Tag: religion
member name: Thomas Millington
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July 09, 2008 09:18 AM EDT --
The word religion means different things to different people. There are basically two differing views on what religion is. In this article I will outline some of the characteristics of each . . .
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July 11, 2008 06:17 AM EDT --
Over the centuries there has been, and still is to this day, considerable disagreement between the perspective of scientists and that of the practioners of most of the world's religions. Herewith . . .
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April 04, 2008 11:37 AM EDT --
The world today is in one hell of a mess. Anyone who can't see that is either brain dead or is living on another planet. People are great at casting blame for the ills of society. . . .
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October 18, 2007 02:50 PM EDT --
Which among the world's seven remaining divinely revealed and independent religious systems espouses, promulgates, and actively promotes, by word and by deed, the following principles?
1. . . .
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January 10, 2009 09:15 AM EST --
Could somebody please explain to me, using plain English, what exactly this phrase means. I have heard this expression repeated so many times over that it has become nothing more than childish gibberish . . .
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March 01, 2009 09:04 AM EST --
Who and what are we?
Most people in the world today are comfortable with who and what they are, whether they were born that way or made a conscious choice to change. I am speaking about . . .
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May 26, 2008 04:54 PM EDT --
A great deal has been published on Gather by well-meaning Christians indicating that the writer sincerely believes that Christianity is:
*The best religion
*The only true religion
*The only way . . .
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July 15, 2008 12:23 PM EDT --
There have been a great many articles on the subject of religion published on Gather over the years. And rightly so; religion is a very popular topic, and very contentious. Everyone seems to . . .
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October 20, 2007 04:36 PM EDT --
The world today is in great turmoil, even, it might seem, on the brink of total collapse. A great deal of the strife and contention in society today is because of deep rooted religious and cultural . . .
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January 12, 2008 02:32 PM EST --
Everyone is not in agreement as to the answer to this question. In ancient times the common belief was that there were many gods. (Note that when speaking of 'gods' in the plural it . . .
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March 19, 2008 11:49 AM EDT --
I am of the opinion that most people in the U.S. today are comfortable with who and what they are, whether they were born that way or made a choice to change. I am speaking about your:
race, gender, . . .
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April 12, 2008 12:00 PM EDT --
When I reached the 6th grade I lost interest in my 3rd, 4th and 5th grade text books, preferring instead the new ones with their far greater details on subjects of interest to me. When I arrived . . .
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October 27, 2009 02:02 PM EDT --
When a particular Religion (upper case R) becomes obsolete and loses its effectiveness people become disillusioned and begin to fall away, turning to agnosticism and atheism. This does not mean . . .
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December 16, 2008 12:36 PM EST --
It seems that a lot people are paranoid when it comes to religion. Most subscribe to one or another of the world's religions, some follow no organized religion. Most people believe in . . .
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September 24, 2008 04:46 PM EDT --
Herewith are ten truths that are either bound to come to pass or never happened. Most people will deny some or all of these statements. Sobeit.
1. Columbus did . . .
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May 06, 2008 04:51 PM EDT --
That's right, we live in an imperfect world, and it's much worse than it needs to be. Religion is the salvation of the world and at the same time its downfall.
Here's how I got there. . . .
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March 07, 2009 12:42 PM EST --
I listen to the news on television every day but I don't hear about anything good happening in the world. All I hear is bad news and even that is distorted.
I listen to politicians extolling . . .
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May 30, 2009 04:09 PM EDT --
Yes, dear God, I beg of thee by the ocean of Thy bounty to send us a new, meaningful, working religion.
All the old ones are obsolete; they don't work anymore. They were all fine in their time . . .
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August 12, 2007 09:59 AM EDT --
When a religion becomes outworn, obsolete, irrelevant and finally dies the state has no other option than to move ahead without it. When a religion is fresh and new, invigorated with spirit, providing . . .
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December 02, 2008 07:59 AM EST --
Most people have no idea what Christmas really is. Oh, everyone will give you an answer, but they'll all be wrong.
First I'll tell you what Christmas is not. It is not the anniversary . . .
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