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Mariana

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21. He has posted a few specifics from time to time.
Tue Feb 13, 2018, 03:02 PM
Feb 2018

He could have been lying about his beliefs, of course. That is always a possibility. It does seem that he has assigned his own unique personal definition to the word "Christian" the same way he has done to many other words.

I would say that makes you an atypical Christian. 3catwoman3 Feb 2018 #1
I understand and identify with your experiences. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #3
I am also a Unitarian-Universalist. I agree with you and love your post. Sophia4 Feb 2018 #32
So would you say that Muslims who wish to kill or convert non-Muslims marylandblue Feb 2018 #2
They are. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #4
But there's nothing really wrong with it, right? marylandblue Feb 2018 #6
Ask them. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #16
I am pretty sure they would kill a heathen like me marylandblue Feb 2018 #17
I am a Christian. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #18
I am not interested in their opinion marylandblue Feb 2018 #29
Why are you uninterested in their opinion about their faith? guillaumeb Feb 2018 #33
They are not on DU marylandblue Feb 2018 #43
Sorry for the apparent confusion. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #48
Sorry, I meant they are not on the DU Religion Group marylandblue Feb 2018 #58
I am a pacifist, which contains the answer. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #81
It's fine you oppose it, but you can't say that God opposes it marylandblue Feb 2018 #90
I cannot speak for the Creator. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #91
in the context of modern society marylandblue Feb 2018 #93
I will answer. Anyone, Muslim or whatever, who has convinced him- or herself Sophia4 Feb 2018 #42
This message was self-deleted by its author TwistOneUp Feb 2018 #47
Well that's a good answer marylandblue Feb 2018 #62
Convenience.They're strongly/gravely deceived. Doing the evil one's sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #108
Interesting. trotsky Feb 2018 #71
The problem with faith TlalocW Feb 2018 #5
The problem is that intolerance and violence are human characteristics. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #23
Nothing in TlalocW's post referred to intolerance or violence marylandblue Feb 2018 #75
I explained the connection. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #83
According to my mother if you weren't a member of the Church of Christ you are doc03 Feb 2018 #7
If we are all going to hell, perhaps hell is heaven. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #24
'Hell' is a state of being, not a physical/geographical place/location like your residential address sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #39
Many Christians do not agree. Mariana Feb 2018 #57
That right there.... sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #67
Hell as a place is a Catholic tradition marylandblue Feb 2018 #77
I hold that this hell is a state of the soul that is separated or will be from God, but that it is sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #89
No, but TwistOneUp Feb 2018 #50
Hoo boy. My housekeeper is running late. (Me!🤣) sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #109
I want to thank you for answering questions about your religion Mariana Feb 2018 #112
I am appreciative of your words. sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #113
I would say most if not all Christian churches edhopper Feb 2018 #8
Faith is a personal thing. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #25
Not asking about you. edhopper Feb 2018 #40
I am presenting the huge range of faith. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #41
And yet edhopper Feb 2018 #44
I am talking here about the terms correct or incorrect as they apply to faith. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #49
Well then edhopper Feb 2018 #59
Faith is common to most of the world. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #82
So to you faith is faith edhopper Feb 2018 #85
Faith is basically defined as belief in the unprovable. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #86
And those who have faith in things edhopper Feb 2018 #88
Most religions believe quite sincerely that theirs is the only true belief. PoindexterOglethorpe Feb 2018 #9
My belief system is the only way Angry Dragon Feb 2018 #10
As long as you follow it, it is the only way. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #26
I mean for everyone Angry Dragon Feb 2018 #52
Yawn. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2018 #11
"I would say that they too are following a different path. Not better, not worse. Just different." trotsky Feb 2018 #12
Giving a shout out from 'someone's' anonymous fan club! 😤 sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #45
guillaumeb wrote: "Are thinking skills generally absent among theists?" trotsky Feb 2018 #54
Lying for the Lord. Mariana Feb 2018 #60
Besides, when you have a large anonymous fan club that you're performing for, trotsky Feb 2018 #66
Okay. Clumsy apologetics will get one into a sticky wicket. sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #63
guillaumeb's "spirit" thinks that deliberately spreading falsehoods is a good thing. trotsky Feb 2018 #65
Oh my DOG. sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #68
Do you think dishonesty is a good trait for Christians, or not? trotsky Feb 2018 #69
I fall short hourly, daily, monthly, yearly, decade-ly. sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #73
This isn't about making mistakes. trotsky Feb 2018 #76
In all honesty, I don't know this thread of which you speak. sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #87
It's right here: trotsky Feb 2018 #96
Mmm. That thread. sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #97
Nope, that's wrong. trotsky Feb 2018 #98
Dumping on theists who are an audience to apologetics. sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #99
Here's your answer: trotsky Feb 2018 #101
See how these internets can distort. sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #104
No, your friend is the source of the distortion. trotsky Feb 2018 #106
I'm quite fond of monsieur. sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #110
And you have chosen dishonesty over honesty. trotsky Feb 2018 #116
Ooooh. sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #125
"Honest discussion"? guillaumeb Feb 2018 #114
Yes. trotsky Feb 2018 #117
More interesting. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #120
Drop the fucking bullshit and try it, gil. trotsky Feb 2018 #123
Do not equate "everyone" with you. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #131
You don't get to tell me what to do. trotsky Feb 2018 #142
Still fighting those strawpeople I see. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #146
I can't afford to keep up with these, you know. trotsky Feb 2018 #149
All these PO'd people. sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #141
Well, that's what that post seemed to project saying. sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #105
Why don't you try engaging in discourse with the person who wrote the words? trotsky Feb 2018 #107
Jumpin' Jehosaphat! Any, any 'thing' I say will be wrong. sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #111
Not true. trotsky Feb 2018 #119
Oh, please. You will call my reading comprehension skills sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #126
Despite the person himself clarifying what he wrote, trotsky Feb 2018 #128
Oy veh. Prune Hamantaschen! sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #130
Why do you support guillaimeb? marylandblue Feb 2018 #134
I wouldn't elevate myself to that position. sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #136
You don't need to be a theologian marylandblue Feb 2018 #138
Okay. Will do.🤗 sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #140
Agreed. I am certainly no theologian. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #151
You've put up your own obstacles, so stop marylandblue Feb 2018 #166
Right. Blame theists for reacting to constant attacks on other theists. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #170
There is way to defend yourself marylandblue Feb 2018 #174
Why the constant attacks in the first place? guillaumeb Feb 2018 #176
It's a topic full of controversy and has been for thousands of years marylandblue Feb 2018 #181
I agree. But if someone posts something positive, guillaumeb Feb 2018 #184
Oh, P.S. Condemning/condemnation is not in my repetoire sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #127
I'm done with you now. trotsky Feb 2018 #129
No one has asked you to condemn a brother in the faith Mariana Feb 2018 #133
It is my understanding that person used 'that' wording. sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #135
Hi, sprink. The word 'butt' is being used now possibly bc sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #139
Trotsky, Trotsky, that's completely unreasonable! Mariana Feb 2018 #115
Ah yes, my bad, sorry. trotsky Feb 2018 #118
I asked numerous times. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #121
I wasn't talking to you. trotsky Feb 2018 #122
Self-silence at your request? guillaumeb Feb 2018 #132
Your comments are indeed revealing. trotsky Feb 2018 #143
So you want to shut down any real debate here and insist on harmony among posters? guillaumeb Feb 2018 #147
Oh so now "real debate" means misquoting someone else out of context? trotsky Feb 2018 #150
Like when you accused me on multiple occasions of defining Christianity for everyone guillaumeb Feb 2018 #152
Yes gil, sure, your false accusation against me.... trotsky Feb 2018 #154
So now you deny that you did make that accusation? guillaumeb Feb 2018 #155
Yes I do. trotsky Feb 2018 #156
Here is another example of your reframing: guillaumeb Feb 2018 #157
You failed to link to a post proving your accusation. trotsky Feb 2018 #158
You might be sorry that you asked for proof, but here it is: guillaumeb Feb 2018 #159
That was my attempt to apologize for something I didn't think I did. trotsky Feb 2018 #160
Try again. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #161
Try WHAT? trotsky Feb 2018 #162
You are amazing. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #163
No, I already admitted that I *tried* apologizing to you. trotsky Feb 2018 #164
Amazing indeed. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #167
What this explains is your total inability to forgive. trotsky Feb 2018 #168
What this shows is your inability or unwillingness to admit what you are doing. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #172
I apologized, gil. trotsky Feb 2018 #175
Now you are attempting to reframe your apology, which was guillaumeb Feb 2018 #178
I see that you are not willing to apologize to those you hurt. You will go on hurting. trotsky Feb 2018 #179
I did say resourceful. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #183
What do I need to do to help you get past this? trotsky Feb 2018 #185
3 accusations in a row. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #187
I apologize again. trotsky Feb 2018 #188
Sigh. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #189
I am sorry I angered you then. trotsky Feb 2018 #191
When we engage in dialogue, what was said in the past is also a part of what is currently guillaumeb Feb 2018 #192
Only if you can link to it, guillaumeb MineralMan Feb 2018 #193
I was speaking to another, and also speaking about PMs. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #195
My claim is supported by your posts here, and the number of people who have taken you to task. trotsky Feb 2018 #194
More framing. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #196
Yeah, "revealing." trotsky Feb 2018 #124
As I understood it from his clarifications marylandblue Feb 2018 #137
The sentence could have been written to make that point. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #148
It was written the way it was written marylandblue Feb 2018 #165
So it was an error, or a misstatement. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #169
My point is to remove the beam in your own eye marylandblue Feb 2018 #171
Avoidance of what I wrote. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #173
I am not avoiding what you wrote marylandblue Feb 2018 #177
I am not outraged. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #180
You usually sound outraged, not sad marylandblue Feb 2018 #182
I will search for the sad font. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #186
So, if I read you correctly, all deities are simply manifestations of one? MineralMan Feb 2018 #13
Gil's flavor of Christianity is rather a novel and unusual one. Mariana Feb 2018 #15
After all this time, I still do not have any idea what guillaumeb believes. MineralMan Feb 2018 #19
He has posted a few specifics from time to time. Mariana Feb 2018 #21
Thank you TwistOneUp Feb 2018 #53
That appears to be his intention. nt. Mariana Feb 2018 #94
It's intentional, of course. Act_of_Reparation Feb 2018 #100
I suppose. MineralMan Feb 2018 #102
Not my experience with theists marylandblue Feb 2018 #144
A distinction is probably in order here, I would guess. trotsky Feb 2018 #145
Precisely Act_of_Reparation Feb 2018 #153
In this case, there is the added complication Mariana Feb 2018 #190
If you are confused, I understand. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #28
No, I am not confused at all. MineralMan Feb 2018 #35
Does your faith tell you edhopper Feb 2018 #14
You keep asking that question. The answer, I think, is either MineralMan Feb 2018 #20
The message to do to others as you would have them do to you, guillaumeb Feb 2018 #22
Those are quite generic messages, MineralMan Feb 2018 #27
Some of us are looking for the Creator. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #30
I'm not looking for any such thing. MineralMan Feb 2018 #34
You fall into one of the two categories. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #37
You provided three categories. MineralMan Feb 2018 #38
"Faith" saidsimplesimon Feb 2018 #31
Logic and science are my friends. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #36
I stopped posting in this group for the most part. HopeAgain Feb 2018 #46
Recommended guillaumeb Feb 2018 #51
"...some completely co-opt a human desire for spirituality by twisting it into something very..ugly" trotsky Feb 2018 #55
Sure, if their faith negatively affects others HopeAgain Feb 2018 #61
Hi there! I ran outta DU hearts to gift, but here's one for you! 💝 sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #64
Thank you! HopeAgain Feb 2018 #92
You are not the only one like that marylandblue Feb 2018 #80
I believe that there are more paths than one..... spicysista Feb 2018 #56
In Eastern Orthodoxy: "We know where the Church is, but we do not know where it is not." sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #70
Beautiful! spicysista Feb 2018 #72
Well, I simply 'relished' the 'fragrance' of your post! 😍 Lovely, like aroma therapy! sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #74
Thank you. spicysista Feb 2018 #79
I think god does a facepalm every time someone says churches and faiths demigoddess Feb 2018 #78
A church is not needed. guillaumeb Feb 2018 #84
The first peoples gathering in the Name of the Risen Christ sprinkleeninow Feb 2018 #95
True, it is not the shell, but what is inside. eom guillaumeb Feb 2018 #103
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