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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2021 14:12:31 GMT
He spake ... wearing the raffia hat of righteousness ... what must we do lord ... direct us to your will.
By the way ... I miss read the title at first ... was typing a rebuke when I spotted my error 😳
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2021 14:24:46 GMT
He was forced as a nipper to memorise bible passages They don't call it doctrine for nothing. An abiding memory of my old man was one Good Friday my Mum invited the Methodist Minister for a meal ... fish of course ... and the guy valiantly cajoling my Dad to his idea of righteousness and faith. It was a duel of words that the Minister had to withdraw from ... my Dad wasn't an accidental atheist ... he studied Christianity long and hard before rejecting it. I suppose it made an indelible impression on my views. However my eldest sister is a practising Christian, so it didn't shape us all. Sometimes when life goes pear shaped and I feel a little lost (as we all do on occasions) I am quite envious of those that find comfort or solace in their beliefs. Rog |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2021 15:57:01 GMT
a duel of words.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2021 16:13:05 GMT
Corrected ... silly error my apologies ... but I think you knew what was meant.
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Post by patty on Sept 21, 2021 16:18:16 GMT
I nearly fell for the Scientology lot... They invited my friend and I in off the street to complete a questionnaire ..I was pretty vulnerable having left home, parted from my twin who made all my decisions and anyway they zone in on folk like me. Fortunately my friend made of sterner stuff and refused to leave without me. They had my address and contacted me for years... I never responded.
Then many many years later during my breakdown I found a Dharma Centre and 'embraced' all the doctrine there..went every day. Attended courses and retreats ..nearly moved in as I thought they could offer what I needed. Fortunately another supportive friend who was extremely eccentric and a recluse helped me realise that I did not need what I thought I did.
These religons are there and there are people who find they fulfil what is missing in their lives.
I am lucky in that I had strong friends who looked out for me.
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2021 16:25:21 GMT
Dynamics
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Post by thebfg on Sept 21, 2021 19:02:09 GMT
I consider all religions to be cults. Just larger and more accepted.
I'm roman Catholic apparently.
I was once in the boys brigade before defecting to the scouts, it was held in a methodist church. To this day I've nonodea why my mum refused to go into the church's for services.
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Post by JohnV on Sept 21, 2021 19:05:12 GMT
Lovecraft was the messiah, Cthulhu will take your souls and spit what remains into the outer darkness ...... Tremble and beg forgiveness
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2021 21:55:36 GMT
I wonder why people on forums everywhere feel it necessary to correct spelling or grammar, is it merely to teach or just to appear clever because they know the correct terminology? Its bloody annoying is what it is! it's |
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Post by Deleted on Sept 21, 2021 22:18:45 GMT
I consider all religions to be cults. Just larger and more accepted. It is considered by some (quite a large bunch) that the emperor Justinian chose to embrace Christianity as a largely political move to stabilise his dominion and, probably more importantly, his own grip on power. At the time (about the third century AD) Christianity was simply one small but growing sect amongst many. Justinian's decision, largely influenced by the reality that the old Roman empire and it's pantheistic beliefs were in terminal decline, gave Christianity the authority to spread. And the rest, as they say, is history. Is Christianity a cult? I think so, but a hugely successful one. |
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