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handmade34

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2. but...

Reply to rrneck (Reply #1)

Tue Sep 24, 2013, 10:48 AM

Sep 2013

... I just posted something interesting I came across... I am a former seminarian and know all too well what's out there...

Christians come in all shapes and sizes and I still believe that fundamentalists (of all religions) are doing more than their share of destroying society and the environment

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"not all like that" [View all] handmade34 Sep 2013 OP

That's nice and I understand but... rrneck Sep 2013 #1

but... handmade34 Sep 2013 #2

I'm not necessarily bashing faith in Christianity, rrneck Sep 2013 #4

"beneficial function in culture" handmade34 Sep 2013 #5

People have to believe in something rrneck Sep 2013 #6

While it may be the fundamentalists who are causing the problems, do you not see the culpability of cleanhippie Sep 2013 #14

That's exactly the point of this program - no all christians are like "that". cbayer Sep 2013 #7

Certainly not all Cristians are like that... rrneck Sep 2013 #9

Whose fault is that? I don't know that it's anyone's fault, cbayer Sep 2013 #10

I don't think the Christian faith can right the wrongs of the world until it gets its house in order rrneck Sep 2013 #11

Here's the thing. There is no entity called the "Christian faith". cbayer Sep 2013 #12

A good question to ask is rrneck Sep 2013 #13

I certainly agree about making people feel good about working together cbayer Sep 2013 #15

I (somewhat jealously) applaud your optimism rrneck Sep 2013 #17

Anything that helps bring an end to the religious right LostOne4Ever Sep 2013 #3

Excellent program. It's been posted about several times in this group, but gets little attention. cbayer Sep 2013 #8

What exactly would satisfy you, cbayer? trotsky Sep 2013 #16