I recently wrote an article that provoked some good debates amongst the JU community, while they got slightly heated at times, they for the most part have got your brain churning and asking some serious questions and looking at some serious answers.  Click here to view the article  During the article both sides of the arguement threw up questions natrually, i chose some of the most pertinent and tried to tackle them here in this article.  I'm now going to expand on some of th...

    On Desire for God   I believe that men are born with a desire for God that nothing else canfill. Granted, that's also Blaise Pascal's position, but ignore therelation between the guy my favorite programming language is namedafter and the article topic. I believe that when the world "gets usdown", it's due to this undiagnosed thirst. Yes, I do believe that Godis the answer to all our problems.

    I alsobelieve that this refutes evolution nicely...

Cardinal Cormac Murphy-O'Connor has spoken to BBC Radio 4 this morning on an issue regarding the growing tensions in the UK between those with secular and religious beliefs.

The full article can be found here.

It's a nice jesture, but marred perhaps by blaming secular approaches for the likes of Stalin and Hitler. This comes across as quite ironic really, given the kingdoms forged and wars fought in the name of 'God'.

The truth be told evil doesn't come from being religious or non-relig...

Well there’s been a lot said regarding the last article. The debate has been well mannered, well as well mannered as internet debates get! I want to quote directly from the comments section of the article in question; naturally I can’t cover everything in there so it’s worth having a scan through them if you get a chance. I initially wrote: “The obvious question to follow is 'How exactly did we get here?'. A puzzling question indeed answered by Darwin in hi...

    On Time 

            What is it?   Now, this is a mixed philosophy-religion article.  So give me someslack here. Nobody will agree with all of this. Or almost nobody.

   Time is one-dimensional for us humans. In fact, we can only continueonwards, so it could be argued it's non-dimensional, merely aninfinitesmal blip on a timeline. This is how I believe we are not onlypredestined, but als...

I get back from school, and my dear brother has kidnapped all of Buffy and Gilmore Girls to Spain.  All that is left is Angel.

 

I'd forgotten how much I like that show, I mean, I love Joss Whedon, but Angel wasn't my favorite of the three: Buffy, Firefly (best show ever), and Angel.


But now that all I have to watch from SanCho's stash.  I'm liking it. 

 

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In the first part of this article i discussed how people consider religion as a means of teaching us how to act responsibly.

I received some interesting comments, mostly about how how people felt they obtained their morality from sources other than religion. Perhaps the most interesting comment, and entirely unrelated was a comment from senior stubbyfinger, who informed us he had a large sexual organ. Congratulations stubby...

Right so Religion, morality, back on track. Lets look at t...

Let's look at the following statement:

"Religion still has an important role in society today."

This is something that many people would agree with, If you were to ask me if i was to agree with this statement i'd have to opt for the 'abstain' option. I will say however that i can understand why people agree with this statement.

Religion is involved in teaching us one of the most important set of skills required to surive and flourish in modern day society, Morality. Religion has helped ...

Why do I hate going to church so much? I woke up today wishing Keller weren’t so far away. In the beginning, I didn’t mind driving forty miles to hear Brandon speak because he was dynamic and his sermons provoked questions and deep thinking. Lately, his messages seem disconnected and haphazard. I don’t look forward to Sundays anymore, and they used to be my favorite day of the week.  If I am honest with myself, I know the issue is not the church. The problem is me. My spir...

    God, Jesus, and the Holy Spirit are the Trinity. They are joined in consciousness, although they are three seperate entities. They are one being in the physical sense. They are not vengeful, do not grow angry, and are just and merciful. They will forgive any transgressions. They will send those who refuse them to Hell. They will take those who follow them, and only them, to Heaven. They are our conscience and the source of our souls. They created the universe.

  &...

    I believe, quite simply, that there is one way to Heaven, and it is a simple one. Unconditional belief in Jesus Christ (God incarnate) as one's Savior, with no others. One is not saved by deeds, but through faith, that none may boast. I also believe that there is damnation for those who profess that Jesus Christ is not the only way to Heaven. It might appear selfish to an outsider, but I believe that God made the universe, therefore He has given us one chance of salvation, and...

I'm sick and tired of the "Christians say they're victimized. Christians want a theocracy." Know your facts!

 

Christians are definitely picked on. If I wave a cross at a school, I would be emo, goth, or, whaddayaknow, a Jesus Freak. 

Also, I do not want a theocracy. They scare me. Big time.

The statement "The average Christian does not disagree with evolution!" seriously ticks me off. If you are fine with evolution, you are not a Christian. Get over it. Either be...

48 aBe ye therefore bperfect, even as your cFather which is in heaven is dperfect. Matt: 5:48 

In the Sermon on the Mount, Jesus charged the people to be perfect.  Not only perfect, but "as your Father which is in heaven is perfect".  Notice he didn't say, "be good", or even, "do your best"... he said be perfect.

We know that we can't be perfect in and of ourselves.  We also know that we can't make ourselves perfect in this life, or the next.  The only way we can b...

Gotta love those crazy Floridians.

It seems as though there's a motion being put forward to make a new specialty license plate that you can purchase in the 'great' state of Florida.  Yes, that's right - rather than plastering another in your fleet of Jesus fish on the back of your car, you can slap a cross on your actual license plate.

Wanna see what they're considering?  It's just glorious, let me tell you.



Wow.  That's just . . . special.

My issue with...

I believe that God created the world with an infinite depth. We can go back 4M+ years with "science", but God gave us free will to allow an total world. Also, I do not believe that the world is necessarily terribly young. I don't know how old it is, but I do believe that it's probably older than the 6K some suggest. Though, I'm not ruling it out, I'm merely saying that God could've let us develop a long time. Also, in accordance with free will, I believe that God made plenty of evidence. I do b...