What would make you lose your faith – or what caused you to lose it?

[naomi24]

Does anyone watch Four Thought TV? I watch it when I’m cooking dinner. It’s a five minute slot at the end of the 7pm Channel 4 news, described by the programme makers as a “series of highly personal short films, broadcast daily, reflecting on a broad range of religious and ethical issues, and aspects of our spiritual lives. These films challenge some traditional views, providing a platform for both scepticism and devout religious beliefs.”

This week’s topic is ‘Reasons for losing your faith.’ Last night a Science teacher, a former Muslim, said when he was at school, he could never accept that the non-Muslim children were going to hell, but the defining moment came for him when he ate bacon for the first time and realised that he was responsible for leading his own life.

Tonight we had a Roman Catholic who, during his childhood, had held great affection for a particular priest, and had held him in very high regard, only to discover years later that the priest had been a paedophile.

So, what would make you lose your faith – or what caused you to lose it?

[DTCwordfan]

One could also wonder what view the police would have to such views being expressed as to his actual practice of them......

[NOX]

That's certainly true Vetuste- my Muslim friend finds him utterly repellent and considers people like him to be a major problem for liberal Muslims everywhere.

[ummmm]

Why on earth would the police be interested in his views on the subject? It's not illegal to have views.

[vetuste_ennemi]

Sorry for misinterpreting your remarks, DT.

[DTCwordfan]

No problem - I can understand that my response was a little vague and open for misinterpretation.....

[DTCwordfan]

last seven words of what I said, ummmm - put another way, if he practices what he preaches

[lcg]

life....i lost my faith years ago.

[ummmm]

I don't think he's married his daughters off. He's married to an English lady.

[DTCwordfan]

restraint through moderation then......?

[naomi24]

//He's married to an English lady.//

I have my doubts about that.

[DTCwordfan]

So is the President of Syria, a fine upstanding example of Muslim kindness to his people.

[naomi24]

DT, she is British, but her parents are Syrian. That aside, she doesn’t even cover her head, so I wouldn’t think there’s much chance of their young children being married off to dirty old men to keep everything ‘respectable’.