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Frequently asked Questions

Get in-depth answers to tricky questions about Christianity

Question Forty: If people do right to get to heaven surely non-believing people who do right are better people?

Question Thirty-nine: Christians say God’s in charge of their lives yet they’re still free agents. How can this be?

Question Thirty-eight: If Jesus died to take away sin why is the world just as sinful today as it was in his day?

Question Thirty-seven: Isn’t Christianity just a branch of morality?

Question Thirty-six: Do Christians believe everything in the Bible is true?

Question Thirty-two: Does evolution contradict the Bible?

Question Thirty-one: Does prayer counter free will?

Question Thirty: Will Christianity be dead in 50 years?

Question Twenty-nine: Is Christianity fraudulent?

Question Twenty-eight: Why do Christians always think they are right?

Question Twenty-seven: Christians may do good, but is it just a means to convert people?

Question Twenty-six: Isn't Christianity a crutch for the weak?

Question Twenty-five: Christianity isn't a manly religion! Isn't it just for women and children?

Question Twenty-four: Isn't Christianity about heaping guilt on people?

Question Twenty-three: I believe in God but I don't need to go to Church.

Question Twenty-two: How can one man's death and supposed resurrection 2000 years ago have any impact on my life?

Question Twenty-one: If God is so good, how do you explain all the wickedness in the world, doesn't God care?

Question Twenty: Christianity might be true for you, but it's not true for me, we can all find our own path to God.

Question Nineteen: With so many religions around how can you say Christianity is true?

Question Eighteen: How can I believe in a God I can't see?

Question Seventeen: The Bible has no relevance to modern life

Question Sixteen: So much evil has been done in the name of Jesus, just look at Northern Ireland, the Crusades etc

Question Fifteen: You Christians are so divided how can I know which if any have got it right?

Question Fourteen: We need to solve our own problems instead of relying on prayer to an absent God?

Question Thirteen:I know someone who was prayed for and they didn't get better, how can God be selective in the prayers he answers?

Question Twelve: You want me to forgive but why should we just let people off the hook when they deserve it?

Question Eleven: The Church has been the oppressor of slaves, women and homosexuals, what kind of morality is that?

Question Ten: Christians appear to be narrow minded and determined not to let the rest of us have any fun!

Question Nine: How can the Church claim to care for people when it is against important things like contraception and embryo research?

Question Eight: How can a loving God condemn people to hell?

Question Seven: Weren't the divinity of Christ and the Trinity made up by Constantine?

Question Six: I've heard there are many 'gospels' how can you be so sure you have the right ones?

Question Five: Christianity exists because it was spread by force.

Question Four: Hasn't science disproved God?

Question Three: Christianity always seems to be backward looking and against progress

Question Two: Isn’t Christianity just made up?

Question One: I believe in Jesus but the church is a load of hypocrisy

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