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Wow! I read your last paragraph and am left scratching my head. I do not think I deserve the personal attack it represents and find it more than a little offensive. I, like any one else, state my opinions as forcefully as I can. I do not state personal opinions as gospel. If I believe strongly in something I will state my belief and you and no one else have the right to tell me I can not. If you disagree with me, that is your right, and you have the right to say so. You jump to huge conclusion about what I believe and make spurious remarks about that belief. I have never stated that I am an atheist, much less an evangelic one. I do think I will keep my day job though. I am a teacher and would not give that up for anything.

Wow! I read your last paragraph and am left scratching my head. I do not think I deserve the personal attack it represents and find it more than a little offensive. What personal attack? I said professional atheistic evangelism doesn't pay very well, and advised you that you should state your opinions as opinions. A good example of how to do this is "I believe." This is not an attack, but advice. "Hope this helps!" should give you a clue there. I, like any one else, state my opinions as forcefully as I can. I do not state personal opinions as gospel "God doesn't need or require your service or submission." That is not a proposal; that is a declaration. If I believe strongly in something I will state my belief and you and no one else have the right to tell me I can not. If you disagree with me, that is your right, and you have the right to say so. I didn't tell you what you can or cannot do. I said, and I quote, "I suggest you state your position as a personal opinion, rather than gospel." That is a suggestion, not a command. You jump to huge conclusion about what I believe and make spurious remarks about that belief. I have never stated that I am an atheist, much less an evangelic one. Really? Every time I get an update on a thread that asks the direct question "Do you believe in God?" I find you there. Every time, your response is the same: "No!" I use "evangelism" with reference to your fervor and persistence in your crusade against theism. You make no attempt to suggest that you don't know whether or not there is a God. Your implication, while you don't make the mistake of stating it directly, is that there isn't one. Why else would you participate exclusively in religious discussions, and never attempt to explain yourself? Because you have what Einstein called "the crusading spirit of the professional atheist." You don't have to admit to anything just to be found guilty; your actions leave a trail of bread crumbs. Now, do explain what "huge conclusion" I have jumped to, and what "spurious remarks" I have made. English is one of my very strongest subjects; it's highly unlikely that you will find more error in my statements than I can find in yours.

I disagree. Serving one another is not just about helping someone meet their needs because they can't do so themselves; it's about relationships. I understand that Buddha did not believe in God (at least not in a personal God), but Buddha did not require his followers to follow him unquestioningly. You encourage others to think for themselves; I encourage you to do the same. Remember that there are a lot of testimonies out there which coincide with the coming of faith. And just for the record, they're not all bogus. I'll put more stock in my own story (especially since I was there) than in the story of a man who sat for 49 straight days, never to move until he had found enlightenment. Serving God is not all about attending to the homeless or invalid. And neither is life; if healing was the ultimate goal, then life itself and its purpose stand contrary to one another. No, the purpose of life is to live, and get everything out of it that you can, while you can. I see no reason to believe that the seeking of your own Maker is somehow detrimental to personal interests here. If there is something to be learned, then the way to learn it is to expose yourself to it. Buddhism is about development of the mind, and every kind of knowledge is power. Just because we know so little about the numinous doesn't mean one should refuse to acknowledge it or act oblivious to it, much less go so far as to run around, obstructing the enlightenment of others. I don't know what you are trying to accomplish in myLot; but unless you know matter-of-factly what God does and does not want, or that there is no God, I suggest you state your position as a personal opinion, rather than gospel. And don't quit your day job; I don't think professional atheistic evangelism pays very well. Hope this helps!

Not all Christians believe God and Jesus are the same, the fact that you keep pointing this out as a fact and don't even believe in Christianity shows that you are trying to argue how we should believe even though you obviously don't.

To EvanHunter, Please read what mobhomeir said and tell everybody if it made any sense. (He believed in one God His only son)

Obviously there is a language barrier here. By looking at where he is from you can plainly see English isn't his first language.