New Posts For Thread: christians displaying intolerancehttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/13299069/christians_displaying_intoleranceThat negative attitude towards others is an intrinsic nature of any religious belief. Moving away from god beliefs, not deeper into them, is the way to get rid of negative attitudes.None of that can happen as long as people cling to the superstitionshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/13299069/christians_displaying_intolerance?post_id=281677493#281677493That negative attitude towards others is an intrinsic nature of any religious belief. Moving away from god beliefs, not deeper into them, is the way to get rid of negative attitudes.None of that can happen as long as people cling to the superstitionsMon, 30 Mar 2009 12:10:08 -0500Christianity needs to establish a deep awareness of our unity with the power of God so we can experience a greater good as a result of limiting our negative attitude. The posters in question have a negative attitude. The positive awareness that comeshttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/13299069/christians_displaying_intolerance?post_id=281504527#281504527Christianity needs to establish a deep awareness of our unity with the power of God so we can experience a greater good as a result of limiting our negative attitude. The posters in question have a negative attitude. The positive awareness that comesSun, 29 Mar 2009 13:51:14 -0500In this case I would say the issue is not with the majority but with the very, very vocal minority of Fundamentalist Church leaders and adherents. This has been especially true for the past decade or so in the United States, where the group generallyhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/13299069/christians_displaying_intolerance?post_id=274480761#274480761In this case I would say the issue is not with the majority but with the very, very vocal minority of Fundamentalist Church leaders and adherents. This has been especially true for the past decade or so in the United States, where the group generallyMon, 23 Feb 2009 07:46:06 -0600[COLOR=navy]If Gin sticks around long enough, he (or she) will most certainly get to see for himself.[/COLOR]http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/13299069/christians_displaying_intolerance?post_id=274480531#274480531[COLOR=navy]If Gin sticks around long enough, he (or she) will most certainly get to see for himself.[/COLOR]Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:25:12 -0600I didn't lie about the intolerant posts that were removed, you know. Just saying, Gin.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/13299069/christians_displaying_intolerance?post_id=274480461#274480461I didn't lie about the intolerant posts that were removed, you know. Just saying, Gin.Mon, 23 Feb 2009 07:15:54 -0600Gin and Ted, Are you on Comcast? When I spend time at my sister in laws house, it takes about 2-5 minutes for each page to load. It's drives me nuts. But when I'm at home and we are on Time Warner, the pages loads in seconds. Gin, First you arhttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/13299069/christians_displaying_intolerance?post_id=274480311#274480311Gin and Ted, Are you on Comcast? When I spend time at my sister in laws house, it takes about 2-5 minutes for each page to load. It's drives me nuts. But when I'm at home and we are on Time Warner, the pages loads in seconds. Gin, First you arMon, 23 Feb 2009 06:55:55 -0600Oh my! Today or tomorrow? I hope it goes smoothly.http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/13299069/christians_displaying_intolerance?post_id=274480111#274480111Oh my! Today or tomorrow? I hope it goes smoothly.Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:33:50 -0600[QUOTE=gin3ca;1097746]As a person of mystic bent, sharing, exploring and exchanging ideas is essential, tho at times difficult to find. So far, I'm quite happy here. Except, why do I feel like I'm on dial-up on this site? Thanks for the welcome. :http://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/13299069/christians_displaying_intolerance?post_id=274479951#274479951[QUOTE=gin3ca;1097746]As a person of mystic bent, sharing, exploring and exchanging ideas is essential, tho at times difficult to find. So far, I'm quite happy here. Except, why do I feel like I'm on dial-up on this site? Thanks for the welcome. :Mon, 23 Feb 2009 06:08:42 -0600Hey1 Glad you stopped by. I bolded part of your post as it's very true. It's often hard to have discussions in "real life". Part of the reason I like my faith community so much is its effort to invite other denominations and other faiths to our adulthttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/13299069/christians_displaying_intolerance?post_id=274479551#274479551Hey1 Glad you stopped by. I bolded part of your post as it's very true. It's often hard to have discussions in "real life". Part of the reason I like my faith community so much is its effort to invite other denominations and other faiths to our adultMon, 23 Feb 2009 05:08:17 -0600Hi gin3ca :) Welcome! Yeah, the Internet is a "safe place" for people to come and say things they don't normally say in real life. Some of us have less popular religions, like Paganism, Satanism, or are atheists, which are not always "socially ahttp://community.beliefnet.com/go/thread/view/44001/13299069/christians_displaying_intolerance?post_id=274479401#274479401Hi gin3ca :) Welcome! Yeah, the Internet is a "safe place" for people to come and say things they don't normally say in real life. Some of us have less popular religions, like Paganism, Satanism, or are atheists, which are not always "socially aMon, 23 Feb 2009 04:50:55 -0600