That would have ticked me off to. Sometimes it is so hard not to get into religious discussions with people like this. I had a religious friend tell me that I would be so much better of a person if I would only accept Jesus in my heart.
Will
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A Customer really pissed me off yesterday at work: SHE WANTS TO PRAY for me
by Terry ini work in a bookstore that specializes in buying its goods directly from the public second-hand and reselling them at half price.. .
it is a large chain of 83 stores in 8 states and does about 100 million a year.. .
i'm in charge of the religion and the philosophy sections.. .
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Who Made Up The Words "THE TRUTH"
by horrible life inwho made up the words "the truth" .
if this was an invention, they would be millionaires.
being called the truth really sets the statement apart from lets say.....the lies.
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I don't think it is a phrase that is just unique to the Jdubs as I have also heard an Evangelist use that term as referring to their religion.
Will
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Nun confronts Hanks over 'Da Vinci Code'
by William Penwell inread this today on cnn.
the other night there was some catholic scholar referring to the book as being fiction.
i was confused as to whether he was referring to the "da vinci code" or the "bible"?
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C'mon folks, chill out; it's just a novel, and a pretty good one at that.
What makes the bible anymore an authoritative book? I think the bible is as much fiction as the DVC. They are both based on oral traditions, stories past from one generation to the next but for some reason the bible is considered "Gospel" truth, not to be questioned? I know some are pushing for the DVC film to have a disclaimer at the beginning stating it is a work of fiction. I think any bible film should also have the same thing. Like Mel Gibson’s Passion of Christ should have a disclaimer saying this is based on fiction and not to be taken literally....
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Nun confronts Hanks over 'Da Vinci Code'
by William Penwell inread this today on cnn.
the other night there was some catholic scholar referring to the book as being fiction.
i was confused as to whether he was referring to the "da vinci code" or the "bible"?
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Read this today on CNN. The other night there was some Catholic scholar referring to the book as being fiction. I was confused as to whether he was referring to the "Da Vinci Code" or the "Bible"?
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Ouija boards Do you feel they are real or not?Any personal experiences?
by Ticker ini've had several expereiences with ouija boards, some interesting, some disturbing, and as skeptical as i try to be i have to admit i have seen it personally say things and do things that i can not logically explain.
some say its your sub-conscience, some say its spirits, others say its demons.
i am just wondering if any of you have had experiences with the ouija board, what they were, and what you believe about them, supernatural or just another simple amusement?
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I think all those that believe in the power of the Ouija board should take the million dollar challange. If one is so sure of its power it should be easy to win the money.
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Ouija boards Do you feel they are real or not?Any personal experiences?
by Ticker ini've had several expereiences with ouija boards, some interesting, some disturbing, and as skeptical as i try to be i have to admit i have seen it personally say things and do things that i can not logically explain.
some say its your sub-conscience, some say its spirits, others say its demons.
i am just wondering if any of you have had experiences with the ouija board, what they were, and what you believe about them, supernatural or just another simple amusement?
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James Randi has a million dollars in trust for anyone that can prove, in a controlled setting, that the paranormal exists. I think he has had the challenge going now for 20 - 30 years and to date no one has walked away with the money.
http://www.randi.org/research/challenge.html
Will
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Europe - Do Their Leaders Have the Guts?
by roybatty inregarding iran's nuke program, the evil george bush stood on the sideline and let the europeans do it their way via diplomacy through the u.n. well, iran has basically told them to screw off and has now re-started it's nuke program and seems to have no intention to stop their development of nukes.
this u.n. delegation has now given iran the "eleventh hour warning" which they will laugh at.
soon it will be brought before the u.n. security counsel and a recommendation to impose sanctions against iran will be made and voted upon.
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Was the intelligence coming from the same source as the "Weapons of Mass Disappearance" ? Besides the message that Bush and company has sent out to the other "Axis of Evil" nations is, if you don't want to get invaded you better arm yourself.
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DID YOU KNOW THIS about the BIBLE?
by Terry inthe oldest manuscripts are not considered the most reliable.. there are no "autograph" texts.
none.. there are no "original" manuscripts.. no two manuscripts agree.. the bible as we know it only came together in the form it now holds because certain men decided it should do so.. neither jesus nor his apostles or disciples carried bibles.. the apostle paul didn't carry a bible and none of his letters were in any of the scrolls considered holy scripture at the time he was preaching and forming christian theology as it is now understood to be.. largely, what the bible is today, is the result of certain men with certain agendas who had the authority to make their project happen.
they also had the power to destroy writings which did not agree with their agenda.
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Good read and it is much of what I have gathered by reading over years. The Bible is the biggest scam perpetuated on the human race and yet people to this day are still gullible to believe all the BS.
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Isn't It Time That The Americans Learned How To Enjoy Cricket?
by Englishman inyou guys don't know what you're missing.
now, take the present ashes competition.
england and australia square up to one another with a series of the best of 5 test matches.
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I would get more excitement watching paint dry.
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high gas prices? bah!
by doogie ini have a cavalier that i fill up maybe once a week (usually less than that actually).
this week i paid .10 more a gallon than last week.
you know how much extra the rise cost me?.
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The real issue here is not how much gas is but what fossil fuels are doing to the environment. Also it is time that we look at alternate fuels as it won't be long and we will have exhausted our supply of fossil fuels and we will be forced to look for alternate energy sources. Why not do this now than wait till the last moment to do it.
Will