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Year 2012, Religion, & Bible Spin (May 10, 2008) - 0 views

  • A good example of televangical misdirection at work is Joel Osteen. This man is about as transparent a huckster as you can get. This guy is DEVOTED to material wealth while dressing it up as the "Will of God". Holy Cow! How can people listen to that soft voiced, toothy salesman and call themselves "Christians"? His pitch is wealth gathering. He should change his name to Tony Robbins and call a spade a spade, since he comes across more as a Neuro Linguistic Programmer rather than someone concerned with the Beatitudes taught by Christ.
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      I think that this is funny because I don't like the way that Joel Osteen preaches either... he always reminds me of a saleman
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end of the world, the antichrist,abomination of desolation,second coming of christ,sign... - 0 views

  • The many "false prophets" that will deceive many, in v.5; it corresponds to the 1st seal, the "white horse" (Rev.6:2). The False Prophets are also mentioned in v.11, and in v.24, during the Great Tribulation
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      Well false prophets have been happening forever.... look at Jim Jones or Marshall Applewhite the Heaven's Gate leader
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    This subject has always interested me... it scares me... but still interests me at the same time. I like reading about it and I like the Left Behind series. I definently do not want to be around when it happens.
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Cults - 14 views

started by anonymous on 23 Jul 09 no follow-up yet
  • Katy Miller
     
    -A religion should never take you out of society... Christianity states that you are to be IN the world but not OF the world. Meaning, you should be a part of society but not their values, you are to be set apart.
    -Secondly, a religion should never brake off communication from current of former members, if you don't trust the people in your group to talk about anything, then you shouldn't be a part of that group.

    There are many other signs and things to watch out for when it comes to cults but it think that these are the biggest things to look out for.

    Tyler Andor wrote:
    > What do you think is the most important thing for people to know about cults?
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Hinduism & Buddhism - 19 views

started by anonymous on 23 Jul 09 no follow-up yet
  • Katy Miller
     
    The relationship between Hinduism & Buddhism reminds me of Judaism and Christianity. The Buddha was born into a Hindu family just like Jesus was born into a Jewish family, both of them branching out of their religion changing it to make a new.

    I think that out of the two, Hinduism interested me the most. The fact that it has no unified system of belief or declaration of faith or creed is different from any other religion. Which is why I can understand how some people argue that it isn't a religion. I also think that it's interesting that it's so old that it can't be traced back to a complete history or founder.

    Tyler Andor wrote:
    > What did you find most interesting about the first two eastern religions we have covered?
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Judaism - 20 views

started by anonymous on 25 Jul 09 no follow-up yet
  • Katy Miller
     
    I agree with Michael R. People are just lazy. Of course more Jews today are secular instead of religious, it's easier. Like in America, polls say that 85% of Americans are Christians, but that's not the percentage of practicing Christians. They claim the beliefs but not the lifestyle. It's easier that way.

    Tyler Andor wrote:
    > Why do you suppose so many Jews today are more secular than religious?
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The Christian paradox: - 0 views

  • Only 40 percent of Americans can name more than four of the Ten Commandments, and a scant half can cite any of the four authors of the Gospels. Twelve percent believe Joan of Arc was Noah's wife. This failure to recall the specifics of our Christian heritage may be further evidence of our nation's educational decline, but it probably doesn't matter all that much in spiritual or political terms. Here is a statistic that does matter: Three quarters of Americans believe the Bible teaches that “God helps those who help themselves.” That is, three out of four Americans believe that this uber-American idea, a notion at the core of our current individualist politics and culture, which was in fact uttered by Ben Franklin, actually appears in Holy Scripture. The thing is, not only is Franklin's wisdom not biblical; it's counter-biblical. Few ideas could be further from the gospel message, with its radical summons to love of neighbor. On this essential matter, most Americans—most American Christians—are simply wrong, as if 75 percent of American scientists believed that Newton proved gravity causes apples to fly up.
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Defining Religion - 37 views

started by anonymous on 01 Jul 09 no follow-up yet
  • Katy Miller
     
    I agree with Judy whens she says that defining religion is a very personal matter. It's hard to have one true definition of religion that encompasses everyone's beliefs.

    Tyler Andor wrote:
    > After discussing various definitions of religion, are you persuaded that any of them is acceptable, or the best? Are there others you would like to contribute to the discussion?

Reason to Believe? - 31 views

started by anonymous on 16 Jul 09 no follow-up yet
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History of Djinn folklore - by Hannah Barton - Page 2 - Helium - 0 views

  • he will try and stray as many of Adam's descendants off the path to their deity during his period of respite. God accepts this as Iblis says, and lets him and his children roam the earth to test the wills of Adam's children. The rest of that story says he was sent to earth with Adam and Eve after he was able to lure them into eating the apple. On the Day of Judgement, it is assumed that Iblis will be sent to Jannaham, the Islamic form of Hell.
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History of Djinn folklore - by Hannah Barton - Helium - 0 views

  • When Adam and Eve were "born", the Djinn refused to worship Man. The ethereal beings were considered perverse and vicious, and wouldn't conform to worshipping Man, even though prophets were sent out to save them. Therefore, they were banished from the Earth and sent to live in islands far across the sea. According to the Qur'an, the Islamic Holy Book, Iblis was one of the more important Djinn. When God (Allah) ordered him to bow before Adam and prostrate himself, Iblis refused, seeing Adam as inferior to him as he was made of clay. God then cast him out of heaven until the Day of Judgement came upon the Earth. It is We Who created you and gave you shape; then We bade the angels prostrate to Adam, and they prostrate; not so Iblis; He refused to be of those who prostrate. (Allah) said: "What prevented thee from prostrating when I commanded thee?" He said: "I am better than he: Thou didst create me from fire, and him from clay." Qur'an 7:11-12 Iblis was cast out of heaven and given the title of "Shaitan", roughly translated as "evil" or "devil". He defiantly claims that if the punishment for his act will be witheld until the Day of Judgement,
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      In Christianity this is the story of Lucifer
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History of Djinn folklore - by Hannah Barton - Page 3 - Helium - 0 views

  • King Suleiman
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      I read in other articles, King Solomon
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Is the Jehovah's Witness religion Christian? | Christian Apologetics & Research Mini... - 0 views

  • To support its erring doctrines, the Watchtower organization (which is the author and teacher of all official Jehovah's Witness theology), has even altered the Bible to make it agree with its changing and non-Christian teachings.
  • They are strongly encouraged to have friends and acquaintances that are only JW's, thereby keeping outside examination to a minimum
  • . They are told to shun those who leave their group
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  • The Jehovah's Witnesses are discouraged from looking into Jehovah's Witness history or old Watchtower literature
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What Jehovah's Witnesses Believe - Beliefnet.com - 0 views

  • Service in the armed forces or any form of allegiance to government is prohibited
  • Blood transfusions, along with ingesting blood, are considered wrong, as God said the soul is in the blood. Bone marrow transplants are left to the individual conscience
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YouTube - Scientology Vs South Park - 0 views

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    MSNBC news coverage
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YouTube - Scientology: What are YOUR crimes? - 0 views

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    Download here: http://tinyurl.com/4wt7a2Scientology claims their critics are criminals, yet THEY are the ones who commit crimes to silence them.This video is...
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