I must comment on that video. he's obviously intelligent.

But the problem is, he gives no proof to the falsity of God. I agree that blind religiosity is a terrible thing. People that use their own guidelines to decide what religion is to them is dangerous.

I believe that it is not my place to condemn you all, it's just not. That's not what religion is about. I don't believe it is right to condemn science because it seems to step on the toes of your particular faith. I want you all to come up with evidence, and proof. Please do! But don't stoop to calling something irrational unless you can give a valid, hard proof fact that refutes it.

And believe me, the "god" of the Muslims and the one I know to be true are not the same.

As far as the parts of the Bible people don't follow, you must realize that in the NT, it says, above all else is love. That's it. The Ten Commandments are the Law. Everything else was instituted by man, after the Jews wanted a worldly king.

I find your sig very insensitive and VERY offensive.

Christians become atheists for many different reason. You have no heart for understanding people and you should be ashamed of yourself...

I see...well, I will not say anything about your sig again. I have expressed my feelings about it. I will not tell you what to do. Thats that.

Indeed Mr trevorus. I will never say that you are a bad person. Obviously you are a good person by your posts in this thread.

This happened to my mother. It is in the past, but she still feels guilt over it. . The Law of this era can help, but not the past. The bible is no help.

There is no advice in the bible for a women in such a situation. Divorse is not permited by our old church. Divorse and separation is not permited by the bible. Not for a woman to do. Not only that but:

..she for a long time she felt she could not say anything. When she did, my dad was given another chance ( family and church) and he blew it. That is when things were handled properly. But we can not thank the bible or God for it. God failed, but the law came through.

If God loves women and children then his book should have had advice to help instead of commands that give a woman "obedient to their own husbands"

Gods advice should have been your advice: leave. But it is males that are the most important in the Old and New testament.

I am looking at a link here about the ten commandments and I will try to present it myself, ( when I was a Christian I never really read the bible a lot ) in my own words.

Here: http://www.positiveatheism.org/hist/lewis/lewten0c.htm#000
Which 10 commandments do we follow?

Where did you get that?
You post and post and post about how we're missing the message and then pick and choose three examples of 'love' in the bible that are surrounded by messages that are not so good when read. I'm really confused.

This is the time when I get to scream 'CONTEXT'

Ephesians 5
21Submitting yourselves one to another in the fear of God.
22Wives, submit yourselves unto your own husbands, as unto the Lord.
23For the husband is the head of the wife, even as Christ is the head of the church: and he is the saviour of the body.
24Therefore as the church is subject unto Christ, so let the wives be to their own husbands in every thing.
25Husbands, love your wives, even as Christ also loved the church, and gave himself for it;
26That he might sanctify and cleanse it with the washing of water by the word,
27That he might present it to himself a glorious church, not having spot, or wrinkle, or any such thing; but that it should be holy and without blemish.
28So ought men to love their wives as their own bodies. He that loveth his wife loveth himself.
29For no man ever yet hated his own flesh; but nourisheth and cherisheth it, even as the Lord the church:
30For we are members of his body, of his flesh, and of his bones.

What I read: Fear god. Put women in their place as a possesion.

Ephesians 6
1Children, obey your parents in the Lord: for this is right.
2Honour thy father and mother; which is the first commandment with promise;
3That it may be well with thee, and thou mayest live long on the earth.

What I read: Do what your parents tell you because it comes straight from god and if you don't then you'll die young. It's been my experience that sometimes doing what you're told to do by parents is sometimes the LAST thing you should do. Some parents just suck at their jobs as parents. The verse you cited is for the parents' guidance and the ones I cite are to put the fear of god into children. This in no way is conducive to a respectful relationship with kids. I have 4 so I've got some first hand experience here.

What I read: Love god then Love your neighbor.
Prior to this there is:
Mark 12
15Shall we give, or shall we not give? But he, knowing their hypocrisy, said unto them, Why tempt ye me? bring me a penny, that I may see it.
16And they brought it. And he saith unto them, Whose is this image and superscription? And they said unto him, Caesar's.
17And Jesus answering said unto them, Render to Caesar the things that are Caesar's, and to God the things that are God's. And they marvelled at him.

What I read: Don't give god money or give money in the name of god which is something that goes completely against modern christian charities. Later in the story a widow gives her money to the temple and no one bothered that she needed it more which goes against the love thy neighbor part.

Mark 12
42And there came a certain poor widow, and she threw in two mites, which make a farthing.
43And he called unto him his disciples, and saith unto them, Verily I say unto you, That this poor widow hath cast more in, than all they which have cast into the treasury:
44For all they did cast in of their abundance; but she of her want did cast in all that she had, even all her living.

Now, pick and choose again. There are three examples of New Testament scripture that are certainly not evidenced by the majority of 'christians'.

Have you given money to charities in god's/jesus' name?

It amazes me that Christians pull out this verse and present it as though we have never heard of it before, worse, as though this is something original to Christianity. There is nothing exclusive about this. As an Atheist, I do what I can for my fellow humans because it's the right thing to do. I don't need to be a Christian to do this. If I love my neighbor as myself, but don't believe in God, am I a Christian? Morality does not come from the Bible. If God says something is good does that automatically make it good? If God orders his followers to kill disbelievers, is killing disbelievers now moral? No. What is moral or good comes from what is known as a social contract. I'll help you and in turn you'll help me.

http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_contract

It also says that long hair is a "shame". I have long hair and have for quite some time. I think things of this nature were meant for the time in which things were happening. Society has changed from 2000 years ago. Women do not have to wear hats in church no more than I have to wear shoes. Any church that makes that a requirement is missing the point...BIG TIME

Does not mean literally not own anything, simply don't be a hoarder of money.  Don't stockpile hundreds of thousands of dollars for yourself on earth and live for money, but give it away to those that need it because living on earth is the short part of life