[Aslan]

Very interesting thread. I read this for the first time at 2:00am and thought about this for the rest of the night. I originally was not going to post anything but this thread just kept running through my head. I myself am a christian. I am a new christian. My wife and I were baptized in January. Eventhough I seldom went to church, I have always felt that God created the world and Jesus died for us. I never believed in evolution, it never made any sense to me. I am not going to condone someone who does believe in evolution. Those people who are condeming others such as Kentucky Liberal for being an atheist and accepting evolution are the type of christians that drove me away from the church for 20+ years. I had a sunday school teacher condem my father because he did not go to church. That lady never knew my father. I became angry at the church because of that lady. Who knows, Kentucky Liberal may be a great person who will give you his/her shirt. Because he/she is an atheist, does that make him a bad person? One of the best ways to spead the gospel is to accept and love everybody as they are. Don't try telling them their views are wrong. Maybe by our actions as christians he will realize that God is the way to go. Forcing religion on someone is a huge turn off. If the person is ready to go to God, he will get the message and go on his own. For many years, I felt that God is someone you worship who created all of us, not something you feel. The first time I felt God's presence in me was when my wife got baptized. It was a wonderful feeling. It was a similar feeling that I had when my children were born and my wedding day. I was baptized the next day. I never thought I would get baptized because I felt that I was not "religious" enough. The primary reason I started going back to church as an adult was because my wife wanted to go and never been, so I went to support her and I did not want my children growing up skeptical of the church like me. Look where it landed me. I am at peace for the first time in my life and my marriage is stronger than ever. God talks to you in different ways. To answer the question of the thread, yes God does exist.



BTW Kentucky Liberal, I am not trying to single you out, your name is the only one I could remember. I am in no way trying to offend you.

Good post! :thumpsup: