[Specop_007]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Tyler_JC', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Specop_007', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Phebagirl', '
') The friend spread the word about End of Suburbia among fellow Democrats in the club.

[k_semler]

Write them certified mail, return reciept requested.

The Electric Wallpaper Co.
PO Box 13
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Canada

[rogerhb]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ElijahJones', '.')... where Catholic or Christian super majorities ...

[EndDays]

Just because someone says they are a Christian, it doesn't mean they are.

Jesus said there will be wolves in sheeps clothing, and the way to identify a true follower of Christ is by their fruit.

ED

[TITAN]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('rogerhb', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ElijahJones', '.')... where Catholic or Christian super majorities ...

[rogerhb]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TITAN', 'I')'m sure they act this way because they don't want to fall into the same category as Protestants, or even worse, Mor(m)ons...

I simply think Catholics are the lesser evil of these three religious groups

[rogerhb]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ElijahJones', 'I') should have asked that only American citizens take the survey.

[Doly]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('rogerhb', '
')Technically (there's that word again) C-of-E is catholic (with a small C) and without the pope as the head, that's the Queen.

[rogerhb]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Doly', 'B')ut I vaguely remember that somebody told me there is the Anglican Church, and the High Church of England. The first is protestant (if anything), the second is catholic.

[TITAN]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('rogerhb', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TITAN', 'I')'m sure they act this way because they don't want to fall into the same category as Protestants, or even worse, Mor(m)ons...

I simply think Catholics are the lesser evil of these three religious groups

[rogerhb]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('TITAN', 'U')mm, not quite sure. I usually use the term protestant to lump together all the non-catholic christians, i.e. baptist, methodist, church of god, nazarene, presbyterian(sp) and the tens of others...

[Venerye]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', 'I')t's break with catholicism only replaced the pope with the monarch of England (Henry VIII), not from a fundamental religious disagreement.

[Tanada]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('ElijahJones', 'I') am beginning my studies of how the predominant Christian paradigm in our society affects the lives of those who choose not to make the Bible there textbook for life. Particularly I am wanting to learn about areas where Catholic and other Christian denominations constitute super majorities (>66% taken over all denominations)

Please take my survey. Only the first fifty responses will be tallied please take it seriously. I may pursue these issues further with the NAACP and other organizations that fight for equal opportunity in America.

http://FreeOnlineSurveys.com/rendersurv ... s73s208226

Also any comments you would care to make in this thread on the survey or the topic are much appreciated.

EJ

[erl]

EJ:

I took your survey. The only comment I would offer is that some of the questions would be answered differently if you specified what type of organization was making the hiring decisions.

Faith based descisions may be out of line in a government office or a run of the mill private company, but would not be wrong if made in the course of hiring within a church.

I see nothing wrong with a church saying we will hire based upon our beliefs and the potential employees embrace of those beliefs.

[Kristen]

This is kind've off topic but shouldn't religion be declining because of accelerating technology and science. I think the moral majority of america is causing more harm than good. So many times I've gone to class or a mall and theirs a christian follower shoving the bible in my face telling me i have to follow this belief or I'm going to face eternal torture and pain. The funny thing is that people like that get off on "punishment of sinners" and as their hate grows, the rest of us "non-believers" are condemmed as evil. I was raised to believe in the four elements. They are four gods that are a necessity for life. I eventually studied buddhism and other polytheistic religions. I personally am open minded. I don't know the answer bc i haven't died yet. I don't tell christians what to believe, nor condemm them for hating my existence. Why is it so hard for the moral majority to relax and give me the same respect?

[Doly]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kristen', 'W')hy is it so hard for the moral majority to relax and give me the same respect?

[rogerhb]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Doly', '')$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('Kristen', 'W')hy is it so hard for the moral majority to relax and give me the same respect?

[erl]

EJ:

I know that you have a long history with the church and lot's of those were bad experiences. But, what it seems to me that you are doing is over generalizing your experiences to the whole church and not just those people whom you've dealt with.

I don't know all the details of your history, nor am I asking you to disclose them here. But, the kinds of activities you accuse Christians of, everyone else is guilty of as well. We all discriminate against those who are not like us or don't think like us.

That kind of activity is pandemic. The religions right does it as well as the religious left. The political right and the political left are guilty also.

It's human nature.

Why are you addressing only the actions of the Christians?

The second point I would make is that you are addressing those who call themselves Christians. As you are well aware, calling yourself a Christian doesn't make you one. There's more to it than that.

Anyway, I do enjoy your posts, even though I don't respond as often as I used to.

Take care and good luck with your research.

[erl]

Kristen, Doly, and Roger:

Christianity is not about hate. Someone who goes out and tries to hand you a bible tract or other literature isn't doing so because he or she hates you.

Kristen: I don't know where you got that idea from. But, if you think about it, you would see the logical fallacy there. Someone who is trying to bring you into the fold isn't doing it because of hate. They are doing it out of concern. Perhaps, they are doing it simply because they have been commanded to do so by Christ himself. But, hate doesn't play a role in this equation.

Bringing the message of the cross to the world is, after all, the great commission.

Doly: Attention? To some degree, we all crave attention. Don't we? But, attention is it's own reward. A christian who performs for attention gains nothing else. Jesus says,

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('', '"')And when you pray, do not be like the hypocrites, for they love to pray standing in the synagogues and on the street corners to be seen by men. I tell you the truth, they have received their reward in full."

Matthew 6:5

[rogerhb]

$this->bbcode_second_pass_quote('erl', 'R')oger: Moral Superiority? Are there christians who declare themselves morally superior to the rest of humanity?