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I got no clue where in America you live...but having lived NY NM AZ NV NJ MD GA FL CA OR AK and traveled to all 50 states...our country is holding out quite well despite its recent challenges with rogue leaders and attempted interruption of our democratic process.

To funny that you think my belief or understanding is settling for less...that's a first! Fashionable? Popular? Minority view gaining traction...fewer and fewer people are buying the story....but contempt? Nah...issue understanding in today's world...yeah.

His words are enough for me.... I have no need for the miracles....life is a miracle. I don't need supernatural...natural is enough.

Spong a rehash of old thought? Not much reform? Desist? Yeah, I'm fond of the Jeffersonian Bible as well. And yes, new thought is old thought in many ways, And no ... removing the miracles and virgin births is not imo throwing the baby out with the bath water or nuclear option ... it just...

Surface? Ya think someone going thru seminary still resides on the surface of theological study... Now that I wrote that... I must agree I have met many a pastor and priest would make me concur.

Former pastor, I don't think he traded his collar for a colander.... I love the new definition though... Pastorfarian, one who trades a a collar for a colander and learns to respect the noodle.

The former believer? Shallow? Me thinks the pastor was disgruntled for being lied to and indoctrinated...a common mistake in religions and his response is expected.(again similar.to ehrman) me? I prefer Spong, the dude while chagrined at the behaviour and methods of what he thought were...

I always love it when you go straight nuclear (Deny EVERYTHING, LOL) Nah heck, deny the magical mystery one by one as science and history remove them...hold on to every thread like a baby blanket until everyone is forced to throw it out with the bathwater due to folks claiming it is holy...

Tony if you wish to proselytize Bahai...this is not the forum. Regards wil Of course I can move the thread to Bahai

Oops...did anyone mistakenly think that I was once a pastor and wrote that?

And the other way...similar to Barr Ehrman... As you know, I once was an evangelical megachurch pastor and my pastoral career stretched over many years. Eventually, I could no longer teach Christian doctrine with a good conscience and realized this teaching was not truly changing people’s...

The main branch of the Methodist church recently split in two...all the member churches had to vote.to decide which way they were going...lgtbq friendly ally or not in my church. I think they made a mistake not making priests and admins vote public...so the congregation could have them move to...

No...you said it is part of prophecy...part of your end plan? Therefore if it don't happen your perceived utopia doesn't occur. Thank me!

Rest up....take care of yourself!

Happy to help! That makes me one of the good ones!

The new creation for this age in my mind would be the continuing trend of educated logical societies getting rid of G!ds and religion as worship of imaginary ditties. Letting go of belief and eating from the tree of knowledge. Of raising up people our planet and our environment as worthy of...

At the beach with family...enjoying looking out at endless miles of water to the horizon....am thankful.

I enjoy this thread

I sorta wondered why you chose not to put it in christianity.... And I sorta consider this a staging ground...primary school of sorts... we been given a big blue ball, a cehicle/meat suit.and a whole plethora of friends...and I like to think that we are hear to learn to respect and take care of...

Well life is.. This version of a "New Earth" is about overcoming ego... https://www.goodreads.com/en/book/show/76334