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**PickEmUp** · 10-28-2007, 01:02 AM

That is just plain wrong. What you are doing is putting YOUR spin on things, on what everyone else feels. As an experiment, I just went to Walmart (about a minute away from home) and asked 15 people if they followed Christian principles. Of the 15, 14 said yes. I then asked those 14 if they WERE Christian or belonged to a Christian church. 4 said yes, 3 said that they would have to think about it or weren't sure, and 7 said no.

Just in this small group, seven of 15 who believe in and follow Christian principles, but who admit to not being Christian? If nobody can understand the distinction, how can this possibly be?? By your assertion, if it was true, it should have been 0 of 15!

You might want to check for yourself instead of just using your own take on things and assuming that everyone else must feel the same. It is an interesting exercise.

He Rev. Rex,

I would conduct a survey but I would only arrange the question so that I would get the answers I wanted so that is , to me, nothing more than pissing in the wind.

This is an area that I know by now that we will never agree on.

Just goes to show that not only do people have differences of opinion but we also arrange the facts so that they fit what we believe and sometimes we even ignore the facts and continue believing the way that is comfortable for us.

And that is the state of the human brain.

Hi Fred,

What makes me greatly concerned is that religion has been used as a political tool to great effect throughout history. It is used to claim supernatural powers and divine rights.

That point is the only reason I joined this discussion. I think there have been enough King George's throughout history. We really didn't need another one.

Peace & Love!

10-28-2007, 01:02 AM	#39
PickEmUp Join Date Oct 2005 Posts 450 Senior Member	That is just plain wrong. What you are doing is putting YOUR spin on things, on what everyone else feels. As an experiment, I just went to Walmart (about a minute away from home) and asked 15 people if they followed Christian principles. Of the 15, 14 said yes. I then asked those 14 if they WERE Christian or belonged to a Christian church. 4 said yes, 3 said that they would have to think about it or weren't sure, and 7 said no. Just in this small group, seven of 15 who believe in and follow Christian principles, but who admit to not being Christian? If nobody can understand the distinction, how can this possibly be?? By your assertion, if it was true, it should have been 0 of 15! You might want to check for yourself instead of just using your own take on things and assuming that everyone else must feel the same. It is an interesting exercise. He Rev. Rex, I would conduct a survey but I would only arrange the question so that I would get the answers I wanted so that is , to me, nothing more than pissing in the wind. This is an area that I know by now that we will never agree on. Just goes to show that not only do people have differences of opinion but we also arrange the facts so that they fit what we believe and sometimes we even ignore the facts and continue believing the way that is comfortable for us. And that is the state of the human brain. Hi Fred, What makes me greatly concerned is that religion has been used as a political tool to great effect throughout history. It is used to claim supernatural powers and divine rights. That point is the only reason I joined this discussion. I think there have been enough King George's throughout history. We really didn't need another one. Peace & Love!
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