Originally posted by FMF One of your more quintessentially religionist posts, josephw. It seems you cannot process spirituality unless it comes in a prepackaged religion.
Originally posted by FMF Well I am not a religionist so I have never claimed to "represent" anything. It's a spirituality forum, not a religion forum, RJHinds.
Originally posted by RJHinds Doesn't "anything" include spirituality?
I don't "represent" any religion, as you know. I don't "represent" any abstract noun. In fact I don't "represent" anything. I don't take the place of anything or anyone. I am not a symbol, nor do I express anything indirectly on behalf of anyone else or any organisation. I am not a delegate or a spokesperson. I am not typical or characteristic of any group or any thing. Indeed, my spiritual path has revealed or confirmed all these things to me time and time again.
Originally posted by FMF I don't "represent" any religion, as you know. I don't "represent" any abstract noun. In fact I don't "represent" anything. I don't take the place of anything or anyone. I am not a symbol, nor do I express anything indirectly on behalf of anyone else or any organisation. I am not a delegate or a spokesperson. I am not typical or characteristic of any group or an ...[text shortened]... y spiritual path has revealed or confirmed all these things to me time and time again.
Oh, I understand now. You only wish to be critical of the beliefs that some
others express, while keeping your own a secret from criticism. That is why
you will only say you are a theist, while you deny that you are muslim or
Christian.
Originally posted by RJHinds Oh, I understand now. You only wish to be critical of the beliefs that some
others express, while keeping your own a secret from criticism. That is why
you will only say you are a theist, while you deny that you are muslim or
Christian.
I "only say" I am a theist because that is what I am. I am not a Christian or a Muslim. I am sometimes critical of assertions that religionists make about me or their attempts to define and delimit the meaning and scope of spirituality so that it conforms to their religionist creed. I am always supportive of everyone's right [including you] to believe what they want about themselves. If you should ever post something that constitutes a spiritual insight that is relevant to me, I will let you know.
Originally posted by FMF I "only say" I am a theist because that is what I am. I am not a Christian or a Muslim. I am sometimes critical of assertions that religionists make about me or their attempts to define and delimit the meaning and scope of spirituality so that it conforms to their religionist creed. I am always supportive of everyone's right [including you] to believe what they ...[text shortened]... t something that constitutes a spiritual insight that is relevant to me, I will let you know.
That is unlikely to happen. So maybe you are wasting your time reading
posts on this site if that is really what you are waiting for.
Originally posted by RJHinds That is unlikely to happen. So maybe you are wasting your time reading
posts on this site if that is really what you are waiting for.
It's interesting that you should seek to tell me about what I might and might not get from participating on this site, what with me having been here for years and years, and all.
Originally posted by divegeester I'd be interested in an answer to this.
I can't say I represent any particular denomination since I have
attended the church services of many. My wife is United Methodist
and I just took communion (bread and wine) with her a week ago.
However, I was raised in a Baptist church and was baptized at 12
and I am still on the membership list even though I have not
attended that church since I left for military service. But I would
classify myself as Protestant.
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