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Old 02-24-2006, 05:10 PM   #241
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this thread is rife with tangents.

Yaweh is a big smiter. he'll smite the everliving shit outta ya.

to me, that's why religions are bunk. it's so obvious that they are written by man to control man. I think a true religion is purely personal. no two people are the same, so no two religions should be the same.
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Old 02-24-2006, 08:21 PM   #242
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I think a true religion is purely personal.
My take: being spiritual? Good. Being religious? Bad. You don't have to be religious to be spiritual, don't have to be spiritual to be religious.

You're right about the control part. Religions are like the military -- some people need structure, need to be told what to do. I'll stay away from both.
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Old 02-24-2006, 08:35 PM   #243
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Old 02-24-2006, 08:41 PM   #244
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I think a true religion is purely personal. no two people are the same, so no two religions should be the same.
If any two people agree on religion, at least one of them is wrong?
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Old 02-24-2006, 08:59 PM   #245
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If any two people agree on religion, at least one of them is wrong?
could any two people absolutely agree on anything?



er, i mean.....only if they were standing in the woods and there was no woman around to hear them.
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Old 02-24-2006, 11:47 PM   #246
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no two people are the same, so no two religions should be the same.
Exactly. If any two religions were the same, they would be one religion.

But your point is well taken. As one who was raised Catholic, I was fortunate to have learned from military priests who, on average, were much less dogmatic and much more practical than some of their old-world brethren. I don't think any religion can mean the exact same thing to two different people. Some religions and religious leaders can handle that and some can't.
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Old 02-25-2006, 06:09 PM   #247
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Exactly. If any two religions were the same, they would be one religion.
Just ask the Shia and Sunnis. Yeph. Same religion.
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Old 02-27-2006, 10:34 AM   #248
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or the catholics and protestants
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Old 02-28-2006, 02:03 AM   #249
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Or the Steelers and the Dolphins.

But, that doesn't matter here.

I return you to your regular programming, already in progress.
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Old 07-09-2007, 01:04 AM   #250
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I want just who misrule Islam,,, What do u know abt Islam & prophet Mohammed (PBUH) ,, Our prophet commanded us 2 respect other's religion & don't hurt them, He commanded us 2 respect u christians, we r all ppl & equals, & now how did u rewarded him, u replayed him?!!! don't u feel a shame. how will u feel if one of us muslims draw a sign of ur religion wiz the same way or just draw anyone's parents or even u!! that's y we were upset. not as some said it's near 4rom the true ,,, everyone believe in his religion & ur opinion in others religion don't give u the permission 2 quarrel Islam, Just say:" I belive in christianity"
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Old 07-09-2007, 07:58 AM   #251
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Our prophet commanded us 2 respect other's religion
It's a shame our prophet didn't command people to respect the English language.
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Old 07-09-2007, 08:24 AM   #252
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Muslima, did you know this thread was over a year old before you posted to it?
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Old 07-09-2007, 09:04 AM   #253
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, we r all ppl & equals, & now how did u rewarded him, u replayed him?!!!
Man, back to school in September seems a long way off.
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Old 07-09-2007, 10:51 AM   #254
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Probably, Muslima learned English by texting. I believe the official language of Kuwait is Arabic. She has obviously an insular view of the world and doesn't comprehend what's really going on, rather than a troll like Duck Duck.
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Old 07-09-2007, 04:26 PM   #255
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I believe the official language of Kuwait is Arabic.
That is true.

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She has obviously an insular view of the world and doesn't comprehend what's really going on, rather than a troll like Duck Duck.
My first thought was the cultural differences. We make fun of every religion in the western world and a cultural difference can easily make something like that to be hostile especially with all the problems in the past few years.

Islam is a very misunderstood religion as well. The similiarities between it and Christianity (they worship the same god) are very apparent.
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