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Do you have any recommendations for well-done Christian worship music? [more inside]
posted on Sep 17, 2008 - 32 answers
Help me find a book that explains the taxonomy of Christian churches and sects! [more inside]
posted on Aug 20, 2008 - 16 answers ![]()
Anyone ever heard of a wedding that was a cross between an atheist and a Christian ceremony? [more inside]
posted on Aug 13, 2008 - 34 answers
As a Buddhist in the South, how do I politely deal with the often-asked question of where I go to church? I want to be truthful yet non-confrontational with my Christian neighbors and co-workers. [more inside]
posted on Jul 8, 2008 - 22 answers ![]()
Again, my childhood reverend is trying to convince me to be religious. How do I deal with him? [more inside]
posted on Jul 7, 2008 - 34 answers
Looking for some good christian apologetics podcasts. I listen to Stand to Reason but was curious if anyone liked or could recommend others.
posted on Jun 13, 2008 - 10 answers
I have been reading Curzio Malaparte's Kaput. In it, he describes an Orthodox order of monks who raise families and then enter servitude to be castrated and then become penitents. I can't find any information online about this group though, even a name, any help?
posted on Mar 21, 2008 - 5 answers ![]()
I'm Jewish, so at least I've got a good explanation for why this baffles me so much.
I'm trying to figure out what Christians (particularly the Evangelical variety) mean when they use the word "fellowship". Sometimes it seems as though the word is simply being used as follows its dictionary definition of amity, friendliness, togetherness, commonality, etc.
But I'm increasingly hearing Christians use it as an intransitive verb, which puzzles me to no end. What could it possibly mean "to fellowship"?
My dictionary also indicates that the word can refer to communion (uncapitalized, so I had assumed that just meant a secular kind of togetherness) - does "fellowship" mean to take Communion together? Or does it just refer to hanging out with other Christians?
Anyone out there who can cast some light on this for a poor benighted Jew?
posted on Mar 10, 2008 - 31 answers ![]()
Ran across the card game Ekklesia: The Congregating and was wondering if a similar game had ever been professionally produced. [more inside]
posted on Jan 27, 2008 - 6 answers ![]()
Please recommend some books to me that deal with simplifying life and combating materialism from a Christian perspective. I'm looking for both modern writings as well as classics. [more inside]
posted on Dec 30, 2007 - 14 answers
I know very little about Christian gifts. Is there any taboo about getting my Catholic girlfriend a cross necklace? [more inside]
posted on Dec 21, 2007 - 22 answers ![]()
Relationshipfilter: I'm agnostic. She's Christian. We've been dating for four months. We fit eachother well and are very happy together, but of course clash over our deeply-held ideologies. Should we worry about the ideological clashes now, or be happy with eachother now and worry about how to raise the kids if/when we have kids? [more inside]
posted on Dec 20, 2007 - 76 answers
Church worship leader needs help with a key change transition for a Christmas song! [more inside]
posted on Dec 15, 2007 - 20 answers
How should I respond to syrupy Christian emails? [more inside]
posted on Nov 24, 2007 - 53 answers ![]()
Help me politely but firmly stop my dry cleaner from trying to save my soul. Seriously. For about six months now, he's been sending me cassette tapes of sermons and leaflets from his church. Tonight I got home to find that he's upped the ante. . . [more inside]
posted on Nov 8, 2007 - 32 answers ![]()
Can anyone recommend books, articles, etc., that (a) lay out religious (preferably Christian) arguments in favor of conservation or (b) give a history of the church-based environmental justice movement?
posted on Oct 22, 2007 - 12 answers ![]()
Help me find the "best" fundamentalist / evangelical Christian websites geared toward youth. [more inside]
posted on Oct 15, 2007 - 13 answers ![]()
Who are the most dangerous "Christian" fundamentalist leaders? [more inside]
posted on Oct 11, 2007 - 24 answers
My girlfriend saw a simple comic the other day, likely in a Fark comment thread, depicting a guy with an upside-down pink triangle on his shirt being rapped on the head by a Christian bible-thumper. In the last frame, the first guy says 'can you stop that?' Can anyone link me to that comic? [more inside]
posted on Jul 11, 2007 - 3 answers ![]()
Why won't the fundamentalist Christian I work with say "God bless you" or at least "Bless you" after I sneeze?
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posted on Jun 27, 2007 - 36 answers ![]()
How do I conduct myself at an important family function in a church I left on a sour note? [more inside]
posted on Apr 29, 2007 - 26 answers
How any have mefites in christian-atheist relationships and marriages fared? What advice do you have? What do you think about 2 Corinthians 6:14-15?
I'm atheist and my fiancée is Christian. We both feel strongly about our beliefs, our love, and respect for one another. [more inside]
posted on Apr 10, 2007 - 72 answers
What is the best (if any) way to deal with anti-gay Christian protesters on my campus? [more inside]
posted on Apr 2, 2007 - 62 answers ![]()
It's a Rainbow. Actually, it's more like half of a rainbow at the moment. Care to help me find the remainder of the lyrics? I've already exhausted simple Google searches, unfortunately, and there's much [more inside]
posted on Jan 2, 2007 - 4 answers ![]()
I'm an atheist. My fiancé is not. What about the children? [more inside]
posted on Dec 10, 2006 - 50 answers
I'm looking for parables that illustrate Christian precepts like faith, hope, charity and forgiveness. But hold on, there's [more inside]
posted on Aug 21, 2006 - 5 answers
fundamentalists; My nephew is graduating from High School this month. He has been given a scholarship to an extremely fundamental christian college, similar to a Liberty or Bob Jones.....I have been invited to; [more inside]
posted on May 19, 2006 - 49 answers ![]()
I was raised as a christian scientist, meaning no medicine, no doctors and I was not even allowed to believe that any physical symptom of illness or injury I might have was real. Needless to say such beliefs have not promoted a healthy self awareness, self image or even much of an instinct for self-preservation. I also had some persistent medical problems as a child that went untreated. [more inside]
posted on Mar 18, 2006 - 8 answers
My friend is getting Confirmed next week, and I'm looking for some good Christian music for her- a genre I don't know much about beyond the big names. [more inside]
posted on Feb 16, 2006 - 37 answers
MunchkinFilter: Suggestions on finding single women who don't want any children? [more inside]
posted on Jan 17, 2006 - 21 answers
ReligionEthicsFilter: in all the Apocalypse/Rapture stuff, planes will crash and cars and trains, etc, because the drivers will have been swept up. Doesn't that mean that Christians shouldn't do those things, esp if other people will be harmed as a result? [more inside]
posted on Dec 23, 2005 - 26 answers
What is the deal with the Jews and Jesus? If Jesus was a jew, why are the Jewish not Christians, and seem so touchy about that issue? Christmas vs. Hanuka. Jesus on the cross, etc. Don't they acknowledge him the way Christians do? Or am I wrong? Always seems to invoke an eye rolling when I see Jesus mentioned to a Jewish person on TV...why? [more inside]
posted on Dec 17, 2005 - 102 answers
Need mp3/MIDI/any audio for an old Christian song by Jon Byron called "We Are the Family of God" [more inside]
posted on Dec 16, 2005 - 1 answers
How do I have the conversation with my dad that my belief in God is not the same as his? [more inside]
posted on Sep 26, 2005 - 36 answers ![]()
I want to find a church in New York City that has services on days other than Sunday.
posted on Dec 31, 2004 - 7 answers
I'm looking for a website that I stumbled upon once that had a series of online Christian propaganda comic books covering topics like teen sex, creationism, and the evils of rock music.
posted on Dec 2, 2004 - 10 answers