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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...

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...

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...

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

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...

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...

Strippers are human beings just like yourself, Shirley Temple.

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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...

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

Hi! I can't tell you a whole lot about it, except that my great-uncle is one. I've always known him to be a very kind, loving person, and from what I understand his beliefs have helped him overcome some personal problems (alcohol mainly-stopped about 25 years ago). He's a sweet person, and...

I'm not Christian, because Christianity does not speak to me. By that I mean, it has never called to my heart. I just know it isn't they way for me. I've been to some services in my life-from Catholic, Baptist, some various non-denominational ones, Lutheran, Methodist. While I liked most of the...

Hi! I have a question for those who believe in hell. How does this belief work in your daily life? Does it enter into any decision making(maybe along side other factors)? Is there any daily fear about it? Sometimes on the web it's hard to tell HOW someone is asking a question, and I would...

Hi Daniel! Welcome to the board! :wave: Being the non-christian board, I think you'll find a lot of empathy with this issue, and I don't think you'll offend anyone! I can't speak for anyone else, but I can't be a Christian because I can't believe in hell, and I can't believe it's the only...

Hi! I am a Spiritualist (often confused with just being "spiritual"), and in the interest of brevity, here are the 7 priniciples. The Fatherhood of God (I will add for myself also the Motherhood of God) The Brotherhood of Man The Communion of Spirits and the Ministry of Angels (spirit...