Ah, you've never asked a Catholic person to stop taking communion, have you? :) I do appreciate the suggestion. I'll mull it over...I have time. -Rich A. ... ...
That's very true. Some Catholics are very attached to the ritual. As an ex-Catholic (12 years in Catholic schools, which is why I'm an EX-Catholic), I had no...
Also of note is the UUA's Statements of Principle and Purpose, which is the nearest thing to a creed that the UU Church comes to. I think they're something...
Hey, I used to Live in O.C. and now I'm in Phoenix, may I attend? Also, if you wish, send me a private email with your tel phone # so that I can speak with...
The following is a quote by Nietzsche from Daybreak and a response from a baptist friend of mine who thinks every word in the bible was "writen by God...
I attended the University of Kansas but have lived out here for the past 10 years. You might see if there are interested parties by starting your own group. I...
I remember my parents explained it to me like this: "What if you punched another kid in the nose, so we needed to spank you? But, instead, the kid who you...
Deists are everywhere. They just don't refer to themselves as Deists. Don't get hung up on the label. It is a real pain to start up a group. That's why I'm...
There is a local Unit. Univ. church here, maybe I'll check it out on your recommendation. I walked past them because I thought they were united on the Christ...
Now I've always wondered, being that the purpose of Christ is highly illogical and difficult to comprehend, how do Christians make an adequate defense for the...
Unitarians stress individual freedom of thought and believe in a singular God (as opposed to a Trinity). Universalists believe in a good destiny for all. Rich...
The historical roots of Christian Unitarianism (one god, no trinity) and Universalism (universal salvation) are as Doug described them, but the modern...
Hey Jeff, What city do you live in? I'm a Deist in Bloomington, Indiana, and very interested in checking out the UU church here. Doug "Jeffrey J. Lusk"...
I'm in West Lafayette. I work at Purdue University and attend the UU Church in Lafayette. Jeff ... -- _____________________________________________________ ...
Hi Rich! I'm a great fan of that Galilean mystic, and whatever else he was or did (presuming he even really existed) he went to his death *believing* that his...
In a message dated 9/2/2004 7:31:00 PM Eastern Daylight Time, doris-butler@... writes: Too bad the religionists got ahold of his name and turned "his...
Excellent point. We don't even know with historical certainty that this man even existed; not in the way we know Julius Caesar or Cleopatra existed,...
Dear aeromeop, I believe that there is a fundamental mistake made b your Christian friend. It is the mistake of substituting the civil for criminal trial. I...
Hello, There was in intersting discussion on the SCDC discussion group about adobting a sign to represent Deism. Here is my suggestion: I agree with the...
errata: Infinity stand for undefined in mathmetics and shows the completely transcendental and thus non-anthropomorphic nature of Deus in contrast to...
Interesting. Since, no matter where you are in the universe, you could never travel as fast as the universe is expanding, infinity literally is the distance...
For whatever it is worth; I like Davids design. I shows [to me] the nature of ideas without end. Evolving, but always being a continuity. elsie Averroes...
Infinity doesn't stand for 'undefined'. Undefined means just that - 'not defined'. Infinity means 'never ending'. Infinity, as a mathematical concept, is...
Not that it's relevant...there are only two types of infinity, countable and uncountable, and neither is regarded as "more infinite" than the other, since...
In a message dated 9/3/2004 9:49:39 AM Eastern Daylight Time, astudill@... writes: Why do discussionists feel that a symbol is necessary, though? Good...
My reference to "more infinite" was just a flippant way of differentiating between countable and uncountable. Though, as I think about it, in a certain sense,...
Actually, the most well know infinity is that which we commonly call infinity, called Aleph (from the first letter of the Hebrew alphabet) by Georg Cantor....
