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 I´m really glad you once introduced me to this band! I hope to buy the albums next time in Turkey though, because not all my downloads are of very good quality and I cant find too many songs either.

Oh well, you are free to ask for anything translated without an explanation, I just wondered as I said. Apparantly it bothers you I asked, and sarcasm is the second name of most comments on this website, so lighten up, dont take it that seriously

 Strange comment coming from you...

I would if I could keep up with the pace.

 Sorry only now realized it was off-topic where it should be

That leaves your other translationposts unanswered though

And no need to be so angry or call me crazy, I just wondered why someone would have messages on this translated, rather different from the ´canýmþekerimaþkýmgüzelim´ messages. Anyway apparantly something you dont feel like explaning.

Today I saw this truck of Ola/Algida:

Summer is a lifestyle.

(or did it say state of mind, now I cant remember.)

I´ll stick to that one! That will get me through the depressing autumn and winterdays!

Id like Teaschip though, you would explain what happens to me?

Ive been raised in a family where both mom and dad abandoned the faith they grew up with (respectively Anglican and Catholic) at the time they started ´thinking´. So all I ever saw of religion was on mondaymorning at primary school where we said prayers because it was compulsory. And at my neighbours who were firm Protestants, and where I used to avoid dinner at sunday because they were speaking for an hour out of some book of which I did not understand a word. That has been my last encounter with religion really.

I am nearly 21 now, have read the Bible and half way through Kuran, but I did not see the light. I have questioned what a possible god could be like according to these books, and decided it to be too difficult to believe in such a power, because it doesnt fit my ideas of how the world is supposed to work and because I think both books contain too much violence towards dissident thoughts, that I do not wish to be part of it. So I made a choice for myself not to be religious.

However, I support a few charity cases, I avoid to lie and if I do its the occassional white lie, I am faithful to those I love in both friendship and my relationship, I respect my parents, I do not kill or steel, I never bullied someone at school, I do not lay eyes on anothers property nor am ý jealous or greedy, I stand up for elderly or pregnant persons in the bus, I am there for friends in need and I have no racist affiliations. Practically, I live by the book. I have my flaws yes (to name just 2 religious-related: I dont think homosexuality is something disrespectful and I dont believe in no sex before marriage), but overall, I think I am a good human being. Actually, one that would deserve to have a place in heaven. Is it my fault then, that I cannot see the signs?

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I dont know about the bible, ý just add this because I never forgot these words after I read them for the first time:

According to Quran it is not my fault, apparantly Allah planned it all and Im doomed from the day I was born:

Surah 2 - Al-Baqarah   The heifer

7. Allah hath set a seal on their hearts and on their hearing, and on their eyes is a veil; great is the penalty they (incur).

As for people who say they believe but dont really:

Same surah, section 2,

10: In their hearts is a disease; and Allah has increased their disease

(I took this from Abdullah Yusuf Ali, an english quran translation written for the Muslims who dont have arabic as their native language. )

 Maybe just because you really BELÝEVE in the existence of a God. Or maybe because you believe heaven and hell arent divisions between christians and infidels, but between good and evil minded people, and because you happen to believe that living according to the bible will amke you a good person.

I dont really know any reason why one could be religious, but if there are people who believe in God just because of fear for hell.. then I really dont believe that is the kind of Christian god would like to let into his clouds and angels.

 Then this super good intentioned all knowing merciful god happens to be ´judging´ a lot of GOOD people into hell. Sorry but, if I were to believe in a god, I would believe in a god of goodness, I would refuse to believe in a God who judges solely upon the fact whether you believe in something that he made so hard for ´us´ to believe by leaving so little signs, or not.

Then I suggest this god, who apparantly has no intention whatsoever to make a division between GOOD and BAD, makes the fires of hell hotter for the BAD-Christians than he makes it for the GOOD-infidels. Because after all, they knew the truth and decided to act otherwise.