82% of Brits think religion does more harm than good

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Religion does more harm than good - poll

82% say faith causes tension in country where two thirds are not religious

Of course, truth causes friction:

Mat 10:34-36 "Do not suppose that I have come to bring peace to the earth. I did not come to bring peace, but a sword. For I have come to turn
     'a man against his father,
      a daughter against her mother,
      a daughter-in-law against her motherinlaw—
     a man's enemies will be the members of his own household.' "

Clearly Jesus supports family values.  The family that kills each other with swords stays together.

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All true, but it doesn't support or discredit the idea that religion does more harm than good.  Hence, irrelevant if you are trying to debate the issue.  All you are proving is that you know of bible passages that say Jesus knew some people didn't like him and his ideas.

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Any "Christian" that thinks religion does more harm than good, has obviously never met Jesus Christ.

I don't think anybody alive on this planet has actually met Jesus Christ.

I have

You're not supposed to count yourself.

That wasn't jesus he met though.

I met a Jesus, but he picked fruit out at this farm.  Seemed like a nice guy, didn't really speak a lot of English though.

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I met a Jesus, but he picked fruit out at this farm.  Seemed like a nice guy, didn't really speak a lot of English though.

Can't have been the Jesus as the Jesus speaks English.  Just look in His Authorized Version, and not one of these latter day fake bibles to get the real text though.

You think he was a knockoff?  Damn it, you just can't trust people these days.

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Any "Christian" that thinks religion does more harm than good, has obviously never met Jesus Christ.

I don't think anybody alive on this planet has actually met Jesus Christ.

Rev 3:20 "Here I am! I stand at the door and knock. If anyone hears my voice and opens the door, I will come in and eat with him, and he with me."

Comedy goldmine.

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The majority in this poll reject Christianity and view Christianity as doing more harm than good

Then why did about two-thirds of the people question in the poll consider themselves to be Christians?

"Of the 50309000 people living in England, 3166200 usually attend church on a Sunday; regular churchgoers therefore amount to 6.3% of the total population..."

http://www.eauk.org/resources/info/statistics/2005englishchurchcensus.cfm

So you're not a Chrstian if you don't attend church once a week? What about my housebound great aunt who prays at home every day but can't get to church. Is she not a Christian now?

So, only 6.3% of Britons are physically able to attend church?

Answer me- is my great aunt not a Christian because she is only able to pray at home?

Sorry man, sounds like she's going to hell.  Jesus(jmfcst) has spoken.

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So when did that happen for you?

in late Oct 1992

So what did you guys eat?  The poor guy must have been starving, having not eaten in nigh-on two thousand years.  I'm interested to know just in case Jesus comes a'knocking at my door too.

We dined on the water and the bread of life:

John 4:13 Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

John 6:51 "I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world."

Rev 22:17 The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.

Jesus stops by and you only give him some bread and water?

Such a cheapskate.

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So when did that happen for you?

in late Oct 1992

So what did you guys eat?  The poor guy must have been starving, having not eaten in nigh-on two thousand years.  I'm interested to know just in case Jesus comes a'knocking at my door too.

We dined on the water and the bread of life:

John 4:13 Jesus answered, "Everyone who drinks this water will be thirsty again, 14but whoever drinks the water I give him will never thirst. Indeed, the water I give him will become in him a spring of water welling up to eternal life."

John 6:51 "I am the living bread that came down from heaven. If anyone eats of this bread, he will live forever. This bread is my flesh, which I will give for the life of the world."

Rev 22:17 The Spirit and the bride say, "Come!" And let him who hears say, "Come!" Whoever is thirsty, let him come; and whoever wishes, let him take the free gift of the water of life.

Jesus stops by and you only give him some bread and water?

Such a cheapskate.

actually, you are a poor reader, for the verses state that Jesus is the one who provides the bread and water.

That's even worse man.  You made the guest pay for the food?  When you have someone over, it's your job to be a good host.  Very rude.

I had no idea those bible verses were written in 1992, either.  Impressive, getting yourself in there.

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Actually this thread has veered way off course- unless it gets back to what is relevant then I'm going to close it.

You might as well.  It's devolved into another Bono-Jmfsct quote battle, with the addition of some crazy dinner delusions from 1992.