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A moral and ethical question for theists

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A moral and ethical question for theists
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RE: A moral and ethical question for theists
July 12, 2015 at 11:54 pm (This post was last modified: July 12, 2015 at 11:56 pm by Whateverist.)
(July 12, 2015 at 10:02 pm)Catholic_Lady Wrote: So the question would then be, why do I believe the story of Jesus as it is written, while believing in other stories as being allegory? Well, being a Christian means believing in the story of Jesus just as it is said... the immaculate conception, the miracles, the resurrection, etc. This would be another question about why I'm Christian.

[My bold of course.]

Caution, slippery slope ahead.  Couldn't someone who takes the stories of Jesus allegorically still count herself a Christian?

When Jesus says "I am the way", it certainly seems reasonable to interpret that as intending his example and not worship.  Regardless, who gets to decide who is a true Christian?
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A moral and ethical question for theists - by dyresand - July 10, 2015 at 7:47 pm
RE: A moral and ethical question for theists - by Nope - July 12, 2015 at 8:36 am
RE: A moral and ethical question for theists - by rado84 - July 12, 2015 at 11:00 am
RE: A moral and ethical question for theists - by Whateverist - July 12, 2015 at 11:54 pm
RE: A moral and ethical question for theists - by JuliaL - July 13, 2015 at 12:05 am
RE: A moral and ethical question for theists - by IATIA - July 12, 2015 at 1:13 pm
RE: A moral and ethical question for theists - by Nope - July 11, 2015 at 9:24 am
RE: A moral and ethical question for theists - by Drich - July 12, 2015 at 10:34 am
RE: A moral and ethical question for theists - by IATIA - July 12, 2015 at 1:09 pm
RE: A moral and ethical question for theists - by IATIA - July 12, 2015 at 1:27 pm
RE: A moral and ethical question for theists - by IATIA - July 12, 2015 at 3:24 pm
RE: A moral and ethical question for theists - by IATIA - July 12, 2015 at 1:44 pm
RE: A moral and ethical question for theists - by IATIA - July 12, 2015 at 1:36 pm
RE: A moral and ethical question for theists - by IATIA - July 14, 2015 at 7:02 pm

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