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Coleman · 05-08-2003, 02:05 PM

[quote="Gothic_child180":83f23]To those who are religious: Do you HONESTLY believe the bullshit they force you to believe? Or its because you were raised that way, and you've grown to accept the lies?

I'm not trying to offend anyone or start any flame wars. Its an honest question.[/quote:83f23]
Well, i'm basically a "hard-core" Roman Catholic. Both my parents are roman catholic too. For your question, i believe that i wouldn't have been religious if they weren't. THAT doesn't mean that I don't believe in Catholisism...cause i do. I don't believe they are lies. I think there were definately lies to some degree, but I do believe in the present-day mass of Catholics.

I have never been forced to be a Catholic. In college, i will go to church every sunday and on Holy Days of Obligation. I do get "something" out of church and praying...i can't really put it in words. Don't get me wrong by the previous statement. I'm not one of those people that you see on the commercials for "SONGS FOR WORSHIP SOUNDTRACK". THOSE people are aaaa.....um.......aaa......... oOo: . I think that God does have forgiveness.

After you die, there is judgement. If you have been a ''respectable'' person or sorry for your crimes, then you will get into heaven. You might be thinking, "What happens to the aborted babies or people of other religious i.e. Islam?" Well, i think in those cases, you will be judged on how you lived your life. Many religions are based on being KIND to others and living in PEACE. If you attempted/accomplished that, then you're in good hands. For the aborted babies, I believe they go to "limbo". That's a place for all the people that didn't have a chance to get baptised.

Here's an interesting question. "These 'ghosts' can be described as around us. Do you believe that heaven may be here on Earth but 'in a different dimension'? Are these lost souls that are 'paying time for their sins'?"

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Coleman is Offline Major General Posts: 13,482 Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: University Park, PA	05-08-2003, 02:05 PM [quote="Gothic_child180":83f23]To those who are religious: Do you HONESTLY believe the bullshit they force you to believe? Or its because you were raised that way, and you've grown to accept the lies? I'm not trying to offend anyone or start any flame wars. Its an honest question.[/quote:83f23] Well, i'm basically a "hard-core" Roman Catholic. Both my parents are roman catholic too. For your question, i believe that i wouldn't have been religious if they weren't. THAT doesn't mean that I don't believe in Catholisism...cause i do. I don't believe they are lies. I think there were definately lies to some degree, but I do believe in the present-day mass of Catholics. I have never been forced to be a Catholic. In college, i will go to church every sunday and on Holy Days of Obligation. I do get "something" out of church and praying...i can't really put it in words. Don't get me wrong by the previous statement. I'm not one of those people that you see on the commercials for "SONGS FOR WORSHIP SOUNDTRACK". THOSE people are aaaa.....um.......aaa......... oOo: . I think that God does have forgiveness. After you die, there is judgement. If you have been a ''respectable'' person or sorry for your crimes, then you will get into heaven. You might be thinking, "What happens to the aborted babies or people of other religious i.e. Islam?" Well, i think in those cases, you will be judged on how you lived your life. Many religions are based on being KIND to others and living in PEACE. If you attempted/accomplished that, then you're in good hands. For the aborted babies, I believe they go to "limbo". That's a place for all the people that didn't have a chance to get baptised. Here's an interesting question. "These 'ghosts' can be described as around us. Do you believe that heaven may be here on Earth but 'in a different dimension'? Are these lost souls that are 'paying time for their sins'?"