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posted June 27, 2011 11:58 AM            

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cool picture Mblake81...by looking at that picture I'm pretty sure I use the right side of the brain more.

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posted June 27, 2011 05:41 PM            

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quote:

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Originally posted by Mblake81:
Something to occupy the mind while we wait for old age?

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And the ego.

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posted June 28, 2011 07:26 PM            

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posted September 16, 2011 02:14 PM            

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*bump for Newflakes*

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posted September 24, 2011 06:08 AM            

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I belong to a moderate-to-liberal, diverse, and accepting Christian denomination. I was raised in another more conservative denomination (out of respect, will not say which one) but couldn't take it anymore by the time I reached 18; wrestled with leaving for about two more years and slowly allowed myself to let go of that religion, spend the next three years spiritually curious and searching, ended up in the place that is right for me.

I also would like to remind people that there is a lot of diversity even within the same 'basic religious group'. Not all Christian denominations agree on all things. Hell, people just in my one denomination don't agree on things! I don't feel that all people under the same 'tent' have to necessarily agree on every single thing. I also wish to remind people that not all Christians are conservative, and that one does not have to be conservative to be a good Christian.

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posted September 26, 2011 02:27 PM            

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I am very religious. I practise alertness ,awareness,concentration and wakefulness. As it turns out not one religion encompasses all of that hence I am not a true buddhist or taoist or zen or Islam or even a christian.

I reject all lies and feel sorry for the children visiting those temple/churches where those lies are fed to this very day.

It is better to be irreligious and discover God in your own way than being fed false dogmas.

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posted October 01, 2011 10:04 AM            

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Born a catholic but became non practising, I do no harm if I can help it, I am definitely not jealous of anothers' shoes. I feel I do not belong in this world because I really am peace longing. I am so over wars Peace brothers and sisters. I love Jesus the Christ though He was a very good example of Spirit.

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posted October 02, 2011 10:26 AM            

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posted October 02, 2011 02:49 PM            

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Another for spiritual but not religious.

Raised by a devout Christian grandma and grandpa, I remember sitting in the pew wondering why we worshipped a dead man on a cross...

So many, many years ago, I went out on my own path.

I take my lessons from all the great teachers, Christ, Buddha, etc, and the new ones as well...

Enter my house and one will find two Buddhas, 3 crosses above my fireplace, a handmade Witches Besom, a Shiva, a Bible near my bedside, a copy of The Tao on the other side of my bed, on a bookshelf Timothy Leary's interperetation of The Tibetian book of the Dead, from an LSD trip point of view, and many, many more symbols of the teachings I hold near and dear.

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posted October 03, 2011 01:56 PM            

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Thanks for sharing.

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posted October 04, 2011 12:16 PM            

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BTW my non-practicing Catholic boyfriend doesnt know quite what to make of me...yet

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posted October 05, 2011 01:44 PM            

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Haha!

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posted October 10, 2011 07:55 AM            

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I'm Catholic but I respect others from different religions or spiritual beliefs.

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posted October 29, 2011 12:11 PM            

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posted November 01, 2011 10:19 AM            

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posted November 10, 2011 03:57 PM            

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When I was little I was extremely religious (mainly because of my grandma's influence, and my uncle, who in the recent years, owns his own church.)

For a long time now I've been an empirical agnostic (aka weak/open agnostic but hey 'empirical' sounds so much cooler ). I don't pray to any God, nor follow any religion.

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posted November 11, 2011 01:23 PM            

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What denomination is your uncle's church?

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posted November 11, 2011 02:36 PM            

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Catholic

He started believing after his near death experience during the genocide in Cambodia.

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posted November 25, 2011 10:58 AM            

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Welcome!

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posted December 07, 2011 03:53 AM            

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I'd say that I am spiritual but not religious.

A hodge-podge of beliefs with the underlying message being "just be a good person"...

I have been meaning to read up on Unitarian Universalism though. I have read a couple of websites on it and I actually have a couple of books on it on my nightstand, but I haven't cracked them yet.

Maybe one day I'll roll over and take it out of the pile...

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posted December 07, 2011 01:50 PM            

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Don't like organized religions or cults.
I also don't like extremes. So I can find truth in many different religions as for me they all have a different way to say the same thing.
I have friends from all types of religions and they most take an issue about me not joining their group ("cult"). Try to explain a Uranus Asc with Mars conjunct, Sun in Sag and Jup in Libra! I want to consider ALL sides of truth! I hate it how each group immediately assumes they are on the side of God and everyone else is going to be damned. LOL
And I'm sorry but for me the Bible is an allegory. I can't stand those who read it literally. You have to have a very small mind to do so. It's an historical book for Pete's sakes. Taking it literally is just nuts!

So to sum it up:
Do I believe in God? Yep!
Do I believe in organized religions? Nope
Do I like churches? Yes, and even more so when they stop accumulating wealth and start REALLY helping people and the humanity esp. in times of global financial crisis. Churches are supposed to be spiritual humanistic places. They have turned into these filthy rich houses of larceny.

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posted December 08, 2011 01:53 PM            

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posted January 03, 2012 10:15 AM            

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posted January 05, 2012 03:04 AM            

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posted February 17, 2012 01:04 PM            

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