Sentences with phrase «believed in religion then»

If people really believed in religion then they would become priests / rabbis / etc and attend church / temple EVERY DAY.

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Even if you don't believe in a religion or God more than likely the morals you identify do come from a religion at some point that then became the norm for society.

Since you do nt believe in Allah, then not believing in Allah is one of your religions according to your logic.

RELIGION - there has always been this invisible magical man with no explanation, got bored and thought hey i want some company and * POOF * created everything from nothing besides man that he used dirt to make and women that he used a rib to create then for the next generation a lot of incest happened and now we are at 6 billion people in only 6,000 years were the majority of people will suffer for eternity to do not believe in him, even though he could easily save them...

My believe system did not change overnight, it took some time, but one day I realized religion did not made any sense and since then in my mind I am not concerned about the afterlife, I concentrate on what I have to do now and I feel free.

So how do you go from that reasoning to «Since it wasn't accidental then it must have been this ancient male diety named (fill in blank depending on religion) who loves me and knows me and cares for me and wants me to perform rituals that have nothing to do with morality like prayer, not eating certain things, sabaath and many more just because he said so, even though we have no record of him saying anything, just records of humans who wrote things down that they claim he said, but I want to believe it all so badly I will base my beliefs on no other evidence than «it just can't be accident».

If I have more contact with Christianity where I live, then that is the religion I will most engage with my disbelief, but I believe in no gods until one of them is proved to me.

Before you jump on me let me say this I believe in a God just not the one anyone else wants me to believe in... As far as religion gos they all say the same damn thing If I don't believe in God your way then I am doomed to Hell.

But until we come to the end of ourselves then we are going to do and say what we want, even as it was with me: It's one thing to be a heathen, even as I was, but a whole other ball game to set our hearts on God and His truth; yet, that can only come when we are sick and tired of being sick and tired of our own lives and we just give up, we know then who has given up by the one they advocate for, even has given place to: Paul said; with my heart I want to do what is right, but my flesh does what I hate: This is when God's grace is sufficient, because our hearts are right with God, but our flesh is not: There is a war going on within these temples, therefore; even as our flesh wins out to do what we hate, our hearts are set on God and His ways which has been established in the Word of Truth, which then causes us to stand and speak forth what we believe, even as this causes a rending to happen within us, for Christ to be formed in us this needs to be, as we come up in His glories even for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexanthen we are going to do and say what we want, even as it was with me: It's one thing to be a heathen, even as I was, but a whole other ball game to set our hearts on God and His truth; yet, that can only come when we are sick and tired of being sick and tired of our own lives and we just give up, we know then who has given up by the one they advocate for, even has given place to: Paul said; with my heart I want to do what is right, but my flesh does what I hate: This is when God's grace is sufficient, because our hearts are right with God, but our flesh is not: There is a war going on within these temples, therefore; even as our flesh wins out to do what we hate, our hearts are set on God and His ways which has been established in the Word of Truth, which then causes us to stand and speak forth what we believe, even as this causes a rending to happen within us, for Christ to be formed in us this needs to be, as we come up in His glories even for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexanthen who has given up by the one they advocate for, even has given place to: Paul said; with my heart I want to do what is right, but my flesh does what I hate: This is when God's grace is sufficient, because our hearts are right with God, but our flesh is not: There is a war going on within these temples, therefore; even as our flesh wins out to do what we hate, our hearts are set on God and His ways which has been established in the Word of Truth, which then causes us to stand and speak forth what we believe, even as this causes a rending to happen within us, for Christ to be formed in us this needs to be, as we come up in His glories even for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexanthen causes us to stand and speak forth what we believe, even as this causes a rending to happen within us, for Christ to be formed in us this needs to be, as we come up in His glories even for a better resurrection for them who believe: The heart wars against our flesh, even as Christ wars against the man of sin within: For out of the abundance of our hearts our mouth doth speak, therefore; if we speak not the Wholesome Words of our Lord, Then our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name AlexanThen our hearts are still wicked: But to advocate for wickedness instead of Christ, one has become a teacher of lawlessness, he then advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexanthen advocates for the man of sin: Many who have come out of religion has done this, as they went from one mountain top «from the extreme right» of self exaltation (Religion) to the other mountain top «to the extreme left» of the (Heathen) and missed the valley in - between that is takes to humble us: One extreme to the other, and missed Jesus: Jesus is taking ones through the valley's to strip us down of all who we are before exalting us to be just as He, even as the Christ in us overcomes that man of sin (Adam) through theses valleys of contrast that cause a rending to happen within; and when we are rent in two, we stand on His word of truth, so we too can become one with Him, even as Jesus is with our Father: This is how Christ is formed in us: Thank - you Father; in Jesus Name Alexandria

Your assertion would then also have not believing in trolls riding unicorns as being a religion as well.

Technophobe,: Christians, Muslims and Jews do believe in micro-evolution (the evolution inside species) but none of these religions believe in evolutionist macro evolution, the evolution of organisms changing species (ie, fish turning into reptiles, then turning to humans)

If you believe in religion and all the make believe stuff it has to offer then there are clearly other things the bible says that are not true today.

then you use faith in your beliefs the same as any religion and yes you do have a belief it is that there is no god, that is not absence of believing that is the presence of a belief system

If you don't believe in mixing religion and politics then you wouldn't vote for Mitt..

Truth is many evangelical preachers are involved in priestcraft which actually turns people so off of organized religion that they stop going to church and then stop believing in a higher power.

We may say then that Krishna Vasudeva, the founder of the Bhagavata religion who later became identified with the god in whom he believed, taught salvation by devotional faith to the one god Vaseduva.

Right, if the owner of a company is a member of a religion that doesn't believe in using medicine at all do they have the right then to provide only an insurance policy that covers prayer?

If we believe that religion has a presence in human societies in any fundamental sense, then we can no longer speak of universal religions in the customary manner.

(14) So unto this (religion of Islâm alone and this Qur» ân) then invite (people)(O Muhammad SAW), and stand firm [on Islâmic Monotheism by performing all that is ordained by Allâh (good deeds), and by abstaining from all that is forbidden by Allâh (sins and evil deeds)-RSB-, as you are commanded, and follow not their desires but say: «I believe in whatsoever Allâh has sent down of the Book [all the holy Books, — this Qur» ân and the Books of the old from the Taurât (Torah), or the Injeel (Gospel) or the Pages of Ibrâhîm (Abraham)-RSB- and I am commanded to do justice among you.

If your deity is into being decent to others, then maybe he's really a Buddhist, a religion that believes in decency instead of fear.

your brain is relatvely soo simple and therefore its comprehension is also very limited, you believe in evolution so religion itself is an evolutionary process.Even atheism also evolved, The arguments today is just part of the evolutionary process of change through dialectecal methods.The moment humans begin to understand and appreciate the dialectics then the solution to the problems argued is near.

you would then be believing in every form of religion you have heard of, monsters such as the boogieman loch ness and the kraken.

I guess sometimes it's humbling to sit and think about how many people believe in every different religion no matter how different they are and then science and accepting the fact that a HUGE majority of people are going to be right or wrong when they die and some people spending their entire life trying to justify or prove something that may be wrong.

About religion... is there Allah or is there is GOD, which one, Religion is nothing more then a believe in a higher spirit, a spirit is nothing more then a believe that it exist.

Conceding to believers that they can redefine the term «religion» to encompass «atheism», or whatever other ideas they wish to encompass within the word, if that suits their purposes in trying to put anyone who doesn't believe in their god or any god into the same category as themselves, grants to them the opportunity to dismiss anyone who doesn't believe in their god as holding a religious belief no more valid then their own and to classify you as just another follower of a «false religion» unlike their own, which is the «true» religion.

If you know for a fact that your religion is true, and jihadists know for a fact that theirs is true, and both sides have prayed about it and god confirmed that its true, then how can this be enough for the ignoranus of the world to believe in religion?

If these people don't believe in the mormon religion then why do they care if someone proxy baptizes their dead?

everything in the universe evolves, not only life forms but also memes, Religion is a meme so it also change in conformity to its era or time of its conception as faith.Because in pre scientific times thousands of years ago, the scientific method of approach or philosophy has not existed yet, myth or merely story telling is considered facts, The first religion called animism more than 10,000 years ago believed that spirits or god exists in trees, rivers, mountains, boulders or in any places people at that time considered holy.hundreds of them, then when the Greeks and Romans came, it was reduced to 12, they called it polytheism, when the Jews arrived, it was further reduced to 1, monotheism.its derivatives, Christianity And Islam and later hundreds of denominations that includes Mormonism and Protestants flourished up to today.So in short this religions evolved in accordance to the scientific knowledge of the age or era they existed.If you graph the growth of knowledge, it shows a sharp increase in the last 500 years, forcing the dominant religions at that time to reinterprete their dogmas, today this traditional religions are becoming obsolete and has to evolve to survive.But first they have to unify against atheism.in the dialectical process of change, Theism in one hand and the opposing force atheism in the other, will resolve into a result or synthesis.The process shall be highlighted in the internet in the near future.

Many atheists came from religious backgrounds and wished to know then due to the knowledge found, left the belief in god behind... Yes, there are some agnostic religious people, but they still believe and therefore would side with religion, as the non believers either agnostic or not would side with the atheists.

I believe in an absolute separation of church and state, because when there is not, then one religion is favoured over anouther.

IF YOU DO N'T BELIEVE IN GOD THEN WHY READ AN ARTICLE THAT HAS A HINT OF RELIGION?

I am tired of how people who believe in their own «gods» try to shove religion down other peoples throat, what I mean is if your religion doen not let you support guns then don't support it but also don't try to change it for everyone else who doesn't see it your way, I don't go around asking for you all's religion to remove crosses from public view because I don't believe and to remove the bible from public places (i.e. Hotels, Bookstores, etc.) so it can only be seen in their respective places of workship, Remember WE ALL ARE BORN ATHEIST, YOU ARE NOT BORN WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A GOD, YOUR PARENTS HAVE TO TELL YOU THERE IS A GOD, A DEVIL, HEAVEN AND EARTH... THEN IT BEGIthen don't support it but also don't try to change it for everyone else who doesn't see it your way, I don't go around asking for you all's religion to remove crosses from public view because I don't believe and to remove the bible from public places (i.e. Hotels, Bookstores, etc.) so it can only be seen in their respective places of workship, Remember WE ALL ARE BORN ATHEIST, YOU ARE NOT BORN WITH THE KNOWLEDGE THAT THERE IS A GOD, YOUR PARENTS HAVE TO TELL YOU THERE IS A GOD, A DEVIL, HEAVEN AND EARTH... THEN IT BEGITHEN IT BEGINGS.

If so, then you are only saying that we should believe in religion because it's good for our society, not because God actually exists.

and then they are excommunicated and the fight is over... this is a hopeless fight especially when religion is involved... they either fight for rights and lose it all (and essentially go to hell) or give in and listen to their religious leaders... I do not believe in what they do and could care less really but they are in a no win situation and they as nuns should not be worried about birth control or anything of the such... they took the vows..

If that little parable above speaks to you then I understand why you believe in your religion.

By the way by no means does this mean that I am particularly against Islam, I am also against Judaism, Christianity, and any unproven dark age manifestation of a all knowing, creator, If there was a god he sure does «nt need help enforcing his edicts and morals, remember that if there is a god then as many religions state, people will be judged upon there beliefs and sins after death and spend eternity in heaven or hell, so why is it so important for people to butt in and start trying to control each other and force people to believe in something that many think is absurd and insane.

The accommodationist believes in religion as something that actually changes the way people are; nurturing religion, then, also nurtures a plurality of communities, communities that assign to existence meanings different from those of the dominant culture.

Or freedom from religion, but there was once an article that had Texas» Board of Education trying to make Thomas Jefferson vanish from the history books, and was he not the one who believed in «separation between church and state» as well... anyone not believing me is free to spend a few seconds to do some web searches... the articles are out there... or people can remain in ignorance, but then they still won't feel any more blissful or happier...

If you believe in evolution, as I do, then you must believe that religion is an attribute of evolution.

The point is is that it IS wrong to force someone not to talk about their god, but that it is ALSO wrong to take money from someone who doesn't believe in that god by force (e.g., taxation) and then turn around and give that money to someone who does to promote their views about that religion (such as funding a memorial with public funds).

And if you do not believe in a God, then respect the morals, values, and principles represented by this cross, and chose not to practice the religion.

«Since you don't believe in religion, then you don't recognize the symbol of a religion...» No, I recognize the symbol of a religion if I believe in the symbol's validity or cosmic significance or not.

If we believe in the wisdom of God as one wisdom shared with us both in creation and revelation, then the call to the common search for truth is a brilliant solution to the problem of tolerance and dialogue when faced with the claims of revealed religion.

I always find it amusing that the people that love to tear down religion usually do it with hateful, emotional and condescending language, then in turn accuse those that believe of being emotionally tied to their beliefs.

i stopped considering myself catholic by my 30s and then slowly realized that i don't believe in any of the religions.

Then people (usually those in power) made up a bunch of rules about what this man / woman experienced and called it their religion and judged (hated / killed) other people that do not believe their religion.

That is unless you don't believe in religion... if that is the case, then you're screwed.

If god looks at me and puts me in the «eternal hellfire» line just because I don't believe what I'm being fed by a man - made book and self - centered religions, then that is a pretty messed up god you got there.

is less wrong with this then believing going to a specific place once a week to indulge in the nonense I see — the lies — gossip and all that organized religion — has become.

to J.W. and fred — i think its rather silly to argue anything as fact if its cleary thought based (i.e. lacking proof / evidence) when asked about the where did we come from or how the universe (whatever) i always answer with i don't know, but then i pose an idea — i state openly thats its only an idea... if any one of you religions folks would simple agree to the FACT that what you BELIEVE is real is REALLY only an idea until proven (much like evolution) then i would find much more pleasing conversations beyond the realm of atheists... but alas, i am still waiting — i found some but most are imovible in there beliefs that god is real, provable, and most def.