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Ah, a touchy subject. I'm sure you know that wars have been are are being fought over differences of religion. I'll try not to bring about any more flames in this subjective matter. I do have something to add though. I spent 8 years in the U.S. Army as a Chaplain Assistant. As such, I was expected to understand many different religions and denominations within those religions. I was not required to participate in them though.
I was raised in a very deeply conservative Christian home where the Bible was taken literally. We called it "God Breathed". The basic idea was that if the Bible is God and God is the bible, then you should never doubt the Bible. I would suggest that we make this a bit more ecumenical and try to understand the other person's point of view because of the nature of religion. If you want my opinion, you are welcome to email me and I'll share my agnostic viewpoint.
So, consider this a respectful warning that this subject has hurt many people in the past and I really don't want it to happen here. You all seem like such nice people.
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"I know that you believe you understand what you think I said, but I'm not sure you realize that what you heard is not what I meant."
-Robert McCloskey
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