[guitarplayer1953]

I will start off by stating that I do not believe that Jesus and Satan are brothers and that the LDS bible is plagiarized from the canonize bible.

[The_Victor]

but this is my thread so I get to make up the rules.

Good luck with that.

[OpusatFR]

Merry Christmas and Peace on Earth to you too.

[Tax-chick]

Oh, not this again. Someone posts this about twice a year, and each time imagines he's the first one ever to generate the concept.

Here's a Christmas lolcat for your trouble:

[The Anti-One]

Are you a "Born Again", baptized in the Holy Ghost, Spirit filled member of Christ's body? Do you believe in the Trinity? Do you will to receive from God through Jesus Christ via the Holy Spirit or do you make the Bible your God? Are you open to receive from God through Jesus Christ via the Holy Spirit in all things? Do you even believe in a god^? and if so which god?

Just a few questions before I jump in.

Thx!

[Responsibility2nd]

But please refrain yourselves not to bring up Fords or Obama.

Ha ha ha!!!

Here am I gleefully ignoring your request as I wish to point out that Obama drives a Ford.

And this thread is useless.

That is all.

[ArrogantBustard]

here is a chance to defend what you hold dear

I hold my wife very dear ... don't mess with her.

[NTHockey]

Mohammed - if he existed - was a plagarist. The hadj, he took from the Jews wandering in the desert. The killing of enemies from the book of Joshua. The Mahdi from the Messial narrative in the Old Testament.

Not to mention that of all religions on Earth, only ONE makes murder part of their central belief.

[DManA]

I BELIEVE

That if life gives you lemons, make lemonade.

Then find someone who life has given vodka and have a party.

[Alex Murphy]

For years now I have seen threads that make statements that I do not agree with but can not respond to because they hide behind the guise of being a devotional, or a caucus, or ecumenical. So here is a chance for open debate for all things that have been closed to opposing views in the past.

Nothing has been "closed to opposing views", either in the past or now. You have always been free to post your own "open" threads (just as you've done here), just as you've always been free to challenge the status of devotional/caucus/ecumenical threads when they challenge by name your own religious affiliation or views.

But most curiously, you say "For years now I have seen threads...." You only joined FR on February 18th. Since you weren't registered prior to that, you could not respond period. Don't blame it on the thread designation.

There will be only two guide lines no personal attacks and no posting of numerous links in a response or making a point. If you can not argue a point don’t respond by posting links. Yes I know that it is not part of the posting religious guidelines, but this is my thread so I get to make up the rules.

I predict this will turn out badly.

[Liberty Valance]

1963.

[mysterio]

My personal faith includes trying (and often failing) to follow in the example of Jesus, trying not to judge others, and praying regularly. Helping others when I can.

Other than that, I don't have any problem with how anyone else practices their faith. I don't get caught up in who's going where after death or whether their doctrine is "correct" or not.

My whole life, I have seen or read about groups of people who agree on 90 + percent of dogma and still want to persecute each other for the < 10 percent. No thanks.

Hope that you all have a Merry Christmas.

[the invisib1e hand]

I believe potatoes are better than Obama.

[colorcountry]

Oh crap. I agree with you, so NOW what can I say on this thread?

[ThomasThomas]

[evets]

I believe that the “Sons of God” of Genesis 6:4 are angels.

[lastchance]

On your days off do you stick your hand in hornets’ nests? Trespass in a pasture with a rutting bull? Play hide the mousie in a rattler’s den? Get between a bevy of blue haired retirees and the dinner special at Denny’s?

[rollo tomasi]

"No Obama?



You are one righteous joker."

[Liberty Valance]

Merry Christmas from Texas Ya'll!

[Kevmo]

Well, this thread didn’t turn out at all what I thought it would. It’s turning into a LOLcat thread. I suppose pinging Sling is in order.

[Xenophon450]