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Atheists & Agnostics

FiveGoodMen

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21. "Religion evolves..." ???

Reply to edhopper (Reply #4)

Tue Jan 13, 2015, 06:35 PM

Jan 2015

They told me, "God is eternal and perfect. His laws are the same yesterday, today, and forever."

(Even as a kid, I thought that sounded a little suspicious since religious beliefs obviously do change over time)

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Women are not permitted to speak in churches 1 Corinthians 14:35 [View all] Kevin from WI Jan 2015 OP

I was raised in a WELS church and this 'rule' being enforced was the straw that broke my mom's back. PeaceNikki Jan 2015 #1

Pretty sure most Quaker meetings have always ignored this. eShirl Jan 2015 #2

Pure Paul Stuckinthebush Jan 2015 #28

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The BEST kind of fist fights... Stuckinthebush Jan 2015 #33

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That seems like a long way around to decide to ignore some passages. LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #6

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Oh, I know. LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #9

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Simple edhopper Jan 2015 #4

"Religion evolves..." ??? FiveGoodMen Jan 2015 #21

my questions are RussBLib Jan 2015 #5

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Wow, this is so true! DawgHouse Jan 2015 #30

They ignore that verse, and quote Galatians 3:28 onager Jan 2015 #11

I cannot answer how liberal Christian women feel about this, Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #12

"I cannot believe that some god would create women with a brain and not allow her to use it..." CrispyQ Jan 2015 #13

A lecture on faith! Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #14

That's pretty much what I took away from Confirmation, too - our way of believing is better. CrispyQ Jan 2015 #15

Would you desribe your background as Liberal Christian? LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #17

Not at this point in my life. Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #19

I ask because I think it took me longer to rise to reason LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #20

It is always a long journey. Curmudgeoness Jan 2015 #23

One of the main reasons my Mom left the church Lordquinton Jan 2015 #16

It is allegory. You can't take things in the bible literally. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #18

really means: Jesus loves me. LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #22

"Get in the kitchen and make me a sandwich." Tobin S. Jan 2015 #24

You can't take things in the bible literally, Arugula Latte Jan 2015 #25

just the indefensible odious bullshit if you are a "liberal" christian. Warren Stupidity Jan 2015 #26

I have long conversations with one Christian who believes LiberalAndProud Jan 2015 #27

Muslims will tell you the same thing onager Jan 2015 #31

The parts of the Bible they like are "divinely inspired" Act_of_Reparation Jan 2015 #32

I wish they had the guts to edit out the bad stuff. Manifestor_of_Light Jan 2015 #34