State Your Religion

[Professor S]

Originally Posted by Bond

So then I can say this: Nothing happens in contradiction to the laws of Christianity, only in contradiction to what we know of Christianity.

I find that the confusion that Neo has over religion is pretty common, especially in young people, and most of that is the fault of those that have the strongest voices in religion. It often see that idiots like Pat Robertson get all of the press because of the outlandish things that they say, while those like Billy Graham (while respected) tend to be ignored because of their tolerant speech and belief.

Neo, you seem to think that Religion is static, and its anything but. Christianity alone has changed untold times in its brief history, but change does not neccessarily equal invalidity. Some would lead you to believe that on both sides, but not those that understand what they are discussing. Religion is no more invalidated by change than science is, and in fact its even less likely to be invalidated by change because the only evidence that religion is beholden to is one's faith.

Religion is more powerful than just what someone is religious about. Its about faith and belief, not about what God is the right one or whether or not the earth was created in 7 days. A world without God is one in which the only in which its inhabitants believe in nothing but themselves, and eventually will believe in nothing at all.