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Hello There
Hello all, 

My name is David and I come from the Christian viewpoint and enjoy having cordial, respectful discord with others on questions we all have.  I come from the view that we all have struggles, all have questions, all have doubts and not out to convert anyone or bully my views on others and I do expect the same in return.  I'm looking forward to some intellectual conversing.
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RE: Hello There
Hello David, welcome Smile

That sounds good to me! I look forward to chatting with you.


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#3
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'Sup dawg.
How will we know, when the morning comes, we are still human? - 2D

Don't worry, my friend.  If this be the end, then so shall it be.
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Hi David Hi welcome to AF
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#5
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Helllleeeerrrrr!

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Welcome Big Grin
"Adulthood is like looking both ways before you cross the road, and then getting hit by an airplane"  - sarcasm_only

"Ironically like the nativist far-Right, which despises multiculturalism, but benefits from its ideas of difference to scapegoat the other and to promote its own white identity politics; these postmodernists, leftists, feminists and liberals also use multiculturalism, to side with the oppressor, by demanding respect and tolerance for oppression characterised as 'difference', no matter how intolerable."
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Welcome.
Being told you're delusional does not necessarily mean you're mental. 
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(July 16, 2015 at 9:12 am)lkingpinl Wrote: Hello all, 

My name is David and I come from the Christian viewpoint
Welcome, welcome...
Enjoy your time around here!
May I ask which particular branch of christianity do you follow?

(July 16, 2015 at 9:12 am)lkingpinl Wrote: and enjoy having cordial, respectful discord with others on questions we all have.  
This forum does allow for some heated discussions, so you may come across some people who may seem less respecting or cordial than you'd prefer... and there are also people who tick all those boxes.
Explore your user control panel - the ignore function lets you ignore particular users who you may find are not conducting themselves properly (except for the staff).

(July 16, 2015 at 9:12 am)lkingpinl Wrote: I come from the view that we all have struggles, all have questions, all have doubts and not out to convert anyone or bully my views on others and I do expect the same in return.  I'm looking forward to some intellectual conversing.

Any question is welcome, but do try to keep away from those that have been done to death - there's a search function that should give you a few hints if a particular theme has been explored.
If it hasn't been done yet, or you'd like to bring forth a new point of view, feel free to start a new thread. Smile Try not to necropost.

Intellectual conversing is why most of us are here, too! Smile
Enjoy!
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Theists are welcome here, but do not expect Mr Roger's Neighborhood. Your claims will get picked on. Some here like a more library type discussion, while others like me don't mind the verbal boxing ring.

Humans have rights, but claims as ideas do not diserve to be blasphemy free. You can claim the Yankees won the Superbowl, but that would still be a BS claim.

Treat us as individuals and don't assume that our attacking a claim is a personal attack. But don't think we are lost puppies for you to save.

Welcome, keep the above in mind, you should have a more enjoyable stay.
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RE: Hello There
Thanks all for the welcome and tips Smile

I am not here to save anyone as I am intelligent enough to know I can make no such claim to have the ability to do so. Just here for some intellectual banter from time to time. Smart enough to know I don't know everything and respectful enough to know we all have freedom of our own choices and beliefs. I like discussions that provoke thought and research, and prefer to stay away from quips and ad hominem attacks.

I am on a self proclaimed atheist board so as a theist I don't expect a lot of "mr roger's neighborhood" as you put it. But I also don't view it as going in to "enemy camp" or proverbial "lion's den" if you will. We are all people, asking the same questions and arriving to different conclusions. No more, no less.

As for a branch of Christianity, I am a believer in the person of Jesus Christ and not a religious fanatic (i don't attend church regularly because I take many issue with today's church itself) and do not espouse myself to one particular branch though I would see my scriptural beliefs fall most in line with Lutherans
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