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Received from: nj
Subject: come on, seriously?????

comments: "Those of us with hearts would have some serious questions for the big guy, too. Why do you let little children suffer and die? Why do you let your fans condemn anyone who doesn't act the way they think they should? Do you really hate homosexuality? If so, why are humans and other animals even capable of it? Are you really seriously trying to tell us that there's this OTHER god called Satan who is SO powerful he could corrupt your beloved creation and you just let it happen?"
 
Ok to start with, it is called generational curses. IF YOU want to know more about the our religion and God then the one you claim does not exist then please start researching! Dig deep! Maybe then you will find the answers to your questions. If it calls for to much work for you to go out of you way to prove that God does not exist then i guess you really dont mean it. Other wise what effort are you doing other then spouting questions that can be answered in our religion? 
 
The children were effected by a generational curse. (something i suffered from but was healed.) In our Bible, Jesus saw a blind man from birth and his followers asked what he or his parents do that caused him to be blind. When Jesus said niether they did not understand. So why children suffer it is because generational curses can be placed on the family up to 7 generations down, also blessings can be placed on the family for the generations. (mine happened to be anger, skin sores, sexual immorality, and lying.) When you do such things then your children see them and it is passed even futher since they have commited the crime. 
 
"Why do you let your fans condemn anyone who doesn't act the way they think they should? Do you really hate homosexuality? If so, why are humans and other animals even capable of it?" 
 
It is called human will. God gave each and every one us a human brain. He let us think for our selves. Here is a question for you....i dont know if you have kids or if you even want them...but if you do/want kids would you want them to get up every morning and cook you breakfast because you demanded it for love? or would you apperciate and love it more when they did it out of there own free will? That is why God gave us a mind to think. He wanted us to follow him on our own not force us.

 
Come on, NJ, seriously???????

You haven't answered the question at all. WHY? Why would a god who loves his/her creation put CURSES on children for something someone ELSE did? That's disgusting. And if you were HEALED, NJ, why won't your god heal babies dying of cancer? Why won't he save little girls from being abducted, raped, and murdered? Why YOU?

I wouldn't command my children to cook me breakfast. They're CHILDREN and shouldn't use the stove. (Okay, I admit that mine are grown now, but I'm trying to show the analogy between what humans must be like compared to an all-knowing supreme being.) And then again, I wouldn't put curses on my children for something their great, great, great grandfather did, or let them be murdered when I could stop it.

If God wants us to follow him, perhaps he should lead BY EXAMPLE!

Received 02/24/2010 from: nj
Subject: About that

comments: "That's the whole point, people! If you have to believe it, something fishy is going on. And rationalists will always choose to refrain from "belief." We either know it, through hard, cold, ruthlessly objective FACTS, or we don't know. But we certainly won't believe it just because some other people (especially other people who wrote ages ago) said it."
 
Last time i checked some one had to "believe" that the light will turn on when you flicked the switch. Because it is not possible that the light will be blown out? So how is that fact? 
 
Define FACT:
Information that has been objectively verified.
www.teaching.state.pa.us/a_and_t/lib/a_and_t/Science_Glossary.doc
 
So by that definition you KNOW, because you verified, that the light WILL turn on because you flicked the switch. There is NO possible way that the bulb could be blown out or for some strange reason is does not work. 
 
Do tell me...Why in the world do you fight so hard to prove some thing that does not exist? If it does not exist what does it matter?
 
i look forward to your response
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Huh?
I don't have to "believe" that the light will turn on when I flip the switch. In fact, I don't believe it. Plenty of times it doesn't come on and I have to figure out if the bulb is burnt out, or maybe there's a switch turned off so the lamp won't come on. But I "expect" the light to come on because I know how lights and electricity work and from a LOT of EXPERIENCE in turning lights on and off.

I really have no clue what you're saying about "someone having to believe" the light would turn on. What does that mean? What does this mean: "Because it is not possible that the light will be blown out?" Can you please explain exactly what you're trying to say?

What does the definition of "fact" have to do with my expectations of a light turning on when I flip the switch?

As to your more important comment, I do not fight hard to prove something does not exist. And I do not have to prove gods don't exist. I'm just expressing myself, my frustration with religion, with stupidity, and with sloppy writing skills. I don't really care what you or anyone else believes, as long as you don't try to tell me and other people that it's factual, or even sensible.

There's nothing at all wrong with fighting for reason, clarity, logic, truth, and honesty. Nothing wrong with that at all.

As to the second part of your comment: It matters because there are really stupid people in the world trying to control the freedoms of people who don't believe what they believe. There are Muslims murdering women because they don't live by a ridiculous religious code. There are people in government thwarting the rights of freethinkers and attempting to impose a Christian theocracy on us.

Those things are worth ranting about, and fighting against.

Received 02/24/2010 from: Jessica
Subject: Not a christian? WELCOME! Christians come be challenged!

comments: Here is a point to ponder.....IF the people (christians) claim there was a man named Jesus and his teachings were false then why did so many of his followers die? Looking at history and ONLY history (because even historians will say) that the claimed "apostles" died for believing in this man. Most of them were even totured. I believe even the one named "John" was the one who hung up side down on the cross because he felt unworthy of dieing the same way then his messiah. SO here is my question to all.....Would YOU lie about something and PURPOSEFULLY be tortured for it? for instance, say you claimed the sky was purple. would you still defend your point if you were cut on your arms, legs, and other bodly memebers, as well as beat, thrown out into the streets and shamed for it? Now i can under stand if this was one man (heck there are many a lunitics out there) but for so many to agree upon one man and still go threw that? I wish to inquire more information as i do my research so i welcome ALL points of view.
 
thank you for time
sincerly 
Jessica
Jessica,
Thank you for your interesting comments.
1. The Bible is not a history book. So, looking at ONLY history, we can't say whether or not these so-called apostles existed, much less died in the way the stories claim.
2. Supposing the stories are true, who ever said that the followers of Jesus knew his teachings were false? No. Clearly these people truly believed what they believed and believed it so wholeheartedly they were willing to die for their freedom to believe it and preach it. Did the woman who murdered her children because she thought she was saving them from Satan and sending them to heaven know she was deluded? No! People will do all sorts of things because they "believe" something is true.
3. This makes your question "to all" a straw man. It has nothing to do with believing something and dying for it.
Received 02/17/2010 from: Marci
Subject: Another secular curriculum resource
comments: Great web site!
Just wanted to add another resource to your list of REAL secular curriculum.  I've been using Intellego Unit Studies for the past 8 months.  They offer both a unit study aproach as well as core curriculum based on the Core Knowledge Series by E.D. Hirsch.  Rigorous, fun, hands-on, and not dumbed down by any means!  They are web based and all of the links are maintained so they remain active.  It's been great for my kids because Intellego links to videos, online games, interactive web sites, as well as reading, writing and discussion and hands-on experiments and projects.  And clearly secular -- world history units teach evolution, that sort of approach. 
 
Received 02/08/2010 from paco:
Subject: wrong
Listen the power of prayer is strong just because people prayed for the cell phone dosent mean they also cant pray for hati it dosent say in the bible thou shall pray for one thing...No it says trust in God and he will bless you...And if he dosent answer a prayer it just means you dont need whatever you asked for in your life...Like i said god will bless you if you believe in him...A blessing is a helping hand not a take everything and do nothing gift..
So, you're saying that the girl who prayed to God for protection at Columbine just before that kid blew her brains out didn't need saving? God blesses you if you believe in him? Right. He blesses you while the rapist/murderer tortures you to death. He blesses the little children while their step-dads are dunking their heads in the toilet. Right. I get it.
Recieved 02/08/2010 from Kaya:
Subject: thank god! lol
I thought is was just me! why I am having such a hard time swapping books with my fellow home-schoolers? The last straw happened when I read a hippies were like satanist in one of the book I bought. I was in shock! So I began my search for like minded home school moms. 
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Received 02/07/2010 from anonymous: the bible says to pray about everything no matter how little but remember to be open to God's answer whether it is yes no or wait :)
I'm not sure but I think this comment may refer to my posts about my friend's cell phone. I guess the answer was no. (see blog) I added a subject line to the form in the hopes that future comments will be more clear.