It's good to be here.

[Vlostica]

Hello, everybody. This is my second posting; my first was a thread I stumbled into while browsing a separate forum.
I have not gone to a formal church since my 8th grade year. I was in Boy Scouts with a Mormon troop, and over time, I fell out of following organized faith.
As of now, I attend a United Church of Christ university in suburban Chicago and have been learning all about faith and religion, as well as my stated majors of politics and philosophy. I am rather youthful and I enjoy debating topics as long as the talk is reasonable and the discussion non-insulting.
I also understand that most of you will attempt to convert me to your faith. Mormons in particular are a rather resilient bunch; they have not been able to convert me over the course of 7 years. I always wish those who insist on doing so the best of luck. But I have found Jesus: he's a cool dude and has a wonderful philosophy. I simply do not like churches or what they have done to Christ. My favorite verse is "Stop grumbling among yourselves, Jesus answered." - John 6:43 (I'll use NIV mostly, as it is what I grew up on, but I can make exceptions).

A favorite book of mine is The Religious Case Against Belief by James Carse. Please read it when you have time.

I look forward to debating semantics with everybody on here.

[godismighty]

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romans 14:1
Him that is weak in the faith receive ye, [but] not to doubtful disputations.

There is nothing to argue about.


but welcome to gods favourite forum

[María Gálvez-Villalobos]

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Welcome!


Are you enough old for be in internet??

YIC, Mari

[Pastor Billy-Reuben]

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This is not a debate forum, friend. This forum is for praising Jesus.

Rather than debating, let's find areas where we agree. I also do not like what modern churches have done to Jesus. Jesus came to Earth to warn us of the danger we are in, and to let us know that we can be saved if we repent of our sins and believe on him. These modern churches make Jesus into some hippie who says the exact opposite -- that we are in no danger, and that there is no need to repent.

The Jesus we believe in is exactly as described in the Bible. The Jesus in the Bible preached the danger of Hellfire and the need for repentance. The false "Jesus" that these modern churches worship doesn't exist anywhere except inside their own imaginations. Believing in that "Jesus" will lead the unaware straight to Hell.

Pastor Billy-Reuben

[New Creation (Recalcitrant)]

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I hate to break it to you but mormonism is the biggest real estate scam in history. Do you really believe you get your own planet when you die?

[James Hutchins]

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Does your magic underware have flashing lights?

[landoverlover]

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Hello, everybody. This is my second posting; my first was a thread I stumbled into while browsing a separate forum.
I have not gone to a formal church since my 8th grade year. I was in Boy Scouts with a Mormon troop, and over time, I fell out of following organized faith.
As of now, I attend a United Church of Christ university in suburban Chicago and have been learning all about faith and religion, as well as my stated majors of politics and philosophy. I am rather youthful and I enjoy debating topics as long as the talk is reasonable and the discussion non-insulting.
I also understand that most of you will attempt to convert me to your faith. Mormons in particular are a rather resilient bunch; they have not been able to convert me over the course of 7 years. I always wish those who insist on doing so the best of luck. But I have found Jesus: he's a cool dude and has a wonderful philosophy. I simply do not like churches or what they have done to Christ. My favorite verse is "Stop grumbling among yourselves, Jesus answered." - John 6:43 (I'll use NIV mostly, as it is what I grew up on, but I can make exceptions).

A favorite book of mine is The Religious Case Against Belief by James Carse. Please read it when you have time.

I look forward to debating semantics with everybody on here.

You take up with Mormons and a wishy-washy Church of Christ. You rebel against being "converted." And you come here to "debate semantics"? Are you kidding me? With your stiff-necked attitude your "cool dude" Jesus will smite you straight to hell, young son.


Ex. 32:9 And the LORD said unto Moses, I have seen this people, and, behold, it [is] a stiffnecked people.

Ex. 33:3 Unto a land flowing with milk and honey: for I will not go up in the midst of thee; for thou [art] a stiffnecked people: lest I consume thee in the way.

2 Chronicles 32:13 And he also rebelled against king Nebuchadnezzar, who had made him swear by God: but he stiffened his neck, and hardened his heart from turning unto the LORD God of Israel.

Jeremiah 17:23 But they obeyed not, neither inclined their ear, but made their neck stiff, that they might not hear, nor receive instruction.

[Zechariah Smyth]

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Speaking of semantics, Carse uses some hilarious word-twisting in order to unsuccessfully try to separate religion and belief. That alone will earn him an afterlife twisting in the flames of Hell.



Yours in Christ,

Z. Smyth
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[Humongous]

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welcome to the forums, friend!

[Frederick Bloomers]

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Oh dear, another false Christian.

Welcome to the forums, maybe you'll learn a thing or two from the True Christians here and learn to stop cherry-picking the bits of the Bible that suit you.

[Vlostica]

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-Pastor, I will attempt to live up to your expectations of me.
-I am of legal age to partake in the interwebs, Ms. Villalaobos.
-I am by no means Mormon, without discussing their beliefs, (I understand there is a subforum for that).
-I like to associate myself with members of many faiths or lack thereof, it reinforces those beliefs that I profess.
-I enjoyed what I read of Carse, and his words have turned me away from a militant atheistic path, which would have been self-destructive.
-Overall, seems to be a pleasant group here. I look forward to getting back into Scripture and expanding my religious experience.

[María Gálvez-Villalobos]

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-Pastor, I will attempt to live up to your expectations of me.
-I am of legal age to partake in the interwebs, Ms. Villalaobos.
-I am by no means Mormon, without discussing their beliefs, (I understand there is a subforum for that).
-I like to associate myself with members of many faiths or lack thereof, it reinforces those beliefs that I profess.
-I enjoyed what I read of Carse, and his words have turned me away from a militant atheistic path, which would have been self-destructive.
-Overall, seems to be a pleasant group here. I look forward to getting back into Scripture and expanding my religious experience.

emmmm... I'm no sure who this person are...but I am Miss (I'm no married and I WANT that to be perfect clearly, OK, no this estupid feminist terms, thanks you very mach).

And Villalaobos? Maybe 'Villalobos' but in any way I am 'Gálvez-Villalobos Ladrón de Guevara' - short version Gálvez-Villalobos or even just ''Gálvez'' and that's OK whit me cos even at schiool most of the my teachers call me Mari Gálvez, cos we were Mari Fernández. Mari Baixauli, Mari Bonet, Mari Conesa, Mari Palau and Mari Vergara ALL in the same class so I can understand the teachers give us out surnames like names.

The worsest was that in class the classmates all call me Mari Juana (OK, it IS my name) all the time for distinguish from Mari Leni, Marisa, Maribel etc

Why am I saying you all this? I'm no remember. The end.

YIC, Mari

[Vlostica]

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emmmm... I'm no sure who this person are...but I am Miss (I'm no married and I WANT that to be perfect clearly, OK, no this estupid feminist terms, thanks you very mach).

And Villalaobos? Maybe 'Villalobos' but in any way I am 'Gálvez-Villalobos Ladrón de Guevara' - short version Gálvez-Villalobos or even just ''Gálvez'' and that's OK whit me cos even at schiool most of the my teachers call me Mari Gálvez, cos we were Mari Fernández. Mari Baixauli, Mari Bonet, Mari Conesa, Mari Palau and Mari Vergara ALL in the same class so I can understand the teachers give us out surnames like names.

The worsest was that in class the classmates all call me Mari Juana (OK, it IS my name) all the time for distinguish from Mari Leni, Marisa, Maribel etc

Why am I saying you all this? I'm no remember. The end.

YIC, Mari

I'm sorry, I just typed out what I thought was correct in a quick setting. I put "Ms." since I do not know if you are married; I've been raised (somewhat begrudgingly) on southern civility. I hope I earned no offense for skewering your name.

[María Gálvez-Villalobos]

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I'm sorry, I just typed out what I thought was correct in a quick setting. I put "Ms." since I do not know if you are married; I've been raised (somewhat begrudgingly) on southern civility. I hope I earned no offense for skewering your name.

No you worry! Lucky was internet, other ways I might have eskewer YOU!!

Was joke this ^^^

YIC, Mari