Funny, witches were accepted by society long before Christianity. Many rulers and wealthy men and women also used the skills of witches in their lives, even after the rise of Christianity.
Christianity got to where it is in society by murdering those with different opinions, leaving their views...
Well most of my magic is viewed as witchcraft, or as shamanism.
The thing is, that people are either knowledgeable about the subject or have a preconceived prejudice about such. Or have no interest at all.
What would you say, if someone opposed your religion or practices out of ignorance of what your religion really was? What would you do then, if this person used their religious text as the ONLY source to oppose your religion?
Witchcraft is a term used to refer to pagan practices, worship and...
No I am not addressing you directly because you haven't said that its impossible, obviously.
And yes, under the right conditions, adding another partner is a possibility. However our close friends will never be one of these possibilities. They are like siblings to us end it would be way too...
Yes, while our friends are known to curl up on the couch with each other and go out for drinks etc. We consider each other family.
I don't judge people who are uncomfortable with these things, or chooses not to have close friends of the opposite gender.
I AM surprised that so many people...
Exactly! My wife and I will look and talk about who we find attractive. We have never cheated, even though there have been opportunities.
We even have an agreement on conditions to be met in order to bring another person into our relationship, though we haven't seen a reason to act on it.
As...
I'm going to assume that this is a legitimate question.
Spirits and Deities rarely just hand you the info. Look up the symbolism of what you've seen, look into various pantheons and cultures. You'll find your answers. But don't go thinking you have the answers already. If you're just looking...
I personally don't hate Christianity. I think most have lost their way, and I think that Jesus would be very unhappy with most of his "followers"
That being said, I can't blame one person or group for the actions of another group of people hiding behind the same religion. If I did that, I would...
I would say yes, its possible. My wife and I have many close friends of both genders. The key is trust all around. The only people I consider true friends are like family to me. They are my brothers and sisters. Thus it stays at friendship and family bonds, anything else would just be weird.
In...
I don't believe my religion is for everyone. There are many who are following my religion, and it is high on the list of religions that are attracting followers. There is no need to try and convince others.
If someone comes to me asking questions, I try to help. But I refuse to go looking for...
I am not Christian for a few reasons.
1. The bible has been rewritten, retranslated and interpreted in several different ways. There was actually a group within the church that voted on which books to include in the bible and which to exclude.
2. Some people that profess to be Christian are...
I'm not sure if that was an intentional dodge or if you're just not getting it.
You say the bible is the word of God. The bible has tales of men with multiple wives that are servants of God. The bible says God spoke to these men. But it never says anything about God telling these men that it...
No, I'm stating that the bible had rules about wives that included having multiple wives. It also gave rules for treating people as property.
These rules have changed. Everything changes.
People interpret the bible differently. You have the right to believe what you want as long as you don't...
That's an assumption. The point is that the bible talks about these men as devoted to God completely. We're talking about men who would do anything God asked, even sacrificing their children if told to do so. But they wouldn't marry only one woman if commanded?
I've seen the claim marriage is between one man and one woman. And my post pointing out men of God having many wives was never addressed.
I recommend the documentary "For the bible tells me so"
It talks about biology, psychology AND has several biblical scholars that speak on the subject.
It...
Ya know, this thread is amusing and all but it isn't worth too much more of my time. I'll likely read to laugh at the stupidity, but unless I see anything intelligent from our Fundamentalist brother here (which I doubt) I won't waste more time arguing after this post.
However a few points I...
They should treat Christians and Christian churches on a case by case basis depending on the actions of said people. Just like they should treat anyone else.
By that logic neither does someone being unfaithful to their spouse, or has sex before marriage or someone who drinks in excess, or any number of "sins" that take place in society on a regular basis.
Wonder how big your congregation would be then....