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PeacefulWmn9 @PeacefulWmn9 (10420) • United States 3 Jun 09

I have loved to read since I was a child. My daughter brought over an arm-load of books a couple of days ago. Right now, I am reading "The Shack," so interesting and unique! I also read some favorite blogs each day, and a lot of...

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randis1 I am currently reading several books...they'll take awhile to finish. "The Jesus Legend: A Case for the Historical Reliability of the Synoptic Jesus Tradition" - Rhodes and Boyd "Intelligent Design: William Dembski and Michael Ruse in Dialouge" "Evil and...

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shardul_j49 @shardul_j49 (25) • India 13 May 09

Whenever we got to know about any "terrorist" through media sources,we find them highly educated, very talented and familiar with latest technology...having this much of skills a human thinks to reach moon, having name fame and...

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randis1 I find some offense at your tone here. First off, I do not think you should label terrorists as "having no feelings at all". On the contrary, it is their feelings that drive them to commit the acts that they do. It is not religious indoctrination that is...

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cecillecarmela @cecillecarmela (3818) • Philippines 12 May 09

Hi there I just set up my spiritual blog and its called Rightful Living. I wanted to add more spiritual blogs on my links and I would be very glad if you'll share yours. Here's my blog http://rightfulliving.blogspot.com please do...

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randis1 First off, I love your icon. Damn! That was an awesome show! lol Anyways, my blog name is Christian Intellectualism and Apologetics Research. The link is www.randiss.blogspot.com I kind of post sporadically but I have a descent amount there. Enjoy!

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HomeFlower @HomeFlower (987) • Canada 13 Apr 09

During Easter mass they said Jesus was hung from a tree. This is the second year they've said this. Last year they explained that the cross is made of wood; wood is made from a tree; therefor he was put to death by hanging from...

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randis1 No, that's not how he was crucified. The language in which the NT was written in and the culture in which the tradition was past down, was a very poetic culture. They would have used the terms cross (taken from a tree) and tree interchangeably to refer to the...

19 Apr 09

scooterport @scooterport (97) • United States 18 Apr 09

Are you a member of a church that speaks in tongues? Do you speak in tongues? Opinions please.

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randis1 Speaking in tongues is psychological. I have no doubt that the early church, prior to A.D. 70 in the apostolic age spoke in tongues, but today it's pretty obvious that it is psychological. Anthropologists have shown that what is spoken is usually simply...

19 Apr 09

HomeFlower @HomeFlower (987) • Canada 13 Apr 09

During Easter mass they said Jesus was hung from a tree. This is the second year they've said this. Last year they explained that the cross is made of wood; wood is made from a tree; therefor he was put to death by hanging from...

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randis1 It is simply a poetic way of saying "cross". The picture of the "tree" is taken from Deuteronomy where it states that anyone hung on a tree is cursed (this is another reason the early Christians would not have made up a "messiah" that "hung on a tree", thus...

16 Apr 09

gewcew23 @gewcew23 (8007) • United States 15 Apr 09

Starting around 3 pm hundreds of liberty loving, tax paying, and all around good individuals will be converging onto the capital of Arkansas, Little Rock for our tax day tea party. Today is the start of something special for...

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randis1 Ours went well. We had two teaparties on App State's campus. At the time I went there were about 40 or so people hanging out and protesting. Crappy weather may have had something to do with the low attendance, but I enjoyed being out there and standing up for...

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acevivx @acevivx (1566) • Philippines 14 Apr 09

For all of us who believe in the Resurrection of Christ, I suppose we have observed the Lenten Season each in our own way to show respect for the Season and all it implies. But again, there are some who may have considered the...

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randis1 This was the first year that I celebrated Lent. I'm a Nazarene by denomination and, hence, didn't grow up celebrating it. I decided to give up coffee for 40 days. I drink a pot a day, at least. Didn't work. I realized I was doing it for the wrong reasons, more...

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randis1 @randis1 (112) • United States 29 Mar 09

What implications does the Big Bang have for the existence or the non-existence of God? The Big Bang is the standard paradigm of physics and cosmology. It holds that around 14.6 billion years ago the universe came into existence...

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randis1 See, I have to disagree with you here. First of all, the Big Bang Theory DOES postulate that something came from nothing. I chose not to approach the question using the term "singularity" as it would confuse most engaging the topic. But the singularity was not...

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randis1 @randis1 (112) • United States 29 Mar 09

What implications does the Big Bang have for the existence or the non-existence of God? The Big Bang is the standard paradigm of physics and cosmology. It holds that around 14.6 billion years ago the universe came into existence...

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gicolet @gicolet (1702) • United States 26 Mar 09

I'm not a consistent bible reader...never was but where in the bible does it describe Jesus' physical appearance? I'm sorry for my ignorance but was his hair based on how most Jews looked like in those days? Ever seen "Jesus...

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randis1 The verse is talking about divine beauty, not human beauty. All it is saying is that the servant will be a human being--nothing special.

29 Mar 09

taurus54 @taurus54 (317) • Philippines 24 Mar 09

Why does the evangelical church say there are no contradictions in the Bible when they are plainly there for anyone to see?

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randis1 Islander, my beliefs have changed in many respects as I am not afraid of the conclusions that follow. They may discomfort me in some respect, but coming to grasps with the truth (as a scholar) is more important to me than my own comfort. Let's not play the...

27 Mar 09

gicolet @gicolet (1702) • United States 26 Mar 09

I'm not a consistent bible reader...never was but where in the bible does it describe Jesus' physical appearance? I'm sorry for my ignorance but was his hair based on how most Jews looked like in those days? Ever seen "Jesus...

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randis1 No, I am sorry to say that you are both wrong. The verse in Isaiah is in regards to the crucifixion and/or a metaphorical term to describe that the fact that his message was unappealing. And there is no place in the NT the Jewish rulers reject Jesus...

27 Mar 09

jassics @jassics (205) • India 26 Mar 09

Hey mylotters i know everyone here must have some choice between tea or coffee. I like Tea but in cold and when i go with my friends and relatives for outing i like to order coffee. what about you all?

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randis1 I drink tea from time to time but I usually prefer coffee. No cream or sugar though. I prefer it the way God made it--black! If I am going to drink tea I prefer it to be English tea.

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speakeasy @speakeasy (4171) • United States 24 Mar 09

A lot of Christians have differences of opinions when it comes to the Old Testament. Some feel we should follow and believe the entire Bible. The entire Bible is "God's word" and should be followed because of that...

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randis1 We need to keep both Testaments. If we are to dispense with one, the other one would not make sense. Scripture (Old and New) make up a meta-narrative. They are stories within a story--It would be like removing the Hobbit from Tolkien's Middle-Earth. You might...

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