Re: OT 'There is a god!'

Gord Beaman wrote:[color=blue]
> "Philip" <1chip-state1@earthlink.n0t> wrote:[color=green]
>> I see you share ToMh's freedom to speak about that which you have not
>> studied, meaning the original Hebrew and Greek Bibles. Best to study
>> accounts written by those close to the time of Christ.[/color]
>
> Amazing indeed...so you say that the only people who can claim to
> be religious are those who have studied Hebrew and Greek
> Bibles?!?...wonder what the percentages are? 1%?...less?...[/color]

It is remarkable how you and I speak English yet you make these leaps in
logic to draw conclusions that could only be drawn by having different word
definitions or from inserting words that are not present into my text. How
do to get from my "studied" to your "religious?"
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>> Regarding that playful description of Hell, your rendition sounds
>> like a thick blooded Canadian who just got off the plane in the heat
>> of a Palm Springs summer (115 degrees F) with expectations of
>> playing 18 holes at the Bob Hope golf course before dinner. :^D[/color]
>
> Well...It's somewhat on a parallel with our views of some thin
> blooded Americans whose expectations, upon arriving at the
> Canada/US border, of seeing a 12 foot wall of snow with nothing
> north of that but husky dogs, polar bears and igloos. That sound
> about right?[/color]

I was sooooo disappointed when I found British Colombia to be only wetter
than Washington instead of frozen. The only bears I saw were wearing police
uniforms. ;-)
--

- Philip

>[color=blue]
> QUITE the contrary. Jesus was a Rabbi and his claims are cross documented.
> [url]http://www.grantjeffrey.com/article/article1.htm[/url]
> [url]http://artfuljesus.0catch.com/pazola.html[/url]
> [url]http://www.arsmar.com/ce_bib.htm[/url]
>
> --[/color]

As long as you stay in your little world of Christian propaganda sites
you'll
be safe and never have to worry about your beliefs being challenged.
Try some non-Christian articles on the dead sea scrolls. Most scholars
not associate with the church have very different views.

"Philip" <1chip-state1@earthlink.n0t> wrote in message
news:xL5Td.5301$Ba3.4399@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...[color=blue]
> ToMh wrote:[color=green]
>> "Philip" <1chip-state1@earthlink.n0t> wrote in message
>> news:uS3Td.5213$Ba3.2553@newsread2.news.atl.earthlink.net...[color=darkred]
>>>
>>> I made no "justification". I did show you an translation error in
>>> your Catholic and Episcopalian study. You did go to catechism
>>> didn't you? You did attend some Episcopalian study (aka Catholic
>>> Lite), didn't you? Your current choice of a non-denominational
>>> church suggests a progression to a convenient social gathering place
>>> for the sake of appearances.[/color]
>> I made a tranlastion error, oh my.
>>[color=darkred]
>>> You lost the argument regarding secular humanism. It is a religion
>>> and is identified as such by its leaders in the twentieth century.
>>> --
>>>[/color]
>> I have no idea what you even mean by secular humanism, I certainly
>> don't belong to this organization and can't and wasn't arguing it's
>> beliefs. I'm arguing the validity of Christianity, which I regard as
>> a big hoax, so quoting the bible and declaring yourself the winner is
>> meaningless to me since
>> I regard the bible as a work of fiction.
>>[color=darkred]
>>> - Philip[/color][/color]
>
> You do have been provided with a link to the movement's affirmations. You
> may not claim ignorance any longer.
>[/color]
You make no sense. I could care less about the Secular movement. Go find
some and argue with them.
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> A fallen Catholic would have your view of the Bible. You rejected the
> Catholic catechism and doctrines by taking up with the Episcopalians
> (Catholic Lite). That's what you have reported.
> --[/color]
Yup, and most all other Christian doctrines too.