hi all

lots of atheists say that religions are the main source of hate in that world, and many of religious people claim the same of other religions they don't believe in

if that is real, and if really religions are so bad like that, why do the majority of people believe in a religion if a fact is obvious why religious ignore it

If you can live without caffeine,

If you can be cheerful, ignoring aches and pains,

If you can resist complaining,

If you can understand when your loved ones are too busy to give you any time,

If you can take criticism and blame without resentment,

If you can ignore a friend's limited education and never correct him or her,

If you can resist treating a rich friend better than a poor friend,

If you can face the world without lies and deceit,

If you can conquer tension without medical...

In my view, there is such a thing as unconditional love*. However, so far as I know it is:
relatively rare (doesn't happen to everyone, and infrequently happens to anyone),
usually extremely brief (typically lasting only moments),
is as much (or even more so) a perspective or way of perceiving as it is an emotion,

cannot be forced to come about (there is no guaranteed path to it, or means of bringing it about),
is typically life-transforming.
It's nature makes it difficult to research...

Lately I've been annoyed by some of the threads popping up using links regarding the behaviors of other Muslims from across the world or the behaviors of extremist Muslims who commit terrorism justifying their action using doctrine. So I'm curious and wanted to discuss/debate some of the personal issues some people have regarding Islam. I'm not talking about verses but what are your personal issues with Islam and why the continuing issues regarding Islam. As I've told one member, when I came...

I am monotheist in that I believe all spirits come from one original creator spirit.

I believe however that the Pagan Deities really were spirits speaking to people who were in touch with the spirit world.

I've prayed to Woden, Thor, Dionysus, Freyja, Frigg, and various Pagan Deities. Also pray to the dead and find it spiritually satiating.

I believe that a human being can become a god or goddess , and that some of the Deities are spirits that once had a body.

I think much of the Bible...

Does anyone else here feel like they aren't smart enough to choose the true faith, were one to exist?

There are thousands of Religions that claim to be true. They can't all be. Maybe all of them have some truth and some falsehood?

JESUS ADHERENTS ONLY
What is your interpretation of John 1:18
Bibles can explain the verse de facto in the verse, some bibles doing so, not a problem.

Yet for those of us using the deity titles as specificity, in originality, this would clearly denote Jesus as a god, or The God, /monotheists.

Opinions?

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Not Leviticus I'll bet.
I like Exodus but of course Isaiah is so important too.

Catholics don't view the Bible as sole authority. But I have been studying it quite seriously recently.
It makes me wonder about the average Catholic who has very little knowledge of scripture outside the gospels. Does it really matter? maybe not. Our Christian action is the main thing.

What motivating factors were there to write down and bring together an accepted, true version of what took place in New Testament times?