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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Organized religions make a mockery of humanity, our governments are dangerous and out of control"

Axel Rose - Garden of Eden[/quote]

We all worship something.  If it isn’t organized religion, then it is a bunch of small “gods” — career, achievement, money, sex, power, beauty, romance, approval, family, spouses.  We are all living for something.  And our “worship” of these gods comes with a set of rules, social expectations, and the like just as much as any organized religion.

Back when I was atheist, I worshipped work and career and the opposite sex, not always in that order.   There were all kinds of ways to get ahead at work and I was great at playing the game.  And the same goes for women too — trying to convince beautiful women to sleep with me was all its own “religion” full of rituals, ways I would behave, etc.

The difference is that none of the other gods even came close to fully satisfying me and they didn’t forgive me either when things went sideways as they inevitably did.   Going into my 40s, I was wealthier than I ever imagined, already divorced, watching a second marriage go down the tubes, and very very very lost in life — though it all seemed great on the surface.

Believe me, I was the most unlikely convert to Christianity.   I thought anyone talked about “born again” was a nut case.

But at age 42 I hit rock bottom.  Then I realized that Jesus is all you need when Jesus is all that you got.

My life has changed a lot since then, in so many positive ways, but it’s not about a string of my own successes.  I have realized that more than anything, Jesus keeps me collapsing under the weight of my own failures.

All glory be to Jesus Christ our Lord!   [/quote]

I've noticed that most "born again" people I've met were struggling to do the right thing without external guidance. This is one scenario where religion is helpful. It prevents those types of people from being a-holes (mostly) or committing crimes.

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Gee a bit self-righteous, aren’t we?

The only people who are truly lost in the world are those who are too blind to see their own flaws and shortcomings.

To the person who wrote this — I guarantee if we interviewed every person you have encountered in life we would find the same stories that you’d encounter with anyone else — many tales of selfishness, ways that you hurt people, vices, bad habits and the like.  Your comment itself shows a certain amount of arrogance and meanness — and that is just one sentence on an anonymous internet message board!

The mark of a true Christian is someone who is humble enough to admit that they are flawed.

When you do believe that in your heart, it allows you to become kinder, more accepting, more forgiving, and have more empathy for other people.

When people at work or in my family used to tick me off, I would get depressed, angry, even or all three.

Now, recognizing that we all fall short of the glory of God, and that I am purely a sinner saved by grace — it allows me to have an entirely different posture towards people who “wrong” me.   I am not nearly as sensitive to these kinds of things and it flows off my back when it has happened.   It has fundamentally changed my character.   This has not gone unnoticed by people who know me.

To your snide comment about prisoners — through my church I have volunteered in our prison ministry program.   It amazes me how much I learn from talking to prisoners.    They are an inspiration to me and I am proud to call them my brothers and sisters in Christ.     [/quote]

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