and being of the faith, you looked it up? it kept poping in my yahoo mail inbox. just a question no more.
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I get them too.  I don't use Yahoo mail, but Gmail is just as bad for this.  Blocking the email address doesn't help much because spammers use multiple, often false, email addresses.\n\nI don't see anything wrong with offering a person a free Bible, but surely, spam isn't the way to go about it.
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I will definately!\nCheck out this amazing prayer chain. I did it, and I got so many emails from christian strangers with such inspiring words.
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so sorry those emails were sent to you\nyou are entitled to your own opinion-just as long as you don't slander anyone\nWOW-that 1st one is awful-see those are the people that call themselves a Christian but in actuality are not-don't think we are all like that
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:: Sigh... ::\n\nprophet*\nGabriel*\nGod. *\nDo you believe me?*\nWill you be my follower and enjoy a new perfect RELIGION?*\n\n\nLearn to type.\n\nAnd, no, I won't.
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Hi bellbree,\n\n I was walking to the corner market for a loaf of bread when I had to pass by a neighborhood church. I was somewhat acquainted with the structure as it was always mentioned in the newspaper's community section. Known as "The loft," folks would gather there on Thursday evenings for poetry readings. \nHowever, this day happened to be a Saturday afternoon and a pair of gentlemen greeted me as I walked by. They invited me inside to sample an hour of their presentation. Ok, I went inside and found myself to be a prospective new recruit for their brand of religion. \n\nMost of the pews were filled with hooded monks chanting a haunting rhythm. There were others who like me, were wearing their regular denims. The service began like most other church-goers would be familiar with. A grand master of ceremonies led the group through some songs and gave a sermon. Near the end of the hour it was time for their ritual of "laying on of the hands." Some of the parishioners would come forward and ask for prayers for their ailments or for a sick grand mum who fell down in the tub. All the hooded dudes whose faces could not readily be seen would all place a hand on the person and their combined energies were presumed to have a strength and expedite a solution to the problem. \n\nOK now, there was another new guy in the pews who was watching eagerly. I recognized Mark W. Reinhold from the wanted poster at the post office. When he saw a chance, he approached the ring of conspirators and described how he was never able to settle down. The hooded goons closed in upon him, all to make a physical connection. The master of ceremonies began a prayer, a dogmatic mix of logic and pure hocus-pocus. I immediately saw the effects as the tension went out of Mark's body. When the beseeching was near an end, the master asked, "Are the brothers ready?" \n\nA suspenseful few moments passed until he almost shouted, "NOW!" \n\nOn that cue, the brothers began to pummel their hapless victim. Continually delivering blows over head and to the solar plexus until Mark was down on the floor getting stomped. After another minute, the grand Pooh-Bah decided the treatment administered was sufficient to induce a relaxing calm that would assuage the nervousness in Mark for a long, long time. \n\nI can't say for certain that Mark W. Reinhold was apprehended and locked up because, I had a loaf of bread to buy and some other errands to do that day. I hope for you bellbree, that you find a sense of closure to this bad episode of life. \n\n-Bryce
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"I saw this e-mail, and I thought that it was funny; however, I used poor judgment when I forwarded it/ printed it/ et cetera."\n\nWhy bother with e-mailgate?  Just tell the truth.\n\nGood luck.
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:)\n\nI know I can be such a prick!\n\nI have opened my email contact information. Just hope I don't get spammed with hate mail.\n\n(I tend to make a few theist "enemies")
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Doesn't it seem as if people cling to their beleifs so hard, they will refuse to acknowledge anything that might question that? I mean, what if you found out that your Mom was a crackwhore for the first half of her life and you were the offspring of her pimp? (no offense to any mothers. This seems to be the case. besides, those 2000 year old beleifs, were the beleifs for 2000 years. This Da Vinci schmuk has just surfaced as a new beleif that can be considered by the mases. Or is it... global warming? I haven't read the book nor seen the movie, but I am familiar with the subject matter through schooling. When in school, or watching a movie that makes you think, it is enlightening. If we did not question things, there would be no need for Jesu, right? Why stop questioning now. I apologize, but it seems this Da Vinci controversy has surfaced the weakest of humans and found great fault in religion just by questioning it, whether true or not. The uproar confirms this. And for the twist... I agree with the author of this question, maybe not in the exact same sense. But I am God folks, not the one you all know, but my own. Think about this concept! What does God do for you? What is his purpose? Can these things be accomplished by yourself? It can be done.
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God bless...I'm so glad you keep being so curious about God, keep it up and someday you may finally come to him and believe....God bless
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Oh, well, some muslims are into this forwarded rumours (the same type of rumours we receive but in the form of, "If you don't forward this to (no. of people), you will die of AIDS or die lonely!".)\nMost of their forwarded rumours serve to give some sort of visual proof of things they're supposed to believe in their religon, hence deepening their beliefs in it. Most, surprisingly, even the educated ones, believe all that.\n\nOne of these forwarded mails have a picture of a "tree" bent over. If you are a Muslim, have a good imagination, you might see a tree bent over as if in a Muslim form of prayer. \nHere's one of those websites showing the "miracles of Islam".\nIt's just hype, mostly.\nAnything can be intrepreted into anything else, if you just find a connection of it to anything (like a cloud looking like the word, "HI").\nYou can look for yourself and make your decision. I just don't believe in "deepening" one's faith through these silly forwarded stuff.\n\nJenova\n(d.yuffie@gmail.com)
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After reading and re-reading the bible then doing my own research about many things I found I couldn't believe it anymore since there was too many questions, too many things that made no sense and too many things that were too unbelievable.  Then hearing about what had been changed in the book my faith died.
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I've seen that as well.  I don't know what motivates people to do that.  I guess it's a sort of religious spam.
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It's a love letter to you from God. There is some reference to just about every idea that man has ever known... Beauty, ugliness, Love ,anger, salvation and damnation.. My you find what God has to tell you there...   Jim
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When was the last time a Buddhist knocked on your door, interrupted you in what you were doing, and in an obnoxious way tried to share their faith? When was the last time a Muslim approached you on the street and tried to embarrass you into accepting literature pertaining to their faith? When was the last time a Taoist walked into your buisness, sat down in a chair reserved for paying clients, and procceded to quiz you on your beliefs in an attempt to convert you? When was the last time your phone rang and, leaving your meal to get cold, you answered it only to hear a plea for money from a Wiccan so that their coven could add you to the supporters of their building fund? I tolerate Christians. But I refuse to allow them to trespass on MY RIGHTS!!! IF YOU CONSIDER THAT INTOLERANT ON MY PART PERHAPS YOU SHOULD CONSIDER THIS ... Show me your faith by your living it. If I like what I see maybe I'll ask you how to get what you've got. Other wise ... RESPECT MY SPACE AS I RESPECT YOURS!!! Its as simple as this ... For hundreds of years Christians, some at least, have had the upper hand in things like numbers, politics, etc. NOW that's changing. Others refuse to put up with it any longer, and rightly so. I've said it before, and now I'll share it with you ... The shoes not all that comfortable when its on the other foot, is it? I'm just glad that not all Christians fall into the above catagories. Those are the ones I listen to ... As, in their own quiet way, they live their truth. They have my attention. They others? Well, I tolerate them. You probably think yourself persecuted. I ask you this ... How many times, and how much, blood have you lost due to your faith? How many times have you been beaten because you're a Christian? Never, I'll wager. But someone tells you to back off and you consider yourself ill used. I got news for you. Untill the 1970s MY FAITH WAS ILLEGAL TO PRACTICE IN THE U.S.! (And it wasn't because of any thing like animal sacrifice, or stuff like that either. It was because my people were second class citizens at best, and no one cared one way or the other what we believed.)Know what I learned from that? I learned to be tolerant. You might like to take a hint. ~~~ P.S. One of the posts above speakes of Paul's having taught Christians to be tolerant. Its taken out of context. Paul was admonishing his followers to be tolerant of one another. It has nothing to do with those outside the Christian community. It pertains only to Christians themselves. It has nothing to do with whats going on now, and it doesn't honestly touch on the topic at hand. And the "new" tolerance? Kinda easy to make up a concept that covers your rear, one that no one else has ever even heard of. But, hey, it sounds good ... Untill you THINK about it. And one person apologizing for the actions of others? No. That doesn't wash. That's not your right. Its unacceptable. You take responsibility for your own actions. That's cool. I promise not to say I'm sorry for what happened at Little Big Horn in return.
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I read that this morning. It was very interesting. It made me wonder though if it had been written by some apostate of the period though. \nI am open to new scripture being found. I'm sure that all of Christ's apostles wrote their testimonies. But I want to read it for myself and see what it has to say before I decide if its truth or not.
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I hads so many responses that it kept emailing me to many times and plus I think I worded it wrong. Muslims come straight out and kill in the name of allah (lower case) and are proud of it. Why do I never hear of a Christian or Catholic standing up and say I am killing in the name of God?
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That sounds neat? I like my spirituality in soft, non-threatening packages, give us the link!!\n\nu know, just by posting this, u r exposing more people to the lies.  shame on you.   Oh, I'm an atheist by the way :)