The bible and everything in it was written my man. It has nothing to do with a higher power. It has to do with control, and money.

The church is filled with liars and idiots.

it all depends on where he's headed...

Whats so hard to believe about cults...

"set father against son and mother against daughter" (Luke 12:53)
"But those mine enemies, which would not that I should reign over them, bring hither, and slay them before me" (Luke 19:27)

The First Christian War 1524 -1525
The Second Christian War 1546 - 1555
the Third Christian War 1529 -1531
the Fourth Christian War 1562 - 1598
the Fifth Christian War 1560-1567
The Sixth Christian War - The Thirty Years War 1618 -1648 (ONE THIRD OF GERMAN POPULATION KILLED)

They don't really have a very good record of not hurting other people.

What? Teaching them morals, ethics, no premarital sex, no drugs, and then giving them the choice to do as they please at 18 is fucking up kids?

The problem that most people have with Catholics is the stance that is taken on gay marriage and abortions. Neither of which they will have to worry about until they are 18.

I was raised a catholic...sure i smoke the ganja every now and then...and ive banged hundreds of women....but i don't steal, lie, cheat, I am respectful, I have morals, and my ethics are up to par with most saints...all because of the way i was brought up.

i am no longer a catholic because god does not exist to me....not because the catholic religion sucks.

My basic belief system was put into place by two very born again parents so I suppose in some ways I do but not in any formal way and I don't really consider myself religious at all. There are too many things that I find important that 'the church' thinks is evil.

It can paralyze you though. I was convinced that if I let a guy touch me before marriage I would burn in hell. I was sure I could almost feel it happen on the spot. Then I met someone I loved and I knew there was no difference between the love I had before and after the ring.

I don't mind moral framework but I do mind they way in which it is delivered.

religions are cults, and a danger for mankind.

You can do that without religion.

well not really, you'll be seeing the gates of heaven from hell.

so big difference.

50 for God...