Religion

[kerry]

I agree I think there are quite a few religions that follow similar lines, although with a lot of them there is no chance at judgement for non-believers.

Yes Sarah you are right, points of view should be expressed without belittling others. I tried to say that non-confrontationally in my post above. I had similar issues with Patch's post and pretty much at the same points you quoted.

I think I'm just worried that this has become a christian dominated thread as we aren't getting input from people of other faiths anymore? Did we scare people off? Are we being too evangelical?

ETA - sorry Patch i think i started the whole calling you a she thing. Rather silly of me really, just got on my high horse and posted away. Hope no offence has been taken.

ALSO ETA - Nelle, I understand why you disagree with my priest and thats fine. That's my biggest issue with christianity (well ok one of them)- the we are right you are wrong, I don't think I mind that so much but more so the "ner-ner-na-ner-ner" approach some people attach to it (not directed at anyone here... then you have all the different christian sects (RC, eastern orthodox, pentacostal, CoE, Lutherain, etc) does it then go that one of those particular sets of practices is correct and the others wrong also, which when I was a kid still tended to be a bit of an issue. I think in his way the old father was just trying to find something that kids would understand and thus avoid the conflicts that were about to ignite in the area when I was a kid, there was a big greek orthodox vs catholic vs prodestant vs muslim thing simmering away where I grew up waiting to errupt into some nasty stuff.