Religion vs Religion

One of the most haunting to questions i think to anyone who believes in religion is... does religion actually exist. Are we going to look back on christianity and catholicism in 2000 years and treat this belief system the way we treat the Greeks and Romans beliefs in the Gods. Who is right? Many people believe religion was created to help mankind deal with the realization that death will happen. Do i firmly believe in God and life after death? You're darn right i do. I will never not believe what i believe but i can't say for certain what i believe is factual. Who can honestly say that. Maybe the Romans and the Greeks got it right and there are God's for every thing. As a nation the United States thinks they are the most powerful country to ever exist. But we have only been around for 200 years. The Roman empire was 2000 years old and spread over a vast majority of the world. Could they be right in their thinking? Who are we to say no to that. I honestly don't know what provoked me to write this but it is honestly how i feel. I have mixed feeling about everything and i am constantly second guessing my choices and my beliefs. We called what the Mayan's did barbaric for offering up human sacrifices to please the Gods. We've killed millions of people in the name of religion. Who knows in how long they will look back at our existence and think the exact same thing. We've made unbelievable advances in all matters from, medicine, to technology and so on and so on. But we need to evolve mentally, we need to not hide behind our religion but embrace it. We shouldn't judge people for not believing as you do, we do not need to force religion on anyone but be compassionate towards everyones cause. We must not ignore global warming causes but find solutions to solve this problem. The one draw back i have against many americans is they think their voice won't matter. Imagine if Thomas Jefferson and John Adams felt this way, we might not have the freedom to write these blogs or express our ideas as we do. If anyone happened to come across this please remember one man can't change the world but one mans idea can. Believe in yourself and aspire to be the one to make the world a much better place. That's all i have to say about that. Have a happy weekend!!

Choices and Beliefs

With the presidential election looming you can see who swings to which side. Facebook has become a forum for arguement and bashing of candidates and people. Does it matter which way you vote? One of my good friends goes in the complete opposite direction i do on almost every issue but we don't let it tarnish our friendship. Everyone needs to understand this and move forward because it is so easy to criticize others but to actually be sympathetic to their cause is something not everyone can do.

I am a religous person and firmly believe in eternal life after death. I believe there is a heaven and a hell, but with that being said i will never let that influence how i vote. I understand not everyone feels the way i do and that this country was founded on the freedom of religion so how can we chastize people who don't share our same beliefs. I believe in equality for all, whether you like men or women, or if your black, white, brown, purple, green, or yellow it doesn't matter everyone has a right to exist in whatever way they see fit. How is two men getting married going to change the way i live my life? It won't, everyone is so quick to turn to the bible and say God wanted us to be with opposite sex. It is their choice to sin and be with the same sex. First of all the bible was written by man and should be taken with a grain of salt. There was only one person who has been flawless and he died for our sins. Secondly the issue of the bible the majority of the world uses is the King James edition, this king decided what was put in it and what wasn't. How can we be 100% sure there isn't more that's left out. Third not everyone believes in the bible or chooses to follow it what makes your choice in believing the bible better than everyone elses? If you want to keep them out of the church i can't argue that there is the seperation of church and state, but we must remember this bible is the same thing that said black people and white people should not be allowed to marry. How can we put so much faith in a book that can be manipulated so many different ways. I am not sitting here trying to trash religion because i will never do that, what you believe is your right just like it is the right for others to marry who they see fit. Who are we to throw judgement toward them. And last but certainly not least God has promised two things one is eternal life that i firmly believe in. Am i going to spend eternity in heaven? I certainly hope so. Maybe everything about the bible was right, maybe millions have spilled blood and lost their lives all for the name of God. Maybe the radical Christian KKK have it right and lynching is okay. Maybe gay people are inferior and are an abomination on the world, but if that's the case then i do not accept that eternal life. I choose to let everyone be treated as equals i choose to judge people not by their sexual orientation but by the content of their character. I choose live and let live. I choose to love unconditionally without expecting something in return. This is the world i want to live in. And last but certainly not least God gave us a choice. A choice to love who we want too, he gave us a choice on how to live our lives, and if I choose to love another man then it is my right as a human-being to do so. If choose to practice Catholicism then it is my right to do so. I don't belive God wants everyone to judge each other or take away choices he wants us to live life with compassion, love, friendship, religion, integrity. So incase you haven't noticed about my long run on paragraph I am voting President Barrack Obama because he understands there isn't a certain class that is more superior or inferior he believes in equality for all.

 

Thank you and maybe the 2 people who will actually read this might look at things with an open mind.