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Was there a time you began to question?
Lynn- I think anytime something bad happens (i.e. the death of a family member) we all begin to question God. How could something like this happen? Why didn't You stop it? etc. I think it is only na…
Replied Oct. 8, 2009
Why is the bible God male?
I have often wondered this myself. Do you think it dates back to the Adam and Eve days? Adam was made from God and Eve was a "copy" of Adam. Adam seems to be more prominent than Eve because he came d…
Replied Oct. 1, 2009
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I think young girls are in an impossible situation when they get pregnant. Our society tells them that it is not ok to be pregnant, and it is totally looked down upon, but yet if you get an abortion than that is horrible! what are they suppos…
I really enjoyed this unit because it discussed topics that I am really passionate about. From this unit I learned that some people do not want to take responsibility for their mistakes, but rather just find a quick, easy way out. I also learned tha…
Chandra/Lori-
I too did a study on abstinence vs. safe sex education and you are right, abstinence preaching does not work. As much as I would like it to, it does not for the majority. Kids are going to make their own decisions/mistakes and are not…
Chandra-
I do understand those that feel differently from me on this topic. I just believe they are wrong and are extremely self-centered. Sorry :(
Jim-
You bring up a good point however you are missing one big piece in the topic of life on this earth as a Christian. Yes, the end goal is to go to Heaven. However, God wants us to experience life on this earth so we are able to mature and develo…
Or to distill/conclude; *Perhaps* abortion is only morally wrong for an atheist.
If you believe in a soul, and not that we are mere smart, soul-less apes, and if you also believe that souls go to heaven, or that they go through 7 lives first (or whatever) before making it to heaven, and even more so if your religion believes tha…
Molly,
While I believe you have some good points, I think your final question, misses it’s mark. A better question would possibly be, if you new later in life you were going to be in a car accident and it severely disabled you, would you want to co…
Wow! Thanks for sharing Jeff. I think this sounds like something great for me to get involved in :)
I googled one in Denver, if you're inclined to get involved. It appears to be the perfect example of what I was talking about. Both parts, unfortunately... http://www.apcdenver.org/ is the Center
http://maps.google.com/maps/place?rls=com.microsoft:e…
Jeff, it is so great to hear that there are groups out there that really want to help. I really think more of those are needed.
There is a group out here that our church supports called Crisis Pregnancy Centers, that offers real alternative abortion counciling. They help with adoption... They help with the medical costs and housing if the person has lost their housing as a r…
"...having an abortion seems like the only option. "
Well it's not, like you and I have already discussed on my blog. I place the blame on the pregnant mother for this because it is her job to educate herself on the variety of options available. Ho…
No. I may feel very strongly about my views, but I am not ruthless and mean. I could preach my opinion all day long, but I don't infringe on other people's rights. With that said, if I had a friend that was considering abortion, and asked my opinion…
I agree that teens need more support, but we have come a long way. My aunt got pregnant in high school, which was back in the 1960s. It was so highly looked down upon in those days, so my grandparents sent her away to a "camp" until she had the baby…
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Religion and Human Origins-Final Blog (PH 214)
I really enjoyed this unit because it discussed topics that I am really passionate about. From this unit I learned that some people do not want to take responsibility for their mistakes, but rather just find a quick, easy way out. I also learned that there are few conservative viewpoints towards abortion in my generation. We are generation X and we want a pill or our mommy to fix all the problems we get ourselves into. Sometimes our attitude of “entitlement” just ticks me off!
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Posted on December 3, 2009 at 8:38pm — 1 Comment
Religion and Human Origins-Blog #2 (PH214)
"Life so understood can be frustrated in two main ways. It can be frustrated by premature death, which leaves any previous natural and personal investment unrealized. Or it can be by other forms of failure: by handicaps or poverty or misconceived projects...any one of these may in different ways frustrate a person's opportunity to redeem his ambition or otherwise to lead a full and flourishing life" (Stewart 303).
To me, this statement raises the question: is it better to live a challenging, ha… Continue
To me, this statement raises the question: is it better to live a challenging, ha… Continue
Posted on November 14, 2009 at 7:00am — 17 Comments
Religion and Human Origins-Blog #1 (PH 214)
"There is no commandment that says, 'Thou shalt not commit abortion.' So those looking for scriptural guidance for their views have to look for more indirect guidance. There is, of course, the sixth commandment, which, in its Jewish version says, 'You shall not commit murder' and in its Catholic and Protestant version says, 'You shall not kill' (Stewart 300).
According to Merriam-Webster murder is defined as:
1.) to kill a (human being) with unlawfully and with premeditated malice
2.) to put a… Continue
According to Merriam-Webster murder is defined as:
1.) to kill a (human being) with unlawfully and with premeditated malice
2.) to put a… Continue
Posted on November 10, 2009 at 9:38pm — 8 Comments
Religion and World Origins-Final Blog (PH 214)
From this unit I learned quite a few things:
1.) Intuition and intellect work best when utilized together. However, in modern day, we are taught to evaluate based on reason rather than what our senses are telling us. I think we are selling ourselves short by minimally using the instincts/senses we were born with.
2.) Many atheists do not think there has to be a God in order for life to have purpose. I think many of them might say that religion is a crutch for us to justify actions and to look… Continue
1.) Intuition and intellect work best when utilized together. However, in modern day, we are taught to evaluate based on reason rather than what our senses are telling us. I think we are selling ourselves short by minimally using the instincts/senses we were born with.
2.) Many atheists do not think there has to be a God in order for life to have purpose. I think many of them might say that religion is a crutch for us to justify actions and to look… Continue
Posted on November 8, 2009 at 8:14pm — 1 Comment
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Using the sword of truth like a blunt hammer only isolates.
Jeff, I must ask myself why, as you say, people are worshiping science. Can they not find frameworks, mystery, hope and challenge in spirituality?
Fortunately, it is not necessary that everyone descend into extreme addiction (vice) to develop profo…
Yes David Bee, all potential sources of knowledge should be given an honest look however there are so many sources that it would take years to get through them all. I am suggesting that each one of us here is a potential sources of knowledge. For ex…
Bee, enjoy your book.
Given these "problems" with the Bible, if the God of the Bible is the God of reality (as I believe He is), I do not wonder at all about His reasons for bringing forth the Book of Mormon. The Book of Mormon is the anchor of my faith in Jesus Christ.…
"without any possibility of appreciating its stories of actual greater underlying metaphoric meanings"
Roman, Did Moses lifting serpant for Israel to look upon and be spared the death they were facing have anything to do with the lifting up of Chri…
Jeff. anyone would be bewildered if others insisted they turn away from a profound personal experience. I hope you do not feel I or others are challenging the validity of your experience or belief. We did not come to RG to change each other - did we…
The bible is a great book. Though not perfect by any means in its many years of attempted transliterations involving additions and edits, and as its historical development with its endless diversity of interpretations bares out, even to this day as…
Goodmorning Kernal,
Over a year ago there was a very strident debate between a mormon and I. It was ugly, and I learned from it. I mispoke earlier when I refered to this thread, I meant this topic. You'll note I haven't participated much. I don't w…
Thanks Jeff,
Glad to hear from you and thanks for sharing as you have. I'm not sure I understand your reference (9 hours ago) about bringing this thread back to life? Nevertheless. . .
As for me being full of myself, I can see how you would say tha…
Thanks Katinka. The book referral is appreciated.
Kernal, you're a might full of yourself there bud. I didn't bring this thread back to life, and have resisted jumping into another me vs. mormon debate. Just not worth the trouble. I guess I've grown up a little in my time on RG, even at 49 years.…
Here is how I see it.
We are spiritual beings having a mortal experience. Currently our physical body and our spirit body are inseparably connected until our physical body dies, when we will leave our physical body.
I am unable to physically detect…
I have been taught, and believe, that it is only with an open mind can one find the truth. I do not believe that there will be any conflict between scientific fact/truth and religious fact/truth, when all is known. Theories are not fact, but are par…
I also believe that our spiritual selves are made up of a form of matter much finer that what we can perceive with our physical bodies, but matter none the less, which cannot be destroyed - maybe of a material like "dark" matter.
DB, you suggest tha…
David Bee. Personally, as once a theologiacal academic that has moved into the fields of science. May I say that I admire your own personal ability as a modernday christian in being able to stand back and open mindedly take part in these discussions…
When we fully understand teleportation, if it is really possible, maybe we will know how beings from another world manage to visit this one, as some claim to have been visited? The realm of possibilities expand as we learn.
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