You ever listen to the American gospel radio stations? Or for that matter the TV stations?
*begin extra strong southern American accent*
We will resist the devil! You will be able to fight him! Hell, yes!
*end extra strong southern....you get the idea*
I put God in inverted commas all the way through my religious studies exams and got an A - mainly because I found it easiest to try and prove that God does not exist.
I personally believe that religion was invented as an explanation for the things people couldn't understand. What are all those stars? How did they get there? I don't know, let's say an omnipotent being created them.
Also, if God is omnipotent, could he create a rock too heavy for him to lift?
More people have been from religion than cancer. The Northern Ireland confilt - religion based. They have been brought up to hate Protestants/R. Catholics.
The whole Islamic Jihad thing. (Speaking of which, if Osama Bin Laden was a true Islamic believer, he would know that his use of the work Jihad is wrong and goes against nearly everything Mohammed laid down in the Koran.)
The KKK - again, black hatred fuelled by religion.
I'm Atheist and proud of it. I'll reserve judgement until I'm standing at the pearly gates, if they exist, thank you very much. If there is a heaven and a hell, I'm going to hell for sure
Have your religion - fine - but don't tell me it brings peace, because it doesn't.
Crosswind technique: "Using your peripheral vision, react to body movements, gasps, groans, and shouts from the other side of the cockpit, and always remember that it's better to be lucky than good."