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    Mormons: Monolatry/Henotheism Question

    I found this one blog that tried to answer the question...it seems as though it's not entirely clear, even in official statements by Church leadership: Do Mormons Worship Heavenly Father, Jesus Christ, Or Both?
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    If you are new to religion or have changed belief.

    I converted from Evangelical Christianity to Islam 2-1/2 years ago...but before I took that step, I spent years studying not just the faith I left and the faith that I embraced, but other faiths as well. I'd say I studied Islam in earnest for at least 10 years before taking the step to convert...
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    Bible Question

    James might be earlier than Paul...given the interplay between the positions outlined in Galatians, Romans and James--as well as some of the accounts in Acts--it's difficult to tell which one was written in response to which (although it's possible that they arose independently--but the...
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    Bible Question

    When I was a Christian, I regularly read the Bible through, Genesis-Revelation (and on occasion, reading with the Apocrypha in there) each year (that takes about 15-20 minutes of reading a day). The difficulty in this approach is many get bogged down in the genealogies or intricacies of...
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    Mormons: Monolatry/Henotheism Question

    Hi All, I have a question for Mormons: I've frequently heard that Mormons believe in Monolatry--the belief that there are multiple gods, but only one is to be worshipped. (I think Henotheism means essentially the same thing, but I'm not entirely certain). I also understand that in Mormon...
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    How does monotheism differ from polytheism?

    The answer may seem obvious at first--polytheists believe in more than one God, and monotheists believe in only one God. But I think that on another level the answer isn't nearly so cut-and-dried. Consider the concept of "God" in some classic polytheistic systems--say, for example, the...
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    Sacred Texts of Zoroastrianism

    Ushta Ashaii, I've read Zaehner & Boyce, but I'm more of the opinion that Zarathushtra did, in fact, teach "cosmic" dualism rather than merely "ethical" dualism. I guess I'm a quasi-"Gathas-only" Mazdayasnian. I think the Gathas are the original words of Zarathushtra, and I don't view the...
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    Do we NEED guns?

    Hi Debater, thanks for your post. First of all, this is only one of the reasons that the private ownership of firearms is defended by those who believe in it. It isn't necessarily the primary reason. At the time of the writing of the Constitution and Bill of Rights, the large standing...
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    US Still Unprepared For Terrorists!

    HI Greatcalgarian, thanks for the post. I, for one, do not find it "very difficult" to understand how 19 Arabs accomplished 9/11. But I understand your point, that to many people, conspiracy theories will always be attractive. Yes, the government bungles around with the truth--but in my...
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    Sad Story, did the man really had said that he has a bomb?

    I agree...very sad. But it's easy to second-guess and to criticize the actions of the Air Marshalls. Although there should be a thourough investigation (as in all police shootings), I feel that if I was confronted by someone who said that they had a bomb, they ran away screaming, and there...
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    US Still Unprepared For Terrorists!

    Hi Greatcalgarian, thanks for the post. First, Wikipedia has its own problems...anyone can post there, and there have been some embarissing, untrue things posted there. (See http://www.cnn.com/2005/TECH/internet/12/05/wikipedia.rules.ap/index.html ). Second, I would find it astonishing...
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    US Still Unprepared For Terrorists!

    Hi Greatcalgarian, thanks for the post. The trouble with most conspiracy theories is that they depend on too many people staying silent for too long. Government officials are notorious blabbermouths, in order to make themselves look good to the media...because they're little egos were...
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    Rich man's war, poor man's fight?

    Hi Jaiket, thanks for your post. Actually, junior officers (2nd Lt, 1st Lt, Cap) have extremely high mortality rates...and no one (except for Doctors, Lawyers and such) gets to skip those first few steps on the officer ladder. Peace
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    Rich man's war, poor man's fight?

    HI Ardent Listener, thanks for your post. Actually, in terms of taxes, the rich pay far more than anyone else: From http://www.taxfoundation.org/publications/show/250.html *Top 1% of taxpayers (making > $295,495) pay 34.27% of all personal income taxes *Top 5% of taxpayers (making >...
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    Rich man's war, poor man's fight?

    HI AtheistA, thanks for your post. The NFL player was Pat Tilmann, and he died in Afghanistan, not Iraq. And there's no oil in Afghanistan...though maybe the Afghan was was all about drugs, to take control of the poppy fields? ;) Peace
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