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    Is the Notion of an "End Times" Dangerous?

    In my opinion it's very dangerous for 2 reasons..... 1.) People not sophisticated about religion may and do become obsessed with this wrong notion and act out on it in crazy destructive ways (dropping out of society, giving up, becoming gun nuts/ survivalists, forming cults, and giving in to...
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    Does Islam believe in free speech or not?

    I'm confused. We all saw the 5 million person march by Europe for free speech and no intimidation from terrorism and among the marchers were European Muslim leaders and European Muslims saying how Islam has no problem with the free speech of others, rejects violence, is a religion of peace...
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    Logic as evidence for intelligent design

    Cogito ergo sum....I think therefore I am......Yes human logic proves the existence of a Deity that created this universe and reality through a logical intelligent design. As does the fact the whole universe can be reduced to highly advanced mathematics and laws (is that supposed to be just...
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    A FALSE CHRIST FAILED ME

    Mainliner, To be a human with our very limited human abilities judging God and judging He has failed is pretty heavy stuff don't you think? But if your in pain and despair I guess it's understandable. In my opinion NOW is the time you 'need' Jesus and God. Rich people, lucky people, happy people...
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    Are Muslims right about Paul?

    No, if the Muslim's said that, they Muslim's are wrong, and inaccurate. 'Corrupt is a way too strong word'. Paul was a true son and Saint of our God . He never claimed to and admitted to the fact he had never written a 'Gospel'. Nor was asked to do ever do so. He never got to be with Jesus on...
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    Is premarital sex really a sin?

    No it's not a sin according to the Christian Gospels. In just not mentioned and therefore not a sin. Jesus spoke out harshly against adultery (that is, sex with another mans wife or another woman's husband, or sex with another if your already married). When Jesus said... 'You have heard the...
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    Can moral expertise exist without religion? (I vote yes)

    Sure morality can exist without religion. There are many basis for morality, not just religion. The ancient Greeks for example were a very moral people but got none of that morality from their religion.
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    Eight Things Your Pastor Will Never Tell You About the Bible

    Yes some of the ex pastors points are wrong. Most notably #5, the Gospels of Matthew and Mark simply don't say what the pastor says they do. The pastor says Mathew and Mark say that the risen Jesus was only seen in Galilee and this contradicts Luke and John who say seen in and about Jerusalem...
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    Armageddon

    I have to agree with nazz above, it's in fact 'Mt Megiddo' (the words mean the same) a high point in the line of hills running E-W across north central Canaan (Israel) and blocking the N-S route through Canaan and into the hills of Judah. Many Biblical and historic battles had been fought there...
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    Do you believe in your Scriptures or do you doubt and research their contents?

    Well, I am Christian...but if I was Muslim, Hindu or Jewish...I would do the same...I doubt and research...everything. I study...I learn (or attempt to)...I have no fear. It is my firm belief that if we all do have a 'father in heaven' who created us, he created us with...logic and reason and...
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    What is God's Kingdom?

    'MY KINGDOM IS NOT OF THIS EARTH'...quote of Jesus. We are all mortal. In my belief and by the evidence... we are all God's children.....and we are 'spirits (or souls) in mortal bodies. Every single one of us was born...to die later. All and every human dies, your lives on this planet are...
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    How to define Ancient Israelites

    Well Israel/ Hebrews are the descendants of.....'Jacob'.....He was 1st called....'Israel'....in Gen32 29.....It means one who struggles with a divine being. A famine in Canaan supposedly later made these people under 'Joseph' go to live in 'Goshen' (the Nile Delta) of Egypt near either Avaris...
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    Why are science and spirituality opposed in the first place?

    I personally have never seen a necessary contradiction between science and religion and why a person can't accept both as true. 1.) I think your right that the artificial contradiction comes from literal/ or unscholarly reading of religion...but...also 2.) Equally often from science on the...
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    Is the Qur'an an Inferior Copy of the Bible?

    Well, I wouldn't say the Quran is 'inferior' to the Bible or other way around, that requires a 'judgment' and that's not what either book was written for and of course as judgment subject to bias. But....if you mean to imply is there a connection between the Quran and both the OT and NT then I'd...
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    How can Christians say Jesus (PBUH) is GOD?

    I see this topic asked a lot especially from Islam. When the Quran was 1st being written down Jerusalem had already (in 638) been transferred to the Muslims so they knew a lot of Christians. The Quran includes Jesus (and his mother) as being worthy of great respect, touched by God and the...
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