Posted by rayww on April 3, 2005, at 9:36:44
In reply to Re: God, posted by Dinah on April 2, 2005, at 21:18:16
Dinah, did you ever think you were brought up with the best from both worlds? (glass half full)
With the death of Pope John Paul II the world is taking a closer look at the good he has done. Yesterday's opening remarks at General Conference by President Hinckley (94) paid tribute to the greatness of the Pope, and his unwavering stand on moral values.
Truth and reason go hand in hand.
> I've never understood pure faith...
<<<Pure faith is faith in God that is strong enough to move something, through His grace. http://scriptures.lds.org/query?words=jacob+4%3A5-7&search.x=31&search.y=10
(600 BC Belief in Jesus, God, and in the Law of Moses, uniting Christians and Jews)>
> Because the only way to have it is if everyone believed what their parents believed. And many peoples' parents believe different things. And many of the things are mutually exclusive.
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> I got in trouble in school for trying to encourage a group of girls to go to different churches, synagogues, and temples each weekend. To diligently search for Truth. Because when you're raised by two parents from two religions that claim to be the only true Truth, you pretty much figure out that you're going to have to reason before you believe.
<<You still have a lot of emotion anchored there, I can feel it.
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