Forum: Religion Forum

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If you believe in God, but not in the man made religions, that have been created, to distort and hijack God, like i do. Does that make me ignorant? I believe mankind has used God to gain power over the masses. Basically, you better be good and follow what the bible,quaron etc, says or your going to...

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http://bleacherreport.com/articles/398191-god-creator-of-worlds-decider-of-super-bowls Sometimes Bleacher Report can suck, and sometimes you find some gems. This one is pretty funny. So far, Marino is winning by a landslide! Beating out Yahweh, Vishnu, Allah, and BONO!

I am sure all of you know about the South Park situation, where Comedy Central forced the creators to censor their images of Muhammad under fears of Islamic backlash. A few weeks ago, a Swedish filmmaker, who has been responsible for cartoons and a film critical of Islam, was attacked at an event....

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Family Research Council co-founder caught with "Call Boy". Christian leader caught with male escort says he needed help with his luggage :rimshot:

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This I cut and pasted for a subject of conversation about a week and a half ago - with no intention to be "scientific" i posted it in the religion forum..., it was around the time when the lights went out across FinHeaven - I apologize for the third time for putting anyone's tighty whitie in s...

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Glenn Beck Vs. God: The Bible Speaks For Itself Time Magazine: Why Does Glenn Beck Hate Jesus?

Ever heard of Laminin? No? Not unless your a cellular biologist? Although some of the more 'learned' amongst us may have heard of it and know about this protein. If you dont know it though allow me to explain:

http://www.cnn.com/2010/WORLD/meast/03/19/saudi.arabia.sorcery/index.html?hpt=T2 Why am I not surprised it happened in Saudi Arabia?

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link OREGON CITY, Ore. -- The judge who sentenced an Oregon couple to prison Monday for the death of their son says members of their church must quit relying on faith healing when their children's lives are at stake. "The fact is, too many children have died unnecessarily - a graveyard full,"...

http://www.christianbook.com/clean-demonic-influences-impacting-lives-others/don-dickerman/9781599794617/pd/794617 When Pigs Move In" by Don Dickerman http://www.dondickerman.net/id51.html Let me begin by saying that deliverance is probably not what you have heard that it is....

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=zX53PVe8Rck&feature=player_embedded its all for interesting conversation... Man is a Religious Animal. He is the only Religious Animal. He is the only animal that has the True Religion.....several of them. He is the only animal that loves his neighbor as...

The Problem With Science and Christianity "LET ME EXPLAIN THE problem science has with Jesus Christ." The atheist professor of philosophy pauses before his class and then asks one of his new students to stand. "You're a Christian, aren't you, son?" "Yes, sir." "So you believe in God?"...

Will marriage/dating people of different face ever work out/ Yes, i am well aware marriage and dating are way too different. Feel free to disuccs if either will work. I just broke up with my gf becasue she doesnt believe in god, which IMO will not work into a long-term relationship over time

Who'd a thunk that Canada would proportionately have close to 5x as many atheists as the US, or that Argentina would be vying with China for nation with world's largest % of atheists. Also in China 1 out of every 3 are agnostics, in Australia it's nearly 1 out of 6 , while in the US and Canada,...

My answer: YES. Your answer?... P.S. Not a public poll. You can vote without fear of being judged here.

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It's truly not my intent to insult or dishonor any "true believers" but after looking at some of the thread titles here, irreverent tongue-in-cheek subjects appear to be taken in good-natured stride. I have infrequently posted in this forum previously that as a Deist I do believe in a...

http://rawstory.com/2009//01/brit-hume-tiger-woods-must-become-christian/ Shut the hell up Brit. Do we really need to make a list of Christians that have infidelity and sex problems?

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Interesting article: http://adishakti.org/meeting_his_messengers/but_papa_he's_huge.htm and... http://adishakti.org/meeting_his_messengers/yes_that_is_jesus.htm

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Canton Jones, Viktory, Shonlock, Big Ran are all putting out a compilation album this summer called “ Hit Hip-Hop Remixed” and I hear it’s going to be pretty cool…. Has anyone heard of this ? who likes Christian Hip-Hop ?

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The Church of Bumpus-ism is in it's infancy. The revelation came unto me as I sat becoming inebriated at my local watering hole one evening... ...God said unto me: The world's religions are wrong. They have become too rigid and unyielding. It is up to you to correct this injustice. I,...

I'm still getting a feel for the Bible. So if these questions seem dumb to you, i'm sorry. Anyways, what are your guys thoughts on December 12th 2012? When the world is suppose to come to an end. Do you believe in this, or do you think it's a bunch of B.S. Another question I have. After...

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I just don't understand what all the fuss is about. I mean okay sure in the bible/torah/quran it states that the world was created in 6 or 7 days whatever it is, but why is it take in such a literal sense? I am a muslim and I have a girlfriend who is catholic. We both believe that religion was...

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During the week I attended the funeral of somebody who had committed suicide and as I listended to the priest speak about his death I could'nt help but wonder about what lies ahead for someone's soul when they commit suicide, according to Christian belief? Being an extremely sensitive subject I...

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Or was he a hand-me-down version of the Egyptian prophet Horus? Very interesting video. http://video.google.com/videoplay?docid=1543831119879192379&ei=OWqhSuquEYSSrAKV_tj-BA&q=zeitgeist%20religion&hl=en#

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Interesting stuff here..... Dr. Robert M. Price - Dying and Rising Gods Top Secret: The Truth Behind Today's Pop Mysticisms - Dr. Robert M. Price (2/9) Top Secret: The Truth Behind Today's Pop Mysticisms - Dr. Robert M. Price (1/9) Interview with Robert Price and John Loftus 2/6

Richard Dawkins is a famous atheist. He is a professor of Evolutionary Biology at Oxford and he espouses what he calls militant atheism. I think he's one of the best speakers on atheism in the country and I love his work. So Dawkins makes a movie called The Root of All Evil. It's pure atheist...

This is a video of a very poinant message delivered by our retired senior minister, Bob Russell. Its worth 40 or so minutes of your time. http://secc.lightcastmedia.com/console/3048/110439505 Feel free to discuss the role of the church in modern society and the points of the sermon. Please...

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Image of Jesus in a Frying Pan:http://www.msnbc.msn.com/id/26852192/vp/32220345#32220345

Let me put this in human terms... Say a parent demands that their child act a certain way, or that it abstain from certain activities. Now say this child continually disobeys the parent. Would it ever be appropriate or could it ever be considered a loving act for the parent to then lock the child...

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I have had several I can think of where I KNOW God was involved in some way. One is when my Grandmother died in a freak car accident in front of a fast-food restaurant right in the parking lot. I very much had doubts at that time as to if God really did exist and I was very angry at the time. ...

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I have a general question about Christianity. Why is it that so many Christian based faiths feel the need to convert other non-Christians? Where I grew up we had a ton of members from the Church of Jesus Christ of Latter-day Saints knocking on our doors and trying to get us to look at brochures and...

I know that some of you have probably seen this already. I think it is fun but severely limited. Anyway, here is another quiz to test which religion/spiritual path is most resonant with your personal beliefs. http://www.beliefnet.com/Entertainment/Quizzes/BeliefOMatic.aspx My results were...

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I am glad you clarified your stance. I hope you aren't basing your argument on the fact that the name "Jesus" isn't in the OT. If that is the case, I agree. End of discussion. If you are claiming that the approximately 300 prophesies of the coming messiah don't refer to the coming messiah....and...

Politics and political involvement dictated by faith is not the exclusive province of the right wing. Religious values can include commitment to the common good, concern for the poor and vulnerable, the middle class families, the preservation of our God-given environment, unity over division,...

This is a question I have wondered forever. Of course there is no way to ever know for sure, unless you meet someone in heaven. I think there is no way that we are the only planet out there with intelligent life. I'm not saying that little green men have came here on space ships but as big and...

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Miss California is a classy woman whose not afraid to stand up for God. :up: http://rapturealert.com/2009/042009beauty.asp :up:

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I am a christian who believes in the literal 6 day creation as written in Genesis. . Hiow do others feel about it. . I was having a discussion recently and was given this as an explanation: Why is everything in the Bible intended to be literal? It isnt feasible that God created everything in...

Happy Easter to everyone. This is the day that everything is about!

I was hoping someone could shed a little light on this for me. Im a pretty curious person so naturally all of the mysterys of the world drive me nuts, moreso than any other the beginning of everything. The other day when i was pondering this i couldnt find any logical way to explain how the...

http://rapturealert.com/2009/040409symptoms32.asp The rapture draws closer each day as Obama pushes America closer to facism, socialism and a one world government/new world order. :(

http://news.yahoo.com/s/livescience/20090324/sc_livescience/gangofjuveniledinosaursdiscovered;_ylt=AuvA0l9H2UxZ5wBaWXaGZ2t7hMgF Died together in a flood. Interesting.

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Once, every twenty-eight years, the sun (in relation to the earth) "moves" into the exact position it occupied in the sky on the Fourth Day of Creation. That happens again tomorrow and Jews around the world say Birkat HaChama . http://www.chabad.org/library/article_cdo/aid/817862/jewish/About.htm

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Thomas Jefferson believed that the ethical system of Jesus was the finest the world has ever seen. In compiling what has come to be called "The Jefferson Bible," he sought to separate those ethical teachings from the religious dogma and other supernatural elements that are intermixed in the account...

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Had a look at a couple of Excorisms on the web. Some of the videos I have to say are pretty chilling. But I find the whole idea of Exorcism very strange and the idea of demonic possession is something I find very difficult to get my head around. Do people here of any religious faith believe...

I consider myself a Christian. Thats how i was raised, and upon further review continued to believe. It gave me the best answers to a lot of my questions. With that being said, I can acknowledge that I could be wrong, I simply can not know. Does this mean I dont believe in Jesus (considering...

Not sure if this topic has been raised on these boards before so if it has apologies. . However. . what do you guys think of this. . http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=x2udoNmQkR4 http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=vuBo4E77ZXo

Do most Christians really believe this stuff? Is there any actual orthodxy or basis in the belief that Jesus sends code messages through grilled cheese sandwiches or doors or insects or guitars? http://www.news.com.au/couriermail/story/0,23739,25189423-5012765,00.html

http://www.nytimes.com/2009/02/10/nyregion/10indulgence.html?_r=1 Indulgences anyone?:lol: Thank God for Martin Luther. Without the Protestant Reformation, we would have the Christian Church represented today by the Catholic Church, utterly lost and Apostate. This Christian wouldn't be a...

...does it say anything about gays ? I'm not gay. I was just wondering. I have read the whole New Testament, and I don't remember anything about it. (It has been a while since I read it all.) I know it mentions it in the Old Testament. Are we just going by the Old Testament on this topic ? ...

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