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Today a federal amendment was passed to the Constitution. It was sort of a surprise, but it was quickly ratified by all fifty states within a few hours. The amendment is long and involved and I can't tell you what it said because I'd have to copy and paste it into a few different posts...

If there was a state wide referendum to make the study of Christianity taught in elementary school, would you vote for it? After all, many of you believe that denying God is a sin and this would be consistent with your faith. Some here have argued that voting with your faith is what you are...

Anyone catch the last episode of 30 Days by Morgan Spurlock? I only saw the last half hour, and while I'm sure this is going to degenerate into a homosexuality thread (since the subject was adoption by gay parents), I had some thoughts about the last bit that I saw. First off, one of the...

This man is convinced that God has told him to kill homosexuals: http://www.chron.com/disp/story.mpl/front/4968717.html Is he ethically responsible for his actions because of his soul searching and religiosity? At what point should one listen to their religion to determine morality, and at...

One of the complaints that I've seen many times here at Cf is that we liberals aren't being tolerant of intolerant people. So, would you rather that we be intolerant of you? I mean, after my time here I've found that it wouldn't take much to convince me that there are segments of the...

What do you think? It's obviously an American value, but is it part of the Christian value system? After all, the freedom of speech allows me to blaspheme, swear, curse, and even produce inappropriate content. All of these things are proscribed under a Christian morality. Some Christians also would like to...

How is it ethical for Christians to have more say about how I live my life than I do about theirs? As a non-Christian, why should I have to live by Christian standards in the United States? Should Christians have control of my life because they are the majority?

I'm sure this has been asked before, but are there shades of gray? This is an odd either or question, and the duality is not perfect, but the question is divided up into two near-absolutes: There are shades of gray to nearly everything. We live in a complex world, and there are few, if any...

With the recent thread about book burning, does anyone feel that it is immoral when one party says something, and the opposing side is not allowed to respond? Specifically, I'm thinking about the various ways that people try to keep any oppositition from being able to quote or respond to them...

Yeah, I know that this has been done a million times, but I can't remember one that combined the two big life/death stances into one poll.

Is religion a choice? Could you choose to give up your beliefs, to completely shift your viewpoint in a matter of mere seconds to a different religion and outlook on life?

So, the "Theory of Evolution" relies on the mechanism of mutation combined with natural selection to explain the biodiversity on earth. Because evolutionists believe that the world had a beginning, they postulate that there was a "naturalistic abiogenesis" (i.e. life arose by chance) in the...

In this thread, Big Norsk makes the following comments about Hindus believing in Christ. I just wanted to give my interpretation of the comment because I think the Hindu perspective on Jesus makes a lot of sense. I'm currently taking a college survey of religions and this specific point was...

Would you accept blood from a bank that took donations from gay people? Currently the guidelines from the Red Cross restrict sexually active gay men from giving blood for fear of AIDS/HIV, even if their sexual contact was low risk or they've been tested and confirmed negative since their last...

I just created this avatar for a friend, and I couldn't find any place to share avatars with other people. If you like it, you can use it too. It's the Madre de Los Desapairecidos.

If you believe that God created man with a purpose: Are all men created with an identical purpose? If all men were created with identical purpose, does this extend to women as well? For instance, if the purpose of men was to glory the existence of God, but women are to not speak in church nor...

I've been thinking about this a lot lately due to coming to this site because even on a good day it seems omnipresent in the Liberal Theology forum. A lot of the conservative Christians that insist on posting in the liberal theology forum seem to follow the maxim "Love the sinner, hate the...

I was just wondering if there were any Hyperion, Fall of Hyperion, Endymion, and Rise of Endymion fans on these boards. Personally, I generally consider these books some of the greatest science fiction ever written, and I was just wondering if you guys had any opinions on them, or anything else...

Even though I work at a fairly boring job, my pleasure is writing, and I'm looking for a little professional assistance on the subject of angels for a short story that would like to write. I've found some limited information on Angels online, such as two versions of the hierarchies and some...

On this golden shore of sand, I lie among these ruby stones. Glittering stars reflected in black, Sky and water lapping up on shore, White cloth of sparks waving. Above, the brilliant, milky moon, Lights the dust in frozen space. Languid chains of silk bind, Silvery rings and stones weigh...