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Originally Posted by mordwyr (Post 1704365)

Yeah. That. No one should be forced to do a thing, especially when that thing teaches peace, love, and free will.

And yet you are forcing it onto your kids? It also teaches intolerance, bigotry, hate, and damnation for those who differ with you. You are pathetic.

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista (Post 1704364)

I'm assuming I'm on your blocked list since you've failed to respond to any of my pointed questions the last few pages.

As to the Bowie reference, he only turned to God after he found out he was terminally ill. As is often the case.

Like I said, live 98% of your life without God, and then in the final homestretch you have a change of heart and *poof* you automatically get a key to the Pearly Gates.

How ****ing convenient.

Live and let live. If David Bowie wanted to do that at the end of life, then let him. The point of Christianity isn't that Christians are perfect people, but they are people who are humble to know when they are wrong, and humble enough to ask God forgiveness and if they have the chance to ask people they offended for forgiveness too. Conversion can be a long and hard road, it can be an easy road, it can come early in life or late in life. There are rally isn't any rules when how and when it will happen. If David Bowie came to realization he needs help from God, I am not going to fault him. God does not turn away anyone who turns to him in earnest, or sincerely relies on Him.

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista (Post 1704372)

And yet you are forcing it onto your kids? It also teaches intolerance, bigotry, hate, and damnation for those who differ with you. You are pathetic.

Cool it with the personal attacks, please.

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Originally Posted by Chula Vista (Post 1704357)

Religion by definition is the belief and worship of a controlling super-being, specifically a god or gods. So you really can't have a religion without a central figure for everyone to congregate around.

This goes for cults too. i.e., Jim Jones, David Koresh, Marshall Applewhite, etc.

I'm saying people should have been able to believe in a God without organised religion by now. So no religion, but fath.

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Originally Posted by Goofle (Post 1704393)

I'm saying people should have been able to believe in a God without organised religion by now. So no religion, but fath.

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Originally Posted by Neapolitan (Post 1704373)

Live and let live. If David Bowie wanted to do that at the end of life, then let him. The point of Christianity isn't that Christians are perfect people, but they are people who are humble to know when they are wrong, and humble enough to ask God forgiveness and if they have the chance to ask people they offended for forgiveness too. Conversion can be a long and hard road, it can be an easy road, it can come early in life or late in life. There are rally isn't any rules when how and when it will happen. If David Bowie came to realization he needs help from God, I am not going to fault him. God does not turn away anyone who turns to him in earnest, or sincerely relies on Him.

Why should I ask God for forgiveness for something that isn't his business? I'm not a slave and I owe him nothing. My **** ups are between me and whoever I ****ed over, and not some third party looking down from his high horse, waving his finger in shame.

I hadn't realized Bowie tarded out at the end. Oh well.

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Originally Posted by OccultHawk (Post 1704403)

I hadn't realized Bowie tarded out at the end. Oh well.

Yeah, me neither. Disappointing, but to each their own.