... up their belief in Jesus. Instead, they continued on believing in Christ knowing that if they were caught He awaited them. A second benefit of religion is that it can be a moral guideline to raise the next generation. Religion acts like guideposts so we can judge how well we have lived our lives. Unfortunately, like all things in life, religion has its ... can't prove exists? I do admire those who find peace within themselves and their God through religion, but I also admire those who stand up and say they don't believe. Both take courage in my opinion. I wasn't surprised to learn about...

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... their voices prevailed. So Pilate sentenced Jesus to die as they demanded" (Luke 23:23,24). Simply put He followed the crowd in doing wrong. He did not have the moral courage to stick his neck for what he knew was right. He stooped before peer pressure notwithstanding an inner urge he shouldn't have. He bowed before peer pressure despite his best ... ...

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