What religion are you?

[BlueFire]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

I have a question about Catholisism.


Does it not say in the bible that to talk to god for him to forgive you, you need no middle man? So where the hell did the confession booth thing come from? Why do you need to tell someone else to tell god to ask for forgiveness?

So to sum it all up....Why is there a middle man, when it states you need none for god to forgive you?

When I had to study about Catholicism a while back, there was one important rule that you learn:
Don't take the Bible literally.

[Typhoid]

Originally Posted by BLueFire

When I had to study about Catholicism a while back, there was one important rule that you learn:
Don't take the Bible literally.

If your not to take it literally, who is to say what is right and what is wrong in it?

What is the point of following the Bible, and reading the Bible, if you dont follow what it says?

You cant edit religion to fit your society's needs.

Now women are viewed as equal, but in the Bible they sure arnt. So i guess that isnt literal as well right?

Like I said, you cant edit or change the religion because the times are changing.

[oblivionblader]

i guess i'm a christian but theres so much i wonder about in that, i have to go to church, my parents make me o i think i have no religion, i'm not all for it but i'm not against it, i believe that people can have different oppinions on religion, politics, etc.

[Crono]

Originally Posted by Typhoid

If your not to take it literally, who is to say what is right and what is wrong in it?

What is the point of following the Bible, and reading the Bible, if you dont follow what it says?

You cant edit religion to fit your society's needs.

Now women are viewed as equal, but in the Bible they sure arnt. So i guess that isnt literal as well right?

Like I said, you cant edit or change the religion because the times are changing.

Well you do not understand modern Catholic faith. I don't think even Protestants take the Bible literally.

I've been to Catholic schools all my life. In high school religion classes we were told to not take it word for word, but still believe that Jesus was the messiah and that he opened the gates of heaven. It is fact that not everything in the Bible was written down at the time, in fact, the Bible was not written until well after Jesus' death. So it's obvious that words and events will be altered throughout time. That's what I was taught anyway.

However, the core of the Catholic beliefs have existed since the 11th century and are still believed today. Go to a Catholic church and see for yourself. Catholic churches still follow the word of the Pope, who is considered the holiest of men on Earth, and the one closest to God.

And sure, obviously women are equal now, but that's not changing the Catholic religion at all. I believe religions should grow with society. If women have earned the right to vote and be as equal as men in society, then the church should follow suit. However, obviously other religions, such as Islam, do not do this, mostly due to the fact that most Muslim countries are poor so women wouldnt have any rights anyway, even if they werent Islam.

[CHRISnwoCHRIS]

I see Gamemaster is still the most unlikeable person on the internet...

Anyways, I completely agree with what Typhoid said regarding religions and where you come from. I mean just use your head, if you were born in, like, Saudi Arabia, you'd probably be muslim. It seems that for the most part, what your family or what all the people around you believe in, that's what you believe in. So if the North American catholics/christians for example here were born in Saudi or Lebanon or whatever and taught muslim or some other religious beleifs, would you be wrong?

And I do know not every single person believes what they were born into, but that takes up the majority... And in that same subject, look how many religions there are. What are the chances that YOURS is right? You could say the same thing about NOT being religious, but that's way different. Science learns new things every day. Nobody has solid proof of how we were all created YET, but who's to say they'll never find out? Like I said they keep finding out new things, so it's at least a possiblilty.

Add to that, everything in religion sounds like a blatant fairy-tale and you can't deny that. IMO, religion is just the oldest fairy tale the world knows.

[Canyarion]

Welcome back.

Still Jehovah's Witness.