Tag: spirituality
member name: Bert B.
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April 04, 2007 12:21 AM EDT --
If I were God, Creator of Everything, what would I do about the current mess here on Earth? What would I do about the great danger posed by the confrontation between Islam and the Christian . . .
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April 10, 2007 12:02 AM EDT --
This is the second of a series of dialogues between my friend Al, who is a devout Christian, and me. The first one is called A Question of Faith.
We were on our second beer, which is usually . . .
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December 05, 2007 01:41 AM EST --
This is the fourth in a series of conversations with my imaginary friend Al.
Here are the links for the first three:
A Question of Faith
Religion and Morality . . .
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October 13, 2009 11:06 PM EDT --
My experiences here on Gather have included a number of interchanges with devout Christians. Most of these have been pleasant enough, but I am a nonbeliever, so many of them were somewhat . . .
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June 28, 2008 11:09 PM EDT --
Some people do not like what their kids will experience in public schools, so they "educate" them at home. Is this good or bad?
First, I must admit that I have some bias here. . . .
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September 27, 2009 08:54 PM EDT --
This is the fifth in a series of fictional discussions with my imaginary friend Al.
To understand the background for this piece, I recommend that you read one or more of the previous . . .
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November 05, 2006 01:55 PM EST --
A recent article here on Gather, and the comment thread that follows, have tweaked my memory, reminding me of an article I read some time ago in the New York Times. The article describes a scientific . . .
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February 07, 2006 12:27 AM EST --
News Flash!!!
Religious Right questions Ohm's Law.
Says it's "just a theory with no proof."
WASHINGTON, DC - Religious Right leaders James Dobson and Pat Robertson . . .
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January 28, 2009 11:20 PM EST --
Pope Benedict XVI, otherwise known as Joseph Ratzinger, is deemed infallible when it comes to matters of church dogma. According to the Church, God tells him what to say, and he cannot . . .
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January 04, 2006 10:05 PM EST --
My birthday is December 21st and our wedding anniversary is New Years Eve…this year was our 45th. This juxtaposition of major milestones in my life has always made the holiday season a bittersweet . . .
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August 24, 2008 04:07 PM EDT --
If you are a practicing atheist, then you are practicing a religion.
Don’t try to deny it. I’ll prove it to you.
When you get up every morning and go to bed every night, don’t . . .
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July 06, 2008 11:47 PM EDT --
A number of people are predicting the end of the world on December 21, 2012. That date is fairly significant to me. It happens to be my 76 th birthday. I suppose I should feel . . .
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August 17, 2007 02:12 PM EDT --
I read an article in the LA times the other day about the pastor of a church in Buena Park, CA. His name is Wiley S. Drake, and I guess I should have suspected something phony about anyone who has . . .
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August 08, 2008 11:57 PM EDT --
A long, long time ago, there were humans on the earth. Records show that the first ones probably lived in what we now call Africa more than fifty thousand years ago, and from there, they gradually . . .
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August 16, 2008 03:34 PM EDT --
Everybody suffers from it…except me, of course. Well, I sometimes get up on my high horse about gas-guzzling SUV’s, but that’s different. I’m right, and I am just trying to help out all . . .
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June 19, 2006 10:39 PM EDT --
The link below will take you to an article about a guy named Sam Brownback. I think his last name should be "Brownshirt." For those of you too young to remember, Hitler's thugs . . .
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June 06, 2008 10:50 PM EDT --
I am confused about conception. Not about the physical process. I have two children who are now in their 40's. I think I understand the physical process of procreation fairly . . .
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August 01, 2008 12:30 AM EDT --
Blaise Pascal, the famous 17 th century French Philosopher and mathematician had some advice for those who were undecided about the existence of God. In what has become known as “Pascal’s Wager,” . . .
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March 20, 2007 01:54 AM EDT --
Here are some interesting quotes that I found on the subject of faith and doubt. This continues the theme of my previous article, "A Question of Faith."
Doubt isn't . . .
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March 30, 2007 03:19 PM EDT --
A reading of Sam Harris’ book, “The End of Faith,” will convince you that the world’s major religions are heading for a climactic confrontation if you are not already convinced. . . .
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