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  • #91
    Originally posted by PLATO
    So many interesting posts...

    1st) Real Christians don't care when Christ returns. They are taught to live their lives as if every day was their last (morally speaking).
    But most of them think he is coming soon, and that has to factor in to their decision making.
    3rd) Even if Christians knew when Christ was returning it would not cause them to change their planning for the future. We were taught the lesson of the talents.
    What is the lesson of the talents?
    I drank beer. I like beer. I still like beer. ... Do you like beer Senator?
    - Justice Brett Kavanaugh

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    • #92
      Originally posted by PLATO


      That's your opinion. It isn't mine. Respectfully, we disagree.
      It is just what I see from a lot of christians.. these days. All they do is waste weekends at church...
      For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)

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      • #93
        Originally posted by Kidicious

        What is the lesson of the talents?
        Asking me to proselitize on 'Poly?

        However, here is my source :

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        Good Luck!
        "I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003

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        • #94
          Originally posted by Giancarlo


          All they do is waste weekends at church...
          One of my favorite sayings:

          "Going to Church doesn't make you anymore of a Christian than going to a garage makes you a mechanic."
          "I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003

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          • #95
            Originally posted by PLATO


            One of my favorite sayings:

            "Going to Church doesn't make you anymore of a Christian than going to a garage makes you a mechanic."
            Good point. But why waste your life worrying about what comes after? As an atheist existentialist I believe that there is nothing after this life, therefore naturally I cherish the life I have on earth a lot more.
            For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)

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            • #96
              Originally posted by Giancarlo


              Good point. But why waste your life worrying about what comes after? As an atheist existentialist I believe that there is nothing after this life, therefore naturally I cherish the life I have on earth a lot more.
              All life is a gift...weather this life or the next. True Christians do not worry in the least about "what comes next". As we see life as a gift from God, we also cherish the life that we have on this Earth.

              As an aside...There seems to be a large misconception as to what Christians really believe. The Christian religion has been so misrepresented that one who doesn't study it can easily be mislead by what it is and what it truly stands for. Many here on 'Poly make me laugh at their misconceptions...many of the stories they post make me cry at how some people bastardize true Christianity.
              "I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003

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              • #97
                Originally posted by PLATO


                All life is a gift...weather this life or the next. True Christians do not worry in the least about "what comes next". As we see life as a gift from God, we also cherish the life that we have on this Earth.

                As an aside...There seems to be a large misconception as to what Christians really believe. The Christian religion has been so misrepresented that one who doesn't study it can easily be mislead by what it is and what it truly stands for. Many here on 'Poly make me laugh at their misconceptions...many of the stories they post make me cry at how some people bastardize true Christianity.
                I am biased against christians for some obvious reasons. I just don't like their beliefs, or monotheism to begin with. That's my own view. True christianity? Hah.. I wonder what that is.. the same thing that put me through misery in the 9th grade because I happened to be gay and unfortunately went to a christian school...
                For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)

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                • #98
                  Originally posted by Giancarlo


                  I am biased against christians for some obvious reasons. I just don't like their beliefs, or monotheism to begin with. That's my own view. True christianity? Hah.. I wonder what that is.. the same thing that put me through misery in the 9th grade because I happened to be gay and unfortunately went to a christian school...
                  If you were judged by your fellow man, then that person was not a true Christian. Real Christianity is acceptence...not judgement. This is part of the bastardization of Christianity. Several examples of how God feels about this are present in the bible and quite well known. Such as:

                  Judge not lest you be judged, and

                  Let you who is without sin cast the first stone.

                  Christ consorted with prostitutes and criminals...even sending a condemned theif to heaven. Wonder how that school would have felt about him?
                  "I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003

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                  • #99
                    Originally posted by PLATO


                    If you were judged by your fellow man, then that person was not a true Christian. Real Christianity is acceptence...not judgement. This is part of the bastardization of Christianity. Several examples of how God feels about this are present in the bible and quite well known. Such as:

                    Judge not lest you be judged, and

                    Let you who is without sin cast the first stone.

                    Christ consorted with prostitutes and criminals...even sending a condemned theif to heaven. Wonder how that school would have felt about him?
                    Uh huh... acceptance? That's a word that isn't common in the bible at all. Afterall it castes me off as committing a sin everytime I am with my guy. I don't think that is too tolerant let alone accepting.
                    For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)

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                    • #100
                      Originally posted by Giancarlo


                      Uh huh... acceptance? That's a word that isn't common in the bible at all. Afterall it castes me off as committing a sin everytime I am with my guy. I don't think that is too tolerant let alone accepting.


                      Who am I to judge you? I am but a man like you. The Bible says that there is no degree to sin...In other words, no sin is greater( or worse) than any other. It also tells us that noone is without sin. So how does that make you any different than anyone else? That's not for me or any person to say. The stigma that has been attached to being gay by many in the church is from their own fear...not from the bible.
                      "I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003

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                      • #101
                        Originally posted by PLATO




                        Who am I to judge you? I am but a man like you. The Bible says that there is no degree to sin...In other words, no sin is greater( or worse) than any other. It also tells us that noone is without sin. So how does that make you any different than anyone else? That's not for me or any person to say. The stigma that has been attached to being gay by many in the church is from their own fear...not from the bible.
                        I'm still going to go after christianity. That's in my nature. I'm not going to fold when you talk about the sugar-coated version of the doctrine of hatred.
                        For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)

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                        • #102
                          Originally posted by Giancarlo


                          I'm still going to go after christianity. That's in my nature. I'm not going to fold when you talk about the sugar-coated version of the doctrine of hatred.
                          I understand. I can't say as I blame you given your experience. But the version your going after is coated allright...and not in sugar. Just one request...let truth be your goal.
                          "I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003

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                          • #103
                            Originally posted by Comrade Tassadar
                            It is quite interesting, because here in Utah when someone begins trying to convert you - even if they are extremly close friends! - they adopt a very different way of speaking and presenting themselves
                            I see that too. Trying to put the best foot forward. All people have their own issues. When you start talking about what you believe, it brings what you should be doing closer to heart. If only I could keep my beliefs manifest in my everyday life, but alas...I am but a man.
                            "I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003

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                            • #104
                              Originally posted by PLATO


                              I understand. I can't say as I blame you given your experience. But the version your going after is coated allright...and not in sugar. Just one request...let truth be your goal.
                              Oh the version I'm going after is coated in sugar alright, and it is hollow inside. Just like christianity as a whole. Hollow.
                              For there is [another] kind of violence, slower but just as deadly, destructive as the shot or the bomb in the night. This is the violence of institutions -- indifference, inaction, and decay. This is the violence that afflicts the poor, that poisons relations between men because their skin has different colors. - Bobby Kennedy (Mindless Menance of Violence)

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                              • #105
                                Originally posted by Giancarlo


                                Oh the version I'm going after is coated in sugar alright, and it is hollow inside. Just like christianity as a whole. Hollow.
                                Again...we respectfully disagree.
                                "I am sick and tired of people who say that if you debate and you disagree with this administration somehow you're not patriotic. We should stand up and say we are Americans and we have a right to debate and disagree with any administration." - Hillary Clinton, 2003

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