> In registered.motzarella.org> Absorbed wrote:
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>> There is plenty of evidence to support religions, but you might not
>> consider it credible.

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> There's plenty of "evidence" that the sun revolves around the Earth.
> Witchcraft is not about what is or isn't "credible." It's about what's
> true.
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>>> so why worry about hell or demons or
>>> satan, why not just enjoy this wonderful gift?

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>> It's one thing to say that we should just live life and not worry
>> needlessly, and another to actually do it.

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>> As for hell, demons, and satan, I don't believe in that cobblers. Tom
>> has just stated above that the word satan is used as a title in the
>> bible. It's just like those who confuse Dr. Frankenstein with his
>> creation.

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>> I get the impression that in the bible becoming a Christian is
>> something that is earned, not just a label that you can slap on
>> yourself after sincerely announcing that you'll "love God from your
>> heart" and "anoint yourself with oils", like many professed
>> Christians believe.

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> It's a deeply personal transcendent transformative experience surpassing
> any other human function in the Universe that only does you any good if
> several thousand other people join with you in order to help shoulder
> the costs of real estate, minimum bid prefab building upkeep,
> inoffensive wallpaper, underproduced children's programming, and various
> grinny affiliate "outreach" ministers who look as if they are too young
> and green to successfully run a falafal stand at Lallapalooza but who
> none the less showed up with deep, deep sincerity to all their electives
> at summer camp, excuse me, divinity school.
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> Nevermore