My problem isn't in the believing in God. I feel most people feel there may be a 'higher power', whether it be karma, or just the gut feeling of the basic difference in sentiment between doing right and wrong. I won't get into any more than that, but this generic feeling is common throughout religious types and even the less than religious types.
My question is for the Christians. "Christian' is a wide phrase, pertaining to many different religions, but the common thing with them is that they all have to believe that jesus is the son of God and that he came back from the dead (the ressurection). if you don't believe in the resurrection, you can't be a christian. If you go into a christian church, and say - "look, I want to get more into the cheurch, but can I do it without blowing my cover and claiming that jesus was immortal?", you will be told you are not welcome. Try a different religion, like Judaism...
Now, there is historic evidence that the bible was changed to accept jesus as the son of God (was it Pope Clementine that made this decree? - I'm sure jay has the detail).The christians wanted to claim that he was divine to elevate their own religion above their competitors. With such an obvious and documented lie, they undermine their teachings and put me right off. Religions and religious organisations need to tell the truth. Find me one that tells the truth and I'll look at it. Try to tell me that something is blue, when there is overwhelming evidence to convince me that its red, and I have a problem believing anything you say from that point onwards.
