Being to religious

In this day and age religion seems to have taken a backseat in many of our lives and this is mainly down to the lifestyles we lead. Before technology religion was a given and you prayed to the God you were brought up knowing and obeyed his rules. But now, in this three-minute culture, people don’t have time to visit holy buildings and obey rules. As time has gone on the world has become more competitive and taking hold of your own life seemed to be stressful enough without extra commitments. To be honest I couldn’t tell you why people stop believing in God. Maybe it’s because of the world we live in. Maybe they ask themselves if there was a God why does he let all the pain and suffering go on in the world? It’s really down to the individual and their experiences. Then again I couldn’t tell you why some people have excessive religious behaviour. Again it is down to that person.In my opinion I don’t mind what you believe in. You could be any religion under the sun and I wouldn’t hold it against you. When I make friends I only care if they are a nice person. Problems arise when people are too openly excessive in their beliefs. If someone believes in something that’s fine. More power to you. But when people make it abundantly clear that you are WRONG if you don’t agree with them, that’s when problems occur. I don’t understand why people feel it necessary to force their beliefs on you. If God made all of us isn’t he watching over all of us no matter what we believe in? Religion should be open. You shouldn’t have to undergo tests or anything you should just be able to believe what you want to.If a friend of mine joined a cult I must admit I would worry. If they suddenly started changing their lifestyle and stopped talking to me for example I would be very concerned. I’d have to have a deep conversation with them and find out firstly if they are really happy and secondly if it is healthy. Let’s hope that never happens though ay.

Here is an eye opening site about extremists - http://www.meta-religion.com/Extremism/extremism.htm