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Do You Believe In God?

“Just think about it for a while; do you believe in God?”

This is what my social studies teacher asked my class today. Did I believe in God…that question really got me thinking.

It’s not like I haven’t thought about this before. Actually, I’ve thought about this many, many times before.

Religion is a very touchy subject. I know that. Like I said in my last post, I have no intentions of offending anybody. Also, like I said in another recent post, I don’t want to get too personal. Because of these two things, I’ll be keeping this post short and vague.

Let me start by saying that I am Roman Catholic. I was born and raised this way, having Catholic parents and studying in a very Catholic school.

I know my beliefs, but I tend to think a lot. All these thinking leads me to doubting many things, and I usually feel bad about this. It’s not like doubting is a bad thing; I am entitled to my own opinions. I don’t know, it just makes me feel, well…sinful. At least I’m not completely doubtful.

There are some teachings in the Catholic Church that I’m a bit skeptical of, and one or two that I don’t believe in at all. I will have my uncertainties, definitely, but I’m sure that I’ll always believe in a God; whether it be my God or some other God, I do believe that there is some higher power out there – someone or something greater than us.

Despite my doubts, I would still like to believe that I’m a Catholic. My faith is fickle, but, atleast, I still have faith.

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This shouldn’t be a difficult one to answer since I have been discussing about this matter so many times before.

I firmly believe in God. And that is something that is deep-seated within me. Though every now and then I feel like there are things I want to question because they just don’t make sense to me, but I can’t question them because questioning could lead to doubt and doubt could lead to something worse.

Of course the doubts do not lessen my faith. I just sometimes wish the answers are easy to find.

Comment by Kitty • July 26, 2010 • 9:29 pm

Sometimes when I have so frustrated that I could just cry, I don’t believe that God exist. Mainly because people say that God is great and stuff so why isn’t he stopping all the horrible things that is happening around the world?

But then again, when you see something that is breathtaking, you can’t help but believing in him once again.

Comment by Marina • July 27, 2010 • 1:12 am

Me, too. I found an old layout that I made for a really old subdomain I used. It was really crappy. Back then I was still new to graphic design.
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I don’t believe in God. I went to a Christian school for 6 years, listened to preaching and attended chapels, and even did biblical studies. I was still skeptical of how many things that are written in the Bible happened. There was a story of how Jesus healed a sick girl just by touching her, I think, and I didn’t think it was possible.
I’m not a religious person, but I do believe that there is some sort of higher power out there. I’m an Agnostic.
Even though I’m skeptic about religions, I respect them. I have friends who are Christian, Muslim, Hindu, and more.

Praise

you should believe in God! you do believe in air EVEN YOU CAN’T FEEL IT. THAT WHAT GOD is. you Cant see Him but you can feel Him. Look. many scientist don’t believe in God, but believe in Hell. if there is Evil, there is Good. some scientist test there self that they said to there self tha God isn’t real. so they try to make a human. they challenge God. they said that “WE SCIENTIST CAN CREATE HUMAN IN DUST JUST LIKE WHAT YOU CAN!” So the scientist challenge God to make human using DUST! the game started and God said :”WAIT! YOU MUST MAKE YOUR OWN DUST FIRST!” it make sense!!! Look if God is not real, why would people will pray for nothing?! why do miracles happen? because we believe that there is GOD! ONE AND ONLY GOD! A LIVING GOD!! BELIEVE AND YOU WILL SEE!

Clarisse

She’s allowed to have her own opinions, and she’s allowed to doubt. She said she does believe in some higher power, and that, in a way, makes her believe in God anyway.

Comment by Nugget • July 27, 2010 • 1:43 am

Hey! I was raised a Roman Catholic too, because I lived in Spain and majority of the population were Roman Catholic I thought everyone on the world was a Roman Catholic a well, I never knew there were other religions such as Muslim and Hindu etc. But when I moved to England I saw that there was a difference between what I thought was Roman Catholic and the usual Christianity.

I find it weird how religious I was in Spain and how I changed about the way I thought about god and how religious I even was, I can’t believe I went to a nursery run by nuns!

I tend to doubt too, I used to do it so much at one point I completely stopped believing god, I then began hating going to church but as things got worse and worse at home and school I saw my faith in god as the only way out, so I began trying to find situations that may prove that there is a God and as I began building my faith again, things began to get better.. or maybe I saw them in a different light? To be honest I have no idea, all I know is that I now fully believe in God and he does exist someway or another :D

Damn, I tend to blab on a bit too much sometimes o.o.

Comment by Mimi • July 27, 2010 • 4:17 am

I honestly don’t know what I believe.. at times I think there is, but when something terrible happens i question it.. if there was a god that wouldnt have happened.. but maybe its just a lesson to be learned- as to why it happened.
I guess it depends on my mood and the day.. as a kid my brothers and sisters and i were “forced” to go to church. We had to dress up and hop on a bus that took us every sunday.. and a lot of the times my parents didnt even go.. so why were they pushing it on us? Because I felt forced, as a i got older i just rebelled i guess.. i dont go and havent since then. & as you said, my faith is fickle, but, atleast, I still have faith…

Comment by Kayt • July 27, 2010 • 4:43 am

I love shows like that. :D I enjoy shows for kids a lot. :)
I would forget my wish-list if i had it in my mind. :P

I ran McAfee and it says the computer is clean. It’s scan itself every once in a while. I think maybe it’s because the computer is old.
I went to library today. I felt really amazing in there. :D

I believe in God. Sometimes, when things like the oil spill happen, I wonder if God is really there. But after all that wondering I believe that he is there and that all of it is happening for a reason. Maybe this disaster will bring something great. Who knows?

Comment by Isi • July 27, 2010 • 5:25 am

I also think a lot of stuff have been exaggerated. People wrote the Bible, so I guess at some point they wrote something a little far fetched.
Everyone has their beliefs, and some people are more dedicated to their religion than others. No one is perfect. That’s why we’re human.
Even though teachers know the meaning of “summer” and “break,” they still give out homework. =/

Comment by Nugget • July 27, 2010 • 11:19 pm

Without a single doubt in my mind, I 100% fully believe in God. There are other things that I’m not sure what to believe in like is birth control bad? what about getting a tattoo? etc but I definitely believe in God.

Comment by Kristi • July 28, 2010 • 12:33 am

I’m not religious, but I don’t dismiss God completely. In Norway, we’re Lutheran Christians. Around 80 % of the population are members of the State Church, but less than 10 % actually attend church (me being one of them and this statistic tells what I believe in very accurately).

Comment by Tina • July 28, 2010 • 1:22 am

Hello! :)

Yeah definitely! And thank you. I really hope so aswell. :)

I am personally not a religious person. We are part of the Protestant church here where we live and pay taxes and everything. I don’t go to church or anything though – only if it’s for weddings and such things.

I kinda do think that there might be something else out there – something bigger. But who really knows?

People believe in so many different things and some religions have things in common when it comes to believing and they way they practice their religion.

Comment by Swetlana • July 28, 2010 • 3:43 am

I was raised Jewish, and still identify with the Jewish faith. I believe in God, not as an actual literal tangible being but just as sort of a figment, or an idea. It’s comforting to think that there’s something up there, and everything is going to be ok.
I think when people start trying to connect religion to other things, then it gets out of hand. Like connecting it to science, well that’s never really going to work. They’re polar opposites, but that doesn’t mean either is right or wrong. I think they’re equally valid, so science doesn’t prove or disprove God. So maybe I’m agnostic.

Comment by Ali • July 28, 2010 • 6:51 am

Clarisse, I absolutely love this new layout of yours. I think it’s the best I’ve seen from you & I’ve only seen..probably two? Maybe just one. But I like this one the best. It’s amazing!

People always believe that if they stick to their religion, even if they have doubts, it’ll allow them to sleep better at night. The truth is, if you don’t embrace your curiosity & ask the questions you want answers to, then you’ll never fully be satisfied. You’ll just be sitting there trying to push these thoughts to the back of your head & I’m not sure why you’d ever have to live so accordingly when you are your own person. You make your own choices & you believe in what you feel & have evidence to what is right.

I personally do not believe in a higher power & I’m unaffiliated with any religion because I feel that no religion out there serves any purpose but to control the masses. That’s my personal opinion though. I just think that if we can fly men to the moon, why should we constrict ourselves on just one belief? Why are we not allowed to keep our minds open to discoveries & other things? The truth is no one really knows if a higher power exists or not. It’s blind faith to believe that there is or that there isn’t, period. I don’t know if there is, but I don’t believe there is. If somehow a higher power decided to show off to prove to us one exists, then I wouldn’t deny it. But because there is no proof, I don’t believe in one.

Comment by Tiff • July 28, 2010 • 1:50 pm

I am also a Roman Catholic. I have had my own doubts about God and whether I believe in him or not. I keep on thinking that even if I did believe in him I am quite disappointed that praying doesn’t seem to be doing much for me. I know you definitely aren’t trying to offend anyone.

Religion is something that needs belief and faith and that differs from person to person. I myself am fickle and I don’t think I follow any true religion, and I don’t think I agree with every single thing to do with Catholicism.

I don’t get sick a lot so I feel lucky that my attendance is pretty good in most cases. One time I got pneumonia which was disappointing because I had to miss out on school.

I guess that’s just the way education works. We kind of need general knowledge in everything so we take all subjects. :/

I don’t listen to much mainstream, and I only come across the songs if by chance I hear them on the radio, or a friend lets me know about a good song. Otherwise, I don’t know. :P

I love the Beatles as well – they’re definitely one of my favourite bands. :)

Comment by Georgina • July 28, 2010 • 6:32 pm

Religion is indeed, a very touchy subject. I often avoid talking about religion, as I usually end up offending someone or the other. Now I’ll carefully word my phrase and type them. xD

I’m not a Christian. I’m a Hindu. In India, we follow different religions so yeah. I’m not a completely devoted Hindu, but I just know that I follow a particular religion and all. I believe there’s God around us.

I’m usually not a very religious type of person, I’m not religious either. I know I’m Hindu, I pray when required and I love listening to stories of God. That’s my faith in my religion! :)

Comment by Ash • July 28, 2010 • 9:03 pm

Thank you! I love your layout too. It’s so original and the style is really well done.

You definitely should watch AVPM when you get the chance. I’ll warn you, it’s pretty long, but entirely worth it.

Comment by Ali • July 29, 2010 • 1:17 am

I do believe in God, even if I didn’t go to church I would.

I’m christian, but not really strict or anything. I know a lot of people who don’t go to church so they don’t believe in god.

Comment by Mandi • July 29, 2010 • 2:39 am

Oh how familiar that sounds to me! Wanting something I can’t have. xD

We definitely are much luckier than some other people on this big beautiful planet.

Comment by Swetlana • July 29, 2010 • 3:59 am

It’s not sinful to doubt, it’s completely natural. I believe in God, but not religion. Faith is good, but religion is possibly the worlds greatest evil. It’s full of arrogant, self-serving people. They decide who and what God is, and so their beliefs become their God. They do evil things in the name of their “God.” They’re really only worshiping themselves. It’s the same in almost every religion, not just Christianity. Power hungry people and their foolish followers. I have my very own strong beliefs on what God is in this world, but I never try to force them on others, or make it out to be that I am right, because how could I possibly know that? I only ever say “I believe God…” God is what God is. There’s no point in trying to do anything else but be as good of a person as possible, and not worry about what other people in your religion think. It’s not about them, it’s about you and whatever your higher power is.

I’m a Presbyterian. Luckily, one of the most free of the protestant Christian denominations.

Comment by Megan • July 29, 2010 • 7:35 am

I want to try and cook too, but I’m lazy as well as not having the time. :P

I didn’t think savoury muffins were so rare… you ought to try some! I think it’s good if you really don’t want a sweet muffin. :)

Thank you! I’m really proud especially since it was my last ballet exam as a student. :D

Comment by Georgina • July 29, 2010 • 10:40 pm

i know what you mean.. i know people who are skinny and HATE it; im like how?! but iguess we all have our prefrences. I don’t really care about my weight so much, the only thing about me that i hate is only my stomach area because it looks so wide! mainly because the side bones stick out further than my hips or w.e.. if you know what im talking about? lol, but iguess thats nothing i can change since its bone.. but still, its the only thing i really hate about me.
yeah thats true, i know we need bad in life, but when extremely bad things happen, it makes me wonder. Like huge forest fires, the oil spill (which the bible says the world ends in fire?.. one spark to the oil and were gone.. lol) , terrible “natural” disasters etc.

Comment by Kayt • July 30, 2010 • 1:30 am

I always find religion to be a weird topic, especially when people start talking about it.
I went to a Roman Catholic pre-school and a church of England primary school, but I’m not religious at all. Neither of my parents are religious, and I think the only person in my family that even considers religion is my younger brother because he’s at a Roman Catholic school at the minute.

Although I don’t believe in any kind of god, I do often think about similar things. I think that if something is meant to happen, it will, no matter what it is.
I don’t not believe in coincidences but I think that some things just belong. :/

I don’t even know how to describe what I think. Some strange things go on inside my head.
I find it interesting what other people believe as well. I’ve got friends that are all different kinds of religions and I find it fascinating listening to what they believe, their traditions etc.

Comment by Kerry • July 30, 2010 • 5:24 am

I believe in God and I think it would be very hard to live without having questions about God. That is why we have the New Testament. Faith! Faith that even though I have questions, doubts, and maybe even anger about God he still loves me. That is one of the reasons I loooove God.
My family loves the Roman Catholic faith. We usually go to Anglican or Charismatic Episcopal churches though. I find that the Catholic tradition can get so close to God it scares me. I’ve touched God’s presence in there and it was sooo strong. You guys got it down.

Comment by Cami • August 10, 2010 • 6:58 am

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