Can You give three words to describe religion

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   God's Pageposted 14 years ago

   love for all

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   earnestshubposted 14 years ago

   I just have to break ranks and say
   talking in tongues!
   cos when I see it and the pushing people on their arses on stage as a "cure" from jesus" I almost have convulsions myself!

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   marcofratelliposted 14 years ago

   It helped me...

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   pylos26posted 14 years ago

   Senseless religious myth

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   Twenty One Daysposted 14 years ago

   stink, stank, stunk
   
   
   { Dr. Seuss, how the Grinch stole Christmas }

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   retellectposted 14 years ago

   Superstition, Complication, Contradiction. Byah!

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   manlypoetrymanposted 14 years ago

   relationship...not religion!

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   C.V.Rajanposted 14 years ago

   Old age wisdom

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   CreativeOrangeposted 14 years ago

   Sinister, greedy, luciferian

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    earnestshubposted 14 years ago

    Bronze aged lunacy.

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    (Q)posted 14 years ago

    How about an acronym instead?
    
    WTF?

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    Anthony P. Noirposted 14 years ago

    Everyone knows everything.

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    WriteAngledposted 14 years ago

    Humans limiting Truth

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    Rai Michealposted 10 years ago

    God is limitless

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       Castlepalomaposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       wow! polar ends

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       jonnycomelatelyposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       If that is true, it's good news for all of us!   It means that god is not constricted by a person's gender or sexual orientation.
       It means a person who does not wish to "believe" any popular concepts is not constrained by that non-belief, because that god is limitless. 
       It means that the understandings/misunderstandings, the opinions, the beliefs of every shade of religion are of no consequence since they are human centered and over ruled by that limitless god.
       
       Great news indeed!

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          Motown2Chitownposted 10 years agoin reply to this

          Jonny, you stated it perfectly. GOD is not now, nor has he ever been, constrained by anything. We have constrained him due to our own flaws and weaknesses. We have created him in OUR image...and that is NOT who he is.

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             Castlepalomaposted 10 years agoin reply to this

             Why did God not created the Jellyfish in htire imagine.
             Why did God choose man as his imagine and successor. Man’s only advantage is his brain , divert eye sight and thumb for tools over the 30 million species on earth.
             
             Tardigrades and the jellyfish have more abilities and far successful time on the earth. Take the Jelly fish success story, he  a 1000 time older than man. He been to more a area on earth’s. than man, deeper depths of the earth and 100 times our population
             
             Tardigrades
             Aquatic animals found just about everywhere on Earth and live in space
             cies are found in fresh or salt water.. On seeing them, most people say tardigrades are the cutest invertebrate. water bears as a model educational organism to teach a wide range principles in life science of this charismatic miniature animals. these jolly-looking creatures have been found to survive on the outside of spacecraft in the vacuum of space. They can survive in temperatures from just above absolute zero to well above the boiling point of water. Cosmic radiation, ultraviolet radiation from the sun and extreme dehydration neither killed them nor prevented them from procreating,
             When the man species kills itself off the Jelly fish and Tardigrades will continue for more millions
             perhaps billions of years longer, God wrote in the bible,how jealous he is of the Jellyfish. Or was it man's jealous ego?

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                Motown2Chitownposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                I'm not really sure what you're looking for here. I was simply speaking of human beings having a tendency to limit God.

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                jonnycomelatelyposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                CP, there are a few thoughts I'm having right now, not fully formed, but I will try to show you which way I am thinking:
                
                It's about how we use the concept of "God."  We  hold to beliefs in order to fulfill a need.  That need might be to give a sense of purpose in life.  It might give solace in painful and sad times.  It might be to give a community a sense of cohesion when, without the belief(s), there would be splintering and separation.  It might be a perceived source of strength to improve a family's hopes that their child will be saved from death.   When crops are failing, threatening starvation, a belief in that "God" might give a greater confidence to face life.  All these and other needs can be fully justified and when "God" is there as the supernatural support, then who of us is able to refute it?  Even if we don't believe in it ourselves, we can still allow support for those who are in need.   There is no harm done.
                
                Maybe the greatest negative use of "God" is in the area of bullying, control over others, a sense of selfishness and greed, where it's all about ME and MY needs, at the expense of others.   For me, even when fanatical people claim a direct relationship with "God" to the extent that I, as a non-believer, fall outside of their cosy relationship and therefore at my self-chosen disadvantage, even here I see a strong attitude of selfishness and "I'm alright, you are not."
                
                The deception in someone claiming that he or she loves me in the face of this selfishness is, for me, the height of hypocrisy. 
                
                Mo, I hear your stories, you points of view, your considered replies, and I know you are open, warm, loving, so whether we agree on any matters of religion is totally irrelevant.  I am open to continually learning new things, new points of view.  It seems like you are also.  Bless you.

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                   Motown2Chitownposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                   Jonny, thank you! And right back at ya, my friend.

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                   Castlepalomaposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                   God is just a word, so no beef there, yet America Christian behavior is what I don’t understand. Yes, Moo is open, warm, loving and a few other Christians I know do have a wide acceptance of people. I accept them although most Christians would not accept me for sinning four out the top five worst sins in America,  Adultery {when the love for my wife went---- dead}. Sex out of wedlock {who has not done that?} Homosexuals {gays, not my way yet someone’s ultimate love, and masturbating is loving thy self. Worst sins not listed are murder, War, pollution, child molestation, greed, racism, the extinction of millions of other species and so on... Worst Sin is mostly about Sex, cheating the rich out of a few dollars and most important plant in the World, Cannabis. Take all these sins and make a purpose in life and for all earthlings.
                   
                   Gays and Pot won’t go away, The rich could share money and pollute less, oneness consciousness works better than a jealous God. Green is the power for the people synthetic Gods is a tool for the rich.  For the people do not want self-reliance or to think for themselves, why not allow them their freedom of their supernatural, mind suggestive hypocrisy. When it comes to bullying my family, friends, animals and most of the world about the only salvation and hell movement, my spiritual sided has something to say and will express for a friendlier world.

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    LeslieAdrienneposted 10 years ago

    My three Words are : Jesus
                                          Is
                                       Lord!

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       Castlepalomaposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       Yahweh is Lord
       
       Check your bible

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    Whidbeywriterposted 10 years ago

    God is Love!

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       Castlepalomaposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       God's conditional Love.

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    Rad Manposted 10 years ago

    image a nation

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       Castlepalomaposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       1.    Supernatural/Superstition + xxx = Superficial

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          jonnycomelatelyposted 10 years agoin reply to this

          It's easy to be so critical of all the posts in this thread.... but maybe if we see each post and the viewpoint of each contributer.....  as being the point in life that each finds him/her self at this time.   
          
          I too am tempted to reply with criticism,  but better to just let be.... I feel.

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             Castlepalomaposted 10 years agoin reply to this

             I can’t be insulted because whatever my weakest weakness is , I’m learning much more from critics’ then praise. I live and work most of my waking hours for Arts and culture to service nature and man. Art has more influence worldwide towards our cultures, salvation and civilization since the dawn of mankind vs. religion.
             
             Would you like me to start thread of three words about art and compare the positive and negative results to Religion?

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                jonnycomelatelyposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                Sure, that would be interesting.  But don't you think Art and Religion are so intermingled that if you separate them out there might be little substance to either?
                
                (Must get back to bed now, it's gone 2.00am. Will pick up the thread in the morning.)

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                   Castlepalomaposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                   Religion has been a fraction of Man's history with too many outrageous amounts of wrong translations, kind of like hollywood today, yet HollyWood is more believeable and up to date.
                   
                   If we put the earth's life span in calendar years, Man has only lived on earth for 10 minute. Compare that to 30 million species living on earth today and that 95%to 98% species that have gone extinct. Yet, Man Religions thinks they are next best thing to God, That's if he picks the right way to God, out of millions Gods. Huge fat chance the ultimate praise shall be given to the man behind the curtain of the ULTIMATE BS.

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    lone77starposted 10 years ago

    Too often, religion becomes corrupted and can be defined as:
    
    spirituality plus ego
    
    ...which is kind of an oxymoron. Spirituality is the striving to be rid of ego. Ego corrupts every human activity.
    
    Atheists are blind.
    
    They don't see anything of the spiritual realm.
    
    Spirituality without ego
    
    would be religion the way it was meant to be
    
    fellowship amongst spirits
    
    ...and those spirits happen to be still wearing their bodies.

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       jonnycomelatelyposted 10 years agoin reply to this

       As a person who thinks "a-theistically," I can assure you I am certainly not blind!  In fact by shedding the nonsensical  superstition of religion my sight, ney my whole being, is opened to the infinite possibility. 
       
       The religious christian on the other hand seems to be constrained by what he or she wants to see as the best impression of a mythical  Jesus.... a very finite and egotistical view, surely?

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          Castlepalomaposted 10 years agoin reply to this

          I thought Religion is blind and Science is lame.
          Who kills in the name of atheistism, today or the pass?

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             Castlepalomaposted 10 years agoin reply to this

             Karma ranover Dogma

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                jonnycomelatelyposted 10 years agoin reply to this

                

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    AnnaDanishekposted 8 years ago

    hope for hopeless

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       gmwilliamsposted 8 years agoin reply to this

       alluding the gullible

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    Oztinatoposted 8 years ago

    Foundation of Cultures

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    ahorsebackposted 8 years ago

    All Is Faith !
    
    How little imagination it takes to understand this alone !    Is it really true  atheists have little understanding of faith or isn't it more the issue of jealousy  or envy ?  Are they so jaded as to be sightless in  theisms .  For years I have read these forums and spoken for  the humble faithful .    And in truth , I may have originally chosen the opposite .  But I will always go to the possibilities. rather than the opposite.

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       Castlepalomaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

       Give you one thing, don't know why many atheist over focus on Religion.
       
       Where ignoring Religion for most part makes it loose it's power

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    snapcracklepopposted 8 years ago

    Delightful, encouraging, and truthful

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    Miss Knowposted 8 years ago

    Saved by Grace.

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       gmwilliamsposted 8 years agoin reply to this

       Oppressive controlling disempowering

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          Castlepalomaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

          Funny from being an extreme power of nothingness.
          
          There is an extreme negative of nothingness.
          
          Save us all, SAVE SATAN. Do that, then I know God is all loving. This will not happen because nothing gets nothing.
          You got to have something, if you want a peace of me.

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             gmwilliamsposted 8 years agoin reply to this

             paralyzing, claustrophobic, brainwashing.
             

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                Castlepalomaposted 8 years agoin reply to this

                Great expressive faces
                
                I love carving interesting faces. Where most of our physical energy comes from.

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                   gmwilliamsposted 8 years agoin reply to this

                   preaching, converting, shaming
                   
                   
                   not to mention-greed, megalomania, excess.............

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    brimancandyposted 8 years ago

    A tragic mess

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    Trichakraposted 8 years ago

    I don't think anyone can describe broad word only in three words.
    Its not possible.

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    gmwilliamsposted 6 years ago

    abusive, authoritarian, totalitarian.................

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    gmwilliamsposted 6 years ago

    also.....life-killing, negative, dysfunctional.........

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    Castlepalomaposted 6 years ago

    Organized superstition penises.

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       gmwilliamsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       +1,000,000,000,000,000
       
       oppressed mandatory pregnancies

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    Live to Learnposted 6 years ago

    Purposely misunderstood view.

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    gmwilliamsposted 6 years ago

    living in FEAR

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    gmwilliamsposted 6 years ago

    against all progress

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    gmwilliamsposted 6 years ago

    demonic obsessive disorder-DONE FOR NOW!

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    gmwilliamsposted 6 years ago

    Induced delusional state
    

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    Castlepalomaposted 6 years ago

    Based on Fear

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    Castlepalomaposted 6 years ago

    Sheepherders Guide to Universe

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    Castlepalomaposted 6 years ago

    Seed of Divide.

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       jonnycomelatelyposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       Gullible godly gobbledegook

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          gmwilliamsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

          Jonny, this is THE BEST answer yet!

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             gmwilliamsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

             enforced reproductive slavery

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                gmwilliamsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                oppressive misogynic policies

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                jonnycomelatelyposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                Thank you but "enforced reproductive slavery" might seem like believing in heaven if one was well endowed.

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                   gmwilliamsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                   Not necessarily.  There are religions that are against abortion & contraception These religion preach enforced reproductive slavery.  Women, in such religion, are to be reproducing machines.  Case in point, Kateri Schwandt & Michelle Duggar(I digress).

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                      gmwilliamsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                      pushing masculine dominance

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                      jonnycomelatelyposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                      Yes, back to seriousness, I agree with great respect.  I was trying to be funny but went overboard.

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                         gmwilliamsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                         That's okay.
                         

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                Castlepalomaposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                Lol.

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                   gmwilliamsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                   Think of mega moms who have upwards of 8+ children.........you see what I mean.........
                   
                   
                   There's more............mega saga..........
                   
                   
                   
                   
                   Oh my God............ I thought I was scary........No, the mega saga....is....HERE.........
                   
                   
                   Stay.....AWAY,  stay AWAY.........AWAY............
                   
                   
                   SOMETHING......needs to be DONE.....about....this & NOW......I'm on the.....JOB.....IMMEDIATELY.....Time to get to SERIOUS WORK..........
                   
                   
                   I'm..........HERE......tell me what needs to be.....DONE....I'll DO IT....Let's NEUTER.......

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    Castlepalomaposted 6 years ago

    A documentary on Flintstones.

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       gmwilliamsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       avoidance of logic

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          gmwilliamsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

          totally blind slavishness

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    gmwilliamsposted 6 years ago

    induced euphoric frenzy...........
    
    

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       Castlepalomaposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       I bet he could hypnotised them to do a stripteases or run for their lives from a 3 story lizard.

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          gmwilliamsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

          orgiastic frenzied trance.......
          
          

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             Castlepalomaposted 6 years agoin reply to this

             Lol

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                gmwilliamsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

                This is such a fun post.
                
                societal approved quackery
                
                

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       jonnycomelatelyposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       Hahaha.... The Great Lie .... and they literally fall for it!

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    gmwilliamsposted 6 years ago

    latter day voodoo
    

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       Castlepalomaposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       Zombies~ In the Sky
       
       Yippee I hoe, Yippee I

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    gmwilliamsposted 6 years ago

    pure hypocritical deception.............
    

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       gmwilliamsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       satanic art of beguilement...........
       

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          gmwilliamsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

          being bamboozled big-time
          

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          jonnycomelatelyposted 6 years agoin reply to this

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    gmwilliamsposted 6 years ago

    riveting floor show.........YES, I SAID IT!
    

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    gmwilliamsposted 6 years ago

    denial of joy

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    Live to Learnposted 6 years ago

    

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       Castlepalomaposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       The Oz scarecrow was like that, until he got a brain.

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          Live to Learnposted 6 years agoin reply to this

          Good point. Although, I think we can agree that evidence of any meaningful change, after told he had a brain, was minimal.

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    Castlepalomaposted 6 years ago

    Is there such a thing as delusional joy.
    Kind of happyass BS

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       gmwilliamsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       Yes there IS, you are so succinct in your analysis.

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    Shizetteposted 6 years ago

    Hope, Truth, Power

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       jonnycomelatelyposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       OK for some

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       gmwilliamsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       powerlessness, lobotomized, sedated..............
       

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    Castlepalomaposted 6 years ago

    Up or Down

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       jonnycomelatelyposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       Pose for camera.

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    Castlepalomaposted 6 years ago

    Compare church clothing.
    
    Sex & war extreme.

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    Kathryn L Hillposted 6 years ago

    TRUE religion offers: Boundaries, transformation, freedom.

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       Castlepalomaposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       1.I perfer unlimited boundaries.
       2. Avoid wrong translations.
       3. Far too many unnecessary  and unhealthy rules that enprison us.
       
       Will the millions of true Religions come out of hiding and all get along.
       
       Oh!!! I see Satan lurking around the corner, maybe he knows something.

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          gmwilliamsposted 6 years agoin reply to this

          Again, it all DEPENDS:
          
          true religion or God-centered religion:
          enlightening, stratospheric, enveloping
          
          
          false religion, rule-centered or man-made religion:
          claustrophobic, terrifying, abusive
          

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    Castlepalomaposted 6 years ago

    Closest things to a true Religion from my view was based on Nature, not requiring a God.
    
    The ultimate powerful force in the Universe is Love, my God if any, is Love.

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    Kathryn L Hillposted 6 years ago

    well, Yes, God is love ... and wisdom and brilliant intelligence.

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       Castlepalomaposted 6 years agoin reply to this

       Some love you got there. If you don't love Yahweh first your supposed to hate everyone else, best reason for war. The Bible is just fairytales, poems, loose scripts with very little historic facts. Making them the greatest BS story tellers ever.
       
       May God struck me die with lightning, if a tell a lie. Hmm, I am still here, this must be true.

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          Kathryn L Hillposted 6 years agoin reply to this

          God is omnipresent, omnipotent and omniscient. Why is he so quiet/invisible? To give us freewill to guide. Religion inspires people to acknowledge and worship God, the Father and Spirit.
          Please ignore this if you don't agree. You don't have to agree.
          
          Just sharing my THOUGHTS

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             Castlepalomaposted 6 years agoin reply to this

             If each of us, don't give ourselves free will, as long as it is not harmful.
             
             Then we commit to slavery to the assumed imaginary friend,  God .  He is always invisible because he never was.  That is why they don't pay taxes.

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