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Hi Taijasi, I'm coming at this from a very primary or fundamental perspective. By that I mean that I don't have enough knowledge on this topic to really understand the foundation of esoteric religion. What is it? Is there a sacred text to go with it? I don't mean to be rude, but do you make it...

Leastone, thank you for sharing so deeply. I can see your heart is in it and that your belief is based on more than someone's authority. I think that is true faith or true religion, as James calls it. I firmly believe that whoever wrote the resurrection and virgin birth and other miracle stories...

I think perhaps this addresses one of the root problems people were having with me on here. They imagined I meant "bad church/person" and was being abusive when I said fundamentalist. Hopefully, in the future they will ask me to clarify when they don't understand a term I use or feel offended by...

Thanks, Q. My apologies for bringing dirty linen from another forum. If someone with the power to do so wants to sanitize it to prevent further offense, they have my permission. Otherwise, "what I have written I have written," to quote Pontius Pilate in the NT. Ruby

Leastone, I admire your effort at answering our questions and understanding where we're coming from. You say: I think there may be a short-cut. In the opening paragraph I posted a link to a description of Liberal Protestants. I will repost it here for your convenience: Note the word...

Let me clarify. When I say a denomination is conservative or fundamentalist I am not saying it is bad. It's just a term to describe a certain type of beliefs, attitudes, and behaviours.

In conversation with a person from another forum I was given the idea that liberal Christianity is a "spirituality using Christian themes." I think (but may be wrong) that this describes what Wil is aiming for. I guess that would be the "themes" this person meant. It seems you have set your...

Probably does. Thanks.

I am happy with the way things are. For me, humanism is more a way of seeing life and the world, perhaps, than a religion. But then, religion is also a way of seeing life....I know Christians who use secular humanist values for their everyday life and for understanding the Bible. I guess this...

Beautiful.

I know this is slightly off-topic from what you're asking but I'd just like to reassure you that your pain is real and that you have a right to it, no matter if others are hurting worse. It is very kind of you to think of those who were closer to him. It seems you and he had something really...

Brian, listen carefully to what Bolo is saying and I think you will get the picture. Take into consideration that Bolo is in the thick of it while you are on the other side of the ocean.

Lol!!! The reality is that most balls are not as smart as this one.

THANK YOU, Bolo! I know I'm not the only one but I won't endanger the reputation of the other person I know for sure who thinks like this. World Council of Churches, with head-quarters in Europe, refuse to believe it. I think people who make it their job to fix the world's religious problems...

I have absolutely no problem informing the world about the Number 1 threat of our planet. I can give you the evidence if you want it. You don't want it and I won't waste it on you. You wouldn't believe it if you saw it. Many people are very blind. Right along with the rest of the world you...

Just so you know. That refers to the post I had deleted. You blasted me for deleting it. So I reposted to please you. Now you blast me again. Quite the hypocrite you are. There's a reason why you lose some of your best thinkers. We didn't get to where we are by taking crap like this. As I...

How I wish you'd had this insight two days ago. Then this whole nasty thing would not have happened. If you don't believe me go check what I said before you removed that function. This is your site and it will be what you make of it. If you wish to betray confidences and post stuff from...

I've just been on the LC section and I found nothing posted by you that was even remotely offensive to me. So either I didn't find it or I had no problem with it. Thought you might like to know that. Ruby

Glad you raised this question, Cav. I didn't read all the responses. I don't buy that we have to spout certain propositions or "I believe" statements in order to be Christians. I'm getting the impression from a number of sources that liberal Christianity is not "real" Christianity. This comes...

Not accepting an apology is unforgiveable. There's more to that story than the world knows. I did NOT want to delete that post. However, someone suggested via pm that it was not a good thing to post. I wanted to leave it up anyway. I was sure the edit had timed out. It hadn't. So that...