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    The Que

    I have no idea which special you're talking about, but I can take a guess at what you refer to. "Q" is a theoretical document that most scholars believe the Gospels drew from. "Q" (from the German "quelle") would have been a "sayings Gospel" similiar to that of the Gospel of Thomas and written...
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    In the Garden of Eden

    All the animals came first, before man. If you don't believe in the literal "six days" of creation, then that gives the dinosaurs plenty of time to go extinct before man came along, along with other critters that met their own Apocalypse before the Ark.
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    Why the cross at all?

    James, that's interesting about the pride issue, because I was taught to be proud of my religion, and to wear the cross freely. Christians were persecuted for many years and had to hide their faith, and now that (I think most of us) live in societies where its ok to be a Christian, we don't...
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    Why the cross at all?

    May, I wear a cross to remind me that Jesus took on my sins, and because of that I have eternal life. When I see that cross, I am reminded of all that he is, and it fills me with gratitude. I don't REVERE the cross. And MAY: leave off with this talk of "true Christians". It doesn't make sense...
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    Genesis 1

    The Bible uses many expressions that make it seem like God has a corporeal form. This makes it easier to visualize God, which is pretty hard to do with a God that is in most instances invisible! But if he did, then he'd have to follow the laws of physics, which plainly God can go against. It...
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    Burden of Proof

    Terry, and similarily if someone claims that God does NOT exist, they have to back their views up.
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    Burden of Proof

    Tawn, it seems we agree, but you subgroup the atheists into weak and strong. I still believe that if the atheist says "God does not exist", that statement is a claim, and every claim must come to the debate with proof (or attempts to persuade, since we agree we must use that method since...
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    The 'Big Bang'

    And as an aside, you seem to be assuming that all Big Bang theorists = non-theists, and that theist = someone who does not believe in the Big Bang. That would be a mistake. If you cannot prove the Big Bang, then it still resides in the realm of speculation. But scientists have in no way given...
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    The 'Big Bang'

    The Big Bang seems to the theory that works best for now. And that if there was no light in the universe, perhaps all the motion of the universe would be dedicated to time, so there would indeed be time to exist before matter did, thus creating the possibility that time did exist eternally and...
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    Christian: Can Christians Be Unified?

    Have human beings EVER agreed on ANYTHING? Asking if Christians can be unified is like asking if everyone can suddenly agree to be Republican and eschew other political beliefs; or if everyone can just agree to world peace now; {place appropriate controvery here}. It's not the faith itself...
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    Did you know Mary Magdalane wasn't a prostitute?

    The church does NOT teach that Mary Magdelene was a prostitute. Her mistaken identity as a prostitute came about, as Iacob says, from Pope Gregory's mistake. Shortly before where Mary is introduced in the bible, there is the tale about the prostitute. Pope Gregory simply mixed the two up. And...
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    Women(Status) In Christianity.

    From the heart, what an excellent post! So the OP has issues with the history of how women were treated, eh? Well, as a woman, I have issues with the way that MOST societies treated women. However, that was in the past. So ...um...get over it. Worry instead about female infanticide, genital...
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    the fear of two faces.god vs SUN

    Why would you worship something as a Creator that was created itself? Also, how do you know that worship of the sun was the "earliest religion of man"? Can you prove that through archeological research? I think the evidence would be against you.
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    Whose Origin Belief Should Be Taught?

    Lycan, I understand what you're saying, but the problem with the "purely" scientific explanation for the universe is that it's not complete. They don't know what initially sparked the Big Bang. Therefore, it goes beyond science into speculation, when it tries to account for the actual MOMENT the...
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    What is the difference?

    SK2005, good answer, simple and to the point!
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    Who is the true church?

    I don't know how anyone can believe that Constantine "created" the "true" church. How can you "create" a church that already exists? Obvious lack of history research there. And when exactly did Christians "change the story"? After 330 CE?
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    I believe in Creation ...and Evolution

    Deut, I have no idea what your problem is, or why you are being deliberately obtuse. Perhaps it makes you uncomfortable that you cannot fit "Creationism" into a little box that is based solely on the Bible? VOR, I see what you mean about endorsing their claims, which was actually not my...
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    I believe in Creation ...and Evolution

    I don't have a *position* on Creation vs Evolution. I have not stated a position, what I personally believe. The only thing I posted was a link to a WEBSITE that would OUTLINE for you some positions on the debate. And it quite clearly says that: Evolutionary Creationism, Theistic Evolution, and...
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    Tongues

    Why? Why does it just have to be the original language of the person? What mystery would that be? Can't God speak all languages? Who is saying there is a *refusal* to allow it to be verified??? It is verified in churches all over the world, when there happens to be someone there who can...
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    Prove There is God

    Good point Johnny!
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