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Originally Posted by alelks
And here is as perfect example of why I don't belong to an organized religion.
According to this statement if I don't belong to an organized religion then I am not a "Believer". Unfortunately too many religious institutions believe this for some reason. Sorry, once again you don't get to make that judgment. I'll defer to the almighty for that. A church is just that "a church" and that doesn't mean everyone who enters it a christian. A church just like any other group of people is a microcosm of society. You have good people and bad people. I can worship, praise, thank, ask guidance from the almighty from anywhere.
I have absolutely have no problem with people who like organized religion as if that is what it takes for them to fulfill their needs. I'm a loner by nature and don't need to belong to a group to feel good about myself personally. Not saying that is what organized religion is but rather that's my personality. What I have a problem with is those individuals that push the "if you don't go to church, if you don't give enough to the church or of you don't believe what I believe you are going to hell" on me.
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My poorly-written point was not meant to be personal, impugn anyone's beliefs, or to imply that certain persons are better than others. It was simply to illustrate that the money collected by churches is very often put to good use, a use that is often maligned and consistently ignored. Moreover, the pooling of this money allows the whole to be greater than the sum of the parts.
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Unfortunately the bible wasn't written by God or Jesus but rather man and man decided what to put in it. There in lies a MAJOR flaw as I see it. Who determined what goes in and what gets left out of the bible and what were their goals."
I used to think the same thing, until I studied the council of Nicea.