why I believe in God

[Anonymous]

When I left I was on third phase. I sold my books at school and took a bus to NYC. I was 18 I was sick with nerves. I roamed the entire city for two days.  On the first day I went to St. Patrick's Cathedreal I had no clothes only my bookbag and a few notebooks. I prayed to God to protect me and help me through anything but don't let me go back.  On the first night I wandered into a Blimpies hoping they would let me stay for a while, they ended up feeding me, letting me stay all night and sleep with my head down on the table she even gave me makeup. The next day I wandered all day everywhere a bag lady gave me 2 dollars.  I fell asleep in the lobby of a YMCA they made me leave I slept on a ratty diner bench for 2-3 hours I sat outside the McDonalds waited for it to open I got coffee but I kept falling asleep at the table the man that worked as a sort of bus boy kept waking me but I could not keep my eyes open, finally I was able to stay awake and he bought me breakfast. Turns out he was a Babtist minister and he had helped someone similar to me before. He helped me get a job at the Mc Donalds and a room in the back of his church in Harlem. I lived there for 2 weeks. I was so scared. I finally called my family. They begged me to come home and they would't put me back after several hang-up and a lot of promises I went home and stayed there for the rest of my days as a youth.

[Anonymous]

I think that's a beautiful example of why a lot of us believe in God.  I know people that don't, someone I care very much for doesn't, actually.  I don't understand it myself, but it's not my life to choose.

I really believe that God loves us, and cares for us.  I can't even begin to relate to the horrible things that were suffered in KIDS and programs like it, but I am sure that there was a purpose.  Not everyone may be an outspoken activist, not everyone may write books or rally emotions or do some large, planned event to raise awareness - but you honestly never know what might happen if one parent of one child happened across something that you posted here, or on other message boards like it, and made the decision to not send their child away to a place like this.  The world is saved one person at a time, not even in a religious sense of things, but as a whole, people are touched by individual things.  From what I've been able to read, that's something that Newton and his group are well aware of, which probably explains the group-think that seemed to prevail.

God put everyone here for a reason, whether we as individuals believe that or not, and I think that he uses us and our surroundings to spread love and tolerance, and individuality, and all the goodness that comes along with life.  All those people that the previous Anonymous poster talked about, those were people who cared enough about another person to reach out.  Not because they would get their name on a paper, or mentioned on the news or in a website, but because they saw someone suffering and reached out.  That's love, that's the purpose of kindness and giving.  I'm sure that you're grateful each day to each of those individuals that helped you over the years.  

I guess the point is that the people who are really posting here, really doing what they can to patiently, kindly, and generously share of themselves to help prevent this from happening in the future, they're doing the same thing for someone else that the strangers you met in New York did for you.  That's God's love, and that's just one reason that I believe.  Not a smack you in the face testimonial, not an attempt to force anyone to believe something they just don't.  I guess it just seemed like an opportunity to remind those that do, that you're really embodying the spirit of love, helping others without asking for kudos for yourselves.  

Have a wonderful day.

[Anonymous]

because another god believer helped you you now believe in the supernatural?


Horseshit. What if the person that helped you was an atheist..would you not believe? what if the person that helped you was a rapist..would you now believe that rape was good?

Learn to think for yourself and form opinions about the supernatural based on reality, not on perceptions of people. What evidence do you have that a supernatural god exists? Please supply it here so we can scrutinize it.

 If he does, why did he "help you" after sending you to "hell" in the first place. Are you his private ant hill that he stirs occasionally just to see them scatter?

To me your story is painfully naive and you have supplied less than any evidence of a supernatural god.

 That being said, I am glad someone helped you thru a very troubling time.

[Anonymous]

"I really believe that God loves us, and cares for us. I can't even begin to relate to the horrible things that were suffered in KIDS and programs like it, but I am sure that there was a purpose."


More horseshit, piled deeper and higher. If you want to talk in an open forum about why you believe in god, come up with some tangible logical evidence to support this supernatural tale, but stop justifying the bad things that happened to you with "there was a purpose" bullshit.

Thank you, and you have a nice day!