List of queries: Why I ´m a member of the church
Please make up your mind how much you can accept the following statements:
I ´m a member of the church, because...
...I was christened and educated in a religious way
The religios faith of a person may nerver depens of the chance of birth, but faith has to be the result of a clear freedom of will.
...I have got a positive attitude against the church.
Please realize your position against the church. You have not to give up your faith, when you leave the church.
...I ´m engaged in my parish and I ´m feeling well and safe there.
I don´t oppose enthusias for club live, but you may not neglect the background.
...I ´ve got a critical position in my church. But I don´t want to go because I want to work for reforms in my church.
Your efforts are really honorable, but even a man like Martin Luther failed by his attempt to reform the church.
...I am a Christ .
There are a lot of Christs saying that they can only be a Christ, because they ´ve left the church.
...I am convinced of the Christian moral.
In fact you cannot only speak in a negatve way about Christinanty, but the virtues the Christian churches claime are not typical Christian.
...The church helps a lot of suffering people and administrates social institutions.
The church had often caused misery of people and spents only 8 %  of its income for social purposesses.
...I want to marry in a church.
In fact the stately registrar´s office has not got the same ambiente like a romantic old church. But are you really willing to pay such a high price for a showy wedding?
...I cannot leave the church because of my job.
Please prove how much money you had to pay for the church. Perhaps there will be in later times the possibility to reclaim the money from church.
...I want to buried by a priest one day.
The insincerity - especially by funerals is really terrific. We should neglect it!
...I ´ve never thought about it, it´s only a tradition.
Well done. You´ve made the first step to the correct direction. Whren yor are reading this text, you think about it.
...I want to protect Europe against the rising Islam.
Christianity has nothing to offer people who are locking for a real religious satisfaction. The coming - up of other religions can´t be prevented.
...my children shall be Christianed, because they shall not become outsiders.
If there are still reactionary people who thin so, you should discus this theme with. You ´ll have got the better arguments!
...the church shall play an important part in our state and society  still in future, because the church stands for the state and democracy.
The church is always serving the regime that feeds the church. The church had always been opportunistic.
...I can´t leave church because am private reasons.
In this case look for a reasinable discussion with your relatives. If this will not be successful, you can forget them all the same.
...I don´t pay taxes at all, because I ´m (for a example) inly a houswife..
You should not leave church only because of fiscal reasons. There are a lot of moralic reasons besides them.
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