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why did you become a christian?
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RE: why did you become a christian?
(November 7, 2013 at 7:19 am)Lion IRC Wrote: I can't remember a time when I didn't think God was obvious and necessary.

So you were always stupid then.

(November 7, 2013 at 2:48 pm)Minimalist Wrote: Should have been old enough to know better, Drippy?

Apparently the anticipated growth spurt never happened. To this day human cognition hangs like a coat 5 sizes too big on his miniscule mental frame.

(November 6, 2013 at 8:57 pm)Polaris Wrote:
(November 6, 2013 at 7:50 pm)Lemonvariable72 Wrote: I have a question for resident theists, why did you become a Christian, or whichever faith you are. How old were you when you were taught this faith.

I became a Christian when I was 19 years of age. I had attended Church since I was 17 and knew about parts of the faith for years, but I guess I only believed that there was a God before that and the Christian stuff I did know about was only from what I learned through history or happenstance.

I became a Christian because it was better than giving up drinking to become a Moslem (well actually it was meeting the Holy Spirit and having great Christian friends for choosing religion over atheism)...I was trying to see if I could merge both together and found out my lifestyle was counter to Islam.


Of course, christianity to you is the craved indulgence of a reprobate sybarite, not the diligent construct of seeker of truth.
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why did you become a christian? - by Lemonvariable72 - November 6, 2013 at 7:50 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Polaris - November 6, 2013 at 8:57 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Bipolar Bob - November 7, 2013 at 4:47 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by GodsRevolt - November 7, 2013 at 6:14 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by genkaus - November 7, 2013 at 6:54 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Esquilax - November 7, 2013 at 8:01 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Lion IRC - November 7, 2013 at 7:19 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Lemonvariable72 - November 7, 2013 at 1:07 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by ronedee - November 7, 2013 at 6:51 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Anomalocaris - November 7, 2013 at 4:04 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by FallentoReason - November 7, 2013 at 9:45 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Drich - November 7, 2013 at 2:18 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Minimalist - November 7, 2013 at 2:48 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by WesOlsen - November 7, 2013 at 3:33 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Mister Agenda - November 7, 2013 at 4:42 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by MindForgedManacle - November 7, 2013 at 4:45 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by freedomfromforum - November 7, 2013 at 5:13 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Captain Colostomy - November 7, 2013 at 5:57 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Bob Kelso - November 7, 2013 at 11:14 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Neo-Scholastic - November 7, 2013 at 7:15 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by freedomfromforum - November 7, 2013 at 7:19 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Esquilax - November 7, 2013 at 7:59 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Neo-Scholastic - November 7, 2013 at 9:58 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Esquilax - November 7, 2013 at 10:09 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Whateverist - November 8, 2013 at 12:07 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Neo-Scholastic - November 8, 2013 at 1:15 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Lemonvariable72 - November 8, 2013 at 1:32 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Anomalocaris - November 7, 2013 at 10:54 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Whateverist - November 7, 2013 at 7:23 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Neo-Scholastic - November 7, 2013 at 10:18 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Esquilax - November 7, 2013 at 10:33 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Zazzy - November 7, 2013 at 10:35 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Lemonvariable72 - November 8, 2013 at 12:18 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Mister Agenda - November 8, 2013 at 1:37 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by ronedee - November 8, 2013 at 10:35 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by MindForgedManacle - November 8, 2013 at 11:25 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by Fruity - November 8, 2013 at 11:33 am
RE: why did you become a christian? - by MindForgedManacle - November 9, 2013 at 3:40 pm
RE: why did you become a christian? - by GodsRevolt - November 9, 2013 at 5:27 pm

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