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hey Sacredstar- i'm a Quaker, though i'm not familiar with Quaker attitudes towards / relationships with Christian Gnostics and Christian Spiritualists. though it is true that many "liberal cristian-based faiths" tend to share a number of doctrinal points in common, e.g. emphasis on the...

there's something weirdly gross-looking about that illusion. might be all the green and yellow. cool, though.

here's another site that may be of interest- it's about the Abayudaya community living in Uganda. http://www.mindspring.com/~jaypsand/abayudaya.htm

Faithfulservant- i'm gonna agree with you here. Pride events really aren't my thing for pretty much this same reason, at least not the huge events in big cities. smaller gatherings where things are a little less hectic and way less explicite are fine with me. i don't think public lewdness should...

thank you for sharing this story with us, Juantoo3 ( i just figured out your name :D ) i know alot of folks like this. folks who may at first glance seem unpleasant both inside and out, but who, once you get to know them, have this kind of funny glow. i'm not sure what to call this glow...

i love your widow's peak! you kinda look like Butch Patrick. in a good way!

you know.... i once heard a quote by Judy Shepard (the mother of Matthew Shepard) that said "I can't understand parents who reject their children on the basis of homosexuality or homosexual relationships. my feeling is that when you agree to bring a child into world, as their parent, you are...

your shoes? i think The Buddha might have borrowed them.... but seriously, do you want to approach The Buddha and ask for them back? ;)

oh..... love. that's tough! my own understanding of love is "love is a selfless desire to see another's life flourish". if you're loving a person, anyway. what about loving God or loving Truth?

no, it's ok. i meant my response to be taken as a joke, too! :) peace, ISFP

hey all- i had some questions about Bahai prayer. i know that many Baha'i prayers are taken from the prayers and / or sayings of Bahá'u'lláh, Abdu'l-Bahá, and Shoghi Effendi; are Baha'is allowed / encouraged to make up their own prayers? are there any recommended prayer positions...

well, if he's running to catch up to the guy wearing his shoes, he must not be too eager for anyone to walk in the, yes? in other words, if he doesn't want folks walking in his shoes in the first place, he should keep them on his own feet.

ah, thank you! that helps alot. it's interesting how "peace be upon him" is put after the name of Moses. i'd only ever seen that before in Muslim writing. i also like this less ornate translation of the Shema: "Listen Israel: Hashem is our God. Hashem is One/the Only." peace and...

never judge a man before you've walked a mile in his shoes. after that, who cares? he's a mile away and you've got his shoes. -unknown

hey Brian- sounds good! do you think we could ad a religious links area- or do we already have one?

Yo, Visitor! :D welcome to the forums! where in Australia are you?

Re: Athiest to pagan hello Xandrew- well..... i've always been kind of cautious about mixing belief systems like that. mainly because of the possibility of winding up with a shallow bowl of religion gumbo. there's nothing wrong with exploring different belief systems, or finding...

i know that christians have a variety of creeds, and muslims have the shahada, but is there any prayer in Judaism that summarizes Jewish beliefs in a similar way, like a declaration of faith? thank you! ISFP

what makes homosexuality wrong? from what i can see, mainly the "eww factor" among some straight people. and the primitive concern over the need for procreation, to assure that one's people do not die out. as homosexual sex does not result in procreation, it may be deemed un natural or...

hey Postmaster- it's strange, i've got a bunch of friends over here who are feeling drwn to the Bahai faith, as well. There was Bahai group discussion here last night, and a few stories were told very similar to yours- a Christian finding that Bahai faith, examining the teachings of Christ...