I certainly agree we have no right to force or demand that anyone change their beliefs, and there have been plenty of ugly examples of people doing exactly that in the past. I guess my idea was we can present our beliefs to others, if they are willing to listen, that is, and let them do what they wa...

KennEnder, I think I understand your analogy with the lottery and I like it. But, as I'm sure you can understand, I don't like to think of my faith as a lottery ticket based entirely on chance (and not a very good chance at that). However, I admit, there are definitely times I wonder if all I'm doin...

Greetings all, I'm new here. The question/scenario posted by eriador piqued by interest. Here's some thoughts I had. The scenario, to me, carries a prejudice or pre-conceived notion with it. That notion being that religion is a hindrance to an otherwise free and happy life; religion is just a list o...