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[freedom78]

Thought this was interesting....

http://freethoughtbl...diane-arellano/

She lost me when complaining about whites getting 70% of acting gigs. Whites are 70% of the population. This is quite possibly the most proportionately divided up industry I've ever seen.

[Zimbochick]

That's not really the difference between cult and religion. Cult usually involves some combination of brainwashing, forbidding of interaction with people outside the cult, forbidding of seeking outside information, etc. So I would say that most people who are religious are not in a cult, though most cults have religion as a basis.

I would agree that most people who are religious are not involved in cult-like religions. But some religions at their core are cult-like. The LDS and even some Catholic sects discourage people from socializing outside their religion. They are definitely opposed to marriage outside their religion, and those that leave are pusued or excommunicated.

[freedom78]

LDS is often discussed as a cult, though it seems only minimally so to me. I've not known many Mormons, but those I have were pretty normal. Jehovah's Witnesses, on the other hand, has some strong cult like qualities.

[Mr. Roboto]

LDS is often discussed as a cult, though it seems only minimally so to me. I've not known many Mormons, but those I have were pretty normal. Jehovah's Witnesses, on the other hand, has some strong cult like qualities.

Mainstream LDS no.

FDLS in S. Utah and N Arizona I'd put under the "Cult" column.

[TAP]

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"I wish the first rule of Christianity was exactly the same as the first rule of Fight Club."

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Things banned by Leviticus besides homosexuality (1 out of 76)

http://leviticusbans...ed-in-leviticus

[AxlsMainMan]

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"I wish the first rule of Christianity was exactly the same as the first rule of Fight Club."

Wouldn't that mean then that the first rule of Christianity would be "You do not talk about Fight Club"??

[freedom78]

Wouldn't that mean then that the first rule of Christianity would be "You do not talk about Fight Club"??

Fight Club is very unChristian. The Crusades on the other hand...

[Mr. Roboto]

Wouldn't that mean then that the first rule of Christianity would be "You do not talk about Fight Club"??

heh heh, I always have mad respect for a straight up smart arse.

[TAP]

Natural selection at work........

http://usnews.msnbc....n-west-virginia

West Virginia preacher Mark Randall "Mack" Wolford, who believed Christians should handle snakes to test their faith, died after a rattlesnake bit him over the weekend.
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Wolford had turned 44 on Saturday. He had seen his father die of a snakebite when he was teenager, the Daily Mail reported.

[Mr. Roboto]

When Jesus calls, I guess it's time to go. ^^^

[freedom78]