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Topic: Things that bother me as a non-believer

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(((((((((((living more...
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I think that people of diverse religions, as well as the non-religious, would be much happier in each other's presence if we all examined our temptations to think of ourselves as more...
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Chris:  Your post made me remember something from decades ago, when more...
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I can't let Brandon shoulder the responsibility for the appologizing for Christians who have forgotten one of more...
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Subject: As A Christian
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In response to the original message, from a Christian standpoint, there is all kind of evil in the world - by Christians and non-Chrisitans alike. It is one sided to say that there are Chrisitians sitting in a jail cell and non-believers are doctor more...
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.I think since we have such a mix in or country songs ab more...
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Date Posted: 1/24/2011 9:59 PM ET
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@ Bonnie A.: I do not believe that God looks down more...
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Date Posted: 1/25/2011 10:27 AM ET
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Please do not forget...This country, the USA, was *founded* on God and on Christian morals and values. mmm,no.   Declaration of Independence  There are no specific reference to Christianity or Jesus in the Declaration of independence. There are a few references to a 'Nature's God' who is the creator of life, giver of rights and 'supreme Judge of the world' but that more...
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I heartily disagree that there was "doubt about Christianity amongst the founders". Proof has shown that the majority of them were professing more...
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James Madison- "The purpose of separation of church and state is to keep forever from these shores the ceaseless strife that has soaked the soil of Europe in blood for centuries."          -1803 letter objecting use of gov. land for churches "Religious bondage shackles and debilitates the mind and unfits it for every noble enterprise."                  & more...
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@Melody, I went to school B4 1954 and w more...
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Rose:  The original Pledge of Allegiance was first published in the Sept. 8, 1892 issue of Youth more...
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Date Posted: 2/4/2011 9:20 PM ET
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Amber, your posts show just how distant our popular understanding of "god" and "religion" has become from how America's founders spoke.  It's certainly fair to say that many signers of the Constitution and Declaration of Independence were not orthodox christians.  It's another thing entirely to imply that, for tha more...
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And how is slavery "ba more...
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Subject: I am a christian
Date Posted: 2/1/2015 4:07 PM ET
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I am a Christian and I'm gonna jump in on this one.. Yall have talked of Christians being biased towards unbelievers.. I find that really hard to believe, to be truthful. A more...
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Deborah, it sounds as though the "unbelievers" in your workplace h more...
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