Aspergers and Religion

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There is no prove of the big bang theory. It is just a theory and it has not been proved.

but the bible did not say that god enhanced the structual integrity of wood and magically made a giant boat, the proceeded to zap all the animals into it. The bible says noa did it himself, which is impossible..

Why isnt this in religion?

Excatly Ilikedragons. I wondering why this isn't in religion my self.

You are quite right that Christian Science is accepted to be a cult of Christianity. Those who get so "outraged" about that simply do not understand the concept of what is considered a "cult" - it is nothing "personal" but merely that the teachings of such a group deviate from the Bible and focus on the extra biblical ideas of an individual (prophet, prophetess, ect). My great grandfather was a Seventh Day Adventist minister - which is also considered by many to be a cult of Christianity because of it's reliance on the teaching of Ms. White much like the Christian Scientist reliance on the teachings of Ms. Eddy. Other Christian denominations actually can fall into this catagory either through misinterpretation of the bible, extra-biblical teachings, or exaltation of a single individual who is supposed to have extrordinary power over the lives of those in the group. And a cult can go beyond religion also into the business world or even to any adherents to a certain system or belief.

Also - generally those who claim that Christians don't understand are often really the ones whose dislike of religion and Christianity in general prevent them from looking logically at the situation. Christians are not to supress or hate their neighbor and those that do are not acting like a Christian should. However, those who attempt to discredit Christians will then say that is what Christianity is all about instead of affording it the same curtesy they would afford any other group and not judge everyone on the behavior of some. So by the very unChristian behavior of a certain groups it is used as an excuse to try and paint all of Christianity in a certain light.

And really, no one HAS to be accepting of anyone else's beliefs. So the idea that Christians are somehow "bad" for doing that is faulty reasoning. Secularists can be equally intolerant of other people's beliefs yet they somehow proclaim that their beliefs are justified because they are "right" in their eyes. Just like the "do not judge" argument - anyone with remedial knowledge of the Bible would know that Christians are to judge and use discernment fairly. Another thing that quite clearly betrays their underlying (intolerance?) of those who are Christian is that they assume that only those who have been raised in exclusively Christian homes and are brainwashed believe in Christianity. Which is patently untrue because many have become Christians as adults having plenty of experience in the "real" world and as intelligent persons. This also assumes a Western European interpretation of Christianity without taking into consideration many Christians are not white Europeans whose society has been built around Christianity so they know no different. If they were truly tolerant then they would say that they would accept that others would have beliefs different from them without resorting to derogatory comments.

Exactly; the secular left (a.k.a the ACLU) has absolutely no torrerance towards Christianity. Not until every Cross or Star of David is ripped from every war memorial or government owned/run piece of property. I am not offended by religion! I am not afriad of religion! I just don't understand it...

I'm not offended by religion either, but I want it the hell out of my government. I really resent having to stand up and pledge allegience to God every frikkin' morning at school, for one thing.

I opt out of that, these days, *because* I'm religious. "One nation under God" smacks of Dominion Theology, which I am very, very wary of.

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Actually really religion is what this country was founded on.

umm..... I had the distinct impression the US was founded on a hodgepodge of greed, imperialism, religion, slavery, free enterprise, indentured servitude, fur trade, and genocide, among other things. Plymouth gets all the press, but it's hardly the whole story. I'm really glad their (intolerant, Quaker-murdering) religion isn't what America was founded on... yeesh.

I've read most of the Bible before I was saved through church, reading Bible stories and verses and what-not, but I just couldn't sit down and read it for myself; I just couldn't pay that much attention really well before God opened my eyes. I just used to think church and reading the Bible were useless and time-wasting before; now to me as a Christian they aren't anymore.

No our founding fathers were all Christians.

Deists, actually, which is not the same thing at all.

By the way, that whole Pledge of America thing I mentioned? "Under God" was only put in during the fifties because of the Red Scare (OMG GODLESS COMMMIES! WE MUST BE GODLY AND CAPITALISTIC! EVERYTHING IS EITHER FOR AMERICA OR AGAINST IT!), and the original version had 'equality' in it. The writer of the Pledge, a Deist himself, would have been horrified by the 'Under God' addition.

I'm not offended by religion either, but I want it the hell out of my government. I really resent having to stand up and pledge allegience to God every frikkin' morning at school, for one thing.[/quote]

You might want to quit resenting saying the pledge every morning and listen to the words, nowhere do we pledge allegiance to GOD its to our country, One nation under God. And this country and what it stands for is what gives you and me the right to say what ever we want nomatter who disagrees with it.

You might want to read the story of Noah again Noah was 500 years old when he had his kids and 600 years old when the ark was finished and the flood came. I believe anyone could build and ark in 100 years but the Bible say Noah walked with God so even better! Common sense would also say his 3 sons helped him. Familys worked together back then.

All right, I resent having to say 'under God' when I do not in fact believe that any such creature exists. Does that make you feel better? And for the record, I don't have another choice. At the school I go to, the Pledge is mandatory every single morning, and I know that my parents (who are Catholic, as I said earlier) would not support me in this.

I'm not disagreeing with your right to say the Pledge as it is currently written. I'm disagreeing that governments should give preference to any religion, which by the way is forbidden by a little thing called the Seperation of State and Church (and yes, the way the Pledge is currently written, it gives a preference for monotheistic religions) and particularly disagreeing that I be mandated to swear an oath that involves my speaking as if I believe a god exists.

Hey, I'd be thrilled if it were the original Pledge that were instituted in the US! I just do not like the 'under God' clause.