"Why Believe in God" ad campaign

[Ghoulish Delight]

Originally Posted by Alex

And now I'm sliding into debating. I knew GD was baiting me. I'll try to stop.

Quit pretending you have free will.

[Alex]

I can't, it's built in. All I can do it quit pretending I don't know that I lack free will.

[SzczerbiakManiac]

Originally Posted by mousepod

I guess I've grown to believe that most of the religious people that I've encountered in my life use their religion - and more specifically the dogma attached to their religion - as a crutch, something to give meaning and hope to their lives. When they stop using their crutch to prop themselves up and start swinging it around to hurt others, it reminds me that there are an awful lot of people walking around with potential weapons. And that scares me.

AMEN BROTHER!

[innerSpaceman]

Not to get too far into it, but I don't think BLAME automatically comes from those who adhere to a more thought-influenced view of the workings of the universe.

[madmonkeygirl]

I do believe in God but i don't let that drive me or my morals beliefs etc. I don't let it try to influence others. But for this holiday season the season isn't about gifts. Yes that is a big part of it. But somehow this society is drilled with every commercial every store the objective isn't to spend the day with family and friends realizing what the day really is about. It's about spending that almighty dollar and to give gifts. Material things are fine but we can't take them with us when we go. Such a shame to make a material holiday out of something that is so simple and with this economy the way it is if no presents were under the tree i'd be fine with that.

[Strangler Lewis]

I always assumed that the phrase "for goodness' sake" was a way of invoking God without quite taking his name in vain.

That observation aside, I still vote "no." As a believer in "self-evident truths," there's probably not much about the sponsor's positions that I would disagree with. Still, I view this as imposing a solution to a problem that doesn't exist. Thus, what we are left with are reachers reaching out to seekers. Reachers and seekers generally intersect at the point of mischief and self-righteousness. If we're keeping score, I say the campaign sucks.

[Moonliner]

Well damn, I guess that ad worked.

People are talking.

[Ghoulish Delight]

Some churches preach common sense

[Alex]

The pastor of a mega-church says he will challenge married congregants during his sermon Sunday to have sex for seven straight days

Aren't you supposed to call a doctor after four hours?

More seriously it is a bit odd to preach that you should have sex whether you want to or not. And of course, the reason for him preaching this common sense is to reclaim sex from the dirty perverts who are having it in ways he doesn't approve of.

[Ghoulish Delight]

That's if the erection lasts that long. Sex is possible, albeit more complicated, without erection.