Hello Rich. As a long time Deist allow me to give my humble opinion (our fellow deist will opine on theirs) on how to proceed with your new found realization....
... Hear, hear! This is my first post. I was on the verge of dumping this group because of all the negativity. As a Deist, I don't feel threatened at all by...
Sometimes, people just need to vent. We can vent here. Some of us have been through some bad times at the hands of certain institutions. Sme have been...
Hi, I am also new to the group. I am a married mother of 5, 4 grown-up and 1 that is 7. I was raised Catholic and converted to Baptist as a young adult. I...
... I agree with Rodger -- venting, expressing convictions, opining and such are often not popular with those whose faith is intermeshed with religions that...
... will always feel a kinship with them. I have many great christian friends who have amazingly generous hearts and only want to help people. It seems to me...
I agree with venting. The reason why I signed up for this group is that in my other group which is my college alumni, almost all of them there are christians,...
What part of the country are you thinking of meeting? ... I agree with Rodger -- venting, expressing convictions, opining and such are often not popular with...
That will have to be part of the discussion. I think it will have to be
centralized geographically so that it is equally distant/equally far for the
majority...
Hello my friends i'm new to Deism with some questions that you may have heard already so please bare the repitition. First when someone in my family or a...
Hello and welcome to Deism! In a nutshell what I usually tell people is that Deism is belief in God based on our God-given reason applied to the designs in...
Hi Rich. Why do you think the Bible is "thousands of years of accumulated knowledge"? It teaches that the sun revolves around the earth, that the earth is...
What I'd like to see are Deist Reason Centers spring up all over the world. Deist Reason Centers would be places staffed by Deists to answer questions about...
Just a suggestion. Instead of praying, maybe you can help them by telling them what to ask the Doctor or Surgeon. Or maybe by helping them to know what kind of...
Then I think we should know who we are, who are the Doctors, Lawyers, Nurses, Engineers, and etc. Don't you think we need to be organized? paine1737us...
Dale and Rich, It is interesting that you as new members see what you have read here as negative and bashing!! As a belief, "revealed" system--what is more...
... I'm new here too, but I'll throw my reasoning in. ... That you too believe in God. That you believe that YOU are responsible for your own interpretation...
... here as negative and bashing!! That should tell you something... Fresh eyes and all. ... 1. I am aware. 2. It is Jesus. Show some respect, if not only for...
I do not believe in Jesus or the bible but do believe in a loving God who hopefully listens to me. Now whether he responds to my entreaty is questionable, but...
I don't think this group is individually bashing the christain that lives down the street, waves at us, and causes us no harm. What I have heard bashed more...
Dale: I am a Deist in that I cannot believe the entireText of the Bible. The words attributed to Jesus are borrowed from older civilizations, and in my...
... While I agree I also believe that attacking Christianity puts Christians on the defensive, even if they are struggling with what they believe themselves....
Elsie, your right of course. The major problem with organized religion is their arrogance and intolerance. Of course, the whole point of organized religion is...
That's why we have the World Union of Deists, to get organized. Currently we have Deist contact points up for people to make contact with local Deists. We have...
