Hello, people, Normally I wouldn't be dragged kicking and screaming into a conversation about God with a bunch of strangers, BUT, well, ok, reading your postings compell me to give my view. I was a devout athiest for many years. Not out of a disbelif in God, but out of anger towards Christianity. I studied every religion from Agnostcism to Zoroastrianism. They all have some huge fatal flaw that I could easily look at and disregard the religion. A few years ago, I found a church that I can believe in. It is an ecclectic gathering of several religions. It is called Science of Mind, or Religious science. It teaches that there is only one life, one life force going through us all. God is not some entity "out there", I am as much apart of God as my thumb is of me. Since I am a part of God, I have the power of God, as we all do. Jesus never claimed his miracles, he would say "your faith has healed you". That is true. All people need is a focal point to concentrate their energy, their inner godliness. This has allowed me to release a lot of anger I've had towards organzed religions. I always thought that religions were control mechanisms for the masses. I didn't realize that they also can be tools for people to organize their spiritual lives. I may be rambling at this point. If you need me to speak clearer, let me know & I'll try to be more succinct. Namaste, Thor P.S. Please check out my web page & let me know what you think. http://www.uscolo.edu/TAC/ ______________________________________________________ Get Your Private, Free Email at http://www.hotmail.com