Haiti in Ruins - 7.0 quake levels the capital

[Kasz216]

SaviorX said:

Kasz216 said:

twesterm said:

Wow, that's horrible. Random, but I found an odd quote from Obama in one of the articles:

President Obama called it a "cruel and incomprehensible" tragedy" and pledged swift U.S. support.

Cruel just seems an odd word to use since an earthquake can't really be cruel, malicious, or anything like that.

Keep in mind that despite people trying to paint him as a closet atheist or closet muslim... he's VERY christian.

He basically converted after being raised in an atheist household.  The average convert is dozens of times more religious then the average christian.  It's crazy.

I like that about him, mostly because his journey is a lot like mine.  My parents weren't atheists per say, but it was a fairly "atheist" household.  Religion never came up, never went to church... etc.

It is probably because the see the other side- life without faith and what might have been "wrong" with it. People born and raised under a certain religion may not understand that faithless aspect, and kind of "take it for granted" so to speak.

I mean, i understand it.  it's just funny.  It goes for any convert though.  Talk to a muslim who went christian or vice versa and there MUCH more into it enthusiasm wise etc.

It just feels like a better way to get people to follow your religion... and follow it whole heartidly, by not pressuring them.

Though I suppose the downside is, there is the chance your child ends up picking atheism or a completly different religion and the ends up in your religions "bad place."

So i suppose that's why so few people leave faith in their children to find what's right for them.