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I was flipping through channels the other day and stopped on televangelist Joyce Meyers. While I don't necessarily like televangelists and take everything they say with a grain of salt, I occasionally watch her because sometimes I find her speeches entertaining. Anyways... She was talking...

Maybe it's just me, but I notice (especially on here) that born-again christians are typically WAY MORE legalistic and literal (dare I say some tread on the fundamental side) when it comes to the Bible and faith than many "born-in" christians. Anyone else notice this? Why does it seem that...

eh, nevermind . Question wasn't all that good :P should have put --- what ever happened to challenging, enlightening topics that don't beat dead horses...

...about sex and all it's aspects? When would you begin teaching them? I, personally, if/when (I haven't decided yet) I had kids would be rather candid about the whole issue. It's too serious of an issue to be treated rather flippantly. I would try to teach my child that it is best to...

We recently had two Mormon missionaries come to my dental practice this past week. Apparently they are here for 2 years for missionary work or training? The thing that puzzled me was that I was told that in the two years they are here, they have little to no contact with their families or...

A clip from an area newspaper that caught my eye yesterday. Couple took children on drug buy, police say And yet, people are hesitant to let homosexual couples adopt :scratch: "Unfortunately, the effects on children of being raised by lesbian and gay adoptive parents cannot be...

After conversing with some Wiccans on this board, I find myself relating to their views of nature as well as empathizing with certain views of Buddhism and Taoism. I recently found a site describing a belief called "Christopaganism". It seemed to go well with my feelings of God being present in...

what about fertility treatments, invitro etc.? IMHO, I think that perhaps being infertile is a message from God that your attention, strengths, talents are needed elsewhere. Or perhaps a message that you need to open your home to an unwanted child already put on this earth. What do you...

Many times I hear people saying that they are/were angry with God over a multitude of reasons: -illness of a loved one -death of a loved one -illness of self -unemployment -'bad' luck -familial strife and so on and so forth. Is there something wrong with me? I've been through 2 of...

What do you think? Can you give evidence supporting or denying this claim? Know any good theological jokes?

Is society on a moral decline as we speak? Have we ever really been a moral society? In YOUR OPINION...what are, say, the top 3 contributors to a/the downfall/moral decline of society? I'll post my own answers later as I carefully tabulate my thoughts :D Thanks all...

Just wondering how you guys think a "theological summit" would go if Jesus, Allah, Buddha, Brahma and all the major religious figureheads got together and talked?

What do YOU think? Is there a difference between being spiritual and being religious? What are your personal definitions of spiritual and religious? My personal view is that a "spiritual" Christian (for example) is one who looks to the teachings and pure essence of Christianity...

Do you think animals will be in heaven? I'd be saddened to find out if/when I got to heaven that my dogs could not be there with me :cry: I know there are some churches that offer blessings for pets, I'd take my dachsie there in a heartbeat...

This is just a question that keeps nagging at the back of my mind. Everyone passes hitchhikers at some point, right? Every time I pass one, I feel a pang of guilt that I did not stop and help that person or pick them up. But growing up, I was strictly warned against doing such a thing because...

(I posted this on another board as well,) I think we all know that the Bible as we know it today is comprised of a selection of Christian texts, but not ALL that were ever found. I am just curious as to what the Christian faith would be like if we followed ALL texts binded together to form...

I think it's common knowledge that the books in the Bible as we know it are not the only books that exist regarding the Christian faith. I'm just wondering what form the Christian faith would have today if ALL the books in existence were binded into the Bible, not just the 'select' version we...

I often peruse the philosophy & morality board (seems to be chock full of conservatives - and after posting an opinion or 10 I know it's not the place for me, but I just can't help opening my mouth sometimes)...I am amazed at one particular idea that seems to be brought up to EVERY topic...

as to why many Christians (so called closed and open minded alike - I'm sure it transcends) seem to confuse respecting another's religion with meaning you are abandoning your own religion or something. Why isn't it ok to be different? I know you're supposed to spread the Word and all, but why...