While I don't need a god to be good, I will say that I appreciate having my gods around, went a little extra something is needed... But that's all moot, considering the point I'm aiming at, here. I'm good, on my own... And what baffles me about Christians is that they think that if you're not following their god, you're not actually a good person... That you have evil in your heart. On the contrary... And actually supported in their holy book... Goodness comes from within the person. Goodness is a choice.
I would also like to add.... In case any Christian zealots want to come in here and argue, yes, I have read the Bible... Cover to cover, at least five times, in my lifetime. I grew up in church, and I never could buy it. The big hang up, for me, is the idea of a god that is supposed to be the embodiment of love that will also throw you into eternal punishment, for not swearing fealty. If I, as a father, go out of my way to punish the crap out of my child, indefinitely, because they've chosen some other path, it would be called abuse.
While I don't need a god to be good, I will say that I appreciate having my gods around, went a little extra something is needed... But that's all moot, considering the point I'm aiming at, here. I'm good, on my own... And what baffles me about Christians is that they think that if you're not following their god, you're not actually a good person... That you have evil in your heart. On the contrary... And actually supported in their holy book... Goodness comes from within the person. Goodness is a choice.
I would also like to add.... In case any Christian zealots want to come in here and argue, yes, I have read the Bible... Cover to cover, at least five times, in my lifetime. I grew up in church, and I never could buy it. The big hang up, for me, is the idea of a god that is supposed to be the embodiment of love that will also throw you into eternal punishment, for not swearing fealty. If I, as a father, go out of my way to punish the crap out of my child, indefinitely, because they've chosen some other path, it would be called abuse.