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fumble

fumble

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I believe the bible is a good book...if you follow its teachings, you will have a better life, and maybe be a better person. I believe Jesus was a real man. But do I believe in some deity sitting up 'there' judging me? ummm...no I do believe in Karma though ;)
 
Smidge34

Smidge34

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fumble said:
I believe the bible is a good book...if you follow its teachings, you will have a better life, and maybe be a better person. I believe Jesus was a real man. But do I believe in some deity sitting up 'there' judging me? ummm...no I do believe in Karma though ;)
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You just nailed it for me. My relationship is very personal and I rarely share it. My family didn't attend regularly or anything close to it -- rarely much closer to reality and my dad never went -- but I was raised in a pretty closed WASP society. I actually am a member of a Southern Baptist church and the Church of Christ is the other biggie here. I rejected that hellfire and brimstone bullshit fairly early on in my life. I could never wrap my head around a belief based on the premise that an all loving father would toss his rebellious "children" in a pit of fire, misery and suffering. I remember being told to shut up when I asked why in the huge print of Jesus that hung in the church foyer, he had light hair, milky white skin and blue eyes if he came from the area he did, lmao. I remember hearing the minister at a revival while having a smoke with the men after services using the "N" word. That stuck with me.

Anyway you nailed it for me Fumble.
 
fumble

fumble

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Smidge34 said:
You just nailed it for me. My relationship is very personal and I rarely share it. My family didn't attend regularly or anything close to it -- rarely much closer to reality and my dad never went -- but I was raised in a pretty closed WASP society. I actually am a member of a Southern Baptist church and the Church of Christ is the other biggie here. I rejected that hellfire and brimstone bullshit fairly early on in my life. I could never wrap my head around a belief based on the premise that an all loving father would toss his rebellious "children" in a pit of fire, misery and suffering. I remember being told to shut up when I asked why in the huge print of Jesus that hung in the church foyer, he had light hair, milky white skin and blue eyes if he came from the area he did, lmao. I remember hearing the minister at a revival while having a smoke with the men after services using the "N" word. That stuck with me.

Anyway you nailed it for me Fumble.
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right on :) my mother's family were Church of Christ...I'll never forget the preacher yelling and slamming his hand on the pulpit and going red in the face...
I didn't grow up religious, but after my parents divorce my mother became an alcoholic. She used church and religion to get sober. I saw a lot of un christian things done by christians in that time period. It worked for her though...kept her sober
 
ruby fruit

ruby fruit

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fumble said:
right on :) my mother's family were Church of Christ...I'll never forget the preacher yelling and slamming his hand on the pulpit and going red in the face...
I didn't grow up religious, but after my parents divorce my mother became an alcoholic. She used church and religion to get sober. I saw a lot of un christian things done by christians in that time period. It worked for her though...kept her sober
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I think often ppl find religion and use it to motivate themselves to get better or be a better person without may e really believing.
Sometimes if those ppl have nowhere else to turn to in despair it only takes one person to lead them down the relugious path.
Just my 2c
 
Vnsmkr

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I hope I dont offend anyone, but I feel like religion is for people who need something to follow. And I dont knock them for it. If thats what motivates them then so be it.
I on the other hand dont need or want to follow anyone except for my trusty self. Religion has always been used as a control and I dont like that.
And I usually dont talk about this with people because they get offended and start pumping their chests up, like thats real religious.....

BTW I grew up in the deep south fire and brimstone type of shit and I attended some of those churches, but my parents werent religious either so they never pushed me or my brother if we didnt like it or want to go.
 
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Vnsmkr

Vnsmkr

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redeyedfrog said:
You know Tipatinas bro? I used to work in the quarter, lived on magazine street.
Man I really do miss the flavour of that city.
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Hell yeah man. I spent 1 night in the quarter back in May waiting on flights. I am impressed with the resilient fkn people who stayed or came back after the storm. City almost back
 
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TWS

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Vnsmkr said:
I hope I dont offend anyone, but I feel like religion is for people who need something to follow. And I dont knock them for it. If thats what motivates them then so be it.
I on the other hand dont need or want to follow anyone except for my trusty self. Religion has always been used as a control and I dont like that.
And I usually dont talk about this with people because they get offended and start pumping their chests up, like thats real religious.....

BTW I grew up in the deep south fire and brimstone type of shit and I attended some of those churches, but my parents werent religious either so they never pushed me or my brother if we didnt like it or want to go.
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You've done it now !

And Fumble comes over and softens all us tuff guys up. Smidge just spilled the beans and Ruby's talking about karma again.
 
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