I am an Atheist, I am
not against faith, as for some people it gives great comfort.
Not exact matches
Tesla will
not initiate patent lawsuits
against anyone who, in good
faith, wants to use our technology.
However, there is a catch — while these financial advisors were made ERISA fiduciaries on June 9, the DOL won't «pursue claims
against fiduciaries who are working diligently and in good
faith to comply with the fiduciary duty rule and exemptions» until January 1, 2018.
However, the preceding liability exclusion will
not protect the Sponsor
against any liability resulting from its own gross negligence, willful misconduct or bad
faith in the performance of its duties.
However, the preceding liability exclusion will
not protect the Trustee
against any liability resulting from bad
faith or gross negligence in the performance of its duties.
You also ignore the fact that Christians have done just as bad things as those living in the Middle East and those you would call doing the work of the devil: killing those who do
not share their
faith, using their religious position to gain wealth and discriminate
against those who have different beliefs or lifestyles.
(
not that i am specifically
against religion either, but some their ideas / teachings based purely on
faith are too unquestionable.)
First question should always be, it is
not just the rational science these people are arguing
against, it also the numerous other
faiths, many of whom have their own doctrines of how the world started.
There is ample evidence for the existence of God, what you decide to do with this evidence is ultimately up to you, but do
not claim that there is none... and I would submit to you that many people believe many things without evidence every single day... but do
not lump all people of
faith into one basket... I have personal proof that God exists, but proof for me may
not be proof for you, some people can see something with their own eyes and still deny it, that is why I said it is ultimately up to you to decide what you believe... there is much evidence both for and
against the existence of God, you need to decide which evidence you choose to believe...
This is still
not a good agrument
against the christian
faith.
You will notice that you won't see these same level of oppositions
against any other belief system, where people who hold the worldly opinion would be so motivated and compelled as to try and convince believers that their
faith is wrong.
It would be utterly disgusting of me to generalize all people of
faith as liars, corrupt theocrats and child abusers, so I won't... but I will
not remain silent as the children of God pass judgment
against others the way jesus told them
not to.
Actually, to blasphemy
against the Holy Ghost might require true
faith first, so being an unbeliever and saying might
not mean nothing.
I am
not sure what you mean by «love» but I'd encourage you to discuss this with a true servant of
faith, rather than continue in rage
against what you oppose.
What she should have expected is to
not have been forced to wear a ridiculous red santa hat if it goes
against her
faith.
Romans 1: 16 For I am
not ashamed of the gospel: for it is the power of God unto salvation to every one that believeth; to the Jew first, and also to the Greek.17 For therein is revealed a righteousness of God from
faith unto
faith: as it is written, But the righteous shall live by
faith.18 For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven
against all ungodliness and unrighteousness of men, who hinder the truth in unrighteousness; 19 because that which is known of God is manifest in them; for God manifested it unto them.
To Lamar H and everybody else out there Do you happen to open the bible and compare the christian rituals
against ancient pagan rituals (surprise surprise)?!? To everybody else, count to ten and look into your lives, maybe you'll find out that you do
nt live your
faith as you preach in these forums.
Without denying the place that Protestant reformers occupy in evangelical
faith, it should be said that classic Christian teaching, whether in the realm of doctrine or ethics, is best defined
not against the backdrop of the sixteenth century, but rather in the light of the broader apostolic tradition.
Out of all the postings on this site today, I found «Derp's «post the most fascinating and informative, as well as deeply revealing.Even after boasting of what seems to be a practically perfect live by any measure, he informs us that he takes pleasure in mocking and ridiculing those of
faith who are presumably his opposite; I can only wonder if, given all his supposed accomplishments, he is smart enough to realize how deeply revealing of his true character his remarks are.As a believer, I rarely engage in arguments with my atheist friends, and like to think I wouldn't lower myself to the level of juvenile name - calling and personal attacks
against whatever my atheist friends hold dear.Most of the time we simply agree to disagree; when they hold forth with misinformation or ignorance on their assumed «knowledge «of my
faith, I try to gently correct them; I certainly don't allow any disagreements we have to devolve into hateful insults and name - calling.
Although I hope
not your position, the dialogue you use is similar to the one found in counter-culture argumentation, to develop and build anti-Christian positions and attacks
against fundamental belief and
faith central to real Christian teachings.
Ask the Muslims who every day draw antisemite caricatures and in daily newspapers in Egypt and make horrible movies
against Jews and Israel in Turky.But this hypocrits are affended when they get the same treetment.I personaly dislike the muslim
faith and this is a politicaly correct statement.If I could freely speak out... (youtube for instance don't do anything to Holocaust deniers... but if you write anything bad about Moslims they automaticaly warn you and even close your account... hypocrits... cowerds)
«Work out your own Salvation...» «Those who aren't
against us are for us...» «Test yourself to see that you are in the
Faith»...» Pick up your Cross and follow...»
The majority of christians have no idea about their
faith or what it is to be christian, you see them spout nonsense from a bible they have never read and judge or even hate others who do
not believe their beliefs, all the while
not knowing they are going
against its teachings.
If there is a God and there is just as much for as
against, But lets say there is a God and he made everything Including you and He gets to make the rules because lets face it hes a lot bigger then you, So unfortunately he only wants those who believe in him based on the information given, Lets look at the facts based on the Book,, Some of his own angels turned on him and they see him every day... That had to hurt, So he decides With man he only wants those with the
faith to believe based on His book and
faith found thru the holy spirit, If you refuse to believe then he cant use you, cant trust you, so he will choose to toss you aside, Hey I understand It ai
nt fair, Your important, Your Smart, But unfortunately hes bigger then you and he has the Juice, You either play by the rules or wait and see what
not believing leads too.
I don't know how to raise them in the
faith in any other way than this: God is good, God is Love, God is for you, never
against you, and when you want to dance, darling, wave your flag and spin, let the wind of the Spirit move through you.
He would warn
against promising what can
not be delivered or regarding ill health as necessarily a sign of lack of
faith.
It may have been a lack of skill,
not active discrimination
against Christianity, that omitted Antonia's
faith and Jan's extensive heroics.
On March 20, he held a mock trial of the Muslim Holy Book, and the jury — consisting of twelve people from his congregation — found the book guilty of five «crimes
against humanity,» including the promotion of terrorist acts and «the death, rape and torture of people worldwide whose only crime is
not being of the Islamic
faith.»
Faith it is hard going through trials the secret is knowing that the Lord is your strength because we do
nt have any.We get angry and blame God for our circumstances because we feel hurt and alone.But he has helped me when i was up
against a wall that i couldnt overcome but in his strength i was able.He will get you through this time if you let him just believe brentnz
I don't see it as a «
faith filled move» when moving churches causes them to be
against what they left!
In spite of the tension, in spite of the rift between his
faith and his conduct, in spite of the accusation his conscience brings
against him, Naaman receives attestation that his being is
not double, that he is one, that he exists in a unity that transcends the formal unity of the person.
Against the prevalent journalistic opinion that the Catholic
faith is compatible with evolution, the cardinal made the qualification that while «evolution in the sense of common ancestry might be true,... evolution in the neo-Darwinian sense - an unguided, unplanned process of random variation and natural selection - is
not.»
Are we
not arguing that there is a correlation between happiness and obedience to God (or
faith), between unhappiness and revolt
against God, according to the ancient theory debated in the Book of Job?
I am
not voting
against my
faith?
My piece was
not a «lament,» but essentially a defense of Pope Benedict (as was my brief follow - up here)
against just the type of over-the-top criticisms cited elsewhere in Allen's article, even as I raised one respectful question about the pope's prudential decision
not to meet with leading dissidents — a legitimate, good -
faith debate among sincere Catholics.
The use of force
against those who did
not share the Christian
faith, be they pagan, Muslim or Jewish, was taken for granted by almost all Christians at the time.
Athiests fight
against other athiests who do
nt believe in god, but have «
faith» in mankind.
We can
not allow the other side to depict these debates as ones of
faith against reason, of backward superstition
against enlightened science.
All such religious claims
not only attempt to solidify and freeze the life and movement of the divine process, but they foreclose the possibility of the enlargement and evolution of
faith, and ruthlessly set the believer
against the presence of Christ in an increasingly profane history, thereby alienating the Christian from the actuality of his own time.
Rather, it follows the flawed efforts of terrified people who, out of
faith and love, willingly «wrestle
not against flesh and blood, but
against principalities,
against powers,
against the rulers of the darkness of this world,
against spiritual wickedness in high places» (Eph.
If I've learned anything over the past few years it's been that when the rains come down and the floods come up, when doubt and frustration whip like wind
against my
faith, all the apologetics in the world can't ground me like the simple, yet profoundly challenging teachings of Jesus Christ.
Fight
against such of those to whom the Scriptures [Old and New Testament] were given as believe in neither God nor the Last Day, who do
not forbid what God and His apostle [Muhammad] have forbidden, and do
not embrace the true
Faith [Islam], until they pay tribute out of hand and are utterly subdued.
8 With respect to those who refuse to accept Castilian sovereignty and the Christian
faith the document includes this clause: «If you do
not do it... with the help of God I will use all my power
against you and will battle you everywhere and in every possible way, and you will be subject to the yoke and obedience of the Church and their Highnesses, and I will take your people and your women and children, and make them slaves, and as much I will send them, and I will inflict on you all the harm and damage possible.»
I in the past believed in evolution as a whole and I did
not feel that it went
against my
faith.
I was trying to say that we gain righteousness by
faith in Jesus,
not by the law OR by following Jesus, and that the
faith in Jesus is the anarchy
against the law, which ironically, leads us to follow Jesus and become an anarChrist.
In September, the Greens filed a lawsuit
against the federal government, stating, «These abortion - causing drugs go
against our
faith... We simply can
not abandon our religious beliefs to comply with this mandate.»
It's their way or the highway and to compromise is to show a lack of
faith which means you have one side willing to make exceptions for all peoples religions as long as they don't force it on others, and the religious side that says making exceptions or compromising is
against their religion so if they are
not a majority in the democracy they instead decide to play obstructionist.
I'm sorry but any hokey religion that gets their teaching form a guy reading it out from a hat, and go out of their way to harass people who speak out
against Mormonism isn't apart of the christian
faith.
When it goes
against our conscience or our
faith we should
not have to be required to do it.
Four in five said Christianity isn't given the same respect as other
faiths and half reported having personally experienced prejudice
against their
faith.