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  Is Jehovah an invention of Jewish imagination??? The fact seem obvious!

  by frankiespeakin in

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  yes, if we think of god as a "transcendant" above everything and then when we think of the biblical jehovah, we come up short 51 cards of a deck of 52.

  he is so human,,,, come on,,,,, that to me is proof enough of the preposition that he is just the:

  "figment of the jewish imagination"

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  No...they ripped him off from the Canaanites...

  As noted before, in Mesopotamia the patriarchs worshiped "other gods." On Canaanite soil, they met the Canaanite supreme god, El, and adopted him, but only partially and nominally, bestowing upon him qualities destined to distinguish him and to assure his preeminence over all other gods. He was thus to become El 'Olam (God the Everlasting One), El 'Elyon (God Most High), El Shaddai (God, the One of the Mountains), and El Ro'i (God of Vision). In short, the god of Abraham possessed duration, transcendence, power, and knowledge. This was not monotheism but monolatry (the worship of one among many gods), with the bases laid for a true universalism. He was a personal god too, with direct relations with the individual, but also a family god and certainly still a tribal god. Here truly was the "God of our fathers," who in the course of time was to become the "God of Abraham, Isaac, and Jacob."
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  Spritual safety tip for atheist-avoidance :)

  by Phantom Stranger in

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  Under "Kidz Crafts, Projects":

  Crucifixion Nail:

  Make a nail just like the ones used by the Romans to crucify Our Lord. A thought-provoking project that will impress upon your children the suffering that Jesus went through on their behalf. Makes a great Christmas ornament! Caution: Pointy edges. Not for children under 5. Requires: 1 sheet of paper or card stock, scissors, scoring tool, glue or tape.
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  It's About the Music, Stupid!

  by Farkel in

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  i simply must wean myself from debates in here.

  i want to get involved, and yet, i don't.. can some of you understand this?.

  you can't?

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  Great...now I have to be reminded of "it's K-k-k-k-k-k-ken c-c-c-c-c-c-coming to k-k-k-k-k-k-k-ill me".

  PS (whose first name is the same as the action figure).
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  Love and Choices

  by YoursChelbie in

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  do we choose who we fall in love with?

  for example: a man married for only a few months notices another married woman at work.

  they get to talk and find that they have lots in common.

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  In a 1988 study, researchers at Yale University attempted to lock in love's lingo by identifying the three types of romantic love that humans experience - infatuated love, compassionate love, and consummate love.

  "Infatuated love has only one element - passion. At this juncture, feelings may evolve into a deeper form of love . or not," Justice explains.

  The second type of love - compassionate love - incorporates intimacy and commitment, but no passion. Two people experiencing compassionate love can enjoy a comfortable, predictable relationship, perhaps even a marriage - but without the "sizzle."

  Consummate, complete love is the only type that includes all three ingredients - passion, intimacy and commitment.

  From http://www.uthouston.edu/hLeader/archive/MIND_BODY_SOUL/040204/
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  Love and Choices

  by YoursChelbie in

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  do we choose who we fall in love with?

  for example: a man married for only a few months notices another married woman at work.

  they get to talk and find that they have lots in common.

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  I don't know if this is true, because I've never corroborated it... but in a relationship book I was reading a few years ago, a noted therapist said that the endorphins and hormones that are secreted in our bodies, triggered by interaction in a romantic relationship, change after about four years, and a different set is secreted.

  His position was that until you've had a healthy relationship last that long, you literally don't know what it feels like to be in love for the long term - because our minds and bodies work differently after that period of time.

  I'd be grateful to learn if anyone else has heard this or can add any insights...
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  Spritual safety tip for atheist-avoidance :)

  by Phantom Stranger in

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  "Fossils are the remains of the wicked men and animals who perished 4000 years ago in the flood!"

  Wicked animals? Did I miss a part of the Pentateuch?
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  Love and Choices

  by YoursChelbie in

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  do we choose who we fall in love with?

  for example: a man married for only a few months notices another married woman at work.

  they get to talk and find that they have lots in common.

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  One more bit:

  When we feel incomplete without someone, when we're looking for someone to fill a "hole in our heart", that's infatuation, not love... true love is most powerful between people who are clear that they can operate and succeed alone - they just don't want to.
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  Love and Choices

  by YoursChelbie in

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  do we choose who we fall in love with?

  for example: a man married for only a few months notices another married woman at work.

  they get to talk and find that they have lots in common.

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  Phantom Stranger

  Love is a difficult thing to define. I go with Bob Heinlein: Love is a condition in which the happiness of another person is essential to your own. In that sense, we do choose who to love (The term "fall in love" has a built-in victim statement - "fall" implies a lack of choice.) If we are trying to escape a part of our lives that we are unhappy about, then we easily project outward, making someone else the "answer" (but of course, they aren't). That projection results in infatuation... Love and infatuation can co-exist, or sometimes love can come after infatuation... infatuation is an essential part of a relationship, but it cannot sustain that relationship.

  In my considered opinion, if you don't know yourself and the other person on a very deep level, you can't love them. (If you don't know what it takes for you to be happy, how can you actually be forsaking it?)

  I personally believe our biggest problem is being infatuated with an illusion.

  I never loved you...I loved a picture in my head that looked like you. Kevin Kline, The January Man

  Love is not finding the perfect person... it's seeing an imperfect person perfectly. ??
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  Bush Ads & 9-11

  by ThiChi in

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  passing this on, i agree 100%:

  can you imagine abraham lincoln running without mentioning his leadership during the civil war?

  can you imagine fdr running without mentioning his accomplishments during world war ii?

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  If he wants to run on his record, why isn't he showing Saddam and victory in Baghdad and Afghanistan, instead of something that he literally had nothing to do with - firefighters taking out dead people?

  I have no problem on him running on his record - but I think he's afraid to mention war.
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  The relationship between religion, education, and political party - help!

  by somebodylovesme in

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  i am drawing from the collected wisdom of this board, which has never let me down before!

  i'm doing some research for a school project and was wondering if anyone had any sources (academic, news, articles, anything "legit") discussing the relationship between a person's religion, education, and political party -- or any combination of those.

  i do have the list ranking each religion's percentage of college-educated members, but i'm having a hard time finding anything linking these to political party.

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  Phantom Stranger

  Since this is for school...:)

  Google is the best way to start learning about this. You might want to go to the Pew Forum on Religion and Public Life (www.pewforum.org )

  When I type in "religion political party education survey" in Google I got lotsa interesting looking hits.

  Note: You may get lots of opinions offered to you. DO not cite opinions as anything but personal opinions... but studies, surveys, and polls are great for your area of research.

  Also be aware of the fact that there is less precision in surveys that ask people to self-identify with a denominiation... people seem to select stronger principles in those surveys than they actually live in real life.