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I know. I just said that that was what I got out of your post. I wasn't really making any assumptions, but I can see where you'd think that I was, and thus, I apologize. The bandwagon does exist, though. And whether or not it was intentionally invited to this discussion, it is here...

That "eventually" may take an entire lifetime, but if it does, I'd say it was a lifetime well spent. Nice post, Shawn.

But I'm not living a life of selfishness. The black and white terms of the last few points made on this thread are sadly amusing. It seems that if I don't put my faith in the ability of humanity to solve its own problems, it's assumed that I am being uncooperative. Actually, I am an extremely...

Your description sounds more like the "Kingdom of Not-too-bad" than the "Kingdom of Heaven." The Bible has a clear description of how the Kingdom of God will be established on earth, and whether you want to take it literally or whether you want to take it metaphorically, the bottom line is...

No, I would not.

Hmmmmmm..... nope, I don't agree. But it's not because what you are saying doesn't make sense, because it does; in an ideal world, good people would come together and build the kingdom of heaven, similar to how the Jews returned from Babylon to build the walls of Jerusalem again. But good...

Quick question: When we're done building the Kingdom of Heaven, are we going to let God in? Personally, I say we at least charge him admission...

There is a passage in the book of Genesis, where Jacob is wrestling with an unidentified figure who some believe to be God himself. Jacob asks the figure who he is, but the figure does not give him a name. The figure tells Jacob to let go, but Jacob refuses to stop wrestling with him until he...

Next bizarre topic: Is God on fire? Answer: Yes, but not literally on fire; he's on spiritual fire, with the flames of righteousness and justice and.... and I just felt like being a sarcastic ass today :) TGIF!

I'd suggest sitting in on a service or two in several different churches (I'm assuming you're looking for a church). One thing that I've found is that there's a difference not only between denominations, but within denominations as well, depending on the dynamics of any particular church (i.e...

Slow down there, Tiger.... Did you read what I said? I said bulldozing someone's house is cruel. I also find it hard to believe that someone could be caught by surprise by bulldozers lumbering down the street at eight miles an hour. Then again, I don't live in Gaza City. I'm still allowed to...

I doubt that very much, not on the grounds that the Israeli army (or any army) would be kind enough to wait for the Palestinians to vacate the buildings, but on the premise that any Palestinian (or anyone) would be dumb enough to wait for the bulldozers, and not get out. It's not like a...

I sincerely hope you're not comparing the situation in Gaza to the situation in Europe during the Holocaust. A bit alarmist, no? Several times people have said or implied that the Jews have made the Holocaust into something bigger than it actually was. I don't agree, but assuming for a moment...

I am saying that every religion is man-made, and that scriptures are at least to an extent man-made (insofar as they are recorded by humans), and that perhaps one or more of the scriptures out there were inspired by God, but that it's not necessarily the case that they all come from the same...

Fundamentalist is a label that seems to be tossed around pretty liberally on this forum. Basically, if you believe in the Bible, you're branded as a fundamentalist here by most of those (excluding the intellectuals) who do not. And what goes hand-in-hand with this label is, of course, the...

I was under the impression that we were discussing scriptures, not religions.

Dude, you replied to my post but your reply didn't actually address what I said. The point you rebutted was not my premise; it was a reply to a rebuttal. That huge reply made it sound like my premise was that other religions were invalid because they were not like Christianity, which is 100% not...

Intellectually-frustrated, he walks away rather than ever actually discussing the issue. THIS IS THE NEW FUNDAMENTALISM. Who are the real bigots? It's the arrogant clowns who claim to be tolerant and open-minded, yet are every ounce as set in their beliefs as Pat Robertson. People who on the...

Yeah, what a bunch of sissies! We should set a rule: no complaining until 7,000,000 people are murdered. That'll fix 'em... *sigh* :(

This is you prefacing everything you're about to say with a cheap shot. Why would I bother reading what follows? My, how they've come out of the woodwork today...