Tag: religion
group name: freethinking
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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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August 27, 2009 01:37 PM EDT --
Because of the way Gather is designed, and because of the way the series, Losing Your Religion, follows from post to post, there is sometimes an abrupt halt to a conversation or to several conversations, . . .
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June 08, 2006 12:47 AM EDT --
A RADICAL IDEA . . .
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August 04, 2006 07:41 PM EDT --
I've read with great interests Dr. Shade's personal journey from belief to seeking and finding the truth that the Mormon Church is man's creation. I had made the same journey. In fact, I studied . . .
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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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September 29, 2009 03:16 PM EDT --
“Eskimo: “If I did not know about God and sin, would I go to hell” “Priest: “No, not if you did not know.” Eskimo: “Then why did you tell . . .
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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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July 12, 2006 01:53 AM EDT --
So we have fragments that hold onto painful memories and others, that hold onto the anger associated with our pain. But how does this explain anything? Because these polar opposites, influence and . . .
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November 30, 2008 06:16 PM EST --
"Imagine no religion" is what the sign says. The sign has been put up in several cities nationwide, as part of a campaign from the Freedom from Religion Foundation to start a dialog on . . .
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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?
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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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November 21, 2008 12:59 PM EST --
My wife and I are best friends, among other things. The few areas of disagreement are small, and that does simplify things. In terms of religion, I consider myself an atheist, but not a militant one insofar . . .
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October 27, 2009 01:28 PM EDT --
I graduated with honors from both a Texas high school and a Methodist university. When I got to graduate school, I had never heard of evolution. When we got to the Victorian Age in Survey of British . . .
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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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February 09, 2007 11:39 PM EST --
This modest little flyer was found in my (Jewish) podiatrist’s office, amidst the copies of Esquire, Rod and Gun, Modern Maturity . . .
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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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April 07, 2006 01:07 AM EDT --
This religion stuff gets more confusing all the time. Judas' version of the story finally escaped a bank vault in 2000, withstood authentication, and is ready to shake the world. The document is being . . .
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April 07, 2006 08:21 PM EDT --
My Wish for You
May God smile on you
as gently as the morning dew
When storms brew
to come with hours long and dark
to stamp misery as their mark
And you the captain of aimless ship . . .
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September 22, 2006 01:07 AM EDT --
The story of the Fall of Man in the Bible's Book of Genesis has been on my mind lately and it has sparked a question. For which crime did Adam and Eve commit to warrant their banish from Eden by God? . . .
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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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