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hrmjustin

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18. I will look it up. Thanks my friend.

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Thu Dec 13, 2012, 02:16 AM

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How can anyone be a moderate Christian? [View all] white_wolf Dec 2012 OP

Well I believe in Jesus and the general dogmas of Christianity, but i do not believe that the bible hrmjustin Dec 2012 #1

Why would God not want me to go to heaven? beam me up scottie Dec 2012 #2

A truly evil soul like a serial killer with no remorse. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #4

Okay. beam me up scottie Dec 2012 #7

LOL I get that sometimes. Faith is hard to explain. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #8

No, it's probably me. beam me up scottie Dec 2012 #11

Ok. Not everyone has faith. It is a hard thing to get. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #13

Respectfully, I think that not having faith is harder. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #15

Well I can tell you for me it is not easy to believe. I constantly pray for faith. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #16

If for no other reason than to learn about how the brain actually works cleanhippie Dec 2012 #17

I will look it up. Thanks my friend. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #18

Your welcome. Enjoy. cleanhippie Dec 2012 #19

serial killers get to heaven if they give themselves to jesus in time lolol nt msongs Dec 2012 #9

Ok unrepentant serial killers. But in the end i mean people who have evil souls that are unrepentant hrmjustin Dec 2012 #10

Aren't sociopaths born that way? ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #28

I can no answer that, but I would say that if I am right God would have a way of knowing all this. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #29

That's fair. nt ZombieHorde Dec 2012 #31

If you don't read the bible literally... trotsky Dec 2012 #21

Do you know what the logical fallacy of "equivocation" is? It is a change of the meaning of a word struggle4progress Dec 2012 #3

Yeah like what happens with the word "faith" in this group all the time. n/t trotsky Dec 2012 #22

But every Church has its own doctrine and its own interpretation of holy word. Agnosticsherbet Dec 2012 #5

Many Bishops of the early church did not want it included in the canon of the bible. hrmjustin Dec 2012 #12

I think almost all christians (fundies included) read at least parts of the Bible symbolically fishwax Dec 2012 #6

A lot of us don't buy the hell thing. Christianity had... TreasonousBastard Dec 2012 #14

BTW, dogs may not be able to do algebra, but they can co calculus! Jackpine Radical Dec 2012 #27

It takes a high tolerance for cognitive dissonance. trotsky Dec 2012 #20

I think you're conflating different things... CJCRANE Dec 2012 #23

Your experience with the church must be incredibly limited and/or narrow. cbayer Dec 2012 #24

I am interested and admittedly my experience is limited. white_wolf Dec 2012 #26

You may want to check out a Universalist/Unitarian Church if there is one in your area. cbayer Dec 2012 #30

I'll check and see if there is one in my area. Thanks. white_wolf Dec 2012 #32

It is always interesting when someone who is not only outside a tradition but despises it Thats my opinion Dec 2012 #25

Kinda like you do with atheism? n/t trotsky Dec 2012 #34

Problem, only 2 things inform the dogma of Christianity intaglio Dec 2012 #33

well i`m a very liberal person that is a believer in christ`s teachings madrchsod Dec 2012 #35

Generally speaking, all Christians pick and choose out of the Bible and their chosen... Humanist_Activist Dec 2012 #36

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