[Ammi]

Originally Posted by Kizzy

The African Anglican church are along with other Christian fellowships in the prohibition of gay marriage, they aid to maintain their stranglehold.
How can making a positive difference in one persons life at the expense of another be right?
If you don't care about motives are you not intentionally blinkering yourself? I'm sure the church are very happy this delusion is so popular.
http://www.independent.co.uk/news/wo...s-9193593.html

...I believe it's already established that it's the person who interprets their religion and their beliefs and many, many people of faith take the positives from it and only the positives to apply in their own lives and to help others...which was what I was quoting in the post I quoted...(of course you know that when you chose to take one part of my post to slant as a negative..)...


In fact, I find it all the more honourable when non-religious people give up their time and energy to help others in these ways. They're doing it simply because it's a good and right thing to do. When I see religious people being charitable... I have to wonder; are they being that way because they really want to? Does it come naturally to them? Do they simply WANT to help? Or... is the motive ulterior?

..that I wouldn't see any difference in a good person who helped others, whether they had a faith/belief or not and neither would it make any difference to the lives that they helped....if you feel it's a better way for that help not to be given at all or received at all by those who desperately need it, because of any negatives that aren't practised by those people, then that's your prerogative to feel that way..that people of religion should never to good or think of others because.......