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    Say Hi, Gracie (Newbies say hello thread)

    Hi everyone! I 'm a newbie to liberal Chrisitianity, and consider myself a Christian Spiritualist. I was on these forums some years ago, and am returning again to learn, because it really is an awesome site. I am reading the Bible for the first time at 39, and am totally shocked at what beauty...
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    Help! Attending funeral tommorrow

    Hi! Thanks to everyone that responded. I really appreciate it! It was a very nice service, and it ended up being a good opportunity to spend time with my husbands family as we dont see them a lot. As his grandfather had passed away after a long battle with alzheimer's we all could agree that...
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    Help! Attending funeral tommorrow

    Thanks Coyote! I was thinking that I would try to keep it along these lines, to try and help with as much of the practical aspects of it as I could. I know that this will be an emotional time and will do my best to try and not get into any conversations about beliefs. Thanks for the tip about...
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    Help! Attending funeral tommorrow

    Thanks for your response! :) I think this is just the memorial. I believe there will be a luncheon or gathering of some sort afterwards?
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    Help! Attending funeral tommorrow

    Hi! I am hoping for a few etiquette tips here! I am not a christian (I'm a Spiritualist) attending my husbands grandfathers funeral tomorrow. While my husband is not religious in any way (agnostic would probably be the best description), his family are born again christians. I am not sure what...
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    Strippers...What are your thoughts??

    Well, for myself, if my husband went to see one, I probably wouldnt like it a whole lot but it wouldnt put the relationship at risk for me. I feel confident enough about myself that I would definitely not feel threatened, and I don't consider strippers a threat to me in any way. But that is just...
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    Strippers...What are your thoughts??

    Strippers are human beings just like yourself, Shirley Temple.
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    Porn actors who are your aquaintances, how do you feel about it?

    Hmmm..I've known 3 males and one female that were in movies, and one female who was a stripper. I only saw one movie that any of them made, and I didn't feel any differently about her-she was my friend. We didn't really discuss it-she had tried to move away from that and I would never bring it...
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    Would you defend...

    Hi! I absolutely would and have. Years ago, I worked with a lady who was a Jehovah's Witness. (Btw, I am not a Christian and never have been) She was very mellow about it, and all she asked was that any jokes that were circulated through email were not sent to her-they could be a bit off color...
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    Those with the Other-Religion Icon

    Hi! I'm a Spiritualist, but some of my beliefs vary from traditional Spiritualism (I believe in reincarnation while some Spiritualists do not). I work with spirit guides and other entities. I believe in the endless progression of the soul, and that mankind is all one. I believe we come to...
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    How Many?

    1. Guns-I don't own one, but I'm not in a situation where I might need one. My Dad lives in a very rural area, and has several. He goes target shooting, and collects some antique ones. He also lives in an area where the closest police are at least 45 minutes away, so if he needed to defend...
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    Religious Tolerance

    I'll sign in for this :thumbsup: "the right of all people to choose a religion and practice it without governmental or societal interference." That pretty much says it for me as well. A common thread for a lot of beliefs would be do to others as you would have done to yourself. (I try to...
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    A Question for People of All Religions

    I would agree that in some areas, I can probably be naive about the dangers. You are definitely not exaggerating about 9/11. I had never in my life felt threatened for just being an American, or being anything! I was afraid after that, and that fear almost made me sick. I guess what I try to do...
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    A Question for People of All Religions

    Hi! I haven't read the whole thread, but my opinion on some of this would be that it depends where you are in the US. I'm in a large city on the west coast of CA. I think part of the reason people can be so predjudiced and intolerant is that in more rural parts of the country, there is little...
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    Rosicrucian Order

    :thumbsup: Thats so funny! Thats the ringtone on my phone right now. Thats an awesome song!
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