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  1. Woodmangler

    Did Paul Corrupt Christianity?

    People forget that the Apostle Paul was also the Pharisee Saul of Tarsus who studied under the teacher Gamaliel. Paul was a scholar, a Pharisee, and a devout Jew whose writings brought the events surrounding Jesus into an Old Testament context that would have been readily understood by the Jews...
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    Is Understanding fatal to Worship?

    It looks like what your describing as an analytical perspective I have confused with what I understand to be a naturalistic perspective. Considering that, if you are looking to a god with "superior qualities, but not supernatural ones" then I doubt that many would worship because that god is...
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    Is Understanding fatal to Worship?

    "I'd say active acknowledgment of god as one's superior of a more-than-human kind to whom thanks and great respect are due. But since that's off the top of my head, I'm still listening." Again, from a Christian perspective: My concept is that acknowledging God as your superior falls far short...
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    Is Understanding fatal to Worship?

    "It seems to me that there's a religious mindset in which god ─ and his powers and the nature of his existence ─ don't need to be understood in the analytical sense I'm talking about, but rather god is worshiped with consequent emotional rewards for the worshiper." Addressing this from a...
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    Grrr - hate it when the tool I'm using is smarter than I am..... Couldn't be this antique computer or a loose wingnut on the keyboard.....
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    Th Th thanks
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    Is Understanding fatal to Worship?

    Looking through the threads it appears that this topic is a mile wide and hinges on several things, below are just a few: 1. Who/What do you believe is god/God/or not? a. Depending on that concept, is God understandable? I. If so - to what degree...
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    I like that.
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    I like to hear why people have made the religious choices they have. I like to hear how they've formed their view of the world and their role in it. So much more. I like a challenge. I like to have my faith and beliefs challenged. These things are useful and beneficial to my faith, but...
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    I can't rescue anyone, especially if they aren't interested. I can talk about things as I see them and folks will either listen, or not. Talking with folks is usually interesting, sometimes enlightening (for me & hopefully for others), and often entertaining (in a good way)...
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    Theologically - I identify closest with the Methodist denomination. However, I have been non-denominational for more than 20 years.
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  18. Woodmangler

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    Have not engaged in Christian Debate for years. Looking to engage once more.
  19. Woodmangler

    Learning/Re-engaging

    Learning/Re-engaging
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