We all know that there are quite a few abnormal verses in the Bible, and that there are many odd claims about who will enter "the Kingdom of Heaven." However, this one caught my mind and I felt that it would lead to some interesting and informative discussion.
Deuteronomy 23:1
ESV
"No one...
If your God is so willing to condemn us to burn a lake of fire for all of eternity simply because we judged the world as we saw it, rather than as "his people" told us (without any sort of material proof), then he is neither loving, forgiving, nor benevolent.
Also, it is a cruel notion that one...
I just wanted to introduce myself, as I see myself spending a great deal of time here in the future.
I am an 18 year old implicit atheist currently living in the Bible Belt. I love debating and discussing religion, although, where I live, it can be quite difficult to find someone with differing...
So, when i was 14, my parents had me baptized into the United Methodist Church.
At the time, I was quite willing. I thought that I thoroughly loved and believed in God. However, I soon discovered that I had been focusing only on the social aspect of religion and had been completely ignoring the...