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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]"Expressing their feelings" is great, but why denigrate people? Why say it's" self-deception" and belief in "magic?" In other words 1. Why criticize people? 2. How does that affect you? If you believe they are self-deceived and believe in crazy, old myths, so what? Move along. Again, the answer seems to be that no, the shootings in Charleston have not diminished people's faith. Does that require debate? [/quote]

Is it denigrating to disagree when the subject is belief in God?  Is is criticism or is it description? "Self deception" and "belief in magic" are terms often used when describing religion -- just as "comfort" and "faith" are often used.

I think the killings have diminished some people's faith - just not the people responding here.  Why would that not be the case?  Not everyone reacts the same way to everything. When 9 innocent people in a church are killed by a crazed gunman, not everyone concludes that God was showing his love and great mercy for  those people in some way we just don't understand right now.  Certainly some people are asking "How could god let such a horrible thing happen?  and not coming up with an answer that elicits continued faith in him. Are those people to be muzzled? to be told they're wrong.  God is not known for making his motives clear.  People have been trying to figure him out  for centuries.[/quote]

God doesn't let things happen.  He gave us [b]free will[/b].  Would you rather [b]be controlled every single day, in every little thing you do[/b]?[/quote]

Are those the only choices? Total freedom or being completely controlled?  I hope you didn't learn that in church.  I doesn't sound Christian to me.

Funny how that free will comes with a huge punishment if you use it the wrong way.    God says - "go ahead, break my rules" and then throws you in a burning heap forever if you do.[/quote]

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