Yes God lets me know, God lets everyone know. Just some ignore his message, get mad over it, get frustrated with it. But nevertheless God tells everyone, it is the person's choice to listen or not.



Why do people in their discussing try to point fingers and make the Christian(s) look bad? Cause you do the exact same thing, when you renounce a belief and hold another belief, you are automatically putting your beliefs above all others. Why would you follow a belief you truly seen as the least of the beliefs? Wouldn't make much sense.

Christians believe that their savior character Jesus is the only way into heaven and ever lasting life, for everyone. We can't help that they believe this. It is their belief. Oh well.

We don't believe that nor do we believe them. Oh well.

That is where the conversation should end.

There's a difference between Christians and people like myself and Jeannie, Cowboy. Not once do we say, you MUST believe what we believe or you will not have salvation when this life ends. We may try to open your eyes a bit to the reality of what religion is all about, but whether you believe or not, it won't matter in the end, since we all go back from where we came anyway.

That's the major difference right there, you don't have to believe us if you don't want to, but according to your beliefs, we HAVE to believe you and conform to your beliefs to be with God. Sure you might say we have the choice not to, but even then the whole eternal death thing is held over our heads for choosing to think different.

Sorta yes, sorta no. Yes the Christian belief is the only way to God is through Jesus. But why does it have to end there? Your statement here makes it sound as if the only reason for religious discussions is to try to convert the other and or change the other person's view. Why can we not just have a civil discussion in sharing with one another our different beliefs? If they don't agree with one another, that's fine. No harm done, just expressed our different beliefs and moved on. But, why can two people of different beliefs not discuss with one another on why they believe in their beliefs? Why does it have to amount to renouncing the other's beliefs? Cause that is not at all what is or would be happening. The two would just be sharing with each other their beliefs. Can two people not have different beliefs?

I have no desire to change mine either. But what is so wrong with sharing with one another? Where is the foul of another believing differently then you?

And since you do not wish to learn more about another's beliefs, why exactly are you in a general religion forum? Why would you not go to a forum for your beliefs, if that's on this site or another site. Why would you go to some place you would be told about of other beliefs if you do not wish to hear it?

Most people who have been on Mingle2 for as long as I have already are pretty familiar with my beliefs if they read my posts. I don't usually get into long discussions with people who don't have similar beliefs because we don't have much in common.

Fair enough, but not accurate lol. I do not know what belief you have. I know what belief you don't have, but as for the beliefs you do have I know not of. All the posts I've seen of you, are rejecting the Christian beliefs. Not saying you haven't shared your beliefs, just saying you have not done it as much as the expressing the beliefs you do not possess.

Web definitions
The term mind control (also known as brainwashing, coercive persuasion, thought control, or thought reform) refers to a process in which a group or individual systematically uses unethically manipulative methods to persuade others to conform to the wishes of the manipulator(s), often to the detriment of the person being manipulated".

The term has been applied to any tactic, psychological or otherwise, which can be seen as subverting an individual's sense of control over their own thinking, behavior, emotions or decision making


I suppose religion can and has been used in the latter form, as has patriotism and 'academia'

the former definition probalby happens much less often, as teaching our children values and standards is not 'unethical' in and of itself and no more 'unethical' if it comes from cultural standards of our community or from our religion or from our politics,, its quite natural to pass down what we feel is the best of ourselves to our children

I do not have any specific beliefs that fall into the category of a cult or religion. I simply evaluate information and draw my own personal conclusions and I have my own spirituality.

As it has been stated:

I have my own personal relationship with GOD. Its personal.

Hate to tell you, but it still falls into the category of "religion". Religion is a belief of something(s) not physical as in spirit, soul, ect ect. Belief in an entity or something after this life. And you said you had a relationship with God, this belief you possess constitutes a religious belief. Maybe not an "organized" religion, but nevertheless a religion.