Sorry, Bill, but you have it wrong. I'm not having any struggles with my faith. I just don't make statements like Mr. G does and neither would he like to hear me make them. Actually I don't see how you can even come up with your conclusion.

It's Mr.G who has a problem when someone sees otherwise than he does and so do indeed many others. Fortunately, as a Buddhist, we would never say what he says for it's disrespectful.

I have no problem with what he believes but it just isn't right to tell people "You sir , When you stand before the judgement seat of the Lord you will know that there surely is a God. He and he alone is the maker and creator of all things. I can asure you that He is a God of mercy and grace to all who seek Him and want to know His will. If you don't read the new testament and ask God to reveal the truth to you and just believe things you have heard on some program by people who don't know any more than you do, then how can you say that you are an atheist. You must understand the workings of the devil and the workings of the Lord. Time and space would not allow me to tell of all the things that God has done for me and my family through prayer. I don't really want a comeback from you or anybody else on the zone because all of us have an argument as to why we believe what we do. You should really take a long hard thought at the things you say, remember this , if you are wrong there is an enormous price to pay, The devil is out to steal and to destroy but his fate is sealed. So I say to you all, be wise and at least read the new testament starting in St. John and then going back to Mathew and read it all. Your eternal soul depends on it. Just try God with a pure heart and don't worry what the rest of the world thinks or believes, and if you do that I guarentee you will find a peace and a joy that you've never known before . What is it for a man to gain the whole world and loose his own soul. Don't believe what you hear on discovery or Nat Geo. Ask God with a sincere heart and find out for yourself.Please give Him a shot, you won't regret it. Like you said in your statment( the good guy fighting the bad guy) so who really is the good guy and who is the bad guy. There is good and evil, light and darkness. CHOOSE WISELY>". This is telling all those that don't share his faith that theirs is fake. Had I told him the same but change the Lord to Allah he'd most likely have reacted or even worse than I did.

I don't think I have to explain myself any further since I've come to realize that both of you seem incapable of understanding what I'm saying. What might be the problem? Certainly can't be my command of English. Or is it? Next time I'll post in Dutch, German, French, Chinese, ... have your pick. All fine with me.

I'll let you two take the discussion further in whatever direction you wish to take it. It's useless to keep on making points that keep on being misinterpreted over and over again.

So, in closing, no, I'm not having any struggles with my faith. Yes, Conservative Christians may be right but so may be Muslims, Hindus, Mormons, Catholics, Protestants, Pentacostals. They all maintain that they're right and their faith is the one and only true faith. Buddhism stands out as probably the only one that doesn't make such claims. It is not important who is right, but only who does right.

Hey, at least I get to shack with Chas and one can't ask for better company.

Take care and may all the gods smile on you.

Taike

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Bo pen nyang.