religious.
I think you are conflating dogma with religion, which is a common error for both the faithful and the godless.
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Um, which part is history: the burning bush part or who begat who?
Wow, what ignorance. The course of civilization has been profoundly influenced by the Abrahamic traditions, and within the Abrahamic holy books lay the recounting of the tribes' histories and developments.
I had a head-on collision and very nearly was killed. While I was in the hospital I read the Bible and became a Christian. Yay for Christianity. It can help people.
Near-death experiences often have a profound effect on people's lives.
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It's people like you who inspire me to post examples of Christianity genuinely helping people. I am an atheist, but I don't agree with the hateful or mocking attitude many atheists have.
I expect it's mainly in response to the argument that without religion you cannot have morality which lots of religious types seem to believe. The hijacking of morality by religious people can be pretty irritating.
If you disagree, post a source.
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Actually, you are the one generalizing by saying my comment was about religion. I mentioned nothing of the sort.
Generally when people refer to the bible they are talking about religion. Were you referring to the study of the bible as literature?
The reason I say my comment (and my view of the bible) is non-religious is that when one begins to study the bible in detail, he realizes that it is critical of all organized religion, even nominal Christianity.
I don't blame rw for lumping me in with the majority, but he did lump me in, which is generalizing.
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I think you are conflating dogma with religion, which is a common error for both the faithful and the godless.
Using words "faithful" and "godless" is sort of irritating to me. It's a little one sided.
This man went from doing heroin to running a multimillion dollar software business. Perhaps there are more important distinguishing factors than the religion he happens to share with 2.1 billion people, the majority of which do not start successful software companies.