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  1. maggie2

    The Damage Fundamentalism Can Do

    Last night I had a couple of friends drop in and we ended up having a discussion about religion and how it has affected our lives. My friend, let's call her Pat, was brought up in a fundamentalist environment where fire and brimstone was preached weekly. She is now 55 years old now and knows...
  2. maggie2

    Peace Begins With Us

    There is much turmoil in the world today and much of it is driven by fundamentalist religious beliefs. Even here in this forum there are times when people get heated in a discussion and ratchet up the emotion. I believe that peace starts with each individual in their own small corner of the...
  3. maggie2

    Is the Bible Really True?

    Just reading a really interesting book, "The Pagan Christ" by Tom Harpur. It details the many common features of the Christian myth and the early Egyptian myth of Horus, which took place several thousand years prior to the Christian faith being established. It gives a person new thought about...
  4. maggie2

    The Need for Peace

    I happened to see Bill Clinton on Queen Latifa yesterday and he was talking about the need for peace. He said that if we look at our DNA, every human is 99% the same, only 1% of our DNA is different. So he suggested that we need to focus more on the 99% instead of the 1% and that will help move...
  5. maggie2

    When will churches start to tell the truth?

    Having been sexually abused myself as a child, I find the news about sexual abuse in the Catholic church disturbing. In recent weeks there have been numerous new allegations of sexual abuse by priests in many parts of Europe. And just yesterday it has come to light that there were over 200 deaf...
  6. maggie2

    Creating a Department of Peace

    If you are one of the many people who feel frustrated about the world situation as far as the war in Iraq and other such events are concerned and you feel like there's nothing you can do to bring about positive change, please read on. For some time now I've been feeling that history has shown...
  7. maggie2

    Happy Birthday to me!

    Well, here I am another year older, and hopefully, at least a little smarter. I don't feel a day over 30, so I'll just forget the number of years that have gone by and enjoy my day.
  8. maggie2

    Happy 4th of July

    Happy 4th of July to all our American friends! Hope you all have a wonderful day.:4th:
  9. maggie2

    Possible excommunication of scientists by Vatican

    ROME, June 30 — Scientists who engage in stem cell research using human embryos should be subject to excommunication from the Catholic Church, according to a senior Vatican official. Cardinal Alfonso López Trujillo, who heads the group that proposes family-related policy for the Church, said...
  10. maggie2

    Major A-ha about tolerance

    Yesterday I had a major a-ha about tolerance that I wanted to share with you all. From reading posts on this forum I recognize that there are several here who choose to practice tolerance towards all religions and ideas and I consider myself one of those. However, I am often left speechless by...
  11. maggie2

    17 Arrested in Alledged Canadian Terror Plot

    Last night and early this morning 17 people have been arrested in the Toronto area. They are being labelled as a homegrown terrorist group. Twelve of these people are men and five are boys under 18 years of age. Apparently they had plans to bomb several buildings, including the headquarters of...
  12. maggie2

    Tragedy in Iraq

    I want to preface this thread by saying that as a Canadian I have many American friends and truly appreciate Americans. At one time I would have considered moving to the USA, in fact , so I write this with sorrow and not with anger. Recently it has come to light that there are at least three...
  13. maggie2

    Enron Verdicts

    Just heard that Ken Lay has been found guilty on all counts and Jeffrey Skilling guilty of 19 or the 28 counts against him. Do you think that justice has been done?
  14. maggie2

    Dealing with doubt

    If we tell the truth, all of us have some doubts about our faith. What are your most frequent doubts and how do you deal with them?
  15. maggie2

    Da Vinci Code Box Office Results

    Just read the news that the movie grossed 77million over the weekend. All the negative criticism that came out of Cannes does not seem to have had any effect on the public. We plan to go see it next weekend. Have you seen it? Did you enjoy it? Why or why not?
  16. maggie2

    Buying ribbons

    I went to buy a ribbon but can't find the proper button to do so. I tried the estore but I don't have a ribbon button on my estore. Can someone tell me how to buy a ribbon? Thanks,
  17. maggie2

    More Internal Spying

    Just hearing on the news that USA Today has broken a huge story about the fact that the NSA has been collecting lists of records of phone calls on millions of Americans. And now Bush is on television and using 9/11 again as an excuse for usurping civil liberties. I cannot believe how much...
  18. maggie2

    Warren Jeffs - on 10 Most Wanted List

    The FBI has placed Warren Jeffs on its 10 Most Wanted List. For anyone who hasn't heard, Jeffs is the self-proclaimed leader of a fundamentalist Latter Day Saints group in Utah/Arizona. He apparently has a following of over 10,000 people. He is accused of rape and sexual activities with young...
  19. maggie2

    Passed the 10K frubas mark

    It's been about a week or so now since I passed the 10K fruba mark. Nobody else seems to have noticed so I thought I'd just go ahead and mention it myself. I must say I'm happy to have reached this small milestone. RF is a great forum and I really enjoy participating here so the frubas really...
  20. maggie2

    Interesting statistics

    Just heard a piece on the news and wanted to share the information here. Stats Canada recently released a study showing the religious leanings of Canadians. Here are a few of the results. 32% of Canadians go to church regularly. 21% of Canadians prefer to pray or meditate or contemplate in...
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