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Topic: Things that bother me as a non-believer

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Subject: Things that bother me as a non-believer
Date Posted: 6/4/2008 6:29 PM ET
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So my husband was listening to his country radio station in the car the other night, and one of their promos comes on, and it says "If you don't believe that the word 'Under God' belong in the Pledge of Allegiance, then this station isn't for you........ more...
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Date Posted: 6/4/2008 7:10 PM ET
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You are not alone! Just remember that.  <<hugs>>  more...
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Date Posted: 6/4/2008 7:34 PM ET
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Amanda, I think a lot of what you are experiencing is Chrisitian Privilege in more...
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Date Posted: 6/4/2008 7:49 PM ET
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I wouldn't say this bothered more...
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Date Posted: 6/4/2008 7:58 PM ET
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Thanks L.  I have read that before....it's a great link!  Sometimes it just amazes me that people are so comfortable exluding other more...
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Date Posted: 6/4/2008 8:08 PM ET
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Date Posted: 6/5/2008 3:11 AM ET
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Amanda, thank you for writing this.  I am constantly more...
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Date Posted: 6/5/2008 3:16 AM ET
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What I find interesting about the debate over "Under God" is children who we more...
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Date Posted: 6/5/2008 6:05 AM ET
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Amanda, This really sucks.  I remember you mentioning previously that people ask about yo more...
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Date Posted: 6/5/2008 6:50 AM ET
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 where Bush's biography is in the Humor section of Barnes & Noble. LOL.. oh how I ache to do tha more...
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Date Posted: 6/5/2008 8:58 AM ET
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I live in NC, and the town I live in is obsessed with Christianity.  I can't begin to tell you how many churches there are here.  There are two huge bloody Jesus' in town in front of businesses, every drive thru window and newspaper box has a sticker on it that says either "Jesus saves" or "God is coming so more...
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Date Posted: 6/5/2008 9:37 AM ET
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My heart aches f more...
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Date Posted: 6/5/2008 9:45 AM ET
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I'm sorry for your son too more...
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Date Posted: 6/5/2008 9:57 AM ET
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Oh, more...
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Date Posted: 6/5/2008 10:39 AM ET
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Date Posted: 6/5/2008 1:00 PM ET
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Amanda, I suspect we will struggle with the same ba more...
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Date Posted: 6/5/2008 4:02 PM ET
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We do have plans to move to a bigger area, closer to my husband's job, but it's still in NC, so...... It's just u more...
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Date Posted: 6/5/2008 4:44 PM ET
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It bothers me too.  F more...
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Date Posted: 6/5/2008 5:22 PM ET
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We'll be moving close more...
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Date Posted: 6/6/2008 3:53 AM ET
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DH and I met in NC and both of us couldn't wait to get more...
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Date Posted: 6/6/2008 8:17 AM ET
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Amanda, for what it more...
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I'm so sorry for everything you more...
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Subject: You deserve the love of Jesus
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  Hello Everyone,   As a follower of Jesus Christ I am gr more...
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Date Posted: 9/14/2010 5:46 PM ET
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Brandon, thank you for the acknowledgement that some of your brethren have discriminated in this particular way.   It seems that many orthodox 'Christians' feel the duty of the 'missionary thrust', and are overzealou more...
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Date Posted: 9/17/2010 12:04 PM ET
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I would also add t more...
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