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More Than A Feeling (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 08:07 PM Original message |
I've got some questions about the Liberal Christian conception of God. |
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jody (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 08:32 PM Response to Original message |
1. Some version of the Apostles' Creed is the best starting point |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 08:42 PM Response to Original message |
2. Religion is ultimately a very personal matter. Liberals, being |
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papau (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 08:55 PM Response to Reply #2 |
4. Very True :-) |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 09:34 PM Response to Reply #2 |
6. I don't think that the meaningful part of religion is a personal matter. |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 11:56 PM Response to Reply #6 |
7. If your dogma don't get out of my way I'm liable to give 'im a swift kick. |
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Imperialism Inc. (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 08:02 AM Response to Reply #7 |
11. Then why not just answer the question and tell us |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 08:27 AM Response to Reply #7 |
12. Your views may be in your head, but the truth is out there. |
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kwassa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 08:54 AM Response to Reply #12 |
13. What is interesting and useful to you may be neither interesting or useful to me |
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kestrel91316 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 11:37 AM Response to Reply #12 |
14. Well, it's like this: |
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rasputin1952 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 03:13 PM Response to Reply #14 |
18. Now this was an excellent answer to the query above... |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 12:09 AM Response to Reply #6 |
9. That's honestly a good answer |
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kiahzero (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 12:15 PM Response to Reply #6 |
15. You think truth is not personal. |
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davhill (854 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 12:26 PM Response to Reply #6 |
16. It starts from an internal experience |
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struggle4progress (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 05:29 PM Response to Reply #6 |
19. My religious beliefs don't provide "factual claims" about "how things are" -- |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 11:38 AM Response to Reply #19 |
27. Why do you use the word "beliefs" for them, then? |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 11:43 PM Response to Reply #6 |
23. Factual claims about the universe??? |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 07:18 AM Response to Reply #23 |
24. Obviously, that depends on the religion (or religious position). |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 09:46 AM Response to Reply #24 |
25. That sorta eliminates any room for a debate |
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Donald Ian Rankin (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 11:36 AM Response to Reply #25 |
26. I use "a factual claim" to mean "a claim that something is a fact". |
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cosmik debris (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 01:06 PM Response to Reply #26 |
29. That was my misunderstanding. |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 12:08 AM Response to Reply #2 |
8. Yes, this is very true |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 09:09 PM Response to Reply #2 |
20. Very well said! nt |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 08:53 PM Response to Original message |
3. I'll try and speak for my liberal Christian friends |
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Dorian Gray (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 12:11 AM Response to Reply #3 |
10. Ayesha |
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ayeshahaqqiqa (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 02:14 PM Response to Reply #10 |
17. Dances et al |
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PoiBoy (842 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Tue Mar-06-07 08:58 PM Response to Original message |
5. Here's a link for you to consider.. |
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JerseygirlCT (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 09:28 PM Response to Original message |
21. Well, with the given that Kestrel described -- that you |
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Labors of Hercules (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Wed Mar-07-07 09:40 PM Response to Original message |
22. God = Creator. Father. Son. Spirit? |
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Ron Green (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 12:03 PM Response to Reply #22 |
28. Thanks - I really like this post. |
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Labors of Hercules (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Thu Mar-08-07 04:21 PM Response to Reply #28 |
30. Thanks for the inspiration Ron... |
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