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Atheists & Agnostics

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6. Jesus is coming back in your lifetime, my friends, toward the end of a long life you enjoyed,

Tue Sep 25, 2012, 08:02 PM

Sep 2012

because you are very, very special. Those other guys in the last 2000 years not so much.

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Question for people with educated "mainstream" Christian friends [View all] Arugula Latte Sep 2012 OP

You'd be better asking them dmallind Sep 2012 #1

so passive-aggressive hairsplitting is the norm. AlbertCat Sep 2012 #3

No, I think many wouldn't expect a literal return by Jesus to the physical world muriel_volestrangler Sep 2012 #2

Most of my immediate family Oregonian Sep 2012 #4

Small world! Oregonian Sep 2012 #9

Live in Portland (since the mid-90s). Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #11

Gorgeous city Oregonian Sep 2012 #12

Love the Bend area! Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #13

It can be Oregonian Sep 2012 #14

The people who I know Curmudgeoness Sep 2012 #7

Wholeheartedly agree, Scott Oregonian Sep 2012 #10

The Niocene Creed Tobin S. Sep 2012 #15

Thanks for asking her. Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #16

My parents. I think they have thought a lot about it. progressoid Sep 2012 #17

I think that is the Nicene Creed. Manifestor_of_Light Sep 2012 #18

I don't think a lot of the people you mean skepticscott Sep 2012 #19

That makes sense. Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #20

Right. I guess I should have just said "come back" -- to Earth, I guess. Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #24

The Christian belief is that he's with humanity spiritually... Pterodactyl Sep 2012 #25

Okay, that makes sense. Arugula Latte Sep 2012 #27

You can believe it or not. It is up to you. Pterodactyl Sep 2012 #28

Few of the religious people I know frogmarch Sep 2012 #23

Come sit beside me and let us talk about littlemissmartypants Sep 2012 #26

In the interests of oppressedproletarian Oct 2012 #30