Is it okay to disagree with your religion?

[Smart_Guy]

Thanks brother, for the clarification.
I though t it odd that any muslim would deny Muhammad.

No problemo.

 

[SpeaksForTheTrees]

Hey who wants to go to heaven anyway for heaven's sake is full of people ..

 

[MysticSang'ha]

I would love it! How are you faring?

Every day is a day better. I only got halfway through pointe class this week before I bowed out from leg fatigue, but that'll continue to improve. I'm still planning on being back en pointe on stage in December.

Time for me to make a trip up to Chi-town? Or are you planning on coming down to the Lou anytime soon?

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Every day is a day better. I only got halfway through pointe class this week before I bowed out from leg fatigue, but that'll continue to improve. I'm still planning on being back en pointe on stage in December.

Time for me to make a trip up to Chi-town? Or are you planning on coming down to the Lou anytime soon?

Actually, we just recently got back from Greece and will soon be leaving for Niagara-on-the-Lake and Stratford, then back home to prepare for the High Holidays. Can we defer this discussion to October?

 

[Katzpur]

Time for me to make a trip up to Chi-town? Or are you planning on coming down to the Lou anytime soon?

Actually, we just recently got back from Greece and will soon be leaving for Niagara-on-the-Lake and Stratford, then back home to prepare for the High Holidays. Can we defer this discussion to October?

Stop it already. You two are making me jealous. When two of my favorite posters start talking about getting together in person and I haven't met either one of them, it really pisses me off.

 

[Jayhawker Soule]

Stop it already. You two are making me jealous. When two of my favorite posters start talking about getting together in person and I haven't met either one of them, it really pisses me off.

Love you, sweetheart.

 

[Muffled]

I consider myself to be a good Catholic but my church says that sex before marriage is a sin. I have a really hard time keeping my biological urges down and most of the sex that I have would be considered to be extremely sinful in both context and content.

I generally prefer sex to be like that though so I don't understand why god would make me want to do such acts that god considers sinful. Is it kind of like a fractal pattern of confusing godlike understanding? I keep feeling as if I'm reaching these insanely intense sexual peaks which are in tune with how deeply I debase myself. Sometimes I even wonder if god is present through some of the things I do.

I also want to know how I can get into heaven and still maintain the lifestyle that I do. By keeping on going to confessionals?[/QUOTE]

I do not believe you can consider yourself a good Catholic.

I believe thinking that sin is ok is a sure sign that you are not even a Christian.

I believe the sex urge is there to promote the continuation of the species. However God seeks to eliminate confusion and bad sexual practices make for confusion and God is not the author of confusion.

I believe it is God's will for you to be well in mind body and spirit so anything debasing that wellness does not come from Him.

I believe I will not countenance such things.

I believe the wrong path will never get one to the right destination.

I believe a recognition that one is sinning is a good thing but without repentance it is not enough. Sin is like a poisonous snake; it looks pretty and is nice to touch but its bite has a venom that can kill.

 

[Muffled]

Apparently, God forgives you and it's all good. But I deeply disagree with my faith on the issue of sexuality.

I believe you are under a misconception of God's forgiveness. First it is not automatic or something that one can just perform a rite to achieve. Second God will still hold you accountable for your actions. Third God expects you to come into harmony with Him not oppose Him.

 

[Muffled]

I believe it is okay to disagree with one's own religion but only with the branches, and sex is one of them. But I still believe the disagreement should not lead us to act against what our beliefs teach us. I think it only makes sense to follow the will of those who promised us things, otherwise we don't have the right to demand what they promised us nor they are under obligation to deliver. It is true that God may forgive anything (with minor difference in my beliefs as a Muslim), but that does not necessarily mean that He will. But at least I know that He will forgive what we repent as long as it is an honest repentance, which is another subject that thought I'd just mention.

I believe one can disagree when a relgion has made a misinterpretation of scripture and the one disagreeing has the correct interpretation. I believe a person saying I know what it says and I don't want to believe it, is simply opposing God.
However in the case of a Catholic most do not know the scripture behind the rule to know that it came from God.

 

[morphesium]

I consider myself to be a good Catholic but my church says that sex before marriage is a sin. I have a really hard time keeping my biological urges down and most of the sex that I have would be considered to be extremely sinful in both context and content.

I generally prefer sex to be like that though so I don't understand why god would make me want to do such acts that god considers sinful. Is it kind of like a fractal pattern of confusing godlike understanding? I keep feeling as if I'm reaching these insanely intense sexual peaks which are in tune with how deeply I debase myself. Sometimes I even wonder if god is present through some of the things I do.

I also want to know how I can get into heaven and still maintain the lifestyle that I do. By keeping on going to confessionals?

Do you believe that the sun is at the centre of the solar system or know some basics of human anatomy? If so, if you were to step into a church with such belief about 200 years back and talk about these ---- then the priest would yell out ;burn hannah969 at stake !!! He is talking against the bible!!! burn him at stake.

I am sure, few years from now the church will not consider pre-martial sex as sinful. You are just way a head of these times .
After-all, we have countless popes who have fathered illegitimate children!!!

Every religion has some ploy to get it deep rooted into the minds of the people, to presume it has a high morale etc. premarital sexual activities are just one of them. there were/are religions out there in which there are holy -sex workers, even allows one to have sex with animals!!!!
since your biological urges harms no one, there is no reason to make it a hard time - just make it a good time; Actually, it is something good for your body- both mentally and physically. If god exists, god too will be loving it.