posted April 19, 2013 06:59 AM            

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Originally posted by katatonic:
are you saying you will only play with a marked deck?

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No

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posted April 20, 2013 03:46 PM            

Hopefully, it's the good kind,
as when swords are beaten into plowshares.

posted April 20, 2013 06:50 PM            

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Originally posted by Heart--Shaped Cross:
Somebody's faith is taking a beating here.

Hopefully, it's the good kind,
as when swords are beaten into plowshares.

Difficult to tell at this time.

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These people don't bother me. Some people lose their lives to talk about Jesus. I get some mind harassment.

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posted April 20, 2013 08:04 PM            

Blessings

posted April 20, 2013 08:41 PM            

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posted April 20, 2013 08:45 PM            

What Does it MEAN to be Born Again? Fallacies Put To Rest

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posted April 20, 2013 08:48 PM            

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Originally posted by Ami Anne:
I am cooking up a real good article for you all

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Good thing I'm not hungry for what you are serving up and would rather play frisbee with the plate....

posted April 20, 2013 08:58 PM            

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Originally posted by Ami Anne:
This is the title, so you can get yourself ready with your popcorn and front row seat

[b]What Does it MEAN to be Born Again? Fallacies Put To Rest

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Every Born Again I've known has had a really screwed up past.

My bestie went away for a summer to his dad's down south and came back a 'born again'. Six months later he was dead of a heroin overdose.

The 4 other "Born Agains" have all ended up either dead or addicted to drugs, or in some way slipped down a very tragic hole.

So, sorry that I won't be swallowing any pill you try to feed anyone here. In my experience becoming Born Again has worsened people's lives and not helped them in anyway.

I find they are usually all former drug addicts or homeless (like a current neighbor of mine), or come from abusive families or violent relationsihips and have nothing worthwhile to teach or help anyone with because they are still quite messed up themselves. Many of them go to prisons to try to convert the criminals there too.

Not a group I want to be a part of.

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posted April 20, 2013 09:13 PM            

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Originally posted by Ami Anne:
Ignore then

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Nope. I think I'll hang around and see what kind of bs you are going to spew out next.

It's personal to me.

posted April 20, 2013 09:30 PM            

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Originally posted by T:
Nope. I think I'll hang around and see what kind of bs you are going to spew out next.

It's personal to me.

I'll ignore you when I feel like ignoring you. Not when you tell me to.

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posted April 20, 2013 09:31 PM            

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Originally posted by T:
Every Born Again I've known has had a really screwed up past.

My bestie went away for a summer to his dad's down south and came back a 'born again'. Six months later he was dead of a heroin overdose.

The 4 other "Born Agains" have all ended up either dead or addicted to drugs, or in some way slipped down a very tragic hole.

So, sorry that I won't be swallowing any pill you try to feed anyone here. In my experience becoming Born Again has worsened people's lives and not helped them in anyway.

I find they are usually all former drug addicts or homeless (like a current neighbor of mine), or come from abusive families or violent relationsihips and have nothing worthwhile to teach or help anyone with because they are still quite messed up themselves. Many of them go to prisons to try to convert the criminals there too.

Not a group I want to be a part of.

A child molestor can say he accepts Jesus, but does not really have an inner transformation of any sort....and is still the same person he was before.....I want nothing to do with those kind of fakers.

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posted April 20, 2013 09:44 PM            

Ami.....I expect better from a "Christian Psychic'.

Is that all you got? A laughing face?

Probably not what Jesus would do.

We wouldnt expect much more from you though.

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posted April 20, 2013 11:29 PM            

quote:

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Originally posted by T:
Every Born Again I've known has had a really screwed up past.

My bestie went away for a summer to his dad's down south and came back a 'born again'. Six months later he was dead of a heroin overdose.

The 4 other "Born Agains" have all ended up either dead or addicted to drugs, or in some way slipped down a very tragic hole.

So, sorry that I won't be swallowing any pill you try to feed anyone here. In my experience becoming Born Again has worsened people's lives and not helped them in anyway.

I find they are usually all former drug addicts or homeless (like a current neighbor of mine), or come from abusive families or violent relationsihips and have nothing worthwhile to teach or help anyone with because they are still quite messed up themselves. Many of them go to prisons to try to convert the criminals there too.

Not a group I want to be a part of.

A child molestor can say he accepts Jesus, but does not really have an inner transformation of any sort....and is still the same person he was before.....I want nothing to do with those kind of fakers.

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Hmm, I've had an opposite experience.

What I have seen happen is a sort of on again/off again/on again situation.

Much of what that is from, imo, is the first thing that happens is an entire rule book is dropped upon them, they MUST evangelize, they MUST study the Bible each night, every night, they MUST attend thrice weekly congregations.

posted April 21, 2013 01:30 AM            

Faith is a marathon (as Paul alludes to) not a sprint, you should know my view on Evangelism (as long as one is really called to do it and good at it) and have -0- problem with it.

What I'm describing is taking a spiritual coach potato and tossing them onto the biggest loser TV show and then when they fail people are not surprised.

posted April 21, 2013 02:12 AM            

And your point is well taken...

posted April 21, 2013 07:56 AM            

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Originally posted by Heart--Shaped Cross:
I have a beam to remove from my own eye.

But you guys have fun.

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posted April 21, 2013 08:48 AM            

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Originally posted by Heart--Shaped Cross:
Somebody's faith is taking a beating here.

Hopefully, it's the good kind,
as when swords are beaten into plowshares.

Difficult to tell at this time.

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I thought Ami and I were making a lovely point. Any tool, be it a sword or a plowshare, is only as useful as the hand wielding it.

posted April 21, 2013 09:49 AM            

One is a tool, the other a weapon.

Just as there are hammers, and hammers.

I'll wield the hammer.

posted April 21, 2013 12:09 PM            

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