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  1. W

    I've NEVER been able to get a straight answer on this + it BUGS me!...

    I already do know this. The trouble comes when I see religions that do not seem to embrace this idea -- they seem to preach the opposite. Also, thanks for the suggestions. I've tried meditation a few times and it was very helpful.
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    Thanks!

    Thanks!
  3. W

    "Jesus was a compassionatie, super-intelligent gay man"

    from one of Elton John's songs... "Don't let the Son go down on me." I had always asumed the word was *sun*
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    I've NEVER been able to get a straight answer on this + it BUGS me!...

    I'm sure many people are going through the same inner battle over this issue. It's a hurdle that is keeping my spiritual 'lobe' in arrested development! If I can truly get past it, I would be grateful! A logjam would vanish.
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    I've NEVER been able to get a straight answer on this + it BUGS me!...

    Every time I've ventured into a church (or have seen/heard) a precher preaching, the sermon always ends the same way -- asking me (or anyone) to come forward and (basically) agree that accepting Jesus is the *ONLY* way to salvation (and yes, the word ONLY is EMPHASIZED every time). And every...
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    I've NEVER been able to get a straight answer on this + it BUGS me!...

    @ penguin... "this leaves room for God to save whoever he wants, baptized or not, Christian or not." now that makes sense. makes me breathe easier. a large part of the religious 'lobe' of the brain (or part of the heart/soul) to me, is humility. It seems like humility cannot exist in the...
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    I've NEVER been able to get a straight answer on this + it BUGS me!...

    @emu... "Are you asking how a religion that preaches exclusivism can be correct?" I'm not really asking that -- because (according to my own sensibilities) it feels like a religion that preaches exclusivity, cannot possibly 'correct.' It's not just the exclusivity, but the superiority that...
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    I've NEVER been able to get a straight answer on this + it BUGS me!...

    @Smoke said... Well, although they don't believe you necessarily have to follow their respective religions to be "saved," each of those faiths does teach that it's the *only* faith with the fullness of truth. [and] Well, the largest Christian organization(compromising over a billion...
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    I've NEVER been able to get a straight answer on this + it BUGS me!...

    Every Christian presentation I've ever seen or heard, contains that 'exclusivity' aspect. In fact it is a featured part of every presentaiton I've seen/heard. An integral part of the message. Hence my confusion (+ revulsion).
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    I've NEVER been able to get a straight answer on this + it BUGS me!...

    Ok, this has to do with 'religious exclusivity.' Each religion claims it is the *ONLY* way to salvation? How can that be? I cannot join a religion that forces me to believe that all other 'paths' lead to damnation. That's huberis -- no? How can a Christian sit down across a table from...
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