When I referred to the ridiculousness of Bible stories like Lot's wife being turned into a pillar of salt, I was told by a Christian here that "You do know that those are only parables?"

Well, so is the Noah story. If it's true, then the many millions of species existing today all evolved since then because only a tiny percentage could have fit on that floating barge. That means that evolution is a fact and Creationism is crap. And away we go.

Johan wasn't swallowed by a whale, either, and nobody has ever risen from the dead and ascended into the sky, I don't care what science-fiction or fantasy book you read.

All religion is superstition. That's a fact. It's all based on belief of spirits and demons and being still alive after you aren't alive anymore. You can't get around that. That's how it is. Calling it "faith" doesn't make it real, faith and belief are the same word here.

The reason we have religions is because they allow a small part of the population to not only have some control over all the others, but those controllers make a fine living while getting away with all manner of things. Like the Catholic priesthood that's provided a safe harbor for homosexuals for centuries while protecting them as they prey on children. Like the Islamic mullahs and imams who literally hold the power of life and death over the people with all their religious laws, while they live and eat well and molest boys and girls with impunity.

Spirituality is communing directly with wh**ever sort of god you believe in. Religion is worshiping, singing, paying the priests and preachers for their continuing efforts to keep you brainwashed, and religion has zero to do with spirituality.

Jesus said that when you pray, to go into your room, lock the door and pray in private. What does that tell you about what Jesus thought of religion? Mathew 6 - 6, by the way.

I have no desire for arguments. And your requirements for friendship are the same as mine. There is no need for friends to degrade each other because of what they believe, especially in cyberspace. We will never meet even if we bumped into each other on the street we wouldn't know each other.

You seem to be challenging me to do something I cannot do so I will challenge you. And this is not in a disrespectful manner. You asked for a cd with God speaking on it, even if I made the cd myself and sent it to you, you would not accept it. Let me ask you as question. I suppose you think, even know, you have a brain, right?

Have you ever physically seen it or touched it?
:lol: :lol: Can you count the number of hairs on your head? Can you say people without parting your lips?