I'm sure everyone is aware of the problem that says that, due to the evil in the world, God cannot be all loving, all powerful, and all knowing. With this in mind, and as a possible answer to this problem, does the Bible actually say that God is omnipotent?
Besides the "salvation experience", does Christianity place any importance on mystical experience? If so, what? How does this play into the process of sanctification and spirituality/spiritual growth, if at all?
So, the last few months I've been going through some sort of existential crisis. I think it's been some sort of mid-life crisis, but I'm not sure.
It started when I began to question whether life had any meaning, particularly objective meaning. I realized that the existentialists were right...
So it's been awhile since I've been here. I won't go into details, but I needed a break. So I come back, and everything is all different; it's like a whole new forum. But it's just as well, I'm probably a new me, in that I'm considering going nack to Christianity; but this isn't a rejection...
Evangelical Christians believe that the US is a Christian nation, founded on Christian principals, and that all the founding fathers were Christians. But I found these lists interesting:
Here's a listing of all the founding fathers who were either deists or Unitarian/Universalists/UU's...
Where are the best internet chat rooms, especially for religious discussions? I haven't been able to find anything. Keep in mind, I ask because I haven't been able to get Paltalk to work since their update, and I have no idea how to use IRQ (if someone wants to guide me, this would be fine too).
Many people here at RF are on a search for truth. But what does this mean, exactly? We seek to know reality as it is. This isn't an easy task, and takes work and thought to gain any ground.
But how many people here, or anywhere, claim to search for truth, when all they really do is seek...
With all these remakes lately, it was only a matter of time before they picked a great such as the Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles. I just found out about this Friday, and I seen the trailer for it on Youtube:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wTExFsVZXEQ
I love the Turtles. Ever since I was...
Scientists just took a major step toward making life from scratch | The Verge
Science keeps getting closer and closer to all kinds of goals, here, making life from nothing. Some people, particularly creationists, like to say that this isn't possible, but science keeps pushing forward, and is...
This is something I've been thinking about for awhile. Keep this in mind as you read this: not everything that takes the name of Buddhism, is Buddhism.
In Kamakura Japan, various Buddhist schools took root. Most of them were imports from China, with the notable exception of Nichiren...
http://sports.yahoo.com/blogs/ncaab-the-dagger/check-out-the-terrible-paper-that-earned-a-player-an-a--at-north-carolina-151005969.html
I've supported education for years. It's probably the most important thing in life. I've always disliked how athletes are put on a pedestal in this...
http://news.yahoo.com/phelps-tested-free-speech-anti-gay-protests-173409742.html
I'm going to refrain from saying what I think, but I'll just leave this info here.
Dhajagga Sutta: The Top of the Standard
Muluposatha Sutta: The Roots of the Uposatha
Mahanama Sutta: To Mahanama (1)
Mahanama Sutta: To Mahanama (2)
In the Mahayana, these teachings became the principle focus of the Pure Land school. Many great Mahayana philosophers and sutras...