losing my faith

[jinboy]

i have been taught that whenever i feel that something is not right there are three things i can do

1. take action do everything within your power to stop what is displeasing you
2. if you cannot do anything by action then do it by speech let your feelings be known and see if that makes a difference.
3. if your words can not be heard then pray an ask god to make things right.

now i hae never used 1 and 2 i can not take action against anyone because its not within my nature i am not confrontational i hate to deal with disputes using your fists.

whenever i use words yes they get heard but not by people who can make a difference who can rally people together.

i have however always prayed to god, as some of you know im a muslim and i have preayed for for hurricanes to be diverted away from people for forrest fires to end and many natural disasters were when i have prayed for people a i care about have not been hurt. So i feel praying can get you along way.

but there is one prayer that i have continuously prayed for since i can remember for god to intervevne and stop our race turning into a bunch of mindless idiots and settling disputes by blowing each other to holy hell. And me being me i felt especially in the holy land were muslims christians and jews at one point lived in harmony till money hungry empires invaded the lands i felt that NO MATTER who prayed such blemishes to his holy lands would not go without a godly response.

I dont know like the miricle of every weapon on the planet being turned to dust would be a great start atleast then people wouldnt die.

I said that im a muslim and the title of this is me losing faith i can't help but think that im not the only one. what kind of god would stand by while poeple who have worshiped him for years be treated in such an inhumane way from world war 1 & 2 from the battles of the ottoman empires the atrocities of the british empire throughtout the the centuaries, what kind of creator would let its creations become so undiluted that he would look upon us and disown us and leave us to rot.

have we as humans become so dispicable that someone as almighty as our creator thought *fuck that* will we never learn

i hope its all part of the supposed "master plan" for the end of time

or were all in for a big suprise when we die who knows

im am definately feeling BLAH atm

[flophousepoodle]

Hey Donde - I am not -nor ever have been -a person of faith. A few days ago I went to a funeral for a baby. -The parents and Grandparents are people of faith - and when I left I felt that they are lucky to have it.
And when I walked down for the meal in the Church basement I thought - how would it be without this tradition and coming together.
Questioning is good - but if you can still find peace within your faith - hold on to it.
Because having no faith doesn't make the world any easier to swallow.
<3

[Buliwif]

Hi man.

According to Christian beliefs, God loved man above all creatures and bestowed upon him the gift of free will. The unfortunate side effect of that gift is that Man has the tendency to interpret the teachings of God and his Profits in the way that best suits man. This means that those teachings are at the mercy of man's fallible and twisted imaginings.

Along with that unfortunate side effect, man, for all his free will, has the tendency to follow those with the loudest voices, who also tend to be the most fallible and twisted.

It doesn't matter which faith you follow, there will always be those who are blinded by their own beliefs and ambitions and have a voice loud enough to bend others to their will. These voices will continue to be followed until people learn to dig through all the different interpretations and discover the TRUE BASE MEANING that, not so surprisingly, all religions share. That of, basically, "Be good to yourself and each other". *Yes, Jerry Springer's catch phrase is enlightened... lol* When this happens, THEN people will finally put aside their differences...... maybe.

In the mean time, it is also true to say that, no matter which religion you follow, that Higher Power does indeed have a plan. Though we may not be able to see it, and cannot understand how it could be possible for any God to allow such things to occur in our world, There is an answer and there is a plan, and we will all be privy to it one day. Stay true to your faith and keep up those prayers. Though they may not always be answered in the most obvious of ways, they are ALWAYS heard.

[jinboy]

LOL that'll be awesome hatter

[jinboy]

these responses have been beautiful and awesome
ive always said you guys have improved me and groomed me and all the responses have been fab

thank you very much