03-20-2003, 07:12 AM
(This post was last modified: 03-20-2003, 07:17 AM by The Luminaire.)
Its as simple as this: God created man out of a need for relationship. But Man had to have a free will, and a want for that relationship. Afterall, praise from a slave who has no choice is hardly from the heart.
God made it so we can choose the path we take. And though there is only one path we will take through life, its still our choice to make.
You dont like God, thats fine. Thats your choice. I work with a devout athiest, and I have no problem with his veiws, its his choice, and an inalienable right, beyond all mortal laws. I love debating with him, but I cant force my Christian veiwpoint on him, just as he cant force it upon me.
God didnt give us the right to make people believe what we do, despite what the people of the world seem to think. Because its still based on choice. I have to choose to believe what I believe, and so do you. That doesnt mean Im not allowed to present my case, and my veiws to other people, but it doesnt mean they have to believe me, or follow in my footsteps.
Do I think that praying at the beginning of a sporting even is good or bad? Yeah, no harm done. If I dont want to pray, I dont have to. But you cant stop me either.
*Edit* Heh, portable napalm...Need to get me some of that :)
God made it so we can choose the path we take. And though there is only one path we will take through life, its still our choice to make.
You dont like God, thats fine. Thats your choice. I work with a devout athiest, and I have no problem with his veiws, its his choice, and an inalienable right, beyond all mortal laws. I love debating with him, but I cant force my Christian veiwpoint on him, just as he cant force it upon me.
God didnt give us the right to make people believe what we do, despite what the people of the world seem to think. Because its still based on choice. I have to choose to believe what I believe, and so do you. That doesnt mean Im not allowed to present my case, and my veiws to other people, but it doesnt mean they have to believe me, or follow in my footsteps.
Do I think that praying at the beginning of a sporting even is good or bad? Yeah, no harm done. If I dont want to pray, I dont have to. But you cant stop me either.
*Edit* Heh, portable napalm...Need to get me some of that :)