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I went to Church for the first time this Christmas in ages and there was barely anyone there lol, was really surprised, it is only a tiny village but I expected a good number of villagers there, must be practically dead on a normal Sunday
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You were probably at the wrong church.
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http://www.bbc.co.uk/news/11297461 Its a quickly dying superstition thankfully |
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I'm not of a religion but I don't really see why people bother pissing on others' religious beliefs, it has nothing to do with me and I don't understand it any more than religious people understand what it's like to have been brought up without a religion. If it makes someone happy and brings structure, positivity and teaches them to be kind to others then I'm all for people being religious, as long as they're not in my face with their religion trying to press their views on me. By the same token, I don't push my lack of religious beliefs in anyone's face. It's just common decency.
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Being fabulous...but it comes so naturally I can see me failing.
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Nope, I'm not religious but I think Lent has a nice message and I have participated in the past, but people have a skewed view on Lent anyway, it's not just about giving things up, you could take something on instead, like walking to work instead of driving or something like that, for younger kids it could be helping more with housework, it's a bit silly to just be like "I wont have any biscuits for the next 40 days and 40 nights! :B"
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The people that you speak of would find greater solace in a proper education and the ability to appreciate the true wonder of the world through a scientific education. |
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I believe in the Qur'an because it's just so amazingly and intricately written, addresses so much about the nature of life, explains science including things which were not discovered at the time. When I read it I really can't comprehend there being no truth to it, it's just too elaborate to be written by man. The Bible and Torah(?) are vastly similar as all it really is is a different interpretation of the same belief I bet you haven't even picked up and read a Qur'an/Bible/Torah and dismissing all religions just because you don't like them. Biggest get out of jail free card going |
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I also very much doubt that educated people truly believe, I think you can enjoy the tradition and also weigh up the outcome of rejecting it and come to a happy medium of going along for the ride without buying the car, so to speak. |
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