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Maggie: [singing] The stars are all my friends / Till the nighttime ends / So I know I'm not alone / When I'm here, on my own. / Isn't that a wonder? / When you're alone / You're not alone / Not really alone...
Peter Pan: Jack, Maggie, all you have to do is think one happy thought, and you'll fly like me.
Maggie: Mommy.
Jack: My dad, Peter Pan.
For only the message of Christ do I recognize in the bible.
What is sad is that it appears that you want to manipulate what was said to what was not said. Jumping on a plural use for the term Christians here means simply there are several Christians quick to jump on anyone that differs from their over the top beliefs in the Jesus story.
Originally posted by wildtimes
reply to post by WhisperingWinds
There are more than a handful of members that have multiple ID's for their own manipulation and purposes without having to be a paid by someone else, and some will readily admit it.
And you know this, how?
It is against ATS T/C, and anyone with more than one membership in a household is contacted and questioned. My husband was on here for a while, and we had to communicate with the mods and admins repeatedly. They don't want people having multiple accounts.
I have ONE.
Some people often accuse those that cannot defend against of having multiple accounts, I too have been accused of this.
There are plenty of "outside the box" thinkers, researchers, and scholars on here who have "unorthodox" opinions, and still follow the actual teachings of Jesus.
Why so defensive?
If one is not educated in the faith, then one should not profess to know everything.
I have yet to meet a Christian who professes to know everything.
Originally posted by wildtimes
reply to post by WhisperingWinds
I have yet to meet a Christian who professes to know everything.
Really?
Stick around, and try not to be so defensive. You'll see it. How about if you stop criticizing everyone else and tell us your opinion about God?
We "gainsayers" are all trying to figure it out, too, and to be good people, whether you want to accept that or not.
As far as my opinions on God, they are between me and Him, for now .
I pray to Him, and let Him do the speaking to others, in the ways that He knows will touch hearts.
Perfect. Then stop trying to shut everyone else up and accusing us of attacking. If you're not willing to share your opinions, you are out of bounds "criticizing" the opinions of others.
For all you know, those of us who speak up are reflecting God's message, and there are hearts touched by what we say. You are not the "monitor" of how the message of God gets distributed, especially if you don't care to share your own version of it. The Bible doesn't work for everyone.
Try listening instead of jumping on every post that you choose to be offended by according to your sensibilities. Or have you made up your mind already and just want everyone else to hush? I must say again, Winds, you are difficult to interact with.
You talk about hatred and attacking, but nearly everything you post is attacking others who don't like the hatred and condemnation coming from some who call themselves "Christian."
We each will find our own path. It's not your job to direct traffic.
I just refuse to go into a long soliloquy on what and who I think God is
You don't make the rules deary on what is out of bounds. If you can't see the subliminal and even apparent attack in the op, then you need to take your rose colored glasses off.