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Extremist Christians, Muslims, and Jews - A Common Denominator of Violence -
 - E. Raymond Rock (3,072)     
E. Raymond Rock   
The fundamentalist wings of Middle Eastern religions seem to have one thing in common - violence. All born from the same founder, Abraham, they appear to have a particularly destructive way of relating to anyone who doesn't believe as they do, or who refuses to follow their customs.
The... ( added 10 days 21 hours ago.) |
The Curious and Fascinating Process of Dying -
E. Raymond Rock (3,072)
E. Raymond Rock
I have been close, real close to death twice; once in a drowning incident in Lake Erie when I was eighteen and once in a hospital emergency room when I was forty-two. Both times were very scary, but only up to a point before the most incredible peace took over, a peace that can only be described... ( added 7 hours 3 minutes ago.) |
Silent Prayer: Part 3 - How to Pray Silently -
- E. Raymond Rock (3,072)
E. Raymond Rock
While we are praying silently, we are going to let go of all the baggage we carry on our shoulders regarding the past and future. When thoughts of the past come up, whether it be who we are, what we have accomplished, what titles we have earned, our childhood, our relatives, our relationships... ( added 2 days 21 hours ago.) |
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The Majority View Does Not Mean It Is Right -
- Joel Hendon (15,913)  
Joel Hendon
We hear that a lot..."the majority accepts thus and so as being the correct view." I, personally, get it thrown at me time and again, in my political views as well as my religious views. But it means absolutely nothing. As a matter of fact, if I believed, religiously, as the majority of people do... ( added 2 days 23 hours ago.) |
People Believe What They Choose To Believe -
- Joel Hendon (15,913)
Joel Hendon
One often wonders why some people, when exposed to basically the same environment, education and other similar lifestyle circumstances, choose to believe entirely different things when ir comes to philosophy and/or religion.
God intended it to be that one could choose of his own free will, and... ( added 3 days 4 hours ago.) |
The Realities of 2012 -
- E. Raymond Rock (3,072)
E. Raymond Rock
As with most serious problems in our country, only a crisis of major proportions generates action. By the time action is taken, however, it is always a day late and a dollar short. This results in bad judgment and further serious consequences. But this time it's going to be 2012, the end of our... ( added 9 days 3 hours ago.) |
Is Conflict an Inherent Factor of Religion? -
- E. Raymond Rock (3,072)
E. Raymond Rock
One of the most difficult areas to get past in human relations is the idea that "my" religion or ideal is Truth and yours isn't. When someone says to you that your beliefs are all wet compared to his or hers, how does that make you feel? Historically, it has made people feel so bad that they have... ( added 14 days 4 hours ago.) |
Why Doesn't God Come Down and Say Hello? -
- E. Raymond Rock (3,072)
E. Raymond Rock
Well. Why doesn't he, or she? I guess that's the first problem, one of gender. The Bible is gender blind, I mean Adam kept all of his ribs but somehow his wife was created out of one of them instead of out of the earth from which Adam was created. And another question, If Adam and Eve had three... ( added 19 days 23 hours ago.) |
My Encounter with the Supernatural -
- David Tanguay (9,529)   
David Tanguay
The term supernatural or supranatural (Latin: super, supra "above" + natura "nature") pertains to an order of existence beyond the scientifically visible universe. Religious miracles are typically supernatural claims, as are spells and curses, divination, the belief that there is an afterlife for... ( added 1 day 11 hours ago.) |
Silent Prayer: Part 2 - What Silent Prayer Is, and Isn't -
- E. Raymond Rock (3,072)
E. Raymond Rock
When we think about prayer, what comes to mind is some kind of request or solicitation of God . Maybe we are ill and ask to get better, or ask forgiveness, or maybe a little help with the lottery. These are the kinds of prayers that we mostly engage in. We might also repeat a mantra, for example... ( added 3 days 21 hours ago.) |
Silent Prayer: Part 1 - Why Should We Pray Silently? -
E. Raymond Rock (3,072)
E. Raymond Rock
For two hundred years after Christ died, according to historical documents, many different and diverse gospels and ideas permeated Christianity, all competing for acceptance by the fledgling Church that was then organizing. One of these was the Gospels of Thomas.
After 200 AD, Christianity... ( added 5 days 5 hours ago.) |
Why Are Americans So Angry? -
- E. Raymond Rock (3,072)
E. Raymond Rock
"All acceptance is the key to the gateless gate." (Old Zen saying). Good advice, especially when it comes to things we can't prevent or fix. And knowing the difference between the two; what we can fix and what we can't, is the beginning of wisdom. Without wisdom, I'm afraid that stupidity is all... ( added 6 days 19 hours ago.) |
Are We Truth? -
- E. Raymond Rock (3,072)
E. Raymond Rock
Over 4,000 different belief systems exist in the world, each with its proponents understandably claiming that people of faiths other than theirs are doomed. This is to be expected; otherwise, advocates would not feel secure within their beliefs. This means that the other three thousand, nine... ( added 6 days 21 hours ago.) |
Dear God, I'm Kinda Mad at You -
- Fran Larson (1,867) 
Fran Larson
I think I am kinda mad at you, Dear God. I may as well tell you, since you can read my thoughts. I'm upset over the things that have happened the last 2 or 3 years. I don't like to be shaken up like that. I don't like the way it feels. Grief is so hard, dear Lord.
I know I have so much to... ( added 8 days 4 hours ago.) |
Getting to the Bottom of Our Discontent -
- E. Raymond Rock (3,072)
E. Raymond Rock
We complain about many things these days, things in our personal world, our nation, international controversies, and we have opinions on how to solve everything. Desperately coming up with conclusions and answers and fighting for our voice to be heard, are we, in the turmoil, merely covering up... ( added 9 days 4 hours ago.) |
Locating God -
- E. Raymond Rock (3,072)
E. Raymond Rock
Hello, God? Are you there? HellOOoo. Are you listening? I know; you have a gazillion other things to do and billions of people to keep happy just here on earth, let alone all the people on all the planets around all the billions of stars in just our small galaxy. And then how about the billions... ( added 18 days ago.) |
The Rapture Report - More Iranian plots against Israel and a warning from the Sanhedrin -
- Chris Schang (90) 
The Rapture Report - More Iranian plots against Israel and a warning from the Sanhedrin
More Iranian plots against Israel and a warning from the Sanhedrin
Written: 11-04-2009
Rapture Forum Staff: Chris Welcome to this edition of the Rapture Report for 11/4/2009. Today we will look... ( added 18 hours 34 minutes ago.) |
Billy Graham and Theological Humility, Will the Next Generation Follow In His Foosteps? -
Aaron Taylor (1,077) 
Aaron Taylor
Every three years, young evangelists from around the world gather in Portland Oregon to attend a conference put on by the Next Generation Alliance, an organization dedicated to mentoring the next generation of global gospel preachers. While I'm looking forward to the Innovative Evangelism... ( added 4 days 18 hours ago.) |
Christians, Jews and Psychics -
- Paul Schroeder (1,578)
"For 14 years, Bubba's gifted psychics, astrologers and tarot readers have guided tens of thousands of people just like you. They are experienced, insightful, caring and - above all - professional. They are amazingly accurate and they are available for you 24 hours a day, 7 days a week.
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We Are Undeniably Walking/Talking Divine Sexual Beings -
- Paula Andrea (432) 
MODE of Cosmic Therapy: Uncovering the Predetermined Slant from Which We Operate
From the very first moment you opened your eyes into this dispensation of time, space and universe, you have had an indelible angle from which you operate. Your vision was manufactured out of eons of previous... ( added 7 days 15 hours ago.) |
The End Of Time -
- Tim Davis (1,142) 
Tim Davis
eschatology n : the branch of theology that is concerned with such
final things as death and judgment; heaven and hell; the end of the
world. In the Christian world, there are four basic doctrines or
teachings concerning the End Times. Below is a description of each. The
Amillennial brethren... ( added 9 days 2 hours ago.) |
Christ Farted Too -
- Zeph Agayo (17)
I once had a very interesting conversation with one of my brothers:
"Chekhov," I called.
"Yeah?" my brother replied.
"I have a question for you. Do you think Christ entered the toilet regularly just like everyone else?" I asked.
"Of course, He did," was his answer. He answered me... ( added 10 days 17 hours ago.) |
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Ethics, Morality and Love -
Phillip Ross (132) 
Phillip Ross
The other night my brother, David, was talking about the difference between ethics and morality. He recently heard someone argue that the difference between them is that the ethical person knows what not to do, but the moral person simply refuses to do it. The implication is that there is a... ( added 11 days 18 hours ago.) |
The Illusion of Knowledge -
Phillip Ross (132)
Phillip Ross
"But concerning the sacrifices to idols, we know that we all have knowledge" (1 Corinthians 8:1). The context, "sacrifices to idols," involves holiday meals that were consecrated by false gods and celebrated by most everyone in the community. These religious and social events provided all of the... ( added 17 days 21 hours ago.) |
An 'evil Eye'! -
- Mahrouyeh Maghzi (382)
There are so many myths and stories about an Evil Eyes, but there is no scientific facts about an eye' that can destroy someone's life and/or kill people by just looking at them!
So an evil eye' may be an eye' that by looking at something and/ or someone would be rising an strong desire... ( added 2 days 20 hours ago.) |
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