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Someone mentioned earlier that all atheists are going to hell.

That does not seem very polite.

My wife tells me, "Don't do business with Christians if you don't want to get screwed," and she is serious.

Thats a good way to think about it RH Clark.

When I was a kid I decided to try going to on of those non-denominational youth groups.

It was okay, but I was never very good at it.

When I told one of the "leaders" that I was going to go back to the Catholic church school for the next year because it was "confirmation" year he told me that Catholics and confirmation was not "christian".

I never viewed organized religion the same after that.

There was too much "us vs. them".

Religion is ruined by the people most times.

My wife tells me, "Don't do business with Christians if you don't want to get screwed," and she is serious.

I completely agree with you about the "us vs. them" attitude. All too often we want to focus on our minor differences.

My wife tells me, "Don't do business with Christians if you don't want to get screwed," and she is serious.

I've thought about that, and maybe that is a little harsh. But, on the other hand, I think too many times we as Christians tend to "water down" things just so they will appeal to a broader group of people. Just look at the homosexual issue....God was very specific about homosexuality, He says it is an abomination, meaning that it is very, very wrong, no ifs, ands, or buts about it. Nowhere else in the Bible does He, or Jesus, later say that their mind has changed about it. Yet, today, many religions and churches are willing to accept homosexuals into their midst, and refuse to condemn their behavior, all the while pretending to worship the Lord and believe in what is written in the Bible. I think they do so for a variety of reasons, the biggest reason being the financial benefit of having a large congregation that gives a lot of money. They don't want to step on their toes and see the money quit coming in. I am not an extremely religious person, in that I don't live and breathe it like some do. I am a Southern Baptist, who has attended a small Methodist church for many years. I struggle every day to keep myself from doing things that I know I shouldn't, and know that it is only by the grace of God that all I have to is just to ask to be forgiven of my sins, and put my trust in the Lord, and all will be well. But, the fact is that atheists are indeed going to go to Hell because they choose not to believe in God. It is their choice, and it is not in bad form for me to tell them that. Just as our pathway through life is dictated by the choices we make, so is our life in the ever after.

So you can poison the well at the orphans home and still get to heaven if you say sorry to God?

But a gay person who love's their family, works hard and is kind to their fellow man is going to hell?

Thats a pretty much the reason I dont go to church anymore.

Any church that wont take someone in who is looking to be closer to god and gain fellowship with man is not worth going to or being a member of.

eactly, it happens all the time. folks will fight over details at the .17 decimal point level, when in fact they agree on all of the essentially important matters & issues. it's just the way we humans are wired. we're always trying to differentiate things on the margins, while never looking at the commonalities. for instance, one commonality is that we all breathe oxygen, but people will argue over whether 10 deep breaths is sufficient, or is 20 better.