[Vision2020] gift-giving

[deb]

Yep. Religion will do that to ya! Maybe it's best to just continue doing 
what YOU do: you are respectful of others, ask pertinent questions, and 
don't get flamed at the answers.

I am not one who thinks "salvation" lies in any particular belief system or 
action. I'm not locked into any dogma about who will be saved or what that 
even means. I do know that people of all faiths can be kind, generous, 
honest, and decent. People of no faith can be the same. Some of the most 
genuine and caring people I know are atheists; if you don't believe in a 
"heaven" why not just make this place as good as you possibly can? Why wait 
for a preacher, minster, reverand, god, or anything else to tell you how to 
behave well towards others?

All I do knw is that people and their behaviors towards others are usually 
the problem, the solution, and the reward....
Debi R-S


----- Original Message ----- 
From: "Chasuk" <chasuk at gmail.com>
To: "keely emerinemix" <kjajmix1 at msn.com>; "Vision2020" 
<vision2020 at moscow.com>
Sent: Sunday, November 30, 2008 7:15 PM
Subject: Re: [Vision2020] gift-giving


> This is all so vastly complicated.
>
> I know many Christians who don't believe that Roman Catholics are 
> Christians.
> I know many Christians who don't believe that Mormons are Christians.
> I know Roman Catholics who don't believe that Mormons are Christians.
> I know Christians who believe that the resurrection was metaphorical.
> I know Christians who believe that the resurrection was literal.
> I know Christians who believe that baptism is required for salvation.
> I know Christians who believe it isn't.
> I know who Christians who believe that WHEN a person is baptized is of
> utmost importance.
> I know Christians who believe that speaking in tongues is required for
> salvation.
> I know Christians who are simultaneously Buddhists.
> I know Christians who believe in Satan.
> I know Christians who consider Satan a myth.
> I know Christians who believe that if your name was't in the Book of
> Life before you were born, salvation can never be yours.
> I know Christians who believe in evolution.
>
> That is only a small sampling of contradictory belief, and it only
> addresses Christianity.
>
> *head explodes*
>
> Chas
>
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