there is probably not one of here posting that considers themselves to be "religious" or to practice "Religion"; Relgiousness and religion to a born again Christian is a term that refers to us speaks of the pharisee - those who looked the part on the outside and had not a clue about God in reality... those who had faith in their traditions and rituals and even in their own ability to keep the Law and follow the rules and not faith in the Living God. So it is kind of insulting to call a born again Christian religious or Christianity a religion.
We believe that we are born again children of the Living God creator of heaven and earth and that we walk in a familial relatiohsip with HIM; we do not practice a religion.
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LOL WUT word salad alert.
"we do not practice a religion."
Yes, you do. I broke up with God and he still stalks me, and wants to torture me for all eternity. I 'spose that is a relationship, huh?
Every single line of this post is pure gold for the thinking individual to use, when directly believers to the stupid that gets perpetrated in their name.
What I think he is saying is that he is insulted when called a "Christian" as it lumps him together with people who aren't as radicalised as he is and therefore, are not 'true' Christians.
What a tool.
"there is probably not one of here posting that considers themselves to be "religious" or to practice "Religion"; "
The problem is that every one of you considers all the others to be practicing religion.
If you don't want to be considered a religion anymore, then give up your tax exemption. Then stop your weekly gatherings to give praise to a god. Stop having faith. Um... you'll have to give up that Bible as it's a dead giveaway that whatever you're doing, it's religious.
I think you should really learn what a pharisee was before you open your mouth again. This crap you say... it makes no sense.
Help for Homeschoolers - says it all.
All the ancient scripts (Assyrian, Cuneform, Amarahic, Old Hebrew) are written in the masculine even when referring to women. HIM maybe is a HER to put it bluntly.
Anyhow your god-thing probably is a HIM, as a HER would never allow such a bloody mess.
You need a lot more pactice thinking, you like totally suck at it.
Brought to you by the letter B and the number 666.
Home schooling at its finest.
So it is kind of insulting to call a born again Christian religious or Christianity a religion.
If you're speaking English, Christianity is a religion. Of course, anyone can invent a new definition of the word "religion" out of thin air. But then they're not speaking English any more. They're speaking their own made-up language. Like when McCain credited "The Surge" with sparking the rebellion of Sunni sheiks against al-Qaida terrorists in Iraq's Anbar province, and it was pointed out that the rebellion happened before Bush ordered "The Surge". So McCain just made up his own new definition of "The Surge".
We believe that we are born again children of the Living God ...
My neighbor believes he's Napoleon Bonaparte, and he can't even speak French.
(emph-ass-is added):
"We believe that we are born again children of the Living God creator of heaven and earth and that we walk in a familial relatiohsip with HIM; we do not practice a religion . "
Sooooo... you & all your 'non'-religious ilk want to make that call to the IRS - re. tax exemption - or shall I...?
“there is probably not one of here posting that considers themselves to be "religious" or to practice "Religion";
Probably not one Christain at Rapture Ready thinks that they, personally, don’t qualify for the Rapture. Even though they outright ignore the actual teachings of Jesus, they’re sure of their inclusion.
“Relgiousness and religion to a born again Christian is a term that refers to us speaks of the pharisee - those who looked the part on the outside and had not a clue about God in reality... those who had faith in their traditions and rituals and even in their own ability to keep the Law and follow the rules and not faith in the Living God.”
But nothing in the definition of the word, religion, includes anything about whether it’s true. This is a connotation you guys add to make yourselves feel superior.
"So it is kind of insulting to call a born again Christian religious or Christianity a religion.”
It’s kind of insulting for you, then, to refer to other religions as religions. So, that justifies it even if the actual definitions of the words didn’t.
“We believe that we are born again children of the Living God creator of heaven and earth and that we walk in a familial relatiohsip with HIM; we do not practice a religion.”
You can believe you’re Queen of the May for all i care. You practice a religion. If you make up your own language, then that’s your choice to become insulted by simple facts stated without rancor.
Confused?
So were we! You can find all of this, and more, on Fundies Say the Darndest Things!
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