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Recent content by ltrain

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    Need advice on divinity school

    Dear Abraham, Sorry it's taken me so long to get back to you. I've been busy. Lots of reading. Lots of writing. It never stops. Okay, you wanted to know about divinity school. Well, you seem to have some kind of calling or pull or lure--whatever you want to call it, this is a good thing...
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    Need advice on divinity school

    Dear Abraham, I went to divinity school. I was the same as you at one time. Then some things happened. It's a long story. Stay tuned. ltrain
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    Are Tubas of the Devil?

    There's a devil?
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    Is traditional Christianity dead?

    Dear Buttermilk, All the "problems" I listed are compatible with several theisms, not just classical theism (presupposed in the Apostles Creed). What you said as a scientist is compatible with *a* God. But which one? Christians think of God differently, as any conference on religion and...
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    Is traditional Christianity dead?

    Dear Ottaia, Good point. And even if there is no God, we will do fine without Him. I often wonder what it would be like if God is a fairy tale. I don't think my life would change much. I don't think the world would change much. It may even get better once the exclusivist religions are gone...
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    Is traditional Christianity dead?

    Dear Waiting for the Verdict, Yes, Calvinism is false. I don't know how anybody can believe that stuff, either. If anything is true, process theism is our best bet. Still, I have my doubts about it. Just one thing. What do you mean that the lib theologies don't have much of a chance of...
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    Is traditional Christianity dead?

    Dear Tattedsaint, Yes, both the liberal and conservative positions can be defended by very intelligent people. It's hard to tell who's right when this happens. I've been wrestling with it for over a decade. I'm still wrestling. I guess what we believe depends on a lot of things, like you...
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    Is traditional Christianity dead?

    Dear Brother Justin, This, too, was a beautiful answer. I really like this part of the message board. I am hoping to make a journey back to G-d. I hope I find more answers like yours. I'm sort of a liberal/progressive Christian, though I do have my doubts. This runs very deep. I'll probably...
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    Is traditional Christianity dead?

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    Is the Church going down the drain?

    Dear PS139, You have spoken correctly--most Catholics are clueless about their faith. What world do these posters live in? ltrain
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    Is the Church going down the drain?

    Dear Lynn, Focus on the Family, radio edition. It was a year or so ago. Maybe the stats have changed. lee
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    Are Catholics going to hell?

    Dear ILoveYeshua, Did it ever occur to you that some brethren aren't as strong in the faith as others? Perhaps it's good that I'm on this site--maybe my faith can be restored. You have no idea, sir, what I've been through. I also hope to hear a kinder, more Christ-like tone in your voice in...
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    Will Christianity die out?

    It will always be around in one form or another. Conservative and liberal, both. In some contries, like Spain and France, it's on the way out, but in others, like in South America, it's booming. In my own life, it's sort of dead. At least the Fundamentalist version of it is. I have no...
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    Is the Church going down the drain?

    I'm a Catholic but at times am embarassed to be one. Why? Because the Church says it's the "true Church" but every time I go to mass, I see two things: ignorance and laziness. Let's face it: most Catholics don't know crap about their faith. And all my Protestant friends talk circles around...
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    Is traditional Christianity dead?

    I've been wondering if traditional Christianity, as defined by the Apostles Creed, is dead. Living in today's world, a world marked by evolution, big bang cosmology, bibilcal criticism, neuroscience, as well as the horrors of the 20th century all make traditional Christian theism improbable...or...
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