First off I would like to say that this is as long as I can remember
the most intelligent discussion about religion I have ever come across
in any forums. It's intelligent voice and opinion, not mindless bashing
and choas and hostility towards one another.
Me, I am a Christian. I believe in Jesus Christ, his resurrection and
salvation. Why I'm a Christian? I suck. I need Jesus simply because I
suck and I'm a screw up. I came to knowing my savior after meeting with
friends in a time where I was at a extreme low and was having
psychological problems (to say the least) and they recommended I try
praying and going to Church. I did this and after only a few short
weeks my illnesses were cured, shortly after, I accepted Jesus as Lord
and Savior. Faith is a very hard thing to have, especially for someone
like me who loves to be in control and try and run my own show.
I'm not going to argue for or against since I think personal testimony
and first hand account is the most persasive and powerful thing one can
put forth. We are natively spirtual beings and you can see that
throughout time as totally disconnected peoples and cultures around the
world have always had gods which they worship. And even though this is
true the fight over what is truth and who is god happens to be the
number one cause of war in the world. This is one of the saddest and
most confusing things as religion is suppose to help us and bring us
closer together, not tear us apart and cause bloodshed.