RazPenny

@RazPenny (26)

United States • Age 45

Joined myLot 16 years ago

yeah....use your imagination

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"Crucified with Christ, and yet I live "

Just an Ordinary Owl? @owlwings (43910) • Cambridge, England 18 Sep 08

I found this quoted as a tag or motto the other day and it has been bothering me (or rather the logic of it has). I grew up being told that Christ died on the cross for the sins of the world - all men (Christans or not, by the...

acceptance of god

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RazPenny I think this is where we can see Paul's "Jewish" credentials do not hold up. Being Jewish was never defined by blood, least not since the destruction of the first temple. Once the Judeans came back from Babylonia alone they were the ones who were holding the...

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Know it all's and religon

BethTN81 @BethTN81 (564) • United States 16 Sep 08

I was recently in a religous discussion with a friend of mine who claims to not be religous, yet she seems to know more about MY faith than I do. Or at least she likes to act that way. Ever met someone like that? They know more...

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RazPenny What do you do? Study more. Chances are, and I know you will hate reading this, she might actually know more about your religion than you do. Most of us non-Christians do. We have gone through evangelists our whole lives and learn the religion mostly so we...

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why is an atheist usually smart., or a smart person usually ends up an atheist?

sutanhartanto @sutanhartanto (4122) • Indonesia 16 Sep 08

first thing first, please don't get offended i am neither an atheist nor a believer. i was born in a christian family and as a christian also. yet, as my understanding about god, life, jesus,...

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RazPenny I don't think that atheists are in general smarter. For one, this assessment is made off of western standards. Western thinking may have become predominant, but that doesn't mean it is the only way of thinking. There are many truths and understandings which...

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Do you think God is a "He" or "She"?

positiveminded1977 @positiveminded1977 (7072) • India 24 Apr 08

Well? What do you think? Is God a male or female? If male, why? Why isn't he a female? If female, why? Or do you think he/she is both? In Christianity, we have God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit--all male. That makes religion...

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RazPenny No, Shaddai did not create man first. Originally, he created "ha=adam" which means the human. It is not until Chava, or Eve as most know her, is formed from Adam that he is ever called "ha-essh" the man. Considering the original account in the first chapter...

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What do you think? Does our Society Prefer men than Women?

blog8withJ @blog8withJ (136) • United States 23 Jun 07

I don't think so. We are in the 21st century where equal oppurtunities and the same work load is given to both men and women. Though, somehow there's still agencies and institution who discriminate women and prefer men. In your...

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RazPenny I see gender bias for both genders, it depends on the circumstance. There is still no denying the wage gap where men still make more money for the same job with the same experience and/or education. Bars still specifically cater to men over women by hiring...

26 Apr 08

a jew and christian-what is the difference?

hiveenu @hiveenu (521) • India 22 Mar 07

Hi, this doubt is there in my mind for quite some time and somehow I failed to check it out myself all these years. Will somebody enlighten me? And any additional information regarding them is welcome. Thanks.

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RazPenny Well, as is already noted one difference is on belief in the messiah. Though, there is more to it than that since Christianity has extra beliefs about the messiah that Jews do not hold. Another is on doctrine. Original sin is not held by Jews, and...

26 Apr 08

Do you think God is a "He" or "She"?

positiveminded1977 @positiveminded1977 (7072) • India 24 Apr 08

Well? What do you think? Is God a male or female? If male, why? Why isn't he a female? If female, why? Or do you think he/she is both? In Christianity, we have God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit--all male. That makes religion...

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RazPenny Thanks for the welcome. Though, I find it interesting how many refer to the divine as a he when me and a few friends of mine (and we are talking about Christians and Jews) who use she instead.

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The Talmud, the wisdom and secret of the Jews

gohsh3 @gohsh3 (28) • Malaysia 19 Sep 06

I have recently read something about the Talmud of Jews. Without any bias opinion, I wish to invite discussion on the wisdoms of this book. With limited understanding, I was impressed by the teachings especially on the

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RazPenny To echo something on which Cory said, Everyday Talmud by Abraham Cohen was a great read and very helpful for me when I started studying Judaism. Even the Orthodox Jews I have met seem to be pretty impressed with his writing over the subject. I think my...

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How much of the Bible is true?

rebecca1957 @rebecca1957 (265) • United States 22 Apr 08

In Deutronomy it states 'do not add to or take away from any of my words'. That's God speaking during the giving of the ten commandments together with all the other laws given to Moses. That tells me that maybe the whole New...

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RazPenny Actually, if you are speaking of 12:32, it says this... All this word which I command you, that shall ye observe to do; thou shalt not add therto, nor diminish from it...JPS version That is not saying extra books should not be added...it is stating that...

25 Apr 08

Does religion choose us or do we choose religion?

Warren Brown @warrenbrown (173) • London, England 24 Apr 08

I feel that Religion chooses us. We are born with the religion we have for life.Even if we change our religion later in life this will make no difference, as we always retain the religion of our birth, in my humble opinion. What...

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RazPenny Hmmm, I would wonder how you are defining religion here. Obviously there are some who have chosen religion back in the dark ages of the Christian and Muslim conquests which brought about the choice of convert or death. Many times these people did not believe...

25 Apr 08

Do you think God is a "He" or "She"?

positiveminded1977 @positiveminded1977 (7072) • India 24 Apr 08

Well? What do you think? Is God a male or female? If male, why? Why isn't he a female? If female, why? Or do you think he/she is both? In Christianity, we have God the Father, Son, and Holy Spirit--all male. That makes religion...

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RazPenny Gender? What use is gender when you are the only of your kind? While I can understand the polytheists and the like who have multiple deities...the idea of there only being one deity who consists of any deity always seemed rather strange. Within our own...

25 Apr 08

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