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Originally Posted by graciegirl
In my whole life....living here is the first time I have ever heard anyone so antireligion. I know and love atheists and have in my life people of all faiths, some who practice and some who don't. I SEE all of the GOOD different churches do in their outreach programs, and I know that people who go to church aren't always "good". I believe in the separation of Church and State, but I personally think that religion is a solace and a good guiding force for most people. I struggle with faith myself and I know that not all men and women of the cloth are good examples, but most of them that I have known are. This coldness, and anti church sentiment troubles me and hurts me.
I didn't go to church today. I am no saint. I don't believe or accept or integrate all of the things that the institutional church has taught me but I like people who try to do better and be kinder and hang in there because of their religion. I would NEVER try to talk anyone into my faith. But I would NOT ever tear down someone's faith, no more than I would find it wrong they were born white and heterosexual. You ARE WHO you are and most of us struggle to be good, by the standards we believe in. It is better to have something rather than nothing.
And sometimes the nothingness leaps off the page on this forum.
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I agree with this post. Without the fear of god we would have even more criminals among us. My faith not only guides me in my day to day activities, it gives me peace during times of sorrow. This HL action will drive a wedge between the faithful and their trust in our laws. When religious values of one are forced on others, it drives them out of faith. Shame on HL for stirring up such a stink.