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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:09 PM Original message |
Anyone else losing last vestige of religion |
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bryant69 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
1. I am not |
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demosincebirth (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:00 PM Response to Reply #1 |
56. Ditto! |
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thereismore (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-05 01:07 AM Response to Reply #56 |
89. ditto! |
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tubbacheez (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:13 PM Response to Original message |
2. Depending on one's definition of "religion", I might be in the same boat. |
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RebelOne (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:16 PM Response to Original message |
3. No religion to begin with, so nothing to lose. n/t |
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jdj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:10 PM Response to Reply #3 |
75. "That's me in the corner..." |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
4. This really has brought me close to a crisis of faith. |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:35 PM Response to Reply #4 |
24. I think so too |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:40 PM Response to Reply #24 |
30. They haven't taken away what I believe. They have caused me to drop the |
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Lindacooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-05 01:02 AM Response to Reply #30 |
88. Religion is to God as a clock is to time. |
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The White Tree (630 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-05 11:06 AM Response to Reply #88 |
94. That's a great analogy |
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blondeatlast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:46 PM Response to Reply #24 |
39. It's becoming difficult, but my faith endures. |
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info being (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:49 PM Response to Reply #4 |
42. You're making progress. It will get easier from here. |
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flakey_foont (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
5. My crisis of faith came early |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:21 PM Response to Reply #5 |
11. Oh, I had the crisis of faith earlier. This just confirms it for me. |
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kiraboo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:40 PM Response to Reply #5 |
31. Flakey, that's the best story I've read in a while! |
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LibDemAlways (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 05:27 PM Response to Reply #5 |
64. Your story is hysterical. |
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mikeiddy (218 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:17 PM Response to Original message |
6. Lost mine during the Raygun years (nt) |
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RevCheesehead (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:18 PM Response to Original message |
7. hi, saracat. |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:36 PM Response to Reply #7 |
26. Dear RevCheeseHead, |
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recovering democrat (365 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
8. Little to do with religion |
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SCDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
9. Actually I am starting to go to church for the first time in 20 some years |
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jdj (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:29 PM Response to Reply #9 |
53. I just have to say. |
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SCDem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:46 PM Response to Reply #53 |
54. I have no assumptions |
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Infomaniac (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:44 PM Response to Reply #9 |
59. Love the UUs |
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eallen (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:19 PM Response to Original message |
10. "I don't believe in God because I don't believe in Mother Goose." |
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against all enemies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:21 PM Response to Reply #10 |
12. You are damned for telling me that. |
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lastliberalintexas (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:10 PM Response to Reply #12 |
58. No Santa Claus or Easter Bunny either! |
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against all enemies (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 06:42 PM Response to Reply #58 |
68. Actually I believe in the Easter Bunny, Mother Goose and Santa more |
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xpunkisneatx (225 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:58 PM Response to Reply #10 |
55. at least i'm not the only athiest here |
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footinmouth (630 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:21 PM Response to Original message |
13. I lost mine a long time ago |
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Maestro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
14. Yep! |
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Lydia Leftcoast (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:39 PM Response to Reply #14 |
29. MOST Christians? |
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Maestro (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:48 PM Response to Reply #29 |
60. You forgot to keep reading |
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leftofthedial (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:22 PM Response to Original message |
15. I know I get in trouble for this |
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xpunkisneatx (225 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 04:03 PM Response to Reply #15 |
57. I agree with you |
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Just Me (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:24 PM Response to Original message |
16. I freed myself from "religion" years ago because,... |
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kliljedahl (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:22 PM Response to Reply #16 |
78. Agnostic here |
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Cleita (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
17. I severed all my ties with man made religions the day I left |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:42 PM Response to Reply #17 |
33. Yep |
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MollyStark (816 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-05 03:16 PM Response to Reply #17 |
100. If my religion was about holiday meals and candy baskets |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:27 PM Response to Original message |
18. I lost my last vestige quite awhile back, but I understand what you mean. |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:44 PM Response to Reply #18 |
35. They scare me too |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:55 PM Response to Reply #35 |
46. She probably--and quite correctly--believes these people are insane. |
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Warpy (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:28 PM Response to Original message |
19. There are congregations out there that don't hate women |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:32 PM Response to Original message |
20. I agree with you |
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BrklynLiberal (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
21. A beautiful and thoughtful post. I agree with everything you said, and |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:03 PM Response to Reply #21 |
49. Thank You. I think you may be one of the few who actually understood , or |
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Lindacooks (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:33 PM Response to Original message |
22. Religion is to God as a clock is to time. |
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info being (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:45 PM Response to Reply #22 |
36. True. A clock has very little to do with time. Good point. |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:46 PM Response to Reply #22 |
38. I agree |
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Technowitch (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:34 PM Response to Original message |
23. Hardly. But then again, I'm Wiccan |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:35 PM Response to Original message |
25. Anymore of you guys Unitarians or even Deists? |
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concord (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:02 PM Response to Reply #25 |
48. What is "Deist" please? |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 08:59 PM Response to Reply #48 |
72. This should help you |
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concord (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:30 PM Response to Reply #72 |
79. Thank you ... I agree with all you said except |
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Selatius (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:05 PM Response to Reply #79 |
83. Yeah, I don't either; it was just for simplicity |
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concord (296 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:52 PM Response to Reply #83 |
84. I understand :) I run into the same problem |
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janx (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
27. Absolutely not. This lunacy can't change that. n/t |
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Mugweed (939 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:39 PM Response to Original message |
28. God is dead |
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info being (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:47 PM Response to Reply #28 |
40. Well said |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:33 PM Response to Reply #28 |
80. Thanks. I totally agree. n/t |
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mmonk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:40 PM Response to Original message |
32. The last few years have just about assured |
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info being (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:42 PM Response to Original message |
34. Religion is a sickness. I have have recovered from that sickness. |
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woodsprite (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:45 PM Response to Original message |
37. You shouldn't let their reactions and disrespect |
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FreedomAngel82 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:48 PM Response to Reply #37 |
41. You're right |
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oldlady (513 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:52 PM Response to Original message |
43. No |
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kiraboo (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:53 PM Response to Original message |
44. I decided to abandon "organized" religion years and years ago |
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wryter2000 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:55 PM Response to Original message |
45. No. |
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KharmaTrain (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 02:56 PM Response to Original message |
47. The Last Of That Ended With My Parents |
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AnneD (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:15 PM Response to Original message |
50. Please, Please don't give up .... |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 05:06 PM Response to Reply #50 |
61. I haven't given up on God. please read. I don't believe in organized |
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The White Tree (630 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:21 PM Response to Original message |
51. Please don't give up on God |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 05:09 PM Response to Reply #51 |
62. My mother thought you couldn't reconcile faith and reason. |
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The White Tree (630 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-05 11:22 AM Response to Reply #62 |
95. Forgive me - I was not going to post back |
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saracat (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-05 06:40 PM Response to Reply #95 |
101. Thank you for your reply. I appreciate it. I don't feel or want my |
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JNelson6563 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 03:24 PM Response to Original message |
52. Good post |
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Bouncy Ball (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 05:17 PM Response to Original message |
63. I felt like that about a year ago. |
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WilliamPitt (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 05:29 PM Response to Original message |
65. No |
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Ladyhawk (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:36 PM Response to Reply #65 |
82. Are you sure you outnumber them? |
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Mrs_Beastman (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 05:32 PM Response to Original message |
66. In a way |
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bush_is_wacko (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 05:36 PM Response to Original message |
67. I lost my religious moniker a long time ago, but I still feel |
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roguevalley (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 08:02 PM Response to Original message |
69. I've left religion behind in a solitary and serene pursuit of God. |
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me b zola (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-05 12:16 AM Response to Reply #69 |
87. Beautifully stated. |
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DisneyVixen (23 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 08:08 PM Response to Original message |
70. Religion should be a choice but I fear we are moving in a direction in |
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Mallove Fan 71 (16 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 08:33 PM Response to Original message |
71. Tell me... do you feel like you've been had? |
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Az (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:08 PM Response to Original message |
73. Losing one's religion is never easy |
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JamboGuide (267 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:11 PM Response to Reply #73 |
76. Lost it during Columbine.... |
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seabeyond (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:09 PM Response to Original message |
74. me. i have told religous friends and family |
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Digit (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:15 PM Response to Original message |
77. I can tell you what IS making me ill...trying to cram a belief system down |
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candy331 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 09:36 PM Response to Original message |
81. "I choose to believe God is watching and he will make the final decision |
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cap (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 10:58 PM Response to Original message |
85. there are other people in the church to draw inspiration from... |
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Outrider (126 posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Fri Mar-25-05 11:27 PM Response to Original message |
86. Nothings changed for me |
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Greylyn58 (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-05 01:23 AM Response to Original message |
90. I still believe |
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rockymountaindem (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-05 01:29 AM Response to Original message |
91. Nope. I'm Jewish. No problems here. |
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Straight Shooter (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-05 01:48 AM Response to Original message |
92. Welcome to the ever expanding, wandering herd of lapsed Catholics. |
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chookie (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-05 02:00 AM Response to Original message |
93. Thought about it, but figured something out |
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tanyev (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-05 11:29 AM Response to Original message |
96. I have to say, |
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jbm (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-05 11:45 AM Response to Original message |
97. I've gradually crossed a line over the past few years... |
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Hans Delbrook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-05 01:28 PM Response to Original message |
98. I really think you should read this!! Most rational thing I've read... |
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Hans Delbrook (1000+ posts) Send PM | Profile | Ignore | Sat Mar-26-05 03:07 PM Response to Reply #98 |
99. Link- fixed |
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