05-28-2003, 02:17 PM | #521 |
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Huh....
The angel of Death's name is Azrael?
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05-28-2003, 04:38 PM | #522 |
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I seemed to remember there being an Archangel of Death named Uriel...
-pssst, could a mod tack this on the end of the religious knowledge thread?-
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Excuse me , been away for a while, overwhelmed by the SARS epidemic- not personally, but it's added a couple of hours to every school day (doing temperature checks, keeping records, supervising extra sanitation etc etc.), but now it's receded and I have the time to indulge a little righteous indignation Quote:
This is the quote from Leif I was responding to; if you are so concerned about off-topic posting and religious argumentation, why not censure this? or at least both of us? Sorry, but if you want to be the ref you can't play on one of the teams. I do apologise, but only for answering the OT creationist postings. As for my alleged hatred of Christians, I challenge you to back this up from any statement I have made on any thread on this site.
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Lief's post was actually not off-topic. It was in response to a question posed by Insidious Rex. The main problem that I had with your post (well, aside from certain obvious ones, but the main problem IN THE CONTEXT of the thread) was that, a), it was something that could easily be seen as a flame bait, i.e. implying that Christians felt that the murder of women and children is a good idea, b) it was really the beginning of a debate, which the thread was specifically not meant for, as there was already a thread for this, and c) you had already brought up this particular discussion on the other thread, and it has been my experience at least that duplication of threads is something that the people of Entmoot try to avoid.
As for hatred, I said that you had the right to hate whoever you wanted, not that you actually hated Christians. I don't think ANYBODY here hates Christians, Jews, Pagans, Atheists, Muslims, or any other religion.
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06-04-2003, 05:04 PM | #526 |
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here's something I'd like to know about other religions....what does everyone believe happens to you when you die? I know pretty well the Christian belief so I'm interested in all non-christian beliefs
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06-04-2003, 05:59 PM | #527 |
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Yes, I am interested in this, as well. Of course, the majority of Atheists believe that you cease to exist. Hindus I am fairly sure believe that you are Reincarnated, I think until you finally achieve the high rank of Nirvana. Jews I'm not sure about. I think they believe everyone goes to heaven... Pagans, I have no idea, as Paganism is too varied. Wiccans I'm not sure...I read something somewhere which seemed to me to indicate that they believed in Hell for Wiccans who break one of the (161?) laws of Wicca, and Rebirth, possibly Reincarnation for those who follow her faithfully. Muslims I think believe basically the same as Christians, except that they believe that if your "left-shoulder" deeds outweigh your "right-shoulder" deeds, then you go to hell; no salvation or redemption, just works, I think though I'm quite uncertain about that.
Umm...that's all I can think of right now... And of course I would GREATLY appreciate it if those who know more would post their knowledge. I'm just sharing what I think, most of which is quite uncertain.
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I'm not Mormon so I could be wrong
They believe that when your body dies you go to one of three places depending on your life. If you were Mormon and belived in Jesus you would go to a place close to god. If you were not Mormon or just ignorant to religion but still a good ethical person you would go where you could be taught to love Jesus, then move up to be close to god. And if you knew what was right, but then did evil and sinful things anyway you would go to hell.
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I read something that I found quite interesting the other day on Beliefnet:
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I found this fascinating, and was wondering if any of our local Jewish folks could confirm or debunk this?
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I wouldn't be surprised: Originally, I believe it was the Aaronic blessing, used by the Hebrew priests. I wouldn't be surprised if it found it's way into Christian litany.
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Coney, I think I may have found out why you didn't answer my question "Are Druids considered Pagans"...my response when I queried on Beliefnet:
"Oh, boy. Well, as long as no one has responded to this, yet, I'm going to take advantage of the calm before the storm to don protective gear and make a small offering to Danu and request she look out for her oldest, yet newest faithful. Druidfoot, Speir*bhean, shake hands, fight nice and (as they said in The Quiet Man) Marquis of Queensbury rules... (As for the rest, duck and cover, tuck and roll or place your bets!) ~Siaran" Sounds like it's something of a controversial subject... I also found out that there is such a thing as a Jedi religion...O.O
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Your actions in this life govern your level of rebirth. Some Buddhists believe the cycle is divided into six levels (from lowest to highest) 1) Hell: for those who commit the sins of hurting others 2) The Realm of Hungry Ghosts: for the sins of covetousness 3) The Animal Realm: for living your life simply in pursuit of pleasure 4) The Blessed Human Realm 5) The Realm of the Demi-Gods (Powerful Spirits) 6) The Realm of the Gods. The top three levels are a little more complicated. Many people think Buddhism is a tolerant religion, but mainstream Buddhists believe that only by following the Way of the Buddha can one attain Nirvana, and this can only be attained by human beings (which is why this realm is Blessed, even though it involves much more suffering and pain than the Realms of the Demi-Gods or Gods.) People who are good or noble in the political/social sphere but who are not Buddhists reincarnate as Demi-Gods; those who live good lives and try to achieve spiritual ends but without followng the Eight-fold Path are re-born as Gods. These are very pleasant levels of existence, but are actually in some measure a booby-prize; you're still attached to the Wheel.
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Any others? What about the Wiccans on the board? (I would go search on google, but I'm afraid I wouldn't have the patience to wade through the fluffbunnies ) Pagans? ccman, the little-bit-of-everything?
Also, a question for ye Pagans: While browsing on beliefnet, I came upon this post: "I am not pagan but I think I would like to be. I have christian beliefs but do not attend a church. I can read cards( playing deck) not very good at Tarot but I have been so confused with the CHristo-pagan thing. I was raised and do believe like a christian but my family has always told me my grandma was a witch and so was several of my ancestors. As far as I know my grandma wasn't Pagan or wiccan and she believed in only one God. She told me I had a gift when I was younger before she died and every since then I have been able to read cards and see and feel things that are unexplainable. Plz Help me understand or point me in the right direction." Now, to me, this doesn't sound very much like Paganism...it just seems to me like she does some forms of magic(k), which is of course not exclusively Pagan. So, do the Pagans out there think it sounds like this girl is looking for Paganism, or is she just confused on terminology? And also, I just was wondering, what percentage of Pagans would you say are involved in Pagan magic? Does Pagan magic tend to be more "high magic", or is mainly "low magic"? In advance, I thank you for your response(s).
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yes, that is true.
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Cool. I like Vulcans even more now!
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I have a few questions regarding the Catholic faith.
What is the prodecure for canonization of a Saint? What requirements must be met before a Saint can be canonized? Also, at Confirmation, one choses a patron Saint: Can one change their patron Saint at a later time in life?
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