Originally posted by @tom-wolseyO Lord, it's hard to be humble, when you are so perfect in every way......
Just making sure I have this right. One of your most regrettable moments occurred, upon realizing how immorally everyone ELSE behaved and not correcting them so they would act more like you? It must be extremely difficult--knowing that everyone around you is completely inferior and suffering the constant dilemma of either telling them so, or withholding your judgment in favor of decency and good manners.
Sing it!
31 May 18
Originally posted by @fmfRegret? What's that? 😛
When I was about 15, in a swirl of certain music, hurtling uncontemplated peer group pressure and loyalty, and lurking on a Saturday morning with no good intent ~ while nursing a can of Tizer ~ at the 'Golden Egg' in the High Street, I went through a phase of being ambivalent - and passive - about the behaviour of boisterously racist freinds.
I was confront ...[text shortened]... instead just served to sharpen the lesson learned.
What is your most regrettable past belief?
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31 May 18
Originally posted by @divegeesterYou’re being fussy again, tiger. Do you need a nap?
Amazing contribution whodey...gosh it’s tough to find the casual dishonesty in that incisive laser beam of intellectual giantism.
Did you see where I placed your hyenas story on the fridge? Right near the top so all the adults and big boys can see it!
I’m thinking of having it laminated. Would you like that?
31 May 18
Originally posted by @wolfgang59Mom died when I was 3, and Dad was an atheist. I transitioned from atheist to Christian when I was 37. Got anything else in your arsenal?
I used to believe eating raw mushrooms would give you worms. (Until I was 16)
Amazing the $hit you believe from parents! ... like there is a god.
31 May 18
Originally posted by @tom-wolseyWhat have your dead mom and atheist dad got to do, with my post?
Mom died when I was 3, and Dad was an atheist. I transitioned from atheist to Christian when I was 37. Got anything else in your arsenal?
(Or my "arsenal" .... incidently I'm a Spurs supporter)
31 May 18
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Originally posted by @wolfgang59Strange that I have to explain your own comment to you. You implied that faith and belief comes from what our parents teach us... "Amazing the $hit you believe from parents! ... like there is a god."
What have your dead mom and atheist dad got to do, with my post?
(Or my "arsenal" .... incidently I'm a Spurs supporter)
Originally posted by @tom-wolseyThis is probably the case for literally billions of people in the world.
You implied that faith and belief comes from what our parents teach us...
01 Jun 18
Originally posted by @fmfI don't know what the number is, but if anyone's faith hinges entirely upon what they hear from their parents then it boils down to brainwashing, lying to themselves, or perhaps the worst of all: being too afraid or too lazy to seriously consider the matter - willful ignorance.
This is probably the case for literally billions of people in the world.
I can only hope there aren't many people at all in that situation but I do hope and pray they can come to Christ with real, personal faith and belief.
01 Jun 18
Originally posted by @tom-wolseyAlmost all religionists in the world profess the same faith as their parents, which is the sane faith as their grandparents, and their great granparents etc. etc.
I don't know what the number is, but if anyone's faith hinges entirely upon what they hear from their parents then it boils down to brainwashing, lying to themselves, or perhaps the worst of all: being too afraid or too lazy to seriously consider the matter - willful ignorance.
I can only hope there aren't many people at all in that situation but I do hope and pray they can come to Christ with real, personal faith and belief.
01 Jun 18
Originally posted by @fmfAgain I don't know the number but most of the Christians I'm close to have very different stories - parents who are/were atheists and agnostics. Growing up, I had the nice combination of an atheist father and a pagan older brother I looked up to.
Almost all religionists in the world profess the same faith as their parents, which is the sane faith as their grandparents, and their great granparents etc. etc.
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Originally posted by @fmfThat may be true but it’s pretty irrelevant unless their parents are active in or vocal about their faith and encourage their children to identify with it or at least explore religion/faith.
Almost all religionists in the world profess the same faith as their parents, which is the sane faith as their grandparents, and their great granparents etc. etc.
I suspect many parents who self-identify as Christian are pretty lackadaisical about their faith and don’t really talk about with their kids. Not all, but many.