Comments on: Religion- What’s it good for?

By: Blake

Blake — Wed, 13 May 2009 15:49:59 +0000

Victoria, Barbara- I used Christianity as A religion, also using Judaism as A religion, all for purposes of discussion. It is true that not everyone has found Jesus, and not everyone will, but each in his own time, each in his own way- as I have said, I am not Evangelical, and I believe that if someone has not found Jesus, there must be a reason that it is not their time. For some, it may never be their time, and I accept this, because it would be presumptuous of me to Question God.

By: Blake

Blake — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:40:14 +0000

Yes, unfortunately, today, many people feel that their position is right, and that entitles them to thrust their opinion on others. When you are a teacher, it is your job and responsibility to present several different points of view, to encourage critical thinking, whether he or she believes in that point of view or not. It is not their job to use their own bias as a cudgel to beat their point of view into malleable minds. That is intellectually dishonest at best.

By: George

George — Mon, 11 May 2009 14:22:36 +0000

Blake, I agree completely with you on this. Even someone that rejects all religions should recognize the common good of any religion. That is that they all give people a common set of rules to get along and prosper. Religions (and beliefs of people w/o religion) clash when they fail to observe the “common rules”. When atheists “get in my face” they have already shown their lack of respect or compassion for your beliefs.

Our “freedoms” in the USA give us a unique opportunity (and challenge) to maintain our own beliefs while still respecting different opinions. IMHO, a respectful comparison of religions should be taught in school along with social studies and history.

By: Blake

Blake — Mon, 11 May 2009 11:40:41 +0000

The main point being that it isn’t the religion that fails the people, but the people that fail the religion. Atheists and others who criticize religion miss the point.
God is infallible, people are not.

By: Barbara

Barbara — Mon, 11 May 2009 00:04:44 +0000

Victoria is absolutely right. Not all christians are christian. It means to accept Jesus Christ as your Lord and Savior. I have found Jesus to be the most important person in my life. He not only is Lord, but is my friend. I can talk to Him honestly without upsetting Him. He knows your heart. He also answers you when you learn to know His voice. I don’t know what I ever did without Him during the years I didn’t know Him as my Lord.

By: victoria

victoria — Sun, 10 May 2009 22:15:19 +0000

To use the word religion and Christianity interchangeably is wrong. The reason is religion is all about working your way to heaven. Go to this church, do this ritual, dress this way, eat this way, and on and on. If we could work our way or do anything in and of ourselves to get to heaven there would be no need for a saviour. Jesus paid the price and He often had the most criticism for the religous leaders of the day. People like to scream that Christianity is exclusive but Jesus says “whosoever believes on me….” I don’t know how much more inclusive that could be.