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Reason for converting Good Christians
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RE: Reason for converting Good Christians
I don't see why any of this cannot be achieved through secular means.
If people wish for moral guidance, give them moral guidance. This doesn't require threats, miracles or magic.
If people wish for a social event, give them a social event. This doesn't require rituals or singing to imaginary friends.
I don't think that there's anything particularly terrible about "good christians", besides the intense cherry-picking extravaganza. A "good christian" seems to be those who believe in God, haven't read much of or ignore the bulk of the bible, and live their lives under the assumption that they'll go to heaven. So long as this doesn't affect their stances on abortion, stem cell research, homosexuality, slaves, euthanasia, foreign policy or science curriculum they're fine. But to be a christian and hold these views is to ignore most of what the bible teaches/implies/orders/suggests. Cut out the middle-man I say. Head straight to the morals and the partnership if that's what they really want, because they ignore most of their religioin's teachings anyway.
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Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 17, 2009 at 11:59 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 17, 2009 at 12:10 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 17, 2009 at 12:36 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 17, 2009 at 1:32 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 17, 2009 at 2:01 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Meatball - January 17, 2009 at 9:07 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 17, 2009 at 12:51 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Demonaura - January 17, 2009 at 12:56 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 17, 2009 at 1:40 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 17, 2009 at 1:52 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 17, 2009 at 2:16 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by AtheistPhil - January 17, 2009 at 2:33 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by CoxRox - January 17, 2009 at 4:36 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 17, 2009 at 9:42 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 18, 2009 at 10:06 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 18, 2009 at 10:31 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 18, 2009 at 10:45 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Demonaura - January 18, 2009 at 10:27 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Demonaura - January 18, 2009 at 10:36 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 18, 2009 at 10:47 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 18, 2009 at 10:56 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 18, 2009 at 11:19 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Demonaura - January 18, 2009 at 10:59 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 18, 2009 at 12:31 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 18, 2009 at 12:46 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 18, 2009 at 1:24 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Demonaura - January 18, 2009 at 12:47 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 18, 2009 at 1:50 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 18, 2009 at 2:08 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Demonaura - January 18, 2009 at 2:03 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 18, 2009 at 2:46 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 18, 2009 at 4:06 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Demonaura - January 18, 2009 at 4:15 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 18, 2009 at 10:23 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by lukec - January 19, 2009 at 4:54 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Edwardo Piet - January 19, 2009 at 7:23 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 19, 2009 at 9:03 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Edwardo Piet - January 19, 2009 at 11:13 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by lukec - January 19, 2009 at 2:35 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Demonaura - January 19, 2009 at 10:47 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 19, 2009 at 11:51 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 19, 2009 at 2:07 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by LukeMC - January 19, 2009 at 3:07 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by WWLD - January 19, 2009 at 12:28 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Edwardo Piet - January 19, 2009 at 12:30 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by IamAwake - January 19, 2009 at 5:08 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 20, 2009 at 1:54 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 20, 2009 at 7:07 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by allan175 - January 20, 2009 at 7:32 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by CoxRox - January 20, 2009 at 6:53 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Tiberius - January 20, 2009 at 7:32 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by leo-rcc - January 20, 2009 at 8:38 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Darwinian - January 20, 2009 at 8:42 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Rob - January 20, 2009 at 8:59 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Tiberius - January 20, 2009 at 9:29 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by IamAwake - January 20, 2009 at 10:40 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by allan175 - January 20, 2009 at 10:54 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Rob - January 20, 2009 at 11:01 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 20, 2009 at 12:45 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by allan175 - January 20, 2009 at 1:06 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 20, 2009 at 2:31 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Tiberius - January 20, 2009 at 1:58 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Eilonnwy - January 20, 2009 at 3:19 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by leo-rcc - January 20, 2009 at 3:45 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 20, 2009 at 9:49 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 21, 2009 at 9:28 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 21, 2009 at 11:03 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by DD_8630 - January 21, 2009 at 11:46 am
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Tiberius - January 20, 2009 at 11:04 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Ephrium - January 21, 2009 at 12:54 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Darwinian - January 21, 2009 at 1:35 pm
RE: Reason for converting Good Christians - by Tiberius - January 21, 2009 at 2:15 pm

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