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16 Aug 2007, 6:35 pm

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What's a mo-pho?

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16 Aug 2007, 6:55 pm

ROFL

That's not really me you know.

And I think is a little risky to do that considering your current avatar, maybe you should edit your post?

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16 Aug 2007, 7:04 pm

I know it's not you, but he looks like a mo-pho.

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16 Aug 2007, 7:10 pm

I still don't know what it means.

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16 Aug 2007, 7:23 pm

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postperson's not my real name either.

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I have a confession to make. My real name isn't Ragtime.

I'd rather call you Person and Time, okay?

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16 Aug 2007, 7:41 pm

dawndeleon wrote:

to a point, its refreshing to hear that approach. I have never felt like i was 'in the box' with christianity. Being an aspie, i have always had serious problems with being around people and to put them in a church is more difficult. I felt like i was putting on a face for everyone there, not to appear better, but to hopefully avoid being judged. I went through a christian private college and the biggest complaint was not the sins that people sometimes comitted.. It was the way people treated each other and were steadfast in proving each other wrong in stupid doctrines. They were in such a protected place, they could not relate to non christians or for that matter, the rest of the world. That, and the air of superiority that a christian can have( myself included) when regarding others.

Did their actions make me doubt God? No. My beliefs are not based on man's behavior, but on God's goodness and desire to know us and to be known. In that case, its not the condition of man, but the condition of God and his approach to us just as we are. We must be able to walk into any situation and see people with needs instead of 'Sinners'. Arguing with an atheist for ten hours is not going to change their stance. But being a friend just as they are just might.

I also went to a Christian private college. People were all about appearances and not much about content. Everyone there wanted the school to seem like a close community, but when, God forbid, someone actually had a real problem, like say, being suicidally depressed, they abandoned you because it didn't fit into what they thought Christianity encompassed.

I guess I only posted this link, not because I thought it was the most deep insightful thing I'd ever read, but because I thought it was different than a lot of posts here on WP that are so divisive. In retrospect I probably should have just summarized her point instead of posting a link.

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16 Aug 2007, 9:23 pm

I find this whole thing of names odd. My real name is awesomelyglorious.

Also, I haven't posted in this thread because your link is dreadfully boring. All it says is "your opponent isn't evil for being your opponent". The only value in this link is that people are stupid enough to fall into the original fallacy. Perhaps I am being somewhat harsh about this matter, but this article really just sounds like dreadful common sense, to some extent even in faith. From what I have seen on theology much happens to be speculative and it is difficult to make any claim of absolute truth.

I guess I am odd for not finding this insightful, but I could probably make a good running for the most openly evil wp member so I being so close to the division makes its inner nature very apparent.

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16 Aug 2007, 10:31 pm

Ragtime wrote:

I know it's not you, but he looks like a mo-pho.

That guy will forever be known for Quantum Leap as far as I go. He can do anything he wants as an actor, even win Oscars. I will forever remember him from Quantum Leap and I don't even remember his name. Ok sorry for the attempted derail.

Big fan of Spirituality here, not so much of religion. Religion gets screwed up by people running it. Christians should unite under the belief in Jesus as the Messiah and stop arguing the smaller points and pay attention to the big picture. Well that would be advocating unity and asking people to stop claiming their church has the most Biblically correct beliefs. We can't have that now, can we?

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16 Aug 2007, 10:49 pm

It is a universal truth that any thread discussing christianity here will inevitably attract anti-christians.

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16 Aug 2007, 11:35 pm

Hi folks. I am new to this stuff. (Posting). Thanks for your ardent discussion. I hope to read more from many of you. Thanks for being here. BTW "Lyetta" is my name.

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17 Aug 2007, 2:29 am

Hi Lyetta. a warm welcome to WP.

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17 Aug 2007, 5:02 am

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I still don't know what it means.

Mother f****r.

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17 Aug 2007, 3:00 pm

calandale wrote:

greenblue wrote:

I still don't know what it means.

Mother f****.

oh I didn't see that, it's been ages since the last time I read the bible.

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17 Aug 2007, 3:03 pm

greenblue wrote:

calandale wrote:

greenblue wrote:

I still don't know what it means.

Mother f****.

oh I didn't see that, it's been ages since the last time I read the bible.

There are loads of mofos in the Bible.

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18 Aug 2007, 3:06 pm

I don't know about Mother F**kers, but there were some Father F**kers, Lot's daughters.

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18 Aug 2007, 11:04 pm

I'm surprised that people find this thread so "boring." Christianity is being torn apart by bitterness and hatred because of issues like homosexuality and even the role of women in the priesthood. These divides are so sharp and so bitter because there is a distinct lack of humility about these issues on both sides. Sure, the point of this thread may be considered common sense, but it is obviously easier said than done! I don't doubt that most people would agree with the point of this thread, but I highly doubt many people can truly practice this ideal, myself included.

It actually seems to me like common practice to think of one's opponent as pure evil! I know on more than one occasion I have been likened to an Inquisitor or a Nazi by Atheists purely because I said that I was a Christian. On another occasion, a fellow Christian told me that I was an Antichrist, the epitome of evil, because I did not believe the Bible literally and because I don't believe homosexuality is a sin. Our government has even taken up the language that dehumanizes our opponents and makes them seem purely evil. What good is common sense if it doesn't translate into a common practice?

So if you do consider this thread a complete bore because it has no relation to your reality at all, I envy your reality because mine is not so nice.

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