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A lot of food for thought on this thread today.
Thanks for contributing.
I have a faith which I would classify as primarily Christian.
I was Christened Catholic and went to a regular Junior and High School.
One aspect that has always troubled me in thinking about Religion in general is the percentages of when and where you were born were likely to dictate your faith.
I tend to think that all faiths intend to lead you to god, but mainly itÂ’s the hand of man that has written the scriptureÂ’s.
So I firmly believe that you donÂ’t have to have a particular State of Grace, you can however use the faith that you are familiar with as a conduit.
My Wife is pretty much atheist as was her Brother that passed away earlier this year.
They would both say that they were agnostic.
The pair of them belong in heaven more than I do due to their actions alone.
I kind of look at it as my job spiritually to sponser them if you like.
Their Mother does the same.
The times they are a changing and Christianity has indeed lost a lot of its value to peopleÂ…which is fine.
The New Testament was a lot less Fire and Brimstone than its predecessor, maybe we could do with an updated version, even if itÂ’s somewhat of a moralistic guide to life (even though we know that a large percentage of those that like to take moral responsibilities are quite often immoral).
Islam could certainly do with a rebrandÂ…itÂ’s never going to happen though.
The new kid on the block has said so and that is that.
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