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  1. J

    Multiculturalism is ruining equality before the law.

    It's safe to show a picture of Jesus - the religious culture doesn't have a problem with it. For some reason, I cannot fathom Islam does have a problem with showing the likeness of the Prophet Muhammad. I guess we need to respect their tradition accordingly. Remember also that it was extremist...
  2. J

    Not a Christian?

    Group dynamics are very interesting aren't they? Either they embrace you or they cast you out. It's been going on since Adam and Eve were cast out of the garden of eden and it's everywhere. The thing I like about Jesus and the way of Jesus (christ) - whether true or idealized - is the empathy...
  3. J

    Dawkins on Christian Inconsistency...

    Depends on the argument. The process of working through frameworks, doctrines, beliefs, and opinions seems to be one of self realization in my case, depending on how much effort I put into it. If you think of Theology as your own understanding and experience of God then whatever you think or...
  4. J

    Do Moonies consider themselves to be Christian, given that they follow Rev'd Moon instead of Jesus?

    The question was "Do followers of Moon consider themselves to be Christian?" In order to answer that you have to define what a christian is. When Jesus was walking the earth there were no Christians, only followers and the theology was developed later after His death by people trying to figure...
  5. J

    Einstein solves the problem of evil

    Is evil the absence of good? It seems to me that evil is malicious, aggressive, serves it's own ends at even the expense of human life and suffering. It doesn't appear to be just the absence of good. If there was no evil then there would be no evil if good was absent. So evil may exist...
  6. J

    The Religion for Everyone

    I don't think there is a religion for everyone. Essentially, there is the relationship with God and then other people. Religion can be a framework for people to empower each other. It seems to me that religion is like many branches of a tree or river that God uses to embrace people, even atheism...
  7. J

    Why does God allow evil?

    The question was why does God allow evil? Maybe God can't do much about it unless we take responsibility for our actions. I think in terms of relationships. If you are developed enough to care about your neighbor then that must have some effect on your conscience. I think the more we care then...
  8. J

    Why "one God"?

    I do not know about God so I do not know the nature of God unless I use the principle of resemblance to try to clarify the relationship. All things appear to resemble one another so I would think that the world resembles the creator in some way. If that is so by understanding this world i can...
  9. J

    God simply doesn't care

    If God exists and there is no life after death then just being alive now is a gift and a blessing. If God exists then it really doesn't matter what we believe because God has His own reality which is different from ours. We are in continual development and evolution. People think that humanity...
  10. J

    Does Christmas have anything to do with Christ?

    Christmas is a reality every year whatever you may think or believe about it. The meaning you take from it is up to you. People celebrate it in various ways and levels of belief or non belief. The fact remains that it's a wonderful time of the year for a lot of people and families.
  11. J

    Jesus ain't God.

    I don't think Jesus was God and I am a Christian. It's hard to understand just what Jesus was teaching. I think life is all about relationships no matter what our opinions, beliefs, and religious traditions are. It all comes down to caring for each other.
  12. J

    Hello Everyone

    If God is suffering then it doesn't matter who we are, what group we are in, or what we believe or are doing. The question is how can we liberate God? Hope deferred makes the heart sick. I believe God had envisioned something better for us than the present state of the world and has been...
  13. J

    The Logic of God

    Just as a parent has no control over how a child behaves or misbehaves the same thing applies to the relationship between God and ourselves. We each have free will to choose whether we interact with good things or bad. If a parent takes Gods position and continues to love and guide the child...
  14. J

    The Logic of God

    If you believe that God is the creator and humanity resembles God then by looking at individuals you can understand that not only does God think in a logical way but God loves, and interacts in many ways not just with a progressive argument. For some God is the ultimate intellect and would have...
  15. J

    the right religion

    In my opinion the closer my connection to God then the more sensitive I am to my conscience. I know I have a mind and I know I have a conscience. These things are not vague beliefs but reality. My conscience is my sense of what is right and what is wrong. Whether it existed from the time I was...
  16. J

    Does God suffer?

    I like the idea of the golden rule where it really doesn't matter what someone believes but if there is a basic respect for each other and that our actions affect someone else just like their actions may affect us then we are less likely to do harm to our neighbor.
  17. J

    Does God suffer?

    If you believe that history is a struggle between Good and evil or principalities then in this war there has been suffering. That means that in order for goodness to prevail against evil then a byproduct of that is suffering for those on Gods side so then God would be causing suffering for the...
  18. J

    Does God suffer?

    If God doesn't care then God doesn't suffer but if God does care then I would think that God suffers. My concept of God is that of essentially a being of Heart or impulse to love everyone and all things and that we were created to resemble God. So too we strive to resemble God by trying to love...
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