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<?xml-stylesheet type="text/xsl" href="http://www.slate.com/discuss/utility/FeedStylesheets/rss.xsl" media="screen"?><rss version="2.0" xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:slash="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/slash/" xmlns:wfw="http://wellformedweb.org/CommentAPI/"><channel><title>Faith-Based</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/2088264/ShowForum.aspx</link><description>Faith-Based</description><dc:language>en</dc:language><generator>CommunityServer 2.1 SP2 (Build: 61120.2)</generator><item><title>Re: Calling all Believers! Can you please explain the following</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2966820.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 11:48:13 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2966820</guid><dc:creator>white light</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2966820.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2088264&amp;PostID=2966820</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;YerMama, most people on here, at the moment, are not Christians :-) xxxxx &lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;I think that many here have at one time shared your anger with the 'Church' .&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;:-) &lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Calling all Believers! Can you please explain the following</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2966271.aspx</link><pubDate>Mon, 06 Jul 2009 01:47:28 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2966271</guid><dc:creator>YerMama</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2966271.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2088264&amp;PostID=2966271</wfw:commentRss><description>Uh, I never said it wasn't.</description></item><item><title>Re: Calling all Believers! Can you please explain the following</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2965670.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 21:32:33 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2965670</guid><dc:creator>friday13</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2965670.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2088264&amp;PostID=2965670</wfw:commentRss><description>No...it "borrowed" everything.  My opinion is as valid as yours.</description></item><item><title>Re: Calling all Believers! Can you please explain the following</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2964916.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 16:51:02 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2964916</guid><dc:creator>YerMama</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2964916.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2088264&amp;PostID=2964916</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;&lt;BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;div&gt;&lt;img src="http://www.slate.com/discuss/Themes/slate/images/icon-quote.gif"&gt; &lt;strong&gt;friday13:&lt;/strong&gt;&lt;/div&gt;&lt;div&gt;Xtianity is not an original religion, and the xtian bible is not an original mythology. All religion is a human construct to control the masses. Good clip.&lt;/div&gt;&lt;/BLOCKQUOTE&gt;&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Yes it is. And Christianity borrowed many off its major themes and ideas from pagan polytheistic religions than are much older than it is.&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Calling all Believers! Can you please explain the following</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2964263.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 08:59:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2964263</guid><dc:creator>friday13</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2964263.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2088264&amp;PostID=2964263</wfw:commentRss><description>Xtianity is not an original religion, and the xtian bible is not an original mythology.  All religion is a human construct to control the masses.  Good clip.</description></item><item><title>Re: Very simple - just grab your tin foil hat</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2964139.aspx</link><pubDate>Sun, 05 Jul 2009 04:35:47 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2964139</guid><dc:creator>predicto</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2964139.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2088264&amp;PostID=2964139</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Thank you very much for the pink dunce position.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Dd&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Calling all Believers! Can you please explain the following</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2961935.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 10:49:51 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2961935</guid><dc:creator>white light</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2961935.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2088264&amp;PostID=2961935</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Judaism,Christianity and Islam  are made up of different bits of the then existing religion's, mainly the  Mystery Religions'.In the Mystery's Jesus ( In different areas he had a different name ) was a mythical man/god. his story was a part of the initiation from the state of materialism on to the first tier of spiritual 'enlightenment. The first tier being the psyche, which is where we are today :-) now on to the next tier which is ........ :-)?&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Look at Zoroasterism, it is most probably the first mono God religion and possibly many answers sit within it.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Not, that I am a believer :-)&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt; &lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Very simple - just grab your tin foil hat</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2961542.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 03:56:59 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2961542</guid><dc:creator>Freedom Lady</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2961542.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2088264&amp;PostID=2961542</wfw:commentRss><description>Near as I can tell, it's a conspiracy between the Mayans, the Masons and the Vatican. Guess we have to wait for the sequel.</description></item><item><title>Re: Calling all Believers! Can you please explain the follow</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2961168.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:08:35 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2961168</guid><dc:creator>predicto</dc:creator><slash:comments>0</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2961168.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2088264&amp;PostID=2961168</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Well, you seem to go on and on about certain issues.  I just thought you'd not be confused by this one after being so right on with the others.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Dd&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Re: Calling all Believers! Can you please explain the follow</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2961151.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:04:45 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2961151</guid><dc:creator>DeaconFred</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2961151.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2088264&amp;PostID=2961151</wfw:commentRss><description>Please explain doggy...</description></item><item><title>Re: Calling all Believers! Can you please explain the following</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2961147.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 02:03:44 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2961147</guid><dc:creator>predicto</dc:creator><slash:comments>1</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2961147.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2088264&amp;PostID=2961147</wfw:commentRss><description>&lt;P&gt;Yes, quite easily.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;But as the Deacon, I would have thought you'd have very strong opinions of your own, here.&lt;/P&gt;
&lt;P&gt;Dd&lt;/P&gt;</description></item><item><title>Calling all Believers! Can you please explain the following</title><link>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2961123.aspx</link><pubDate>Sat, 04 Jul 2009 01:53:26 GMT</pubDate><guid isPermaLink="false">8e55aff1-63ee-4857-a1e9-69fccb83d317:2961123</guid><dc:creator>DeaconFred</dc:creator><slash:comments>4</slash:comments><comments>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/thread/2961123.aspx</comments><wfw:commentRss>http://www.slate.com/discuss/forums/commentrss.aspx?SectionID=2088264&amp;PostID=2961123</wfw:commentRss><description>video...&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;&lt;br /&gt;http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ovFFZ4iEFCo&amp;amp;feature=rec-fresh+div</description></item></channel></rss>