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Okay. I like it. I was just curious. I'll try for a simple answer to a complex phenomenon that I don't fully understand. 1. "Western" religion, culture, society, etc. usually means West European and/or descendents. Today it is often American whites who are the vehicle of bringing Western...

Kenod, I have not read up on all your posts so I don't know your exact religious position. Do you believe in the Trinity? If so, you accept a belief that is not explicity stated in the Bible, as Cyperbpi has so adequately shown. I think this includes most Christians. In case I am wrong, I...

Re: The Trinity of Christianity Cyberpi, I don't think I can provide answers that satisfy you. I am not a committed Christian but I was raised in the church and know a lot about Christianity. I don't think you get to define Christianity for the entire world; whether or not to identify as a...

If I've got my history straight, then this is exactly what the Puritans did. They fled persecution in England and established a settlement in the easter US. But they denied religious freedom to the Indians and some others who did not believe as they did. I have always felt they were very...

Cyberpi, I suspect there may be important differences between the Christian and Muslim ways of establishing doctrine. I know next to nothing about Islam so I speak only for Christianity. In Christianity, a belief does not have to be explicitly stated in the Bible in order for it to become a...

Cyberpi, see my response in Post 99 in "The Trinity of Christianity."

Re: The Trinity of Christianity This post is in response to questions Cyberpi raised about the Trinity on the thread "is the Bible corrupted." I apologize for not having read the entire thread. Just didn't think I should start a new thread on this topic because it looks like it addresses the...

Re: The Trinity of Christianity Here you can see other ideas on the topic, plus references to more information. I believe humanism and Christianity fit together perfectly, but I know that many conservative Christians say I'm flat-out wrong. In my mind, there is very little difference between...

Cyberpi, you asked some specific questions about the Trinity. I will look to see if there is a thread on it and if I don't find one, I'll make one in the Christianity section.

Cyberpi, you ask if worship has more than one meaning. Sorry but I did not read through all the detailed discussions and biblical passages posted on here but I saw nothing to the effect I am saying here. I certainly think the word "worship" can have more than one meaning. I cannot imagine that...

Hmmm. What's the best thing to do when one is lost in a forest. Sorry, I substitude "forest" for "jungle" because in my part of the world we don't have jungles and I might run amuck with my analogies. Oops! I read you are also blind. Really bad situation. Well, getting away from those hitting...

This room started with seven threads a few days ago. Today that number has doubled. Seems this is an idea whose time is here. It's good to see you frolicking, Wil. I'm trying to think....what cans have not been opened yet? Oh I know. Gay marriage. Abortion. World politics. Maybe some cans...

Flow, it is nice to know that people like me. But please keep it on the level of human friendship. I don't want to be some admired hero who has lost touch with regular people. Okay?

Carl Rogers may well have been the first to come up with this idea in the professional setting but I came to this conclusion long before I knew about Carl Rogers. I arrived at this conclusion in the way I described. This may, or may not, be the outcome when one is betrayed. Not all criminals...

I see a few people responded to my post from a while ago. I have not been keeping up with this thread. Original sin is a concept that does not make sense to me. Nor does the need for a saviour from this sin make sense to me. Wil, I like your take on it because it's so positive and simple. Often...