When i've heard your arguement on the "evils" of

organized religion, I noticed how you bashed

Christianity. For some reason, which you might not

have intended, your message puts across that EVERY

Christian is ignorant, stupid and just plain evil. I'm

a Christian, and I have nothing against atheists

because I was once a "Thinker" who made sense of God

in my own life, after I felt that he saved my life

from potential suicide, thanks to a few "Believers"

that meet me at the right time.  Let me counter some

of your arguements in a civilized manner, which you

have lacked.

1).  "If God can make everything and has the power to

make anything happen at any time then why can't God

make another son?"

Well, he only needed one for the job at hand, didn't

he? And if you ask why God is so heartless to kill off

his son, well Jesus knew the job at hand and the risks

involved, therefore he willingly laid down his life

for us.

2). "Believers are taught not to question the word of

god"

In order to believe, you must question everything, and

understand why. I started questioning about God, and

found he because of it. (That, and meeting the

Believers)

3). "God dedicated all of his time meeting the dead,

you would only get to meet him for half of one

second."

God is not limited to mortal boundaries, including

time and space. So, he can meet people for more than

half of one second.

4). "But not for two thousand years has Jesus

returned!  It seems that God is insensitive to the

countless generations of Believers that have waited

throughout their lives for his return."

Did it ever occur to you that we are not even in hot

water yet? If you think today's world falling apart,

imagine what it would be like when Jesus shows up

again. I think, and many Christians think, that Jesus

hasn't shown up yet because the world is not yet in

danger. Also, you cannot predict when Jesus will come,

as stated in The Bible.

5). "I would like free them of their oppression.  I

would also like to free the Believers from the harmful

effects of not living the truth due to their religious

beliefs."

If atheism's the truth, how will we ever reach self

actualization? What's the point in living when there's

nothing to look forward to after you die?

6). "Believers do not have the wherewithal to realize

that they are being taken.  They

  readily turn their money over to "authorities" of

their religious organizations.

  Newspapers are spotted with articles reporting the

extortion and misallocations of

  funds by religious authorities--not to mention the

articles of rape and other

  injustices committed by religious authorities."

About collecting money, churches need to pay the rent

and utilities. How do they pay? Collection plate! The

churchgoer puts in only as much as they can spare and

then the plate is passed on. It's much more fair than

the old Catholic practice to pay money for their sins.

As for misallocations, yes it has happened. That is a

prime example of one bad apple spoiling the whole

bunch. You must realize that not all churches waste

money, but that what your article seems to imply. It

also implies that religious authorities are a bunch of

dirty altar boy molesting perverts and criminals. Not

all religious figures are like that! There are

actually some honest ministers in the church. Try to

meet one some day, you'll see that they are not the

epitome of all that's bad.

I also have some interesting arguements for you to

think over.

A). It took 6 days and nights to create earth, right?

Now tell me, before the light separated from the

darkness, as told in Genesis, how long was that time

before light? It could have been a couple of days like

the bible said, or it could have been millions of

years! Do you think that it gives God sufficient time

to prepare? I'll look into this deeper and let you

know.

It was great argueing with you and I hope we can do

this again.

D***** R*******, the "New School Christian"

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