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Originally posted by BigBobby:

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Originally posted by norwegian_mom:
i have only been in USA once.. and that made me think, why are there so many that belive in god.. why is god so important to americans.. dont you belive in you selves? why do you need god.. ??

Hello Norwegian Mom,

As Mashell pointed out, this site is for the support of single parents. The first few posts you made, were appropriate and received supportive responses. Your recent ones, however, have been religious or political in nature. While this site has no rules against those topics, they are tolerated when discussed in a way that is respectful toward the people who disagree with you. I'm hoping that the tone in these posts, is largely due to your writing in a non-native language.

Anyway, I'm an American Athiest. I do not believe in anything that can not be proven through repeatable experiment. I was raised Catholic and my whole family is still Catholic, but all the logic and reason in my brain say that they're nuts and I just can't follow them. Still, what good would it do me to convince them that they're wrong? They get a lot of positive things from their faith; for me to try to take that from them would be terrible. It's unlikely I *would* change their minds too. After all, it's not like I can prove that God *doesn't* exist. Really...did you intend to change minds with the things you posted? If you did, you should know that it came off as belittling, and that's certainly not going to change anyone's mind.

Also, is Norway really a less religious country than the US? The data I found indicates they're about the same -> http://www.worldreligionday.org/statistics.html Do you have data that shows otherwise?

As for the US's "going to war in the name of god," I assume that you're speaking of our current occupation of Iraq. You can find the reasons why the US invaded Iraq, in our Secretary of State's address to the UN. Although most of the reasons presented were wrong, none of the reasons were about religion. Honestly, if that's how our invasion is being portrayed in Norway, I thank you for giving us that information! Our politicians certainly did not sell the war to us with that justification. I hope you accept that fact that 0% of the Americans on this site believe that's why we invaded, as evidence that you have received false information about American intentions in Iraq.

Really...since the US has been in that country, haven't we executed their rather secular dictator and replaced him with much more stringent followers of the Islamic faith? Why would we do that if we were "fighting for our God?"

Anyway...I hope this thread turns into an opportunity for understanding, rather than a source of bad feelings, as those are counterproductive to the purpose of the site.

Later,
Bobby

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Originally posted by norwegian_mom:

.....you see in norway its a tradition to babtise your child, not because of the religion... we nxt year we are "divorcing" state and religion.... because nobody isgoing anymore....

I'm a man of many mysteries and sides....SO many I'm practically round!!

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Originally posted by norwegian_mom:
i have only been in USA once.. and that made me think, why are there so many that belive in god.. why is god so important to americans.. dont you belive in you selves? why do you need god.. ??

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Originally posted by norwegian_mom:
everybody is right to have theyre own meaning.. and its ok to belive in god, if you dont svear dont have *** before marriage, dont steal, dont cheat.... then you cn be a cristhian.. do you do those thing , you are a hypocrit.... or as we say i norway HYKLERE..