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I ran across a notebook (years old) where I had written some observations about a radio show I was listening to, where a man was talking about religious belief and struggles he had had earlier in his life in his home country. He was talking about his encounters with people from various...

I wonder about the concept of "heresy" and what members here think about it. Divergent views are, I guess, perceived as a threat to an organized religion's power over people... I try to get my head around why some ideas are less tolerated than others, when does heterodoxy become heresy, or when...

I want to discuss bible scholars. Bible scholars know A LOT. They are not always liberal or atheist, though many are or came to be through what they have learned. But many study deeply and remain deep believers. I really appreciate the late Dr Michael Heiser. He was an evangelical bible...

A New Year's song from about 50 years ago I ran across on YouTube by accident. Some swearing and very very cynical. Otherwise, enjoy...

This came up on my feed on YouTube. It refers to statements made by religious authorities about the importance of the ocean.

I acquired a copy of a book called Annotations: Philosophical Religious, Cultural, Historical: The Early British Perennialist Authors Compiled by William Stoddard copyright 2019 I'm not sure what to make of it. It is a slim volume of short essays by various authors. I think maybe getting this...

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Whose season is it? I really appreciate his take on it, his spirit of generosity.

@Thomas, you may be the one who could speak to this best. I have heard this before, that Catholics cannot take communion unless they have gone to confession. But is there more to it? Does the speaker in this video (a priest) explain it accurately? (5 minute video) I understand the logic, sort...

The host of this video gives a fuller description of what it means to take G-d's name in vain. He argues that it has a larger meaning than simply being careless in casual conversation. What does anybody else think? 5 minute video.

This channel, Ready to Harvest, is all about Christian denominations, what they believe, and how they differ. The host, Joshua, is himself Christian, and I believe he says somewhere that he is an Independent Fundamental Baptist. I can't recall if he is a pastor, but if I remember correctly, he...

Anthropologists and sociologists or scholars of religion don't always have a solid definition of what religion is, nor is there a single agreed upon way to describe how religion functions. Here scholar Andrew Mark Henry of Religion for Breakfast broaches this topic He mentions the lack of "one...

It came up on the forum last year, from somebody, that we should do a thread on theological headcanon. Headcanon is personal belief that may not line up with official canon or catechism. I think we were talking about what attracted us to an interfaith forum, and many people said they wanted to...

I just ran into this today. It says things I already knew about brain function, and what happens when the brain is split. it's not new information, but I find it interesting how he explains it and how he frames consciousness, thought, and control. The comments in the comment section are...

Hi. I was on a different thread where @Tony Bristow-Stagg was discussing theology with others. I wanted to ask some theological and doctrinal questions specifically about Baha'i teachings. One, what is the teaching of Baha'i on the afterlife / existence after death? Also, how many world...

I'm putting this in the Abrahamic queue as it is related to Noahide/Judaism, however, if anyone thinks it goes somewhere else, feel free to move it. So we all know that if you subscribe to a lot of Facebook discussion groups, a whole vast array of posts flow through your newsfeed. I am...

What are some thoughts about the role of religion in contemporary society? When I was a kid, my mom distrusted organized religion. She used to be in the minority...