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by: momdi

Tue, 16 May 2006 18:08:00 +0000

soooo, they didnt all die out in the 70’s !! same old stuff.. it does sound baha’iish and amen to papa fjord..he just doesnt understand christianity or islam.. etc… and may i refer you to II cor 10:4
and, you are living a rich life
with lots of doors out of ‘just go to work, eat, sleep..blessings..

by: tirzah

Tue, 16 May 2006 02:54:00 +0000

but i’m happy that at least Philosopher is thinking about something, even if it is only to regurgetate the opinions of someone he thinks is cool enough to mimic. it sounds like he is an exception to the rule of pointless existence in your environment.

by: becky

Sat, 13 May 2006 05:07:00 +0000

Hey, Abu! That’s always a tough (and humbling… definitely humbling…) situation to be in. I pray that God gives you wisdom and insight into what He wants to teach you and your coworker as you have these discussions! I don’t know if you’ve read it, but “Jesus Among Other Gods” by Ravi Zacharias is an excellent look at the unique claims of Jesus and how that sets Christianity apart from other world religions. I highly recommend… it’s excellent and insightful food for thought. Anyways.

I hope that you have a wonderful weekend! Let me know how that “farm house” comes along

by: johnny

Fri, 12 May 2006 01:14:00 +0000

I don't know about "the unification of all beliefs", but Bahá’í places a very strong emphasis on unity. Not so surprisingly, it's hard to tell because their "about us" section is laden with vagueness.

Do you co-workers see you as a semantics-arguing nitpicker always out to disagree with the Philosopher, or do they agree with you against his utopianism?

Try using biblical proofs once. Before he can refute the proof, he must refute the validity of the source (the Bible)--plenty of evidence to back you there...

by: Anonymous

Thu, 11 May 2006 02:15:00 +0000

Would you build a 747 out of plastic wrap? It sounds good. Much lighter and it would let the light in and allow the passengers to see out while flying! Theories that SOUND good but are worthless will always fall apart under examination of the details.
You might ask him what specifics he would ask a particular religion to compromise on. If it’s something like asking Baptists to give up full dunking in favor of pouring, maybe he has a (small) chance. On the other hand, if he asks Jesus to back up from His statement of exclusivity “I am the way.” he just doesn’t understand Christianity. Or Islam. Or any religon for that matter.
I’m not aware of any religion that has as it’s main goal the unification of all beliefs. They all search for TRUTH. And no religion will give up its understanding of TRUTH for anything less.
Nor should they.
PapaFjord