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Since it's very probable that I'm the only Indian in this conversation, let me worry about human rights violations or lack thereof against my people. Needless to say, this was a very big country in the 17th century, so no land was "stolen" from us simply by Europeans coming here. It wasn't...

LOL. Posting on your smart phone?

I like the Salvation Army. I think their only mistake is not sticking to charity. No, they had to become a denomination with a platform of beliefs, one of them to scuttle water baptism. A charity should just focus on charity and they'll be fine.

Never has baptism meant total immersion. That's something Baptists and Mormons insist on, but it isn't "true baptism".

Odd. It seems you are irritated that others don't fear the devil like you do.

I nominate this post to be the best response. God's silence was broken forever with the birth of Christ and Old Testament strictures do not apply.

How about the 99.99% of the rest of us who die conspicuously and have a choice on how our remains are disposed? Should we be buried according to the tradition of the Christian faith we espoused our whole lives or burned in hopes of reincarnation or reunion with our ancestors?

I like this because you're right that people seem to form a personal interactive relationship with the devil that's more present to them than their relationship to Christ. We aggrandize the devil in our minds to be much more powerful than he is. The Bible characterizes the devil as a very weak...

I'm having a hard time understanding your comparison between God and your supercilious lab technicians because my own experience with God and the way I see God work seems to be at conflict with what your claiming. God never stops speaking to people, bringing influences into their life, moving...

Hmmm....sounds like you never lost anyone dear to you. I'm very happy for you.

Yes. And in fact an entire necropolis was discovered deep under Vatican City where even the bones of St. Peter were found. But Christians certainly weren't burned like Vikings in hopes they can be reunited with their ancestors or like Hindis hoping to be reincarnated on a higher plane of...

The problem with many (not all) Christians is they treat the Bible like it fell out of the sky last week and they spurn the tradition of the church; 2000 years of Christians reading the same Bible and having the same understanding of it. Lost on them is the traditions of the early church that...

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My oldest son is now 10 years old and I'm already having talks with him about porn and how a gentleman looks for a dignified lady to spend the rest of his life with. He saw some porn already at a friend's house to our great frustration. It seems to get to boys younger and younger with the...

Sounds like a question for Dr. Laura. My family consists of liberals (my wife and her parents) and conservatives (me and my parents). And despite all efforts to suppress political conversation, it never fails to dominate the conversations, often with enflamed passions. If that weren't bad...

Let's set the record straight on why Christmas is celebrated on December 25th. The winter solstice celebrations were popular in times when winter was hard and not as easily survived as it is today. People looked to the day when the days stopped getting shorter and started getting longer as a...

But don't you think we give Satan too much credit? The epistle of James says that when we sin it's because we're enticed by our inward desire. It's not that Satan doesn't have a role in the prevalence of sin in the world, but one of the biggest foibles we humans are guilty of is escaping...

It's difficult to have any kind of productive conversation with somebody who sees all of history through the prism of Masonic conspiracies. The Masonic Order wasn't the only thing going on at the founding of this country.

Preservation of corruption is a sign that supports beatification, but certainly isn't a requirement and is exceptionally rare. Cost is a driving factor in this decision to be sure. Buying plots in a cemetery before death can significantly reduce the cost, say to about $6000. I actually know a...

I definitely believe that the cremated will rise. God keeps track of every atom in the universe. Nobody will be lost.