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Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 17:28 on 4th June 2009 We've had many discussions on the forums about religion but what about just plain faith? Does one have to be religious to have faith? Can an atheist have faith? What is your definition of faith, and how important is it to you? What are your thoughts on the subject of faith? |
Gives Up! ' Posts: 1934 Joined: 30th Apr 2005 Location: UK | quotePosted at 17:42 on 4th June 2009 I'm an athiest and I have faith. I just don't have it in the 'usual god'
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| Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 18:04 on 4th June 2009 Excellent Babs! How do you define faith for yourself? |
Shirley K. Lawson Posts: 2310 Joined: 17th Jul 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 19:21 on 4th June 2009 It's an believth in an higher power of good...with or without religious rituals. |
| Gives Up! ' Posts: 1934 Joined: 30th Apr 2005 Location: UK | quotePosted at 20:09 on 4th June 2009 I just simply have faith in myself Diana......with a little help from my dad now and again. He helped me today. He passed over some 12 years ago. |
| Diana Sinclair Posts: 10119 Joined: 3rd Apr 2008 Location: USA | quotePosted at 20:30 on 4th June 2009 I am sorry to hear about your dad Babs. It sounds like you were close, and I am glad that you still feel his helpful presence. It must be very comforting.  |
| lancashirelove Posts: 1986 Joined: 18th Feb 2009 Location: UK | quotePosted at 21:52 on 4th June 2009 diana,read my latest post in the thread 'Introducing myself' by mary o'donnel |
Ruth Gregory Posts: 8072 Joined: 25th Jul 2007 Location: USA | quotePosted at 03:59 on 5th June 2009 I think you can have faith in a lot of things - yourself, your family members, spouse, significant other - you can have faith that things will get better or that you'll recover from an illness. For me, the source of any faith I have in anything or anybody (including myself) is rooted in faith in God. I'm a Catholic, yes, but my faith isn't in the church, or religion - they have their place as tools to help us develop faith, but God is above all that. And I think that if you are a believer, your faith is nourished by prayer.
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Debbie Adams Posts: 2043 Joined: 8th Mar 2009 Location: USA | quotePosted at 04:16 on 5th June 2009 I think "Faith" is believing in something you cant see or touch but you know in your heart its good not just God but ppl and yourself. |
Jason T Posts: 7421 Joined: 14th Apr 2004 Location: UK | quotePosted at 11:54 on 5th June 2009 Faith, the belief in something/someone? I have faith in lots of things, i have faith that my car/camper won't let me down when i go out in it, i have faith that my instincts won't let me down while i'm at work...the list goes on, now faith in a god?? probably, but how do you define god? I think we all worship the same 'god' whether its allah, your own made up god, or a Christian god, its all the same thing, just twisted slightly to fit in with various conditions, a lot of religions were written when leaders needed to control the masses, so chapters were written in about not doing certain things, to keep people from doing them! i think the little details are irrelavent, we all really know what is good and bad, and i think as long as we stick to the 'good' we should make it through ok, that is the faith i have i think! the faith that most will be ok if we try to do the right thing and don't be selfish to much! |
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