bible passages that have helped you overcome something
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Gopher, if you think I'm denouncing Christian bashing while condoning other types of prejudice you have completely misunderstood me.
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I knew some Mennonites in Alberta, a quiet bunch but usually nice. They also make Kick Ass Bread, and any meat bought off of their farms was 100x better than the supermarket. Although some there weren't too familiar with things beyond the farm....Example:
Mad_Hatter said:
I knew some Mennonites in Alberta, a quiet bunch but usually nice. They also make Kick Ass Bread, and any meat bought off of their farms was 100x better than the supermarket. Although some there weren't too familiar with things beyond the farm....Example:
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Well, would your mother-in-law have come over to help get a Moose out of her yard?
That Mennonite woman sounds like a dang fine motivator to me.
Jo Canadian said:
Well, would your mother-in-law have come over to help get a Moose out of her yard?
That Mennonite woman sounds like a dang fine motivator to me.
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She didn't have to. The lady thought it was from someones farm and thought she may know who it belonged to.
:lol: Howd we get from Bible Quotes to Moose anyhow? Unless there is something written in the dogma about the Holy Alces alces .
GL Schmitt said:
She didn't have to. The lady thought it was from someones farm and thought she may know who it belonged to.:lol: Howd we get from Bible Quotes to Moose anyhow? Unless there is something written in the dogma about the Holy Alces alces .
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Does that help?
I don't know about you, but at one time, I believed in the existence of Bullwinkle, as much as I have most other fictional characters.Jo Canadian said:
Does that help?
I always found Luke12:6 helpful:
" Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?"
" Are not five sparrows sold for two farthings, and not one of them is forgotten before God?"
5 pages of blather1 This makes me wish the original poster had the guts to commit suicide :evil:
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Wow Vanni, I somehow missed this post.
I hate to say it, but I do not take kindly to insinuations that I am not capable of any form of critical thought merely because I believe in God.
You know nothing about me, nothing about my belief system (as I mentionned, it is nowhere near the lines of traditional and mainstream Christianity), nor about how much "research" I may or may not have done.
Because I want to protect myself from being painted with some stereotype allow me to introduce myself a little better...
I'm a 4th year biology student at Acadia University in Nova Scotia. Perhaps I'm being presumptuous here, but simply because I have taken so many courses and done a fair bit of research, and am applying to grad school this year I'm going to take a leap of faith here and say I probably know more about it than many people on this board. (Interestingly enough, I have a philosophy minor, so yes. I am familiar with Pascal's wager... but this is another discussion entirely.)
In answer to your question: yes, I was brought up in the church. In fact, both my parents are extremely conservative and religious. Don't think that this means I am incapable of making my own choices. I turned away from the church for many years; it was my own choice to give it a second chance. Even now, I certainly don't adopt the general Christian concensus regarding many issues: homosexuality and the origin of life are two that come to mind.
I don't look like your typical christian either. I have a tattoo (and no, it's not of a cross or bible) and several piercings. While I risk some serious backlash here I'm going to go out on a limb and say that alot of the major problems plaguing society could be solved by the use of hallucinogenic drugs; but again. That is another topic for another day.
Well, now that I've revealed myself for the freak that I truly am; and probably made you all wonder what type of stick I have up my ass I'll shut up with this one final request. Please, please, please don't confuse all christians with a few fundamentalists which are giving us bad names?
Vanni Fucci said:
Wow Vanni, I somehow missed this post.
I hate to say it, but I do not take kindly to insinuations that I am not capable of any form of critical thought merely because I believe in God.
You know nothing about me, nothing about my belief system (as I mentionned, it is nowhere near the lines of traditional and mainstream Christianity), nor about how much "research" I may or may not have done.
Because I want to protect myself from being painted with some stereotype allow me to introduce myself a little better...
I'm a 4th year biology student at Acadia University in Nova Scotia. Perhaps I'm being presumptuous here, but simply because I have taken so many courses and done a fair bit of research, and am applying to grad school this year I'm going to take a leap of faith here and say I probably know more about it than many people on this board. (Interestingly enough, I have a philosophy minor, so yes. I am familiar with Pascal's wager... but this is another discussion entirely.)
In answer to your question: yes, I was brought up in the church. In fact, both my parents are extremely conservative and religious. Don't think that this means I am incapable of making my own choices. I turned away from the church for many years; it was my own choice to give it a second chance. Even now, I certainly don't adopt the general Christian concensus regarding many issues: homosexuality and the origin of life are two that come to mind.
I don't look like your typical christian either. I have a tattoo (and no, it's not of a cross or bible
) and several piercings. While I risk some serious backlash here I'm going to go out on a limb and say that alot of the major problems plaguing society could be solved by the use of hallucinogenic drugs; but again. That is another topic for another day.Well, now that I've revealed myself for the freak that I truly am; and probably made you all wonder what type of stick I have up my ass I'll shut up with this one final request. Please, please, please don't confuse all christians with a few fundamentalists which are giving us bad names?
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Al-Qaeda is a fanatical organization that has high-jacked Islam, and the Religious Right is a fanatical organization which has high-jacked Christianity.
Neither are actually religious groups, but they have both captured the cynosure of public debate, and to a degree — more or less — do influence believers in either faith.
I would agree with that.Mad_Hatter said:
Al-Qaeda is a fanatical organization that has high-jacked Islam, and the Religious Right is a fanatical organization which has high-jacked Christianity.
Neither are actually religious groups, but they have both captured the cynosure of public debate, and to a degree — more or less — do influence believers in either faith.
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Yeah...somehow I missed this one too...
I don't blame you...I wouldn't appreciate it either...but then I don't go making claims that can't be substantiated...
Not enough research, I'd wager...
A biology student that doesn't understand the scientific model for deriving proofs? Say it isn't so...
I suspect that you're one of those that have adopted Neo-Darwinian Evolutionary Theory as a tool used by God though...
Funny how when Christians are proven wrong about something, they weigh in with the other side and adapt to fit the offending science within the framework of their religion...
Of course you know that millions of your brethren believe you will be subject to the flames that burn but do not consume for your beliefs...luckily, I don't believe that...
Cool...but your thinking is still flawed...
Freaks are good...even religious ones...
Freaks are conducive to fresh ideas...and most religions are sorely in need of a few of those...
Mad_Hatter said:
Yeah...somehow I missed this one too...
Mad_Hatter said:
I don't blame you...I wouldn't appreciate it either...but then I don't go making claims that can't be substantiated...
Mad_Hatter said:
Not enough research, I'd wager...
Mad_Hatter said:
A biology student that doesn't understand the scientific model for deriving proofs? Say it isn't so...
I suspect that you're one of those that have adopted Neo-Darwinian Evolutionary Theory as a tool used by God though...
Funny how when Christians are proven wrong about something, they weigh in with the other side and adapt to fit the offending science within the framework of their religion...
Mad_Hatter said:
Of course you know that millions of your brethren believe you will be subject to the flames that burn but do not consume for your beliefs...luckily, I don't believe that...
Mad_Hatter said:I don't look like your typical christian either. I have a tattoo (and no, it's not of a cross or bible
Cool...but your thinking is still flawed...
Mad_Hatter said:
Freaks are good...even religious ones...
Freaks are conducive to fresh ideas...and most religions are sorely in need of a few of those...