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  1. Allfather

    Sex and Spirituality

    I whole-heartedly agree. Like I said in my last post, I think the people of those religions are the ones that are the root of the emotional troubles regarding the act of sex, not the actual religion itself. It is the implementation of a moral structure that goes against people's natural acts and...
  2. Allfather

    Sex and Spirituality

    I completely agree, I might have misspoken. This may be purely conjecture, but I think that a strict view of sex because of the emotional (in)stability might have been intended from the start, but has been perverted by the largely patriarchal groups the moral structures have risen from. just...
  3. Allfather

    Norse roots in LOTR

    Wait.....Eye of the World is being made into a movie?! how did I miss that....
  4. Allfather

    Theists who aren't really theists

    Also brings up another point (and this is not meant to demean the "Big 3"). Who is closer to God (or possibly have a better description/explanation) Newer religions that are so meshed with culture and civilization, i.e. human progression, or those indigenous religions that were closer to the...
  5. Allfather

    The Beer Thread

    My thoughts exactly. Favorite beer.....for excessive drinking? Killians of Becks For general drinking? Any Shiner Beer, cheifly Shiner Boch or Black Lager
  6. Allfather

    Theists who aren't really theists

    Jumping in here late, but giving my 2 cents anyway. I'm also a deist in this sense, so my response might be irrelevant. I can't sleep so I post incessantly :shrug: My belief looks at this a little differently. Instead of looking at it in the "God is _____" sense, I look at it as "_____ is...
  7. Allfather

    problems with the catholic church

    The idea of a "just war" is certainly not confined to the Catholic Church. Look at the Crusades. We can go on and on about how the Catholic Church has facilitated the killing of thousands of people in the name of God, but look at the context.The original means for the Crusades were not so...
  8. Allfather

    Sex and Spirituality

    Honestly, I think it is all about intent. Sex can be a beautiful but it can also be one of the most destructive forces. Rape, Poor intentions, resulting in unplanned pregnancy, loss of self, guilt, etc. It is very much something that requires pen communication and (here it comes) love. Well...
  9. Allfather

    Genesis and the Enûma Eliš

    anyone have thoughts?
  10. Allfather

    How many here on RF are Theistic Evolutionist?

    agreed...which I think is the bottom line. There is nothing saying that we can't learn more of the world around us. There is nothing inherently blasphemous about science or evolution.
  11. Allfather

    Tired of being called a sinner?

    But if not one of us can know him, as you've stated, then how can we possibly know who Christ is in his eyes? Is this scriptural, and if so, is it how Christ is viewed in God's eyes, or man's? I don't mean to specifically debate the issue, this is something I've had trouble understanding myself...
  12. Allfather

    How many here on RF are Theistic Evolutionist?

    Questions I was trying to ask, but was clearly confused. Maybe you will have better luck understanding :shrug:
  13. Allfather

    How many here on RF are Theistic Evolutionist?

    If I am confused, this is where it happened. I did not see how this response was an explanation against my previous post. God seeing fit to deal with Abraham, etc. is not an example God "being" something different than what he "was". He meant to do exactly what he did. Neither does this prove...
  14. Allfather

    How many here on RF are Theistic Evolutionist?

    That is not the same as what we are speaking about in the case of this argument. You said that the idea of what is being called theistic evolution is a silly concept. You then said that was a copout to have any speculation that wasn't directly founded in scripture. You then said that attributing...
  15. Allfather

    How many here on RF are Theistic Evolutionist?

    We define who God is by what he does. That is one of the biggest arguments for intelligent design is it not, we do not see God but we see his effects? Why would God "be" anything other than what does, especially when the only access to God is by his action. Otherwise, it would be a contradiction...
  16. Allfather

    How many here on RF are Theistic Evolutionist?

    Wow, this thread got some attention while I was in class.... I'm going to agree with beaudreaux here. There are obvious contradictions in your logic, and if I/we are misunderstanding I would love to know what your POV is. According to your first post, I cannot claim that God applies...
  17. Allfather

    Tired of being called a sinner?

    I think they are also scared because they feel like they should believe something that doesn't make sense, and they are brought up with so many negative consequences to not believing, it is virtually tearing their soul in two. There are two types of Christians in my viewpoint: 1) Those who...
  18. Allfather

    Tired of being called a sinner?

    The hardest time I had with this was when it was brought up by family members. I had an Aunt and Uncle that told me I was "from the pit of hell and smelled like smoke", and this was still when I was young and considered myself a Christian. It was mostly because of my music choices, since I love...
  19. Allfather

    Tired of being called a sinner?

    It doesn't bother me at all. I find it quite comical. And I'm sure in their mind, as hurtful and condescending as it may be, they are doing you a service and assuring your place in heaven. Sometimes I find it sad that they are trying so hard to do what they think is right, so I don't even mind...
  20. Allfather

    Sex and Spirituality

    I think that when this idea is lost, it is very sad indeed. I think so many people are caught up in the idea that sex is "bad", and only has the purpose of procreation, then the whole spiritual side of it is lost.
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