Next weekend
As this is the moment in the church calendar when we celebrate the coming of gods spirit to the world will people be taking part in any special activity?
If not, how come Christmas and Easter are celebrated and not Pentecost?
Any thoughts?
I think religion is twaddle.
Yep.
Sorry, each and to their own and all that, but for me God doesn't exist and the bible doesn't make sense
If we accept that there is a God and that he's omnipresent, sees everything and loves us all, he's one mean sadistic, cruel individual to sit there and watch paedophiles abuse, torture and kill children and watch rape and let people die horrible deaths in complete and utter agony.
In the words of John Lennon 'God is a concept by which we measure our pain.'
Yep.
Sorry, each and to their own and all that, but for me God doesn't exist and the bible doesn't make sense
If we accept that there is a God and that he's omnipresent, sees everything and loves us all, he's one mean sadistic, cruel individual to sit there and watch paedophiles abuse, torture and kill children and watch rape and let people die horrible deaths in complete and utter agony.
In the words of John Lennon 'God is a concept by which we measure our pain.'
I love your intelligent postings Otis and your wonderful sense of humour however on this I fear you misunderstand the term omnipresent and like many in our culture have been innoculated to the amazing Christian message that doesn't avoid the hideous part of life that you mention goes on in the world and our lives but is there with us and working through us in each of the difficult situations we have to deal with
Absolutely entitled to our own opinions though
Whilst I respect your opinion, I imagine you still join in with Easter and Christmas celebrations?
I think that is what the OP is getting at, no matter how its dressed up, 99.9% of people participate in these celebrations yet no one (even religious people) celebrate the most important festival.
BTW I wouldn't say I am a religious person, but I have enormous respect for what the church stands for.
Yep.
Sorry, each and to their own and all that, but for me God doesn't exist and the bible doesn't make sense
If we accept that there is a God and that he's omnipresent, sees everything and loves us all, he's one mean sadistic, cruel individual to sit there and watch paedophiles abuse, torture and kill children and watch rape and let people die horrible deaths in complete and utter agony.
In the words of John Lennon 'God is a concept by which we measure our pain.'
You're born, you die. The bit in the middle is called life. That's it. No god, spooks, invisble friends. It's nature.
I wonder how many SBTalk posters are humanists without realising it....
....this simple quiz takes a couple of minutes: https://humanism.org.uk/humanism/are-you-a-humanist/
I'm a happy humanist.
Anybody else?
Excellent. Some guy posts an innocent post about religion and he is ripped apart and mocked.
How nice.
Off topic chat you Banana. Course it's nothing to do with football. I got told off by colleagues at work for answering my eldest daughter honestly about Father Christmas. Didn't want her growing up to find out he was a myth and thinking I had lied to her about Jesus too.
Thought as it was a Sunday that I would ask the question. No bible bashing just interested in the question.
Anyway the churches in Coventry are getting together to practically bless the city next Saturday as a small pointer to god blessing his his creation with the spirit many years ago.
Be good to bless you guys too
I would argue that you've lied to her about your 'god'.
Why even post that? The guy has faith and is brave enough to post it in here. Good for him.
'the fuck are you to lecture about mocking people on here?Excellent. Some guy posts an innocent post about religion and he is ripped apart and mocked.
How nice.
That's why we all love you man!!Weclome to Sky Blues Talk.
Excellent. Some guy posts an innocent post about religion and he is ripped apart and mocked.
How nice.
That's why we all love you man!!
Was it your wife who came from Volgograd? Where is the name from or what does it mean?
If people start threads about religion or politics then expect to be ripped apart! God is in people's imagination - brain washed as children so they behave and hopefully grow up to be good human beings. What a load of bollox! Has anyone actually SEEN this so-called 'almighty god thing / spirit / ghost'? No. Because it doesn't exist!!
Like I said earlier, I hate ALL religion! It causes more wars and deaths than all the diseases and accidents on earth have ever done!
Thought it was something simple like that.'Grad' means City. Volgograd is on the banks of the river Volga, hence, Volgograd. Was of course more famously known as Stalingrad, but that name was changed after the death of Uncle Joe and the true horrors of what he had done came to light,
My wife is indeed Russian, which means my little girl is half Russian, half English. Rushlish as I call her.
Luckily for me the good half is English.
Ohh and on for religion front, I actually fell in love with the nurse who cared for my mum in hospital once. She was beautiful, but a devout Evangalist.
Her name was Hannah. She did have sisters too funnily enough. She desperately wanted me to be a believer and so bought me a bible (which I tried reading everyday) and I ended up going to church every Sunday for a few weeks.
In the end though she told me she had a decision and choice to make and had to choose between God and me, as she felt there was a conflict.
God won on penalities.Never forgiven him for that.
Not nice having a menage a trois when the third person involved in the relationship is a deity.
Thought it was something simple like that.
Must have been powerful symbol when they changed the name.
And Stalin a good example of a genocidal lunatic who rejected all influence of god. Not that that makes all atheists lunatics in the same way a hitler or the klan or the Taliban represent the catholic, Christian or Islam in any true and inspiring way.
God bless you and your family Otis
'Grad' means City. Volgograd is on the banks of the river Volga, hence, Volgograd. Was of course more famously known as Stalingrad, but that name was changed after the death of Uncle Joe and the true horrors of what he had done came to light,
My wife is indeed Russian, which means my little girl is half Russian, half English. Rushlish as I call her.
Luckily for me the good half is English.
Ohh and on for religion front, I actually fell in love with the nurse who cared for my mum in hospital once. She was beautiful, but a devout Evangalist.
Her name was Hannah. She did have sisters too funnily enough. She desperately wanted me to be a believer and so bought me a bible (which I tried reading everyday) and I ended up going to church every Sunday for a few weeks.
In the end though she told me she had a decision and choice to make and had to choose between God and me, as she felt there was a conflict.
God won on penalities.Never forgiven him for that.
Not nice having a menage a trois when the third person involved in the relationship is a deity.
It's funny that there is peace but more a real burden for continuing the work of Jesus kingdom and that can be really tiring and frustrating. Thanks I don't disagreeThank you. I'm sure to have such a belief must be really reassuring and heartwarming for you and give you real purpose. If it gives you peace and harmony then fair play to you.
Next door they are always smiling and happy, despite having 4 kids!
I think if you are religious it should be more of an individual thing. Your own personal relationship with God. It's organsied religion where it all tends to go tits up and then we have endless wars in the name of religion.
It's funny that there is peace but more a real burden for continuing the work of Jesus kingdom and that can be really tiring and frustrating. Thanks I don't disagree
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