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I'm not sure but I think you are talking about fundamentalism. It's the focus of my study. How to come up with something to take its place is part of my personal search and, as opportunity allows, it becomes part of my academic pursuits. I've felt like I'm working alone--that no one in positions...

Back to the topic of this thread re who/what is God. I would really like to explain who or what is God for me. It's going to push my limits of vocabulary but I'll give it a try. And yes, I'm going to use a story again. My sister (one of them) and I rented part of a farmhouse for many years...

Thanks, Flow. I know that not many people tell stories to make their point and I've thought I should adopt another method because some people take it that I'm flaunting myself, my knowledge, or whatever. Telling a story to make a point is just the way my family does things. I have not been able...

I will be happy to read it when and if you decide to write your story. Thank you for understanding. I have not talked with people about this but I've seen it in people from many different belief systems and walks of life. Maybe I should clarify. What I have seen is honesty with self and...

I'm reposting this from another thread and adding more thoughts to it: I think Jesus was a humanist if ever there was one. I'm talking about what is sometimes referred to as secular humanism where it is believed (proven by psychology I would say) that nurturing the soul or self makes a stronger...

This is a difficult one for me. When things go right in a more profound way than I could have dreamed or planned for, I give God the glory. I think there is no way I could have brought it to pass. However, if God gets the glory when things go right, then God also gets the blame when things go...

QUESTION: Not sure how to say this so it won't have the wrong connotations. Maybe Christianity just isn't right for me in whatever shape or form. My question would be if we want to use Buddhist templates for our religious expressions, why don't we just convert to Buddhism? Why insert Christian...

Re: The Trinity of Christianity What's your problem with humanism? I think Jesus was a humanist if ever there was one. I'm talking about what is sometimes referred to as secular humanism where it is believed (proven by psychology I would say) that nurturing the soul or self makes a stronger...

I don't know my history well enough to answer your question. I am sure if you read up on Christian Church History you can find the answer. What you post is quite normal for non-Trinitarians to think. It's basically making fun of beliefs one does not understand or accept.

Are you saying we newbies should see it as a quarrel from the past and ignore this thread??? But this doesn't make sense. It would have been deleted long ago if that were the case. I guess I just don't understand.

I dunno. It's not something I grew up knowing about. It's not in the Bible. But it's supposed to be GOOD! That's the catch. The way you said it, it seems it can take all etenity for us to learn something just because we have the freedom to refuse to learn. Now if we were programmed like the...

:)what a twist on this great virtue we've dreamed up--I mean, we invented free will so we could do as we like, right???;)

Dondi, I love this--God can multi-task:). I keep feeling like I should apologize for participating in this topic because my views are so radical. I guess I won't apologize because it seems people in this thread like when I participate but I do think it is ethical that I make my position clear...

Re: Post-theistic Christianity I don't have time to read all the posts right now. I just found this thread because Brian collected a batch of threads from here and there for this new section for Liberal Christianity. Helps me find the interesting threads. Thanks Brian! Just a few quick...

Dondi, thank you for starting up discussion again. I like how you summarized each of the three different items this time. I was not quite able to get your meaning from the dictionary definitions earlier. Here is how I now see each item in a nutshell: The Way=good works of material/physical...

Looks like Quahom got the message and isn't posting here anymore. I'm sure if he'd been going to respond he would have done so by now. So it should be "safe" to continue our discussion. Just before the disruption we had been talking about the verse where Jesus said "I am the way, the truth, and...

Flow, can you elaborate? Sorry, we're always asking for elaboration. I sense you are talking about things of which I have no real understanding and I would like better insight if you don't mind explaining more specifically what changes you are talking about. Ruby

Brian, I'm not sure I have it all straight here but I get the impression that in liberal Christianity the crucifixion and resurrection do not have the same central meaning as they do for more conservative Christianity. The reason may well be that with no original sin to be cleansed from there is...

Thank you, Flow. I'm glad you feel that way. My thoughts have always been that these three go together. I don't know if I can explain. I feel these three are basic to the condition of the human spirit. "No one comes to the father but through me." "The father"=life eternal, new life...

Just one little thing and then I think I'll hit the sack for a bit. What do you mean by "ourcellves"? and how is it pronounced?