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Tell us your stories of churches and religion (or lack thereof). Let the smiting begin!
Question suggested by Supersonic Electronic
( , Thu 19 Mar 2009, 15:00)
Tell us your stories of churches and religion (or lack thereof). Let the smiting begin!
Question suggested by Supersonic Electronic
( , Thu 19 Mar 2009, 15:00)
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Sounds about right, but...
...add one more to the believer list:
No, your denomination/sub-group's sociological norms (clothing, diet, sexual practises) are not the sine qua non of faith.
...and one to the atheist list:
No, the dogmatic and/or violent stupidities of a small - albeit extremely vocal - subset of believers in non-core areas does not axiomatically apply to the larger superset and per se invalidate belief.
( , Tue 24 Mar 2009, 10:43, 1 reply)
...add one more to the believer list:
No, your denomination/sub-group's sociological norms (clothing, diet, sexual practises) are not the sine qua non of faith.
...and one to the atheist list:
No, the dogmatic and/or violent stupidities of a small - albeit extremely vocal - subset of believers in non-core areas does not axiomatically apply to the larger superset and per se invalidate belief.
( , Tue 24 Mar 2009, 10:43, 1 reply)
one more...
which goes on both lists:
No, the congregation/ethnic group is not the same as the set of believers, nor is it a simple superset.
( , Tue 24 Mar 2009, 11:41, closed)
which goes on both lists:
No, the congregation/ethnic group is not the same as the set of believers, nor is it a simple superset.
( , Tue 24 Mar 2009, 11:41, closed)
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