There is definitely no loving God. Fact.

Message withdrawn at poster's request.

And tha will probably be deleted.

And I might be slung in jail over some 'freedom' law. Or something.

Why am I posting on this thread again?

It's just descended into people's pride now.

JGL if you were in a Muslin country posting such inflammatory statements, you would have had your fingers chopped off!

Think twice before posting please

Yes. But I am in the United Kingdom. Where we have freedom of speech.

I have asked for that post to be deleted. I appreciate the fact that not all Muslims are of the kind that believe in Sharia Law, and such. And the Muslim religion is, when properly adhered to, as decent as Christianity. Although I do, of course, prefer Christianity.

AnnieBach thank you for clarifying that for me. I had a feeling I'd got the wrong end of the stick.

It's an interesting question about Christian missionaries going to Muslim countries. We've all seen incidents of kidnapping or killings of Christian aid workers on the news and as far as I can remember, this has happened in turbulent countries where extremists groups or terrorists are usually - but not always - involved. Of course, it's not always Muslim countries involved.

Christian missionaries do go to Muslim countries, but not usually to try and convert anyone, more to do good works connected with education or health care, that sort of thing. One of the problems has been the suspicion that some surreptitious effort to try and convert people is going on and sometimes the presence of a bible can be enough to get someone in trouble with the authorities.

It has only just occurred to me that perhaps many aid workers are the modern world equivalent of missionaries.

And how might we feel about muslim missionaries coming here?!

It has only just occurred to me that perhaps many aid workers are the modern world equivalent of missionaries.

I'm not sure why you should think that, Wilma. I'd have thought aid workers have enough to do without trying to convert anyone to Christianity - and I don't suppose for one minute that all or even most aid workers are Christians or followers of any particular faith.

There is no Santa Claus, tooth fairy , leprechauns , fairies at the bottom of the garden and no God/god/allah/yaweh etc. You are entitled to your views these are mine.

There is no Santa Claus, tooth fairy
I can't believe it!!

Take no notice, rosequartz, you and I know they are real!

I was really really upset by dorsetpennt's post.

All that time I have spent telling the DGC they're real and I never ever tell fibbers .... now

Who was it who said "The year you stop believing in Santa Claus is the year you start getting underwear"??

There are faries, no way would I have searched through a wood with my five year old looking for their mini castles or taken sleeping blankets to spend a night there to see their wings glisten in the light of a full moon

Or was it "socks"?

No Santa Claus or fairies????? Whaaaat????? Who on earth told you that, dorsetpennt?

I'm not so sure about the leprechauns, but maybe they're just in Ireland?

Shocking post dorsetpennt, it's bad enough to think those things, worse to speak them, but to put them in writing is beyond the pale.

Leprechauns definitely exist. They are little bearded Irish men who get up to mischief. One of them appears on our telly every Friday night. He is very naughty but can be great fun

Ana I think you are out of date about what a modern missionary does. Many aid workers are employed by religious aid organisations. These days a missionary is often a person sent by a church into an area to simply help vulnerable people, to carry out educational or health care work, or relief work, etc,. Their faith inspires their actions. Undoubtedly some aim to convert people to a religion, but for decades the aim of many missionaries is to simply help people who are in need. An actions speak louder than words approach. Faith, hope and charity.

PS I have a tiny pale green wooden door in a skirting board that the fairies use to come and sprinkle fairy dust on the furniture.

We have a convent here and for years the nuns are sent by the mother house in Ireland to teach in their schools in Africa . Also three of our Anglican priests from our diocese have left to work in Africa.not to preach or convert, they are helping to build homes

Women do not make wars

Women make babies.

Just had to come in here. My mum always used to say there was no hell because hell was here on earth. She used to annoy me when I was a teenager and enjoying life - but now I'm older - well I can see what she was saying, not just personal experience but all the dreadful things happening in the world.

Yeah. And men kill babies in wars. So piss off.