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Sun Oct-30-05 03:57 PM
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| 11. It is far easier to worship the messenger |
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than to live by the message.
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| -If you don't believe in the ressurection of Jesus, you're not a Christian. |
Zhade |
Oct-30-05 03:03 PM |
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what about people that believe in the ressurection of jesus, but.... |
Gato Moteado |
Oct-30-05 03:12 PM |
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The word you are probably looking for is Pharisee |
OhioBlues |
Oct-30-05 04:42 PM |
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exactamente! |
Gato Moteado |
Oct-30-05 07:17 PM |
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Maybe more so only worse, you can't spray for them. lol nt |
OhioBlues |
Oct-30-05 07:22 PM |
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Too bad the religious insane |
DoYouEverWonder |
Aug-01-06 06:23 PM |
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Faith is a wondrous thing. |
William769 |
Oct-30-05 03:13 PM |
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Could You Ever Be In A Serious Romantic Relationship With An Atheist? |
arwalden |
Oct-30-05 07:02 PM |
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It's not a deal breaker. |
William769 |
Oct-31-05 07:20 AM |
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I Was Dating A Guy For A Couple Of Weeks... |
arwalden |
Oct-31-05 07:23 AM |
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I am in a 13 year relationship. |
William769 |
Oct-31-05 08:05 AM |
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Don't worry |
InaneAnanity |
Jul-23-06 09:44 PM |
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Re-read your quote |
InaneAnanity |
Jul-23-06 09:45 PM |
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I don't believ in immaculate conception OR Resurrection, |
elehhhhna |
Oct-30-05 03:20 PM |
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Great reply! gets down to the very basics! |
kwassa |
Oct-30-05 03:58 PM |
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I can get down with that. |
Zhade |
Oct-31-05 05:20 AM |
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This will sound smartass but... |
Kagemusha |
Oct-30-05 03:23 PM |
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Everything considered spiritual has to be taken on faith because |
Hoping4Change |
Aug-09-06 02:57 PM |
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Most nonliteralist Christians I know simply refuse to have the |
intheflow |
Oct-30-05 03:29 PM |
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Christianity is a religion |
LARED |
Oct-30-05 03:31 PM |
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Mark me down for the Jesus Admiration Society! |
boloboffin |
Jul-18-06 03:37 PM |
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You deal with a literalist |
GrpCaptMandrake |
Oct-30-05 03:40 PM |
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So what about "Jews for Jesus?" |
Rufus T. Firefly |
Oct-30-05 03:43 PM |
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They are Christians |
catbert836 |
Oct-30-05 09:25 PM |
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Well, 'Christ' wasn't his surname |
Spinzonner |
Oct-30-05 03:44 PM |
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Yeshua ben Yusef |
catbert836 |
Oct-30-05 09:24 PM |
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Such an interesting topic |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Oct-30-05 03:55 PM |
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It is far easier to worship the messenger |
Agnomen |
Oct-30-05 03:57 PM |
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I am not a Christian (nor a devotee of any Abrahamic religion), but I... |
newswolf56 |
Oct-30-05 04:06 PM |
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we live in different worlds, usually. |
kwassa |
Oct-30-05 04:17 PM |
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I think its nice that two versions you posit can be united |
Heaven and Earth |
Oct-30-05 04:36 PM |
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That was the query that caused me to drop |
elfin |
Oct-30-05 04:41 PM |
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No true Scotsman... |
catbert836 |
Oct-30-05 09:18 PM |
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Wow, great last line. |
Zhade |
Oct-31-05 05:26 AM |
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Thanks so much, Zhade. |
catbert836 |
Oct-31-05 03:10 PM |
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As an ex-Mormon, ex-conservative Christian, I fully understand. |
Zhade |
Oct-31-05 04:59 PM |
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Yeah, I was a conservative Catholic |
catbert836 |
Oct-31-05 07:43 PM |
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The original (gnostic) Christians probably did not believe in a literal |
BurtWorm |
Oct-31-05 09:23 AM |
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For gnostic thought |
GrpCaptMandrake |
Oct-31-05 11:33 AM |
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What evidence is there the gnostic Christians were the 'original' ones? |
muriel_volestrangler |
Oct-31-05 04:41 PM |
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I base my statement on my reading of Elaine Pagels |
BurtWorm |
Nov-01-05 11:10 AM |
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The Kingdom |
Laotra |
Aug-01-06 07:27 AM |
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"Christian" is a broad word |
Dorian Gray |
Oct-31-05 08:07 PM |
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Reading your post, I realize that you will not try to define my atheism. |
Zhade |
Nov-01-05 12:31 PM |
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Of course I wouldn't... |
Dorian Gray |
Nov-02-05 11:33 AM |
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I think you've basically got it right |
JerseygirlCT |
Oct-31-05 08:37 PM |
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"I've often been puzzled by the friction..." |
Zhade |
Nov-01-05 12:35 PM |
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I always thought so nt |
JerseygirlCT |
Nov-01-05 12:38 PM |
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In the Unity Church .. |
Maat |
Oct-31-05 11:14 PM |
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If this Jesus guy ever existed, and his purported words are even close... |
Zhade |
Nov-01-05 12:37 PM |
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What is interesting is that the "mystical" faiths .. |
Maat |
Nov-01-05 05:34 PM |
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Literal fact and fundamentalist truth... |
bluecollarscholar |
Oct-31-05 11:36 PM |
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"Jesus is a man is a statement of FACT" |
Zhade |
Nov-01-05 12:39 PM |
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I don't know how to reply, other than I like your stance |
FM Arouet666 |
Nov-01-05 01:29 AM |
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Per Kwassa, there is no contact. |
Zhade |
Nov-01-05 12:43 PM |
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I think most people tend to wish to worship where they feel |
JerseygirlCT |
Jul-21-06 08:36 PM |
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a Christian is a follower of Christ. |
garybeck |
Nov-01-05 01:35 AM |
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Strong statement! |
Zhade |
Nov-01-05 12:44 PM |
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and I stand by it |
garybeck |
Nov-01-05 12:56 PM |
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People used to torture and kill others for these concepts. |
Disturbed |
Nov-03-05 04:40 AM |
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It would be healthy for the nation to call a convention of consideration |
Old Crusoe |
Jul-18-06 02:10 AM |
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That's what I like about my church |
JerseygirlCT |
Jul-18-06 09:24 AM |
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When I was a Christian, |
ayeshahaqqiqa |
Jul-18-06 01:53 PM |
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I Avoid Discussions With Literalists |
Southpawkicker |
Jul-18-06 08:44 PM |
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Do you consider a person who |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Jul-21-06 03:49 PM |
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Probably Not TG |
Southpawkicker |
Jul-21-06 08:39 PM |
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I think a Christian is one who believes in the resurrection, by definition |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Jul-21-06 06:41 AM |
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Most Christians who go to church |
TallahasseeGrannie |
Jul-21-06 03:48 PM |
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I tend to categorize religious vs philosophical christians... |
Finder |
Jul-21-06 04:10 PM |
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There are a multitude of definitions of what a "Christian" is |
kwassa |
Jul-21-06 05:29 PM |
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Yes and no |
Donald Ian Rankin |
Jul-21-06 07:36 PM |
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The National Council of Churches won't let you join if... |
TreasonousBastard |
Jul-25-06 07:35 AM |
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Christians must beleive in the Ressurection by definition. |
Odin2005 |
Aug-06-06 06:48 PM |
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Creeds were created by early Christians to give a summary.... |
TRRepublican |
Aug-09-06 12:32 PM |
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