Sells,

Did you cut and paste this from a pamphlet? This is the blog version of spam.

Peter, Peter, what will we do with you? You are nothing if not persistent. Look, you are obviously a devout chap and (apparently) capable of holding down a regular job as well but puuuleeeaaase, spare us the pontification.

The 2nd last para is a bit of a giveaway isn't it? Put the fear o'God into those sinners and they'll surely put their evil ways behind 'em.

Mate, pathetic fear mungering is probably what drives most folks away from your "path of righteousness". The mystery of death is not the exclusive domain of religion, let alone Christian religion.

You go on and believe what you want but spare the rational the task of having to read this sort of pap.

PS. try doing some community volunteering, actually HELP someone, don't just pontificate from on high.

So, if you're not a church-going Christian, you're not fully human?

What a profoundly arrogant piece of tripe.

A bit too soon after the latest 'revelations' concerning the true mind of the Vatican and its servants, don't you think Peter?

'Making a difference' can be done in any organisation at all, and might best be done in a secular manner in order to benefit the widest range of people possible.

The tribalness of Christians, and all other religions, does not really benefit us much as a community.

As I left home today I heard a snippet from the ABC RN Health Report...and I may well have missed the point since it was only a snippet, but a Christian was being interviewed by Norman Swan as he explained how non-believers seemed to make marginally better doctors (GPs I assume) than believers....worth listening to in full when I get home.

Maybe Peter is thinking of encouraging us all to 'go to Houston' and join Hillsong?

Or the Brethren and their all embracing 'lurv' for their fellow 'man'?

Then there is the German Bishop (I think) who is blaming all the worlds ills on 'feminism' and demanding we retreat several centuries back to the good auld days when the Church set the rules and all our lives were 'complete'...just a tithe, a few offerings at Harvest Festival and Bob's yer uncle...a stairway straight to Heaven.

Join your Church Peter, and do 'good works' by all means... there are many of us battling the ignorant, the dangerous, the deluded, the mad, bad, and ill who belong to a wide range of 'good works' organisations you are spruiking for here.

I prefer to cut out the "middle man" and go straight to attempting to be a good and contributing member of our community.

I'm with Shal but would add;
If you join a church you can get your mental and even physical and sexual abuse for 10%, or free if you are a poor child in a large family.