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Quote: Originally Posted by BBC(mostly) The global financial crisis is proof that the pursuit of money and success is pointless, Pope Benedict XVI, head of the richest organization in the world has told a meeting of bishops in Rome from his golden thrown. The (gold covered) head of the Roman Catholic Church said that the ...

Quote: Originally Posted by Topher The fact both tend to reject revealed religion does not make them the same. (After all, atheism rejects revealed religion too!) DID I SAY IT MAKES THEM THE SAME ? I just pointed out similarities. Doing that - ie. stating elements they have in common - isn't saying THEY ARE ...

After spending time with more of my family (mom and dads side) i found out not all of them were christian both sides of my family are from norway ( i was raised a proud viking ) ive been looking into my ancestory and then proceeded to read about the religion they practiced. out of curiosity how many people still practice it or is it even still around ? Ranzan

Well, the first week of Ramadan is over. Hope all our Muslim posters are enjoying their Ramadan.

Hi folks (or should I say "Heill"? ), A couple of people here are interested in learning about Heathen belief, and have requested that I start a thread on it. Keep in mind I'm a reasonably new practicioner myself, and so am not an expert by ANY STRETCH OF THE IMAGINATION. Feel free to correct me on any errors I submit. So what is Heathenry? In short, Heathens strive to reconstruct...

I read two questions on another site and am interested in how a moderate Christian will respond to them. 1. If the book of Genesis is not to be taken literally, why did god send himself in human form to die in order to save us from symbolic sin committed by a metaphorical character (Adam) who never existed? If Genesis did not happen, when, how, and why did original sin enter the world?...

What are some christian opinions on the article bellow? : JERUSALEM — A three-foot-tall tablet with 87 lines of Hebrew that scholars believe dates from the decades just before the birth of Jesus is causing a quiet stir in biblical and archaeological circles, especially because it may speak of a messiah who will rise from the dead after three days. Skip to next paragraph Enlarge ...

Quote: Originally Posted by BBC(mostly) The global financial crisis is proof that the pursuit of money and success is pointless, Pope Benedict XVI, head of the richest organization in the world has told a meeting of bishops in Rome from his golden thrown. The (gold covered) head of the Roman Catholic Church said that the ...