Many people pray for frivolous things (God please grant me a parking space at Tesco) Many people pray for something far more serious (God please save my dying child) The frivolous prayers seem to get...
Before we were born we didn't exist, so time only started at our birth. Perhaps after we die we don't exist, so time would stop then. Eternal life wouldn't be eternal if life had a beginning or an...
My mum who has terminal cancer, had mapped her funeral arrangements out long ago and it required a religious ceremony. Prayers, Hymns etc. But after been allowed to attend the cremation of my brother...
The head to head debates are supposed to start this Tues. Does anyone think Biden will turn up? I don't. Posting early because it's quiet on here and the Dems will have to come out with an excuse this...
To all the young people, especially students. Don't go out enjoying yourselves after 10pm. Dont visit your friends. Don't organize any parties and dont expect a job after your studies, there wont be...
If there is intelligent life on other planets, they might well have religions. Do christians here think that god would have sent them a version of Jesus?
Does Boris have any support amongst thinking people?
https://www.theguardian.com/politics/2020/sep/18/sinking-without-trace-rightwing-press-turns-on-boris-johnson-coronavirus...
1 )Accepting (for the time been) that we dont yet fully understand how the universe came about and how life came to be. Or 2) Believing one ancient creation myth out of scores of other ancient...
Answer. There isnt one. This can be the only rational response. There is no *ultimate* meaning, although we are all capable of making *a* meaning of our individual existance. For some, such as...
Labour have existed for 120 years, they've had 5 prime minsters and only 3 have won a general election. (Tory lite Tony doesn't count). So with that appalling record who actually supports them?
Johnson is still banging on about this, even though few civil servants are returning. What did he expect? Months of scaring people witless to control them is not going to go away, couple that with the...
Look at these lovely pictures of this woman with her, clearly very loved, children. She's dead, murdered by a scumbag Traveller (I promise I won't use the 'P' word because the last time I did I was...
As a young, ex fundamental, evangelical Christian, what led me out of faith was an (albeit reluctant) admission that I was simply wrong. After years of wrestling with doubts, questions, voracious...
A bit of a hiatus (lockdown, work, personal things etc) but finally read the Bible all the way through, again! How on earth can anybody read this mess and believe its the word of (any) God is beyond...