Hello Everybody

[Mary Etheldreda]

Re: Hello Everybody

I believe all beliefs should be respected

Ah, so you respect the belief that advocates throwing acid in a woman's face because she brings dishonor to her mooslim husband? You respect the belief that supports so-called "honor killings" of a mooslim daughter who is legitimately rape? How very tolerant of you.

[Pastor Ed Lowman]

Re: Hello Everybody

It would seem I've made a grave error of not introducing myself. Many sites don't see this as an infraction, but these are your rules and I have no problem abiding by them.

My story is simple, I was raised in the Baptist church. The older I got the more I started to use reason,and forming questions about certain thing that didn't make sense to me. At some point I got tired of hearing the most absurd, vague, and ill-thought out explanations to my questions.

So I decided to use reason, and I left the church. Also what I didn't like is the obvious picking and choosing when to follow the literal reading of the Bible when it was in the favor of the church. Now in some cases,(one in particular) I can see a person using the contextual meaning.

So that is my story,and I hope we can communicate respectfully with each other even though we have different ideologies. I believe all beliefs should be respected,and the debasement,name calling, and dismissive natures should be avoided just because someone don't agree with your view.

Too smart for God, are you? Well, that's okay. Once you realize how little you know and how your sad, sorry life has no purpose without Him, you'll come crawling back.

If He doesn't kill you first, He'll except you back with open arms. (See Matthew 11:28)

Pastor Ed

[Seventy]

It would seem I've made a grave error of not introducing myself. Many sites don't see this as an infraction, but these are your rules and I have no problem abiding by them.

My story is simple, I was raised in the Baptist church. The older I got the more I started to use reason,and forming questions about certain thing that didn't make sense to me. At some point I got tired of hearing the most absurd, vague, and ill-thought out explanations to my questions.

So I decided to use reason, and I left the church. Also what I didn't like is the obvious picking and choosing when to follow the literal reading of the Bible when it was in the favor of the church. Now in some cases,(one in particular) I can see a person using the contextual meaning.

So that is my story,and I hope we can communicate respectfully with each other even though we have different ideologies. I believe all beliefs should be respected,and the debasement,name calling, and dismissive natures should be avoided just because someone don't agree with your view.