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  1. Little Joe Gould

    Reading Buddhist scripture online.

    Does anyone have any links to any online resources where I could find any of the Buddhist scriptures? It would be much appreciated.
  2. Little Joe Gould

    What is the opinion of Islam on Buddhism?

    Is it haram to practice any Buddhist practices? Such as Vipassana meditation, perhaps?
  3. Little Joe Gould

    Piercings.

    I also see no problem as a non-denominational Christian. I believe it is what's on the inside that counts.
  4. Little Joe Gould

    Haha, I thought this was funny.

    No, Muslims don't believe that Jesus was the Messiah. Think of it like a movie. The Torah is the first one, and the New Testament is the sequel. Then the Qu'ran comes out and it retcons like the last one never happened. There's still Jesus, but he's not the main character anymore, and the...
  5. Little Joe Gould

    Why the bible may NOT the Inspired Word of God

    "Now we have received, not the spirit of the world, but the spirit which is of God; that we might know the things that freely given to us of God. Which things also we speak, not in the words which man's wisdom teacheth, but which the Holy Ghost teacheth; comparing spiritual things with...
  6. Little Joe Gould

    Genesis chapter 1

    what? is that some high-brow internet lingo, haha?
  7. Little Joe Gould

    Genesis chapter 1

    I couldn't care less about whether or not the events in the Bible literally took place or not. In my opinion, it is the least thing a Christian should be concerned about. I always say; learn from the past, live in the moment, plan for the future. The stories in the Bible, whether they happened...
  8. Little Joe Gould

    I don't know if I can call myself a Christian after reading this.

    It appears to be a very primitive understanding of Christianity, masquerading as a Pentacostal sect, intermingling with the equally primitive animism of that region. It is a bad combination due to the fanatical aspect of Pentacostals as well as the obsession of animism with the occult and...
  9. Little Joe Gould

    Scientists and Christianity...

    I think either when a Christian goes out of his way to try and discredit advancements in science or a scientist goes out of his way to belittle religion is idiocy. Both of these aspects have their purposes; one is to better humanity through subjective spirituality and ethical framework; the...
  10. Little Joe Gould

    I don't know if I can call myself a Christian after reading this.

    No offense, but it seems your understanding of what modern Christianity should be is relatively immature. The Old Testament was a different time period, it was when the Jewish people were under the law of God; it wasn't the period of grace that we live in today. Christ was, as well as the...
  11. Little Joe Gould

    I don't know if I can call myself a Christian after reading this.

    I did a little bit of thinking about this, and I'm still going to consider myself a Christian and am going to make an attempt to spread more awareness about this absurd behavior. A conclusion I have came to is that religion is very similar to technology in the respect that they are both double...
  12. Little Joe Gould

    I don't know if I can call myself a Christian after reading this.

    'Child-witches' of Nigeria seek refuge - ExChristian.Net - News and Opinion This is absolute madness. I am disgusted with what some people do in the name of Christ, and to children no less. I don't even know if I can call myself a Christian while atrocities of this magnitude are being performed...
  13. Little Joe Gould

    Same Sex Marriage

    This. My thoughts worded very well. Thank you ayani.
  14. Little Joe Gould

    Same Sex Marriage

    I didn't bother reading the whole thread, so if this has already been said before, whoops! But here's what really gets on my nerves with regards to the modern church. They act as if gay marriage is legal then the church will somehow not be able to still teach that homosexuality is wrong. The...
  15. Little Joe Gould

    Believing in god is NOT a choice

    This question seems slightly too dubious for me to give a definite answer. If you are merely talking about God, well you have to consider the fact that people define God differently. For example, the pantheist who believes God to be all things and everything is left with no "choice" as to...
  16. Little Joe Gould

    Prayer versus meditation, the purpose of both.

    Hmmmm, I see the majority of you feel that meditation (all of its various practices) and prayer are actually more similar than one may think, including myself. Interesting.
  17. Little Joe Gould

    Prayer versus meditation, the purpose of both.

    Obviously, the two practices are very different and have very different psychological effects on the practitioner. Personally, I believe that prayer develops one's ability to look at oneself objectively, without bias, with clarity and holiness in mind. By taking the time to look at yourself as...
  18. Little Joe Gould

    Karma

    To judge the wholesomeness of your desires, I would judge the fruits of your desires. When you crave a certain thing, does it lead to negative consequences typically or good consequences. Take some time for reflection and really think, "Is this desire having a positive impact on my life and the...
  19. Little Joe Gould

    evolution and animals for the christians

    Evolution makes scientific sense, and is accepted by the vast majority of the scientific community, so I'll have to go with them.
  20. Little Joe Gould

    What do you think that the Buddha's commentaries on modern society would be?

    It's kind of funny that you should say that because I was kind of thinking something similar. I think in our fast pace modern lifestyle the average person wouldn't be able to recognize any form of truth when it is spoken and if the Buddha was born today he would probably be considered "that...
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