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Topic: A moral ethical God?
creativesoul Joined Mon 04/16/07 Posts: 9166	Thu 01/10/08 10:10 AM
feral, That is the most ridiculous form of statistics I have ever seen... You actually believe that 99% of Mexico believes in Christ? Or 85% of The United States of America? C'mon...

feralcatlady Joined Mon 10/08/07 Posts: 35491	Thu 01/10/08 10:28 AM Edited by feralcatlady on Thu 01/10/08 10:28 AM
Yes actually I do.....Our church alone has built 15 new churches all over Mexico.....And if you just look at anything on Mexico and look what the main religion is.....it's going to say Christian and then Catholic..... Source for these Christian statistics: Ash, Russell. The Top 10 of Everything, DK Publishing, Inc.: New York (1997), pg. 160-161;

feralcatlady Joined Mon 10/08/07 Posts: 35491	Thu 01/10/08 10:31 AM Edited by feralcatlady on Thu 01/10/08 10:32 AM
1. Christianity: 2.1 billion 2. Islam: 1.5 billion 3. Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion 4. Hinduism: 900 million 5. Chinese traditional religion: 394 million 6. Buddhism: 376 million 7. primal-indigenous: 300 million 8. African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million 9. Sikhism: 23 million 10. Juche: 19 million 11. Spiritism: 15 million 12. Judaism: 14 million 13. Baha'i: 7 million 14. Jainism: 4.2 million 15. Shinto: 4 million 16. Cao Dai: 4 million 17. Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million 18. Tenrikyo: 2 million 19. Neo-Paganism: 1 million 20. Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand 21. Rastafarianism: 600 thousand 22. Scientology: 500 thousand So once again I say, not going anywhere.

creativesoul Joined Mon 04/16/07 Posts: 9166	Thu 01/10/08 10:36 AM Edited by creativesoul on Thu 01/10/08 10:36 AM
You may post whatever you choose to post concerning statistics... There is absolutely no reason for me to believe that America is 85% Christian... that is absurd... The only place one may be able to walk into where the people are 85% Christian would be a Christian church... and that is is still suspect... seriously feral...

feralcatlady Joined Mon 10/08/07 Posts: 35491	Thu 01/10/08 11:08 AM
well again believe what you want cs....and no one is stopping you from checking yourself.

creativesoul Joined Mon 04/16/07 Posts: 9166	Thu 01/10/08 11:10 AM
Do you believe that these numbers are an accurate reflection of those who practice and live the chosen religion, or an accurate reflection of an answer required on a questionaire...

Chazster Joined Tue 08/28/07 Posts: 6206	Thu 01/10/08 11:17 AM
Wow 500 thousand Scientologists. Well 500,001 now that Will Smith is one. I can't believe people think alien ghosts attach themselves to our bodies and make us believe in our religions.

feralcatlady Joined Mon 10/08/07 Posts: 35491	Thu 01/10/08 11:28 AM
Do you believe that these numbers are an accurate reflection of those who practice and live the chosen religion, or an accurate reflection of an answer required on a questionaire... When the question was first brought up.....That Christianity is dying......I didn't agree with that at all. I know for myself the changes I have seen in all aspects of life, and if anything people are seeking more now then every before....which by the way is how it should be right now....Because God said that every ear shall; hear my name. Now this doesn't mean to say that all will just come to the Lord. But I also know in my ministries around the world alot of people are letting Jesus into their heart and their lives are changing. India is the next trip and one of the few places that doesn't have a lot of Christians......but I know also in the next 5 years that is going to change big time......

funches Joined Sat 12/01/07 Posts: 12948	Thu 01/10/08 11:32 AM
I don't think Christianity is dying at all.... I even look at the difference when I started doing religion forums and how much even that has grown over the last 6-7 years. So I would have to say no no no.... Christianity is dying .. more and more I have these religious debates here and in other forums I now find myself trying to explain to others even Christians to keep God into the equation in these debates .. the believers realizing how the religion is so unbelieveable that they are now willing to dump the religion but keep the God but consider God as no longer an "enitiy" or "being" but more of their own self awareness which means even the original concept of God is being replaced ....Christianity is going "New Age" Goodness, do I detect a bitter note in that last post? nope just an observation ...Christianity is once again forming splinter sects because people don't have faith in the religion.. we get to view first hand the evolution of Christianity into "New Age Scientology" ...as Spock on Star Trek would say...fasinating

funches Joined Sat 12/01/07 Posts: 12948	Thu 01/10/08 11:40 AM
It is through logical thought that one dismisses common notions such as the OP... If the only thing existing was 'God', then all else would have to be an extension or affection of 'God'. I am not sure why this is debated, honestly. It is so obvious. it has been debated in the thread "To believe is to Doubt" believers believe that they only exist as the thoughts of God ask a believer if they "BELIEVE" they exist or it they "KNOW" they exist ..they will not say that they "know" they exist without include believe in the equation...

feralcatlady Joined Mon 10/08/07 Posts: 35491	Thu 01/10/08 11:41 AM Edited by feralcatlady on Thu 01/10/08 11:42 AM
of course I exist......how truly lame is that.

funches Joined Sat 12/01/07 Posts: 12948	Thu 01/10/08 11:59 AM
of course I exist......how truly lame is that. of course? ...hummmm playing games huh feralcatlady? the question was do "believe" you exist or do you "know" that you exist either use the word "believe" or the word "know" to describe your existence and not the words "of course" and if you say that you "know" that you exist..explain how you know you do

funches Joined Sat 12/01/07 Posts: 12948	Thu 01/10/08 12:02 PM
1. Christianity: 2.1 billion 2. Islam: 1.5 billion 3. Secular/Nonreligious/Agnostic/Atheist: 1.1 billion 4. Hinduism: 900 million 5. Chinese traditional religion: 394 million 6. Buddhism: 376 million 7. primal-indigenous: 300 million 8. African Traditional & Diasporic: 100 million 9. Sikhism: 23 million 10. Juche: 19 million 11. Spiritism: 15 million 12. Judaism: 14 million 13. Baha'i: 7 million 14. Jainism: 4.2 million 15. Shinto: 4 million 16. Cao Dai: 4 million 17. Zoroastrianism: 2.6 million 18. Tenrikyo: 2 million 19. Neo-Paganism: 1 million 20. Unitarian-Universalism: 800 thousand 21. Rastafarianism: 600 thousand 22. Scientology: 500 thousand So once again I say, not going anywhere. now feralcatlady according to your belief can you now give the statistics of how many are destine to burn in hell ....you walked right into that one

feralcatlady Joined Mon 10/08/07 Posts: 35491	Thu 01/10/08 12:04 PM
just you my sweet.....lol

funches Joined Sat 12/01/07 Posts: 12948	Thu 01/10/08 12:46 PM
just you my sweet.....lol scary cat or is that scary possum ...since you are afraid to tell it on the mountain then bible thump it to me in an e-mail ...I really want to know

feralcatlady Joined Mon 10/08/07 Posts: 35491	Thu 01/10/08 05:45 PM
of course I exist......how truly lame is that. of course? ...hummmm playing games huh feralcatlady? the question was do "believe" you exist or do you "know" that you exist either use the word "believe" or the word "know" to describe your existence and not the words "of course" and if you say that you "know" that you exist..explain how you know you do I know...because when I pinch myself I scream.

Dragoness Joined Wed 10/17/07 Posts: 23320	Thu 01/10/08 05:52 PM
To feel pain is to know we exist, new topic for you creative?? LOL Statistics on religion are going to be skewed anyway, I know people who may have never entered a church in their lives but out of a great fear of being judged they say they are christian. Moral ethical god, he is only as moral and ethical as man made him as he is a creation of man.

feralcatlady Joined Mon 10/08/07 Posts: 35491	Thu 01/10/08 06:12 PM
How interesting dragon.......why do you think Christians live out of a fear of being judged.

funches Joined Sat 12/01/07 Posts: 12948	Thu 01/10/08 06:16 PM
of course I exist......how truly lame is that. of course? ...hummmm playing games huh feralcatlady? the question was do "believe" you exist or do you "know" that you exist either use the word "believe" or the word "know" to describe your existence and not the words "of course" and if you say that you "know" that you exist..explain how you know you do I know...because when I pinch myself I scream. then you should use that same method to prove God's existence

scttrbrain Joined Sun 04/08/07 Posts: 5769	Thu 01/10/08 06:17 PM Edited by scttrbrain on Thu 01/10/08 06:35 PM
Do you believe that these numbers are an accurate reflection of those who practice and live the chosen religion, or an accurate reflection of an answer required on a questionaire... I can believe that the number is correct to whom claim Christianity. But to really follow with the belief system as is meant to be? Nope. Not so many. But...the church is on the rise. Churches are being built and being filled to maximum capacity. It is the fastest and largest group growing today. It's even made national news. Kat