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I haven't been around these forums for 6 months. It's a pleasure to see a lot of the same faces around here and plenty of new ones. It's not quite such a pleasure to see the same old rhetoric being spewed in both directions in these recurring topics. Everyone's got their moat-gate up and...

I'll be going into the Air Force as a CTI specialist (translator) this year. I've often thought about what my experience is going to be like while I am in the service. In particular, I've thought a lot about Boot Camp. It's my understanding that it is their effort to "break me down and build me...

na⋅ture –noun 1. the material world, esp. as surrounding humankind and existing independently of human activities. 2. the natural world as it exists without human beings or civilization. 3. the elements of the natural world, as mountains, trees, animals, or rivers...

What do you know about Planet X? What do you think will happen? Some say that human society will never be the same again. Some say humans will never be again. What are some changes we can or should make before and after? __________ I'm not linking anything in this post because there are a...

I was just wondering how you feel about imminent domain. Does the state reserve the right to uproot people from their property despite compensation? Is it ethical to expect people to make a move for the betterment of the society as a whole? For: A freeway? An military base? A commerce...

This is not a thread about homosexuality, so don't bring it up.:nono: My friend and I were discussing the topic of equality and our attempt to find true, 100% equality. Our discussion found it's way to the idea that, no two people, no two groups, no two lives can truly be equal unless they...

According to beliefnet.com God answers prayers in 1 of 5 ways: 1. No, I love you too much. 2. Yes, but wait. 3. Yes, but not how you expected. 4. Yes, and here is more. 5. Yes, I thought you'd never ask. __________________________________ According to John Piper, in this video...

So, you're a christian. There you are. Saved, doing the right thing, and basically ready to go whenever.:holy: You get to heaven, so does much of your family. However, many many many of your friends, acquaintances, and even some of your family did not make it to heaven. It's ok though, they...

U.S. population as of 2007: 301,621,157 approx. 74.3% of the U.S. population claims to be christian approx. 4.6%(over 13 million) of the U.S. population claims to be a homosexual assuming that these two are mutually exclusive(which they are apparently not, as I have seen recently on this...

"NEW YORK--A national survey of 1,100 physicians, conducted by HCD Research and the Louis Finkelstein Institute for Religious and Social Studies of The Jewish Theological Seminary in New York City over the past weekend, found that 74% of doctors believe that miracles have occurred in the past...

Hi! My name is Eric and I am new here. I guess I'm going to get straight to the point. I am here for pretty much one reason. I'd like some effort on anyone's or better yet, everybody's part to show me the existence of your god. I am open-minded and willing to accept belief should the reasoning...