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The Dalai Lama once said, "The biggest obstacle to interfaith tolerance, is a bad relationship with one's own faith tradition." Thoughts on this quote? I had posted a thread on this elsewhere with my own thoughts, but I feel this is really something that non-Christians might like to weigh in...

The Dalai Lama once said, "The biggest obstacle to interfaith tolerance, is a bad relationship with one's own faith tradition." Thoughts on this quote? I personally love this quote, and it rings with so much truth. But what's sad is that this not only applies to inter-faith relations, but...

I’ll never understand a person’s need to be so negative. Perhaps it is bred of stagnancy? People who go unchallenged never grow, remain stagnant; this isn’t healthy. The ability of the mind and psyche itself to adapt and change must be nurtured, not beaten off with a stick. So...

Pluralism Sunday is coming up on the first sunday in May (for 2010 that would be the 2nd of May). It's an event / day sponsored by the CPC (The Center for Progressive Christianity). I myself am a part of a church affiliated with TCPC so I'm personally looking forward to May 2 as Pluralism...

Not me, obviously ;) But someone placed a comment on a group I frequent (the TCPC [The Center of Progressive Christianity] group on Facebook) and I gave her a response of my own, however I started to think how common a problem this is for people breaking away from Fundamentalism to go in a more...

This thread is strictly for non-Christian input, kthx :) Hypothetical curiosity question: Let's say you married a spouse who is like-minded in faith (or lack of faith, for the Atheists). Or even if they are different, they are highly respectful and loving, and faith difference doesn't matter...

A quote that now appears in my signature: "The words liberal and fundamentalist are used today not so much to identify oneself as to label the enemy." ~ Leslie Newbigin Thoughts on this quote? I personally find it very accurate, and it got me thinking: If we had no enemies at all...

I'm not single, but I post among you. This thread is not much interest to singles in specific, and it's long to boot. But most of the people I know are here... so I decided to post it here, rather than have it collect dust in the women's forum. For anyone who doesn't wanna hear me yammer on...

Happy Holidays guys! Merry Christmas, Happy Hanukkah, Happy New Year... Blessed Yule... Happy Festivus ^_^ ... umm... Kwanzaa, there's that one O.o I don't know anything about it though... uhh what else... Happy Atheism :sorry: Happy Celebratewhateveryouwannakah :D Cheers~!

The parents got jail-time: CTV News | Balloon Boy parents get jail time, probation One (the mother) got 20 days the other got 90, 60 of which is spent in work-release... Those are weird amounts of jail time. And.. isn't jail supposed to be inconvenient? Ya know, you do something bad, and the...

A most excellent individual had posted this on her facebook, and I thought it was humorous yet relevant to the forum... though not relevant to the era :P Tips for Single Ladies (1938) | SadAndUseless.com Here's a taste of what the photos look like: :D

I've been asked to do a sermon for church. I already have a topic in mind and in fact I've already got a good chunk written, but the whole thing made me think about this being a unique and interesting opportunity. It could be the only sermon I get to do, or maybe it'll be one of many, but...

So, for some people who are unequally yoked, marriage is pretty hard. It's obvious as we can all see from the threads here. But that just means people have to try extra hard to look to the positive things in life, even if it's difficult. Can you say something positive about your spouse or your...

I'm totally in the holiday spirits :sorry: Thanksgiving in Canada is long over (back in October) so I'm all-eyes-on-Christmas at this point. So... How do you enjoy spending Christmas? What are your traditions, or your family traditions, your plans for the day, Christmas eve, New Years, etc etc...

I'm looking forward to a child-free halloween at home, just me and some snacks. My husband has a hockey game tonight, it's a bit late for me so I won't be going out to watch him play. We live in a condo complex, and children do NOT knock on doors here :bow: There's some communal event for them...

** For anyone unfamiliar with the term, a bingo is just a common phrase that parents shoot off to child-free people... like "but you might change your mind, but it's different when it's your own kid, but your kid could grow up to cure cancer," etc etc etc... that kind of thing. Do the people...

[Posted in Child-Free -- some people click and respond without understanding where the thread was that they clicked on.] My husband and I have officially joined the ranks of the sterilized! Well him more than me obviously, but we're a couple so it's kinda like "We're having a baby", except...

Going out into the "normal" world with child-free stuff is a NIGHTMARE :P It's all out war, constantly. "You're selfish, you're naive, you're just kidding yourself, you'll change your mind, you'll this, you'll that" -- aka, I obviously don't know anything about myself, and you (misguided...

Happy Happy Thanksgiving! I find the holiday a bit overrated myself, BUT, for the ones that do celebrate ;) Health and happiness to you and yours.

Anybody here do the Facebook thing? I'm a Facebook addict (non-recovering, I embrace my addiction ;)) and was just wondering if anyone 'round here had a facebook and would like to share? Mine is a pretty regular part of my life. If anyone wants to add me, feel free. A link to my facebook is...