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    Same-Sex Marriages and the Civil Law

    We may conclude that civil actions and civil law are expressions of human interactions, i.e. secular. Can we assume that if U.S. law grants marriage rights to gay couples that that action is an answer to any religious questions? As I said that our civil laws are created by people in our...
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    China's Suppression of Falun Gong

    http://www.nytimes.com/2009/04/28/world/asia/28china.html?th&emc=th Is China a good representative of atheism run amok?
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    Does God Exist Question

    Does God exist? Apparently this question will never be answered to everybody's satisfaction. This is a subjective question, not objective. When Moses ascended Mount Sinai, it was not mere curiosity that drove him but serious issues. In the same manner, all who seek serious answers will make...
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    The Passion of Christ: A New View

    The passion of Christ is viewed as the suffering of Jesus upon the cross, but little is said of His suffering in the garden of Gethsemane. The record speaks of Jesus’ "Agony" in the following: "And he came out, and went, as he was wont [often visited], to the mount of Olives; and his disciples...
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    Light of Truth

    The scriptural tags, “revelation,” “inspiration,” “Spirit of God,” “spirit [in us],” all signify a certain action on the divine plane. The words mean nothing to someone who does not understand the operation, therefore, an exposition is necessary to clarify--at least the Christian view--the...
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    Mixing Philosophy and Christianity

    The following excerpt is from the complete exposition located at http://www.iowatelecom.net/~hosea/index.html/_sgg/f10000.htm. The article exceeds RF's 10,000 character limit (16,000+). Click on the link to read the entire thread--the thread is mine. .... Philosophy as a tool for reasoning has...
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    What is Religion?--Christianity

    The purpose of religion is not something anyone can quantify or describe sufficiently to please everyone. See my thread “Definition of Religion: A Continuing Debate.” So how shall we define religion for those who believe in a Supreme Being is probably suitable for Christianity. So what is...
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    "O Ye of Little Faith"--Jesus

    The possibility of seeing beyond the plane of our existence is real, as it is written: “For Christ also hath once suffered for sins, the just for the unjust [us], that he might bring us to God, being put to death in the flesh, but quickened by the Spirit: “By which also he went and preached...
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    True Faith: What Is It?

    The consequences of believing are that we may believe in something that actually exists or actually does not exist. Faith as a principle is true if something exists, otherwise it is an exercise in futility. Paul the Apostle wrote: “Now if Christ be preached that he rose from the dead, how say...
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    Definition of Religion: A Continuing Debate

    What is revelation? Do we have it today or is it an item of the past? Many will likely claim that it is of the past, as in the Biblical days. But to say that is to say we have not sufficient faith to call down a revelation from God, that the peoples of earlier generations had more faith. Does...
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    What Does the World Think About God?

    What does the world think about God? There are so many viewpoints that one is hardpressed to exclaim that one’s view is the right one, for there will always be someone who will object. What then is the right view? When the scriptures began to be written, these men called prophets had the...
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    Atheism as Religion under First Amendment: Ruling by Federal Circuit Court of Appeals

    According to the ruling of the Seventh Circuit Court of Appeals, decided August 19, 2005, atheism is religion under the First Amendment. See Kaufman v. McCaughtry, Case No. 03-C-027-C. Their ruling states: "Atheism is, among other things, a school of thought that takes a position on religion...
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