Comments on: Purging Religion http://www.philosyphia.com/religion/purging-religion My Keyboard, My Sword Thu, 12 Jan 2012 23:28:29 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.3.1 By: Courtney http://www.philosyphia.com/religion/purging-religion/comment-page-1#comment-342 Courtney Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:20:19 +0000 http://www.philosyphia.com/index.php/2007/08/13/religion/purging-religion/#comment-342 That first it's should have been its. Just correcting my goofy typo. That first it’s should have been its. Just correcting my goofy typo.

]]> By: Courtney http://www.philosyphia.com/religion/purging-religion/comment-page-1#comment-341 Courtney Thu, 16 Aug 2007 03:19:54 +0000 http://www.philosyphia.com/index.php/2007/08/13/religion/purging-religion/#comment-341 I think religion as it's place in peoples lives that can certainly be beneficial. The problem comes when, as you said, they rely on that religion too heavily. I, personally, didn't find my religion to be of much benefit to me in the past and I don't anticipate returning to it anytime soon, but it is comforting to know that the option of faith is always there. I think religion as it’s place in peoples lives that can certainly be beneficial. The problem comes when, as you said, they rely on that religion too heavily. I, personally, didn’t find my religion to be of much benefit to me in the past and I don’t anticipate returning to it anytime soon, but it is comforting to know that the option of faith is always there.

]]> By: Joe http://www.philosyphia.com/religion/purging-religion/comment-page-1#comment-335 Joe Tue, 14 Aug 2007 10:54:15 +0000 http://www.philosyphia.com/index.php/2007/08/13/religion/purging-religion/#comment-335 Nathan- what church have you gone too where they said that you HAVE to pray or that you HAVE to go to church? As someone studying to be a pastor and a leader in the church I would NEVER tell someone that they have to do something in order to grow in their faith. For me church is something that enable people to get together in order to support one another in their spiritual journey and to express their faith through music prayer, medtation, and perhaps I could inspire someone through the word from my sermon that I preach. Saying someone has to do something with their faith reminds me of the old Catholic indulgences that were sold in the 16th century. God's love for us is unconditional and there is nothing that we can do to "earn" Gods love because it is already there by what Jesus did on the cross. If someone wanted to grow in their faith I would encourage them to pray and to attend church -- it is like driving a car, unless you practice somethingyou would not know how to do it (how would you know which peddle is the break?) - but never would I tell someone they HAVE to do something. Just another way to look at it. Nathan- what church have you gone too where they said that you HAVE to pray or that you HAVE to go to church? As someone studying to be a pastor and a leader in the church I would NEVER tell someone that they have to do something in order to grow in their faith.

For me church is something that enable people to get together in order to support one another in their spiritual journey and to express their faith through music prayer, medtation, and perhaps I could inspire someone through the word from my sermon that I preach.

Saying someone has to do something with their faith reminds me of the old Catholic indulgences that were sold in the 16th century.

God’s love for us is unconditional and there is nothing that we can do to “earn” Gods love because it is already there by what Jesus did on the cross. If someone wanted to grow in their faith I would encourage them to pray and to attend church — it is like driving a car, unless you practice somethingyou would not know how to do it (how would you know which peddle is the break?) – but never would I tell someone they HAVE to do something.

Just another way to look at it.

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