Post by: superstarMASIAH on February 05, 2005, 11:44:18 AM
O world-egg, hear me.
I am Horus of millions of years.
I am lord and master of the throne
Freed from evil, I traverse the ages
and spaces that are endless.
Post by: Nameneko on February 05, 2005, 12:45:06 PM
Edited by - Nameneko on 2/22/2005 3:08:05 PM
Post by: superstarMASIAH on February 05, 2005, 03:36:34 PM
O world-egg, hear me.
I am Horus of millions of years.
I am lord and master of the throne
Freed from evil, I traverse the ages
and spaces that are endless.
Post by: Markio on February 05, 2005, 04:30:14 PM
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.†-Atticus Finch
Post by: Nameneko on February 05, 2005, 05:28:40 PM
Edited by - Nameneko on 2/22/2005 3:08:16 PM
Post by: superstarMASIAH on February 05, 2005, 05:52:04 PM
O world-egg, hear me.
I am Horus of millions of years.
I am lord and master of the throne
Freed from evil, I traverse the ages
and spaces that are endless.
Post by: Markio on February 05, 2005, 07:36:41 PM
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.†-Atticus Finch
Post by: Nameneko on February 05, 2005, 08:25:15 PM
Post by: MEGAߥTE on February 05, 2005, 08:46:39 PM
Post by: Luigison on February 05, 2005, 08:52:18 PM
Post by: MEGAߥTE on February 05, 2005, 08:55:34 PM
Post by: Watoad on February 06, 2005, 12:05:22 AM
Anything can be a religion to you if you make it that. For some it is the theory of evolution, for others just believing in the lack of anything greater than humanity, or for others even money. You can idolize anything and thereby make it your god, your religion.
As for your question, I would never recommend people with two different religions tying to have a relationship together. Even when you are respectful of each others' beliefs, you will always come back to the point that they are not the same. If religion is the most important thing in your life, then you will have to favor it over your relationship, and this will not help the relationship. If you decide just not to talk about what you believe, then you'll probably be giving the back seat to religion, which may be in conflict with what you believe.
I myself am a Christian, and I had a relationship with an Atheist. We were both very respectful of each others' differing views, but in the end we realized that religion was a pretty darn HUGE thing not to have in common. It was the main reason why we broke up, regardless of however insanely polite we had been toward one another. Now, it's impossible for me not to see the situation with some hindsight bias, but I would avoid the relationship and prevent the pain if I could make the choices that led to them over again.
That was my experience. You are still free to decide as you wish, of course, but it's always nicer to learn from others' mistakes than from your own. ~_^
“Hey, lemme borrow your bike. C’mon, I’ll give you some chips.â€
Post by: superstarMASIAH on February 06, 2005, 07:31:49 AM
O world-egg, hear me.
I am Horus of millions of years.
I am lord and master of the throne
Freed from evil, I traverse the ages
and spaces that are endless.
Post by: Nameneko on February 06, 2005, 10:04:43 AM
A religion doesn't require a place of meeting to be a religion.
Post by: Yoshisaurus Rex on February 06, 2005, 01:18:10 PM
"Great. Just great. Now I look like the huge, mighty king of guys who talks to posters!!"
Post by: superstarMASIAH on February 06, 2005, 03:03:54 PM
O world-egg, hear me.
I am Horus of millions of years.
I am lord and master of the throne
Freed from evil, I traverse the ages
and spaces that are endless.
Edited by - superstarMASIAH on 2/6/2005 1:21:24 PM
Post by: Vidgmchtr on February 06, 2005, 04:06:07 PM
I am a Catholic, but not a very strict one. I don't go to church, I don't care if I see anyone doing anything that is considered sinful to the religion, etc.
My English teacher last school year was an Atheist, and I thought he was a pretty cool teacher.
....That's pretty much all I have to say....Oh well.
Post by: Lizard Dude on February 06, 2005, 06:03:44 PM
“I’m a stupid fatty and I love to play with my Easy Bake oven.â€
Post by: Nameneko on February 06, 2005, 07:40:57 PM
Edited by - Nameneko on 2/22/2005 3:07:47 PM
Post by: Watoad on February 06, 2005, 09:47:13 PM
"Nintendo is like a religion to me, and Shigeru Miyamoto is the God of it."
“Hey, lemme borrow your bike. C’mon, I’ll give you some chips.â€
Post by: Chupperson Weird on February 06, 2005, 09:51:40 PM
"Don’t look into car headlights and freeze, because you might get run over or shot."
Post by: Watoad on February 06, 2005, 09:56:18 PM
*busts out laughing, anyway*
“Hey, lemme borrow your bike. C’mon, I’ll give you some chips.â€
Post by: Lizard Dude on February 07, 2005, 12:10:28 AM
“I’m a stupid fatty and I love to play with my Easy Bake oven.â€
Post by: superstarMASIAH on February 11, 2005, 02:23:07 PM
O world-egg, hear me.
I am Horus of millions of years.
I am lord and master of the throne
Freed from evil, I traverse the ages
and spaces that are endless.
Post by: Watoad on February 13, 2005, 07:36:00 AM
According to one of the definitions given in my copy of The New Oxford American Dictionary, it seems that what I was saying about religions is still correct. In contrast to definition 4 at Dictionary.com:re•li•gion|riˈlijən|►n. . . .
◼ a pursuit or interest to which someone ascribes supreme importance: consumerism is the new religion.
“Hey, lemme borrow your bike. C’mon, I’ll give you some chips.â€
Post by: Toddathon on February 13, 2005, 08:10:18 PM
___________________________
I am the best person in existance!
Post by: Watoad on February 13, 2005, 09:25:05 PM
“Hey, lemme borrow your bike. C’mon, I’ll give you some chips.â€
Post by: Watoad on February 16, 2005, 03:05:55 AM
A man named James Caviezel will be coming to my church (in Seattle) next week. For those of you to whom that doesn't mean anything out of the ordinary, he's the guy who played Jesus in The Passion of the Christ. This news probably can't mean much to anyone here, but it's such a big deal to me that I felt I must say something. Never before have I so looked forward to going to church on a Tuesday night.
“Hey, lemme borrow your bike. C’mon, I’ll give you some chips.â€
Post by: Lizard Dude on February 16, 2005, 03:24:35 AM
What sect are you again?
“I’m a stupid fatty and I love to play with my Easy Bake oven.â€
Post by: Chupperson Weird on February 16, 2005, 10:44:43 PM
I also watch very few movies.
"Don’t look into car headlights and freeze, because you might get run over or shot."
Edited by - Chupperson Weird on 2/16/2005 8:45:49 PM
Post by: Luigison on February 16, 2005, 10:53:50 PM
Post by: Watoad on February 16, 2005, 11:58:42 PM
I go to a Presbyterian church, but I would not call myself "Presbyterian." I just like the church. There have been plenty of non-Presbyterian churches that I've liked, too. I really don't understand denominations all that well.
The Passion is my favorite movie of all time. I saw it twice in theaters, and I look forward to seeing it again. It is an extremely powerful experience, and sets me back in place. It reminds me what is truly important, and that most of the stuff I worry about and obsess over is not.
No offense taken. There are plenty of Christians who choose not to watch it for the same reason.
I don't know a lot about each detail of the movie, but I would say that as a whole, it is quite biblical. However, although I've read about 99% of the New Testament, I make no claim of being an authority on Scripture.
“Hey, lemme borrow your bike. C’mon, I’ll give you some chips.â€
Post by: Lizard Dude on February 17, 2005, 12:55:47 AM
Super Size Me was a sad experience for me. It made my two friends I sometimes went to McDonald's with never want to go there again. But I still want to go. I have not been to McDonald's since! 
“I’m a stupid fatty and I love to play with my Easy Bake oven.â€
Post by: Watoad on February 17, 2005, 04:37:34 AM
If you're noticing the time of this post, don't think that I got up at 2:30 like a few days ago. This time I haven't gone to bed yet (just got back from the library, in fact). Yeah, for me college is all about every hour of the day being equally usable for waking or sleeping. No slumbering, though. Too many psycho late ours for my body to accept that one. Or something.
My and my Internet. Sheesh.
“Hey, lemme borrow your bike. C’mon, I’ll give you some chips.â€
Post by: Chupperson Weird on February 17, 2005, 10:54:51 PM
"Don’t look into car headlights and freeze, because you might get run over or shot."
Post by: superstarMASIAH on February 18, 2005, 08:16:35 AM
O world-egg, hear me.
I am Horus of millions of years.
I am lord and master of the throne
Freed from evil, I traverse the ages
and spaces that are endless.
Post by: Lizard Dude on February 18, 2005, 08:41:33 PM
“I’m a stupid fatty and I love to play with my Easy Bake oven.â€
Post by: smfan1085 on February 18, 2005, 09:14:00 PM
Anyway, I think it's interesting that so many people on here are Catholic; I am too.
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(Remainder of post deleted so I won't make enemies)
Edited by - smfan1085 on 2/20/2005 7:18:12 PM
Post by: Nameneko on February 18, 2005, 11:01:17 PM
Edited by - Nameneko on 2/22/2005 3:07:22 PM
Post by: Chupperson Weird on February 19, 2005, 12:45:16 AM
^^
I was about to point this out myself.
Don't judge a religion by its fanatics, folks.
"Don’t look into car headlights and freeze, because you might get run over or shot."
Post by: superstarMASIAH on February 19, 2005, 03:45:22 PM
O world-egg, hear me.
I am Horus of millions of years.
I am lord and master of the throne
Freed from evil, I traverse the ages
and spaces that are endless.
Post by: smfan1085 on February 19, 2005, 10:45:51 PM
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Edited by - smfan1085 on 2/24/2005 7:07:07 PM
Post by: Watoad on February 19, 2005, 11:05:55 PM
In my thinking it is quite reasonable to request that people not judge a religion by its fanatics, but it isn't reasonable to expect that anyone will comply. For example, I believe that Christianity is the truth, but I understand perfectly well how the large number of hypocritical Christians out there would turn many others away from the faith. It makes me sad that this is how it works, but I couldn't really see it working any other way.
Why "e3"??
Post by: Markio on February 19, 2005, 11:22:17 PM
“You never really understand a person until you consider things from his point of view.†-Atticus Finch
Post by: TEM on February 19, 2005, 11:35:29 PM
Time slowed and Reality bent.
But on and on the Eggman went.
Post by: Watoad on February 20, 2005, 01:07:36 AM
Why "e3"??
Post by: Nameneko on February 20, 2005, 03:49:25 PM
Edited by - Nameneko on 2/22/2005 3:07:02 PM
Post by: smfan1085 on February 20, 2005, 09:20:47 PM
Post by: Yoshisaurus Rex on February 20, 2005, 09:53:26 PM
You're right, it wasn't in the Bible. But the cool thing is that it IS Biblical in a way because somewhere in the Bible it says "He shall bruise his head" (Jesus to the Devil) "and he shall bruise thy heal" (Jesus' foot). So in a way, Jesus stomping on the snake's head was like a fulfillment of prophecy... in a way... sorta. And the movie does teach about the character of Christ because not only do you see how he loves the people who are torturing him, but also you see a bunch of great flashbacks in his life with previous events. The part with him and his mom was funny and also pretty touching.
I too want to see the Passion again. It's very hard to watch, but something about it just makes me love it a ton. It must be the deep overall emotion of the movie and the extra creativity thrown in. <spoiler> I thought that the part where the demonic children chased Judas in the field after he betrayed Jesus was incredibly freaky and brilliant at the same time.
While we're on the topic... has anyone read the Purpose-Driven Life yet? Wow, talk about a life-changing book! That is, if you believe everything it says, which I can understand if some don't. Now life makes so much sense (and I'm driving with purpose)! :D
Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts. But I think we can all agree that Mario rules and that''s a fact!
Edited by - Yoshisaurus Rex on 2/21/2005 10:35:50 AM
Post by: smfan1085 on February 21, 2005, 10:26:56 PM
Edited by - smfan1085 on 2/24/2005 7:04:00 PM
Post by: superstarMASIAH on February 22, 2005, 06:15:06 AM
To continue our discussion, how do you make a religeon legal?
O world-egg, hear me.
I am Horus of millions of years.
I am lord and master of the throne
Freed from evil, I traverse the ages
and spaces that are endless.
Post by: Nameneko on February 22, 2005, 05:05:47 PM
So that superstarMASIAH isn't left without an answer, it isn't necessary to legalize religion. Unless any law states that you can not practice a certain religion, you can practice any religion that you want, whether it is a religion that has been around for thousands of years or one that you decided to create.
Also, I am now going to delete/edit all posts concerning religion in this thread that I have created (which should be all of them) so that I won't provoke any more people than I already have into joining in a religious debate.
Before I close this statement, I would like to suggest a few things:
1) Please DO NOT start or continue religious debates.
2) Please DO NOT say anything about ANY religion that MIGHT offend someone, no matter how much evidence you have behind it. If you are about to press the "Reply To Topic" button and feel that you might have to edit something out, do it then. If you feel that you might regret posting that message, don't post it.
3) If someone DOES state an opinion that you find disagreeable, please DO NOT begin a debate. Sometimes, the best answer is no answer.
Post by: superstarMASIAH on February 22, 2005, 05:47:04 PM
in and out of the garden he goes.
Seashores washed by the sun and the roads,
been there so long he's got to calling it home.
So we dont waste this thread, lets turn it into, MY FAVORITE SONG LYRICS.
O world-egg, hear me.
I am Horus of millions of years.
I am lord and master of the throne
Freed from evil, I traverse the ages
and spaces that are endless.
Post by: smfan1085 on February 22, 2005, 09:29:11 PM
Post by: Watoad on February 23, 2005, 03:26:43 AM
Jim's talk tonight was in no way recorded (i.e. neither audio nor video) because the media likes to use everything he says to make him look bad. And it makes sense, being one of the awesome lessons taught by that film.
Yes, I just used the word "awesome."
Why "e3"??
Post by: Luigison on February 23, 2005, 09:06:53 AM
Post by: superstarMASIAH on February 24, 2005, 06:50:14 PM
O world-egg, hear me.
I am Horus of millions of years.
I am lord and master of the throne
Freed from evil, I traverse the ages
and spaces that are endless.
Post by: Yoshisaurus Rex on February 27, 2005, 09:09:44 PM
I think that there should be no bit problem with talking about religion here. I really like learning about new religions because I don't know much about any except for my own and like to hear what others believe. And let's be honest this is a much safer topic than politics. :)
Everyone is entitled to their own opinions, but not their own facts. But I think we can all agree that Mario rules and that''s a fact!
Post by: Watoad on February 27, 2005, 09:32:04 PM
Why "e3"??
Post by: smfan1085 on March 19, 2005, 09:36:41 PM
NOTE: New people, there's no need for you to read this because you will not understand what I am talking about. It's about a religion-related discussion in this thread that was deleted.
You people who saw what I typed here a while ago: I've been thinking about this thread, I need to say this about the remarks I made concerning Islam. While at least some were true, I now see that they were certainly ill-judged, and that it was foolish of me to get involved. The fact that I started making them right after I identified myself as a Catholic might not reflect very well on my religion. I trust that no one here is so unreasonable as to blame Catholicism for my rashness. Some of you might think this is an insufficient reason to revive this topic, but I wanted to get this off my mind.
Incidentally, I wouldn't have gotten so vehement if certain people hadn't annoyed me. :P
Post by: Vidgmchtr on March 19, 2005, 10:12:45 PM
...But really, I don't care much about religions at all...
Post by: superstarMASIAH on April 07, 2005, 07:07:04 PM
O world-egg, hear me.
I am Horus of millions of years.
I am lord and master of the throne
Freed from evil, I traverse the ages
and spaces that are endless.
Post by: Luigison on April 07, 2005, 07:58:00 PM