Religious Freedom

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Originally Posted by wendybeth

Welcome, Traci. I refuse to believe that God intended us to suffer through interminable sermons that preach hellfire and damnation for all those not lucky enough to be hanging out with that particular group. I believe what I believe, and I don't need some mitre weilding, smock wearing, sexually repressed (or worse) leader of the church I was brought up in telling me otherwise. I believe I was given a brain that I was supposed to use, not hand over to someone else.

Yeah! Rock on! I'll add to that: If God intended everyone to worship in exactly the same way he would have given us a clear set of rules in which to do it. And furthermore, it's ridiculous to think that He created such a wide variety of people, yet expects everyone to think and act exactly the same way.

Thanks BTD, Euro, and WB!