Hello, everyone. I'd just like to make my arrival known. While I'm at it, I've come here to engage in serious discussion with people of other religions. How are my prospects?
Anyway, hi!
Anyway, hi!
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Greet me, for I've arrived!!!
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Hello (I am of another religion... if you can call it that to be honest I don't have any "words" for what I beleive - I have words for all my hypothesies though) 
As for serious discussion... I'd be up for that as I am sure tonnes of people here would.
As for serious discussion... I'd be up for that as I am sure tonnes of people here would.
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Hmm... Perhaps I should post some of my history.
I am 18 years old and live in Brazil, a majorly Catholic nation. However, Catholicism here is either not taken very seriously or filled with superstitions, mostly because of public ignorance. On top of that, the Church here is composed mostly of liberal socialist clergymen, even though that is slowly changing (phew).
I was an atheist for most of my life. I used to think there was even no question that God didn't exist. My parents were very atheist too, and I regarded religion as something for the less intelligent.
As I learned more about religions, I gradually became agnostic (certain that I'd never be a christian, though). I searched for information on many neo-pagan sites and even formed my own ideas of how it all worked.
At that same time, I was engaged in many debates in another forum I go to, with many very conservative christians, who in the beggining I abhored, then became used to. In searching for material to prove them wrong, I stumbled some very good Catholic apologetics sites, and the rest is history.
I'm an orthodox Christian now, planning to be baptized in the Catholic Church (once I am, the icon will change accordingly. Until then, I shall go as Christian).
The big obstacle to religion nowadays (perpetrated, what's worse, by so called religious people and even clergymen) is the liberal lie that faith is separated from reason and science. But this is no thread for discussions. I just wanted to tell a bit about myself.
I am 18 years old and live in Brazil, a majorly Catholic nation. However, Catholicism here is either not taken very seriously or filled with superstitions, mostly because of public ignorance. On top of that, the Church here is composed mostly of liberal socialist clergymen, even though that is slowly changing (phew).
I was an atheist for most of my life. I used to think there was even no question that God didn't exist. My parents were very atheist too, and I regarded religion as something for the less intelligent.
As I learned more about religions, I gradually became agnostic (certain that I'd never be a christian, though). I searched for information on many neo-pagan sites and even formed my own ideas of how it all worked.
At that same time, I was engaged in many debates in another forum I go to, with many very conservative christians, who in the beggining I abhored, then became used to. In searching for material to prove them wrong, I stumbled some very good Catholic apologetics sites, and the rest is history.
I'm an orthodox Christian now, planning to be baptized in the Catholic Church (once I am, the icon will change accordingly. Until then, I shall go as Christian).
The big obstacle to religion nowadays (perpetrated, what's worse, by so called religious people and even clergymen) is the liberal lie that faith is separated from reason and science. But this is no thread for discussions. I just wanted to tell a bit about myself.
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Orthodox Andrew
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Great to hear!Lifesaver said:
I can see some similarities for sure, between your background and mine.
Feel free to stop by the Orthodox forum anytime.
http://www.christianforums.com/f145
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thanks.
But you do realize that when I use "orthodox" I don't mean Eastern Orthodoxy, right?
I merely mean that I follow Christianity strictly (or try to), not like liberal Christians who choose and pick what they'll adhere to.
But you do realize that when I use "orthodox" I don't mean Eastern Orthodoxy, right?
I merely mean that I follow Christianity strictly (or try to), not like liberal Christians who choose and pick what they'll adhere to.
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Orthodox Andrew
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Lifesaver said:thanks.
But you do realize that when I use "orthodox" I don't mean Eastern Orthodoxy, right?
I merely mean that I follow Christianity strictly (or try to), not like liberal Christians who choose and pick what they'll adhere to.
I wasn't sure. But I took a guess.
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