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Religion Versus Faith

The concept behind most religions is both fascinating and appealing but it is not as fascinating or as appealing to me as the concept of faith . The ideas that there is a higher power , a second chance at life a guidebook to becoming a better human being all seem palatable however , these are the things that I view as issues of faith not as issues of religion , and because of this , religion does not

play a significant role in my life

Personally , I am put off by most organized religions and those who profess deep association with them - regardless of denomination . It seems anti-religious for those who are of one denomination to profess superiority or greater clarity than those of another denomination . How can a person who is a Christian - one who has read and feels deeply about the bible - ignore the beliefs of a Buddhist ? Even if the Christian 's church and the Christian 's God and the Christian 's book says there is only one religion , how can the Christian understand faith and not comprehend that perhaps the Buddhist is just a faithful

The truth is that no one will know for certain whether or not there is or is not a God until it 's too late to report back to the rest of us The typical argument that the proof is in one 's heart is simply not logical , and it would be incredibly refreshing for a devotee of any denomination to admit this without the threatening caveat about one being wrong . I am absolutely certain that if the Christian God does exist , He is not going to fault me for being humble enough to consider that there might be alternatives . After all , it could be that Christians meet God , but Muslims meet Allah , and if this is the case , it seems that being true to oneself is the key to happiness in the afterlife

I also find the connection between ridiculous sums of money and religion to be a clear sign that much of the world 's organized religion has less to do with one 's belief in a god and more to do with capitalism . Until we reach a point in this world that everyone who is alive has adequate food and shelter and clothing , it seems wasteful to build multi-million dollar churches and televised empires . It matters not how great a percentage of their profits are donated to charity : this is about a tax credit not about caring . If it were about caring , the millions of dollars would speak for themselves in the form of fed clothed , and housed people

Finally , the practice of some denominations to travel door-to-door to spread the word of their church and their god is simply rude . No one does this politely : when a group of solicitors is asked to leave , to take their pamphlets with them , and never to return , they...

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