I dunno, I can’t imagine living without one. But a lot of people evidently don’t agree with us, TennnesseeNana, as they are trying to drive God out of our country.
When I said God did not require us to have a relationship with him, I meant that he gave us free will to chose. The many chose not to have one and stay independent from Him, you know.
However, he did tell us that if we follow his Commandments plus we accept the offer of grace, thru Jesus Christ, we will triumph over human death and walk in partnership with Him through the universe for eternity. I chose that because of the love and peace that goes along with it. I wish more people would. But even God won’t force them. He could, but he won’t.
You SURE you're a SB?