Yeah, there is a huge cluster of them in that part of the country. They have their largest rallys just north of there in Indiana. They are getting sneakier these days, and are trying to infiltrate key positions in local government.
I think it is an extremely plausible idea, but with one problem: it would take an untenable length of time to get from one star-system to another, even traveling at the speed of light!
I find it more likely that any "aliens" we may happen to encounter are going to be trans-dimensional rather...
I think the internet will kill certain types of Christianity that rely on their adherents' ignorance and laziness when it comes to a real understanding of their own religion. I was raised Southern Baptist during the big evangelical push that happened in the 70s and 80s, and witnessed this style...
Brahma IS that powerful, he just isn't worshipped like the others. He is one of Hinduisms "big three": Brahma(creator), Vishnu(sustainer), Shiva(destroyer/changer)!
Most representations of the Christian Devil are actually amalgamations of concepts and representations of pre-christian gods.
One religion's devil is usually the previous culture's god. It all hinges on the fact that history is always written from the perspective of the conqueror.
Actually, most Abrahamics refer to their god in this way due to 2 factors: 1) they are completely ignorant of this god's name 2) Pronunciation of this god's actual name was not allowed, so they used descriptive terms such as "Adonai", etc.
This particular deity was named by it's followers, but...
The Jews, Christians, and Muslims all worship the god of Abraham! All three of these faiths come directly from the Hebrew tradition! Therefore it is the same god! The differences come from the people doing the worshipping!
OK, I already see some posts referring to God(big G). The word god is not the actual name of any deity!!!! A lot of people do not realize this, and I think it is sad that such a large percentage of the world population worship a being whose name and origin they have no knowledge of!!!
Anyway, I...