How sad and totally wrong! I was raised an atheist by my folks and was denied a relationship with Jesus for 38 years, That was a very costly form of child abuse. I don't think that God's word is true, I don't believe that God's word is true,I KNOW FOR A FACT THAT EVERYTHING IN THE BIBLE IS 100% TRUE.

I have felt the presence of Jesus both inside my soul as well as at church and as well as looking out at the ocean or looking at a magnificent florida sunset. I have seen miracles happen, had both my knees cartilage healed and arthritis in my left knee disappear. I have felt the Holy Ghost and have spoken in an unknown tongue. atheism is evil and leads down the road to Hitler, Stalin, pol pot, idi Armin and Mao. Bill Nye is heading for a very rude awakening when he dies and is face to face with Jesus who tells him " I did not come from an ape" of course by then it will be too late.

Had I been raised to know Jesus and to understand that He has my back, my life would have turned out much differently. I would not have made allot of my mistakes would have finished law school and gone on to be a prosecutor. By denying me a relationship with the Lord, my parents deprived me of a very valuable resource for dealing with the problems of life. If I knew at 18 that Jesus was real and thus Adam and Eve were real, i would have avoided harmful behaviors such as fornication, adultery, drunkenness, drug use, theft, and other sins I am guilty of committing.

Thankfully Jesus never gave up on me, and eventually I heard his call and responded positively. Having a relationship with Jesus and making Him number one in my life has allowed me to escape the prison of materialism, I focus on what's most important A strong relationship with God, which gives me the self confidence, patience and discipline to face boldly whatever life throws at me. In addition, I have no doubts that when the rapture of the church occurs (much sooner then people think) I Will be with my Lord and Saviour in Heaven and not on earth when all hell breaks loose literally.

Trusting in God and his word in the bible also has allowed me to overcome despair, depression and suicidal thoughts. You may choose to think your ancestors were primates, I choose to believe that my ancestor was made of the dust of the earth in God's own image. Man is not an animal, he was created to have dominion over the animals.

I realize that nothing I write will change your mind, so this answer and my testimony are for those who are honestly seeking to know if God exists and what is he like. My heart is troubled and burdened for atheists as I know where they WILL be spending eternity if they don't get right with Jesus. If anyone has serious questions ( not just looking for an argument) send me a pm. would be more then happy to share more of my testimony with anyone. God bless you all and God bless America

I presently belong to two gun clubs. Both of them are "Members Only". One is a training site for some of the local departments. When the officers train, it is closed to members. I was also on the Board of Governors there. As an official there, I saw many practice with their duty side arms. A few could hardly qualify. In a stressful situation would they be able to do their job?
I shoot at least a week and put more bullets down range than some small departments. I speak from experience.

Hey Doc ..... all nine injured were struck by police fire ..... the perp did not fire even one round when he was confronted by the two cops .....

Here's a link to the actual surveillance video of the shooting .....

http://newyork.cbslocal.com/2012/08/24/multiple-people-reported-shot-near-empire-state-building/

Here's the thing for me. The New Testament portrays god as a benevolent, caring god. For the sake of discussion, assume I don't believe in him. But my life is lived in virtue for virtue's sake. I am a steward of the earth, I help the downtrodden. But I just cannot seem to get my arms around the concept of a Supreme Being.

So one day I die, and, lo and behold, I find out I was wrong. Does anyone think that this loving god of the Christian world would deny me access to an eternal reward simply because my feeble mind could not grasp the totality of the concept of God?

Or, put another way. I spent my life working side by side with Mother Teresa. We ministered to the poor every day, feeding and clothing the wretched masses. The only difference is that she accepted Jesus as her Saviour, and I didn't. Do you really think he'd welcome her with open arms and shut me out of Heaven? If you do, it doesn't sound like a very loving, benevolent God to me.