Religion Reviews

Where ever I seem to go these days, I come across a church that has been converted into flats or projects for the homeless. This must mean that religion has had its day and we are far too clever to fall for all this rubbish. This isn't really true though is it? I think that people attitudes to religion has changed a lot over the past ...

I was recently told by some religious people that I would be damned for not believing in God, even if I am a really good person. The following poem was inspired by their blinkered point of view and states my general opinion on religion. This is not to say that I condemn those who believe. If faith gives you comfort, then I am happy for you, I ...

I am an atheist. Yes, I do mean that, I’m not a wishy-washy agnostic. As far as I can remember, I have never believed in a god. Perhaps I did as a young child, brainwashed by the C of E school system – but once I was a bit older and able to make my mind up, I did. I do not believe. So why not? Well, to me, the scientific story ...

If ‘religion’ truly was the opium of the people then I’m sure far more people would be interested in it today. The well-known expression that religion is the opium of the people was made famous by Marx but was also used independently around the same time by the Christian reformer Charles Kingsley. Both men were speaking, ...

Religion, what I difficult subject to talk about. I feel you can not say anything harmful about religion, it seems to me not to be "right". I have to say now, that I really have no faith, I am undecided in what I believe. My parents were never particularly religious and therefor I am not particularly religious. I think ...

During one of my many blackouts in life much against my own choice I was born. Yes my "loving" parents brought me into this pitiful world and nurtured me with breast milk and the word of God. Imagine for a moment if you will all of those children that have been raised to be soldiers by parents whom were army mad. If you like ...

If I was asked if I'm religious in anyway I would probably answer No, but the trouble is like most people, you always end up in church to attend a wedding/funeral/christening and yes I do celebrate Christmas. So I suppose really I feel a bit of a hypocrite, but I find it very difficult to think that so much badness can go on in a world ...

Ah religion..... the thing everyone loves to talk about. Well I am going to put my cards on the table here and say that I am a Christian, infact I have spent some time working with a Christian missionary organisation. It would seem that my title is a very apt one. My opinion has certainly got a response, even for what little I said in my ...

As stated in the overused cliche (well obviously..), "It's a free country/world/planet/et al..", within the confines of the law, the general public are in fact, pretty much free to do just about anything they want in life. Whether it be sky-diving, orthinology or some other activity, whatever it may be, you can be sure that this ...

For hundreds of years, the human race, believers and non-believers alike, have searched for the answer to the question "Does a divine being "God" exist?" This argument has two strong sides, those of religion versus science. Whilst scientists will argue that we are nothing but the product of evolved bacteria, religious believers will ...

Personally I fail to see the point in religion. Throughout the ages religion has been the cause of more wars than anything else, infact the vast majority of wars can be put down to religion. Even as I sit and write this there are the makings of war in Israel. The reason? Religion. A lot of people in this country are religious, but the ...

Throughout history, religion has generally hindered progress in medicine and science. This is a fact that is appreciated by many historians and there's very little that can be said in religion's favour throughout the ages. Now that Religion appears to be diminishing is western culture, can we expect to see the morals and ethics of our ...

Having spent time on both sides of the religious divide I find this topic fascinating. I am a person who refers to their upbringing as fundamentalist Christian in an attempt to make it sound fluffier. Yes, that’s how bad it was. I was for 23 years one of those strange people that your parents didn’t want to open the door to on a ...

Religion. A very thought provoking word. All sorts of images flash up. Churches, mosques, synagogues, temples, civil war, genecide, ethnic cleansing, persecution, teaching, the list goes on. It's a pretty enormous subject. Now, I am not a religious soul, so anybody who is likely to find some of my anti-religious views offensive, ...

Clearly this is my own personal opinion. So I'd hate to think people would take offence at something I say, because of course its just my opinion. So I dont want to hear 'complaints' but if you'd like to share your opinion, I'd be pleased to hear it. The subject of this article is religion, and of its worth to ...

In light of recent events, I'd just like to add this: There are factions in this world, factions of very misled individuals and groups. What they choose to believe in maybe governed by a particular book or belief. BUT, before you condemn others because they appear to follow the same governing bodies, I suggest you read and ...

After considering some of the comments that were made about this op, I decided to make some alterations, as I felt I failed in some ways to make my point. “Let us know what you think of religion here” is exactly what I've tried to do, but in general terms - the downsides of religion I'm going to cover are exhibited by various ...

Religion, it seems, is getting more and more popular these days. The Churches are slowly beginning to understand that people don't go to Church because they find it boring. That's one reason I stopped going for a long time. Churches are getting more 'cool', with bands and live music, and music you can dance to! And yet, ...

Religion… ah, a very wide ranging topic, who is to say whether religion is right or wrong? Not I, but I can share with you my opinion and my reasons why I don’t like it. This is a bit of a one-sided rant. When you rate this I’d appreciate it if you refrain from putting “not useful” just because it disagrees with your ...