Topic: Sticks and Stones
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Fri 04/29/11 08:23 PM




We aren't told to "preach" the word. All of us can't be "preachers". Preachers are people God calls to be as such, they spread the word to those whom wish to listen, those whom already have knowledge of these scriptures, ect. We're in a discussion forum. Preaching can NOT be done here, for a lot of people in this forum didn't come here specifically to hear the word. They come to 'discuss' religious beliefs. So again, 'preaching' could NEVER be done in this forum. Something a long the lines as 'sermons' could be done. That would involve someone making a thread, to just post various verses on a specific thing. Not 'discuss' those verses. Just merely post them to spread the word, which that would stop fairly soon, for that would be against the forum rules. So again, there is no preaching done here, nor could there be for an extended period of time.

In a discussion, one is spreading the word. Weather that word sinks in to the listeners or not is another question, but regardless the word was spread to them. That is what we are informed to do. Spread the word, not keep God trapped up in our closet(s).


jeez Cowboy......seems like you are preaching to me about how you are not preaching to me ....


I guess everyones opinions on preaching are different its just how you use the word.
To me I say anyone is preaching at me if they are nagging me to death about something.

It's common here to just say will you quit your preaching if someone tries to tell you what to do.

Hmmm discussing to me is just a chat, and a debate is throwing back and forwards ideas that are opposite to each other.




thanks for the sermon .....



I'd like to laugh at that, but it's just too sad...




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Fri 04/29/11 08:59 PM




We aren't told to "preach" the word. All of us can't be "preachers". Preachers are people God calls to be as such, they spread the word to those whom wish to listen, those whom already have knowledge of these scriptures, ect. We're in a discussion forum. Preaching can NOT be done here, for a lot of people in this forum didn't come here specifically to hear the word. They come to 'discuss' religious beliefs. So again, 'preaching' could NEVER be done in this forum. Something a long the lines as 'sermons' could be done. That would involve someone making a thread, to just post various verses on a specific thing. Not 'discuss' those verses. Just merely post them to spread the word, which that would stop fairly soon, for that would be against the forum rules. So again, there is no preaching done here, nor could there be for an extended period of time.

In a discussion, one is spreading the word. Weather that word sinks in to the listeners or not is another question, but regardless the word was spread to them. That is what we are informed to do. Spread the word, not keep God trapped up in our closet(s).


jeez Cowboy......seems like you are preaching to me about how you are not preaching to me ....


I guess everyones opinions on preaching are different its just how you use the word.
To me I say anyone is preaching at me if they are nagging me to death about something.

It's common here to just say will you quit your preaching if someone tries to tell you what to do.

Hmmm discussing to me is just a chat, and a debate is throwing back and forwards ideas that are opposite to each other.




thanks for the sermon .....


YOu are very very welcome funches I will give you a sermon any time you want.

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Fri 04/29/11 09:01 PM





We aren't told to "preach" the word. All of us can't be "preachers". Preachers are people God calls to be as such, they spread the word to those whom wish to listen, those whom already have knowledge of these scriptures, ect. We're in a discussion forum. Preaching can NOT be done here, for a lot of people in this forum didn't come here specifically to hear the word. They come to 'discuss' religious beliefs. So again, 'preaching' could NEVER be done in this forum. Something a long the lines as 'sermons' could be done. That would involve someone making a thread, to just post various verses on a specific thing. Not 'discuss' those verses. Just merely post them to spread the word, which that would stop fairly soon, for that would be against the forum rules. So again, there is no preaching done here, nor could there be for an extended period of time.

In a discussion, one is spreading the word. Weather that word sinks in to the listeners or not is another question, but regardless the word was spread to them. That is what we are informed to do. Spread the word, not keep God trapped up in our closet(s).


jeez Cowboy......seems like you are preaching to me about how you are not preaching to me ....


I guess everyones opinions on preaching are different its just how you use the word.
To me I say anyone is preaching at me if they are nagging me to death about something.

It's common here to just say will you quit your preaching if someone tries to tell you what to do.

Hmmm discussing to me is just a chat, and a debate is throwing back and forwards ideas that are opposite to each other.




thanks for the sermon .....



I'd like to laugh at that, but it's just too sad...






What do you think is sadwhat

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Fri 04/29/11 09:19 PM






We aren't told to "preach" the word. All of us can't be "preachers". Preachers are people God calls to be as such, they spread the word to those whom wish to listen, those whom already have knowledge of these scriptures, ect. We're in a discussion forum. Preaching can NOT be done here, for a lot of people in this forum didn't come here specifically to hear the word. They come to 'discuss' religious beliefs. So again, 'preaching' could NEVER be done in this forum. Something a long the lines as 'sermons' could be done. That would involve someone making a thread, to just post various verses on a specific thing. Not 'discuss' those verses. Just merely post them to spread the word, which that would stop fairly soon, for that would be against the forum rules. So again, there is no preaching done here, nor could there be for an extended period of time.

In a discussion, one is spreading the word. Weather that word sinks in to the listeners or not is another question, but regardless the word was spread to them. That is what we are informed to do. Spread the word, not keep God trapped up in our closet(s).


jeez Cowboy......seems like you are preaching to me about how you are not preaching to me ....


I guess everyones opinions on preaching are different its just how you use the word.
To me I say anyone is preaching at me if they are nagging me to death about something.

It's common here to just say will you quit your preaching if someone tries to tell you what to do.

Hmmm discussing to me is just a chat, and a debate is throwing back and forwards ideas that are opposite to each other.




thanks for the sermon .....



I'd like to laugh at that, but it's just too sad...






What do you think is sadwhat


"To me I say anyone is preaching at me if they are nagging me to death about something"

And he thanked YOU for the sermon...



rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl




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Fri 04/29/11 10:38 PM







We aren't told to "preach" the word. All of us can't be "preachers". Preachers are people God calls to be as such, they spread the word to those whom wish to listen, those whom already have knowledge of these scriptures, ect. We're in a discussion forum. Preaching can NOT be done here, for a lot of people in this forum didn't come here specifically to hear the word. They come to 'discuss' religious beliefs. So again, 'preaching' could NEVER be done in this forum. Something a long the lines as 'sermons' could be done. That would involve someone making a thread, to just post various verses on a specific thing. Not 'discuss' those verses. Just merely post them to spread the word, which that would stop fairly soon, for that would be against the forum rules. So again, there is no preaching done here, nor could there be for an extended period of time.

In a discussion, one is spreading the word. Weather that word sinks in to the listeners or not is another question, but regardless the word was spread to them. That is what we are informed to do. Spread the word, not keep God trapped up in our closet(s).


jeez Cowboy......seems like you are preaching to me about how you are not preaching to me ....


I guess everyones opinions on preaching are different its just how you use the word.
To me I say anyone is preaching at me if they are nagging me to death about something.

It's common here to just say will you quit your preaching if someone tries to tell you what to do.

Hmmm discussing to me is just a chat, and a debate is throwing back and forwards ideas that are opposite to each other.




thanks for the sermon .....



I'd like to laugh at that, but it's just too sad...






What do you think is sadwhat


"To me I say anyone is preaching at me if they are nagging me to death about something"

And he thanked YOU for the sermon...



rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl






Oh but that is just Funches, if he actually agreed with me I would probably fall over backwards, in shock..happy

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Sat 04/30/11 04:35 AM





We aren't told to "preach" the word. All of us can't be "preachers". Preachers are people God calls to be as such, they spread the word to those whom wish to listen, those whom already have knowledge of these scriptures, ect. We're in a discussion forum. Preaching can NOT be done here, for a lot of people in this forum didn't come here specifically to hear the word. They come to 'discuss' religious beliefs. So again, 'preaching' could NEVER be done in this forum. Something a long the lines as 'sermons' could be done. That would involve someone making a thread, to just post various verses on a specific thing. Not 'discuss' those verses. Just merely post them to spread the word, which that would stop fairly soon, for that would be against the forum rules. So again, there is no preaching done here, nor could there be for an extended period of time.

In a discussion, one is spreading the word. Weather that word sinks in to the listeners or not is another question, but regardless the word was spread to them. That is what we are informed to do. Spread the word, not keep God trapped up in our closet(s).


jeez Cowboy......seems like you are preaching to me about how you are not preaching to me ....


I guess everyones opinions on preaching are different its just how you use the word.
To me I say anyone is preaching at me if they are nagging me to death about something.

It's common here to just say will you quit your preaching if someone tries to tell you what to do.

Hmmm discussing to me is just a chat, and a debate is throwing back and forwards ideas that are opposite to each other.




thanks for the sermon .....



I'd like to laugh at that, but it's just too sad...






Peter Pan....if you like to laugh but find it sad to do so...you're probably depress

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Sat 04/30/11 04:40 AM
Edited by funches on Sat 04/30/11 04:41 AM








We aren't told to "preach" the word. All of us can't be "preachers". Preachers are people God calls to be as such, they spread the word to those whom wish to listen, those whom already have knowledge of these scriptures, ect. We're in a discussion forum. Preaching can NOT be done here, for a lot of people in this forum didn't come here specifically to hear the word. They come to 'discuss' religious beliefs. So again, 'preaching' could NEVER be done in this forum. Something a long the lines as 'sermons' could be done. That would involve someone making a thread, to just post various verses on a specific thing. Not 'discuss' those verses. Just merely post them to spread the word, which that would stop fairly soon, for that would be against the forum rules. So again, there is no preaching done here, nor could there be for an extended period of time.

In a discussion, one is spreading the word. Weather that word sinks in to the listeners or not is another question, but regardless the word was spread to them. That is what we are informed to do. Spread the word, not keep God trapped up in our closet(s).


jeez Cowboy......seems like you are preaching to me about how you are not preaching to me ....


I guess everyones opinions on preaching are different its just how you use the word.
To me I say anyone is preaching at me if they are nagging me to death about something.

It's common here to just say will you quit your preaching if someone tries to tell you what to do.

Hmmm discussing to me is just a chat, and a debate is throwing back and forwards ideas that are opposite to each other.




thanks for the sermon .....



I'd like to laugh at that, but it's just too sad...






What do you think is sadwhat


"To me I say anyone is preaching at me if they are nagging me to death about something"

And he thanked YOU for the sermon...



rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl






Oh but that is just Funches, if he actually agreed with me I would probably fall over backwards, in shock..happy



In this case I'm agreeing with the character called Jesus ...his command to his followers were to spread the word but all I'm seeing so far are followers trying to deny that this is what they are doing

so if anyone should be sad...it perhaps should be Jesus ...

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Sat 04/30/11 06:52 AM









We aren't told to "preach" the word. All of us can't be "preachers". Preachers are people God calls to be as such, they spread the word to those whom wish to listen, those whom already have knowledge of these scriptures, ect. We're in a discussion forum. Preaching can NOT be done here, for a lot of people in this forum didn't come here specifically to hear the word. They come to 'discuss' religious beliefs. So again, 'preaching' could NEVER be done in this forum. Something a long the lines as 'sermons' could be done. That would involve someone making a thread, to just post various verses on a specific thing. Not 'discuss' those verses. Just merely post them to spread the word, which that would stop fairly soon, for that would be against the forum rules. So again, there is no preaching done here, nor could there be for an extended period of time.

In a discussion, one is spreading the word. Weather that word sinks in to the listeners or not is another question, but regardless the word was spread to them. That is what we are informed to do. Spread the word, not keep God trapped up in our closet(s).


jeez Cowboy......seems like you are preaching to me about how you are not preaching to me ....


I guess everyones opinions on preaching are different its just how you use the word.
To me I say anyone is preaching at me if they are nagging me to death about something.

It's common here to just say will you quit your preaching if someone tries to tell you what to do.

Hmmm discussing to me is just a chat, and a debate is throwing back and forwards ideas that are opposite to each other.




thanks for the sermon .....



I'd like to laugh at that, but it's just too sad...






What do you think is sadwhat


"To me I say anyone is preaching at me if they are nagging me to death about something"

And he thanked YOU for the sermon...



rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl rofl






Oh but that is just Funches, if he actually agreed with me I would probably fall over backwards, in shock..happy



In this case I'm agreeing with the character called Jesus ...his command to his followers were to spread the word but all I'm seeing so far are followers trying to deny that this is what they are doing

so if anyone should be sad...it perhaps should be Jesus ...



Hmmm perhaps, but really it still depends on what preaching is to you,
I dont want anyone preaching to me, as here to be preached to is not nice, its basically someone shoving something down you neck..
I dont want to go to church and have to listen to someones opinion, that may or may not be right.I want to go and be able to interact with what is going on.which is what happens now in heaps of churches here,.
So preaching to me doesnt really bring up good thoughts. and hopefully I havent been preaching..
Although I am happy to share my views on god, no way am I going to push it down someones throat and force feed them. UH UH no way hozay..
so funches, yep there are people here who preach and if i have preached at you , then I am sorry cause its not nice

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Sat 04/30/11 07:29 AM

Hmmm perhaps, but really it still depends on what preaching is to you,
I dont want anyone preaching to me, as here to be preached to is not nice, its basically someone shoving something down you neck..
I dont want to go to church and have to listen to someones opinion, that may or may not be right.I want to go and be able to interact with what is going on.which is what happens now in heaps of churches here,.
So preaching to me doesnt really bring up good thoughts. and hopefully I havent been preaching..
Although I am happy to share my views on god, no way am I going to push it down someones throat and force feed them. UH UH no way hozay..
so funches, yep there are people here who preach and if i have preached at you , then I am sorry cause its not nice


sermons, chatting, discussion, telepathy, sign language, boolean algrebra, flipping someone the bird ..however one wish to disguise it Jesus's Command was to spread the word ...

since this entails the spreading the word of one's Christians religious beliefs therefore one simply can not accomplish this without preaching in some shape form or fashion

discussion or chatting may take place in the Christian's Single Forum because technically all are of one belief (supposedly) but any forum beyond that when a Christian endows others with their religious beliefs it becomes preaching because of the command by Jesus to spread the word

can I get a witness


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Sat 04/30/11 08:51 AM


Hmmm perhaps, but really it still depends on what preaching is to you,
I dont want anyone preaching to me, as here to be preached to is not nice, its basically someone shoving something down you neck..
I dont want to go to church and have to listen to someones opinion, that may or may not be right.I want to go and be able to interact with what is going on.which is what happens now in heaps of churches here,.
So preaching to me doesnt really bring up good thoughts. and hopefully I havent been preaching..
Although I am happy to share my views on god, no way am I going to push it down someones throat and force feed them. UH UH no way hozay..
so funches, yep there are people here who preach and if i have preached at you , then I am sorry cause its not nice


sermons, chatting, discussion, telepathy, sign language, boolean algrebra, flipping someone the bird ..however one wish to disguise it Jesus's Command was to spread the word ...

since this entails the spreading the word of one's Christians religious beliefs therefore one simply can not accomplish this without preaching in some shape form or fashion

discussion or chatting may take place in the Christian's Single Forum because technically all are of one belief (supposedly) but any forum beyond that when a Christian endows others with their religious beliefs it becomes preaching because of the command by Jesus to spread the word

can I get a witness




Actually incorrect. Who's goes to hear preaching? Is it the none believers that go to churches to hear preaching? Or is it the believers that go to the churches to hear preaching.

So how does one discuss there religion without preaching? How does one carry out a conversation with another about that religion without it being "preaching"?

Because if one can not do as such, then that would go both ways. None believers would then be preaching as well. Because the believer would be doing nothing more the what the none believer would be doing.

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Sat 04/30/11 12:35 PM

Actually incorrect. Who's goes to hear preaching? Is it the none believers that go to churches to hear preaching? Or is it the believers that go to the churches to hear preaching.


you left out of the option of coming to mingles2 to hear preaching


So how does one discuss there religion without preaching? How does one carry out a conversation with another about that religion without it being "preaching"?


don't you think that's why Jesus made it a command...because by making it a command there is no way to do it without preaching


Because if one can not do as such, then that would go both ways. None believers would then be preaching as well. Because the believer would be doing nothing more the what the none believer would be doing.


Cowboy ..unbelievers are not Christians and therefore are not under the jurisdiction of the commands that Jesus has imposed upon his followers to preach the gospel...

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Sat 04/30/11 01:41 PM
laugh laugh laugh Ok funches you are right we are preaching, I am not to worried what it is called, its really a mute point.

Like I said for some it is so you are right.

I personally do not like to use the word preaching for much to do with me..
But Its cool to call it preaching or a sermon, or whatever ..

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Sat 04/30/11 02:12 PM


Actually incorrect. Who's goes to hear preaching? Is it the none believers that go to churches to hear preaching? Or is it the believers that go to the churches to hear preaching.


you left out of the option of coming to mingles2 to hear preaching


So how does one discuss there religion without preaching? How does one carry out a conversation with another about that religion without it being "preaching"?


don't you think that's why Jesus made it a command...because by making it a command there is no way to do it without preaching


Because if one can not do as such, then that would go both ways. None believers would then be preaching as well. Because the believer would be doing nothing more the what the none believer would be doing.


Cowboy ..unbelievers are not Christians and therefore are not under the jurisdiction of the commands that Jesus has imposed upon his followers to preach the gospel...



you left out of the option of coming to mingles2 to hear preaching


Who comes to Mingle2 to hear preaching? Who comes to mingle2 to do preaching? Dude, again this is a discussion forum, so we come to DISCUSS. If one doesn't wish to hear about the religion or any other religion for that matter, I would suggest not coming to a general RELIGION CHAT forum.


don't you think that's why Jesus made it a command...because by making it a command there is no way to do it without preaching


Jesus commanded no to PREACH the word. Jesus told us to spread the word yes, but again that's not preaching. Preaching is a sermon for worshiping God. No one is specifically doing any worshiping or "sermons". Again, we're merely discussing in a general RELIGION CHAT forum.


Cowboy ..unbelievers are not Christians and therefore are not under the jurisdiction of the commands that Jesus has imposed upon his followers to preach the gospel...


Again, Jesus didn't instruct us to "preach" the word. Jesus told us to spread the good news, yes. But not specifically "preach". People whom preach are people whom Jesus has called to do that. We can't all be preachers.



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Sat 04/30/11 03:45 PM
Edited by josie68 on Sat 04/30/11 03:46 PM



Actually incorrect. Who's goes to hear preaching? Is it the none believers that go to churches to hear preaching? Or is it the believers that go to the churches to hear preaching.


you left out of the option of coming to mingles2 to hear preaching


So how does one discuss there religion without preaching? How does one carry out a conversation with another about that religion without it being "preaching"?


don't you think that's why Jesus made it a command...because by making it a command there is no way to do it without preaching


Because if one can not do as such, then that would go both ways. None believers would then be preaching as well. Because the believer would be doing nothing more the what the none believer would be doing.


Cowboy ..unbelievers are not Christians and therefore are not under the jurisdiction of the commands that Jesus has imposed upon his followers to preach the gospel...



you left out of the option of coming to mingles2 to hear preaching


Who comes to Mingle2 to hear preaching? Who comes to mingle2 to do preaching? Dude, again this is a discussion forum, so we come to DISCUSS. If one doesn't wish to hear about the religion or any other religion for that matter, I would suggest not coming to a general RELIGION CHAT forum.


don't you think that's why Jesus made it a command...because by making it a command there is no way to do it without preaching


Jesus commanded no to PREACH the word. Jesus told us to spread the word yes, but again that's not preaching. Preaching is a sermon for worshiping God. No one is specifically doing any worshiping or "sermons". Again, we're merely discussing in a general RELIGION CHAT forum.


Cowboy ..unbelievers are not Christians and therefore are not under the jurisdiction of the commands that Jesus has imposed upon his followers to preach the gospel...


Again, Jesus didn't instruct us to "preach" the word. Jesus told us to spread the good news, yes. But not specifically "preach". People whom preach are people whom Jesus has called to do that. We can't all be preachers.








Cowboy does it really matter.
If its seen as preaching as long as it is true and correct, does it matter. If you are preahing and doing a good job then, its not a drama.
Really just be proud of who you are, funches is right, if he sees it as preaching then to him you are and to argue it is just showing how silly we are, are we going to argue that Jesus had a beard and how long it was.
It is just not important in the long run.
So Have fun, and enjoy the preaching and discussions.

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Sat 04/30/11 04:06 PM
That's right Cowboy. What you call "discussion" is what other people call "Preaching."

"Spreading the word" is preaching.

If the word is a LIE, it's lying.

If what you say is true, not all will believe you.

If you claim what you say is true, you may be asked to prove it.

If you can't prove it, but you say it anyway, then its Preaching.




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Sat 04/30/11 04:12 PM
Edited by funches on Sat 04/30/11 04:17 PM

laugh laugh laugh Ok funches you are right we are preaching, I am not to worried what it is called, its really a mute point.


BY JOVE I THINK JOSIE'S GOT IT

it's so odd how Christians treat the term "preaching" with so much distain since Jesus himself was doing it

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Sat 04/30/11 04:34 PM
Edited by josie68 on Sat 04/30/11 04:36 PM


laugh laugh laugh Ok funches you are right we are preaching, I am not to worried what it is called, its really a mute point.


BY JOVE I THINK JOSIE'S GOT IT

it's so odd how Christians treat the term "preaching" with so much distain since Jesus himself was doing it



Hmmmm I dont know if I have said that I am a christian, as i am not sure that I want to be one. yep I believe in jesus and God, but I believe a lot of things so just am not sure..


No its not really odd,
What Jesus preached would have been truth, with love and sincerity,
However now, normally people stand there with their own biased opinion, and just demand that you believe it. To me that is wrong, so I guess I just have a bad opinion of the word preaching, but really its not the word just the way people do it and expect that because they say they are preaching the word, that its there right to say whatever they want without any consequences as they have to be right.

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Sat 04/30/11 04:46 PM

Again, Jesus didn't instruct us to "preach" the word. Jesus told us to spread the good news, yes. But not specifically "preach". People whom preach are people whom Jesus has called to do that. We can't all be preachers.


well Cowboy since you won't let it go I guess it's time to pull a passage form the bible that "specifically" states why what you have been doing in here was "preaching"


Mark 16:15
And he said to them, Go you into all the world, and "preach" the gospel to every creature.


and before you said that he told that only to his disciples here's another passage


Matt 28:19
Go therefore and make disciples of people of all the nations,


so Cowboy....are you a disciple of Jesus?





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Sat 04/30/11 04:49 PM

Hmmmm I dont know if I have said that I am a christian, as i am not sure that I want to be one. yep I believe in jesus and God, but I believe a lot of things so just am not sure..


Josie...it sounds like you are a Pascal's Wager Christian



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Sat 04/30/11 07:06 PM


Hmmmm I dont know if I have said that I am a christian, as i am not sure that I want to be one. yep I believe in jesus and God, but I believe a lot of things so just am not sure..


Josie...it sounds like you are a Pascal's Wager Christian





WEll really Ihave no idea,
Once upon a time I was a strong Christian, but then after seeing so much rubbish done in the name Of Jesus or God, I no longer wanted anything to do with the church. Nor do I want to be associated with the name.

Soooooooooooooooo I dont know what I am, really I dont care what I am, as long as I know who I am and what I personally believe it doesnt bother me.
I respect other peoples opinions, but dont try and change them.
Yep I like a good debate and am happy to stand on either side if I agre with it, .
So I guess any label is fine with me.