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Grace

2007-10-05T10:37:22Z

Desudesu:

Grace is a way of movement, not unlike that of a ninja. It is nothing to do with god, or his many minions. Eat a cock.
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Christian doctrine and debates

2007-10-05T10:36:17Z

Desudesu:

The christian church has about as many rediculous rules and laws as the church of scientology. Is it any surprise that nobody trusts them either?
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Famous Christians

2007-10-05T10:35:28Z

Desudesu:

Billy Graham is a leech. He feeds off others sadness, misfortune and confusion, and sows seeds of doubt and reliance on an murderous, angry god.
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Denominations

2007-10-05T10:31:40Z

Desudesu:

Denominations: The pieces of a pie made of human excrete.
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Church

2007-10-05T10:30:56Z

Desudesu:

A church is the place to go when you are a confused, weak-willed dumbass. Most churchgoers have a lower than average IQ, and clearly cannot handle life enough to make their own decisions.
In general, it is a place for the retarded.
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Church history

2007-10-05T10:30:41Z

Desudesu:

You want to read about the history of an evil, murderous cult? You really are sick.
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Christian literature, art, music and media

2007-10-05T10:28:29Z

Desudesu:

The worst books, art, music, and cinematography the world has ever seen, and the most inane religious bullshit ever.
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Bible

2007-10-05T10:27:19Z

Desudesu:

A book of bullshit.

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Deuteronomy 26:11

2007-10-05T10:25:19Z

Desudesu:

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{{quote | text=You shall rejoice in all the good which Yahweh your God has given to you, and to your house, you, and the Levite, and the foreigner who is in the midst of you. [[Deuteronomy|Deuteronomy]] [[Deuteronomy 26|26]]:11}}

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Matthew 21:11

2007-10-05T10:19:24Z

Desudesu:

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[[Image:Jan06004.jpg|Jesus christ, lol|Cocks]]
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Matthew 21:11

2007-10-05T10:18:00Z

Desudesu:

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[[Image:Jan06004.jpg|Jesus christ, lol
Courtesy of eBaums]]
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God

2007-10-05T10:14:35Z

Desudesu:

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{{quote | text=In the beginning God created the heavens and the earth... [[Genesis 1:1]]}}
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\'\'Synopsis:\'\' God is the central being. He created the earth and he created man in his own image. God is full of mercy and love. Millions of people in the world confess God as their Lord and saviour. He is a personal being, who is three in one - [[God the Father|Father]], [[Jesus Christ|Son]] and [[Holy Spirit]]. God stands ready to come into any person\'s life when that person confesses him and repent - this is when you are [[born again]].

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* [[Character of God]] - [[God is the creator]] | [[God is love]] | [[God is holy]] | [[God is forgiving]]
* [[Trinity]] - [[God the Father]] | [[Jesus Christ]] | [[Holy Spirit]]
* [[Names of God]]

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Sermon: [[Luke 15 - What is God like? (G.G.)]]

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==Main article==

God is the central being. He created everything that exists. He is full of mercy and love. He is a personal being, who is three in one - [[God the Father|Father]], [[Jesus Christ|Son]] and [[Holy Spirit]].

===[[Character of God]]===

God\'s nature is beyond our understanding. He gives life to all and he is the author of love and forgiveness. He is completely holy and without any evil.

===[[Trinity]]===

The Trinity is the Christian [[doctrine]] describing the triune nature of God. The doctrine asserts the following: there is one and only one God; the Father is God, [[Jesus]] the Son is God, and the [[Holy Spirit]] is God; the one God eternally exists in three distinct persons.

==Quotes==

Sri Aurobindo, in \'\'Thoughts and Aphorisms\'\'
: A God who cannot smile could not have created this humorous universe.

Robertson Davies in \'\'Conversations\'\'
: A man who recognizes no God is probably placing an inordinate value on himself.

Albert Einstein
: Before God we are all equally wise - and equally foolish

Benjamin Franklin
: God heals, and the doctor takes the fee.

[[C.S. Lewis]]
: God whispers to us in our pleasures, speaks in our conscience, but shouts in our pains: it is His megaphone to rouse a deaf world.
: God will look to every soul like its first love because He is its first love.
: If God thinks this state of war in the universe a price worth paying for free will...then we may take it it is worth paying.

Galileo Galilei (1564 ~ 1642)
: I do not think it is necessary to believe that the same God who has given us our senses, reason, and intelligence wished us to abandon their use, giving us by some other means the information that we could gain through them.

Yiddish proverb,
: If God lived on earth, people would break his windows.

J.R.R. Tolkien
: If you do not believe in a personal God the question: `What is the purpose of life?\' is unaskable and unanswerable.

Thomas Jefferson
: It does me no injury for my neighbor to say there are twenty gods or no god. It neither picks my pocket nor breaks my leg.

Immanuel Kant
: Reason can never prove the existence of God.

Emily Dickinson
: They say that God is everywhere, and yet we always think of Him as somewhat of a recluse.

Catherine Doherty
: With God, every moment is the moment of beginning again.

Unknown source
: You can live without God, but you better not die without him.

[[Romans 5]]:7-8
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[[1 John 4:16]]
: God is love. Whoever lives in love lives in God, and God in him.

[[1 John 1:5]]
: God is light; in him there is no darkness at all.

[[Exodus 3:14]] (King James Version)
: God said unto Moses, I AM THAT I AM: and he said, Thus shalt thou say unto the children of Israel, I AM hath sent me unto you.

[[Isaiah 45]]:5-7 (King James Version)
: I am the LORD, and there is none else, there is no God beside me: I girded thee, though thou hast not known me: That they may know from the rising of the sun, and from the west, that there is none beside me. I am the LORD, and there is none else. I form the light, and create darkness: I make peace, and create evil: I the LORD do all these things.

Spike Milligan
: And God said, \'Let there be light\' and there was light, but the Electricity Board said he would have to wait until Thursday to be connected.

Woody Allen
: If only God would give me some clear sign! Like making a large deposit in my name in a Swiss bank.
: How can I believe in God when just last week I got my tongue caught in the roller of an electric typewriter?

==Links==

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/God Wikipedia - God]

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New Testament

2007-10-05T10:09:15Z

Desudesu:

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{{quote | text={{web_verse|hebrews|9|15}} [[Hebrews 9:15]]}}
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\'\'Synopsis:\'\' The New Testament is the section of the [[Bible]] written after the time of [[Christ]]. It documents the life and death and [[resurrection]] of Christ and the early [[church]] following his [[ascension]]. It tells us that [[God]]\'s [[love]] for mankind is so great, that he sent his only Son to die for us, so that we might be [[forgive]]n of our [[sin]]s and live eternally.

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* [[Gospels]] | [[Acts of the Apostles]] | [[Epistles]] | [[Revelation]]
* [[New Testament Language|Language]] | [[Greek]] | [[Aramaic]]
* [[New Testament Translation|Translation]]
* [[New Testament Canonization|Canonization]]
* People in the New Testament - see [[Characters of the Bible]]

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==Main article==

The New Testament is the section of the [[Bible]] written after the time of [[Christ]]. It documents the life and death and [[resurrection]] of Christ and the early [[church]] following his [[ascension]]. It tells us that [[God]]\'s [[love]] for mankind is so great, that he sent his only Son to die for us, so that we might be [[forgive]]n of our [[sin]]s and live eternally.

===Sections===

The New Testament is composed of 29 books. These books are grouped into sections, including
* [[Gospels]] and [[Acts]]
* [[Epistles]]
* [[Revelation]]

====[[Gospels]]====

The Gospels are the stories that recount the life and death and resurrection of Jesus. There are 4 separate accounts about Jesus life. The word \"gospel\" means \"good news\".

====[[Acts]]====

====[[Epistles]]====

====[[Revelation]]====

===The Hebrew world during the time of the New Testament===

The history of the [[Old Testament]] finishes around 400 BC. The history of the [[New Testament]] begins with [[Jesus]]\' birth, sometime between 6 BC and 4 BC. This gap of approximately 400 years is known as the inter-Testamental period. During this time the Hebrew world had seen a number of major changes. The Old Testament leaves us with a picture of Jews who had returned from Exile and rebuilt the Temple and Jerusalem, under the eyes of the Persian Empire. Around [[333 BC]], the armies of [[Alexander the Great]] conquered lands throughout Europe, the Middle East and Asia, bringing [[Hellenism|Greek culture]] and the [[Koine Greek|Greek language]] with them. Greek soon became the lingua franca of the region.

By the time of Jesus\' birth, the [[Roman Empire]] had grown in power and Roman armies occupied the land of the Jews - Judea and Galilee. Jesus began his ministry, probably in 27 AD, and [[Death of Jesus|he was crucified]] probably in [[30 AD]].

After the [[resurrection of Jesus]] the early church initially grew with only Jewish converts in Jerusalem, but soon, with persecution from Jewish leaders, and through the leading of God, the [[gospel]] spread to [[Gentiles]] (non-Jews). Jews of the time divided the world up into Jews and Gentiles. Jews were further divided into Palestinian Jews (those who were born in Palestine) and Diaspora Jews (those who were born outside Palestine). Jews were also divided into Hebraists and Hellenists (those who had embranced the Greek culture and language). Gentiles were divided into Proselyte (those who had converted to Judaism and been baptized), God fearer (those who respected the Hebrew God Yahweh but had not been circumcised) and pagans (those who followed other gods).

==Quotes==

==Links==

* [http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/New_Testament Wikipedia - New Testament]

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Places

2007-10-05T10:04:39Z

Desudesu:

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\'\'Synopsis:\'\' The world\'s 5 inhabited continents contain almost 7 billion people. The population is increasing rapidly, and it doubled between 1960 and 2000. There are 237 independent states. 66 of these have significant restrictions on religious belief. About 30% of the world\'s population call themselves [[Christian]] (2 billion people), 20% call themselves [[Muslim]] (1.3 billion people), 15% are [[non-religious]] (1 billion) and 13% call themselves [[Hindu]]. Although [[Europe]] is rapidly becoming secular and non-religious, the majority of Christians live in areas where European settlement or missionary work has been significant. [[Asia]] is the least evangelised continent. Of Christians, there are about 1 billion [[Roman Catholic]], 700 million [[Protestant]] and 550 million [[Eastern Orthodox]] Christians.
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* Regions: [[Africa]] | [[Americas]] | [[Asia]] | [[Europe]] | [[Pacific]]
* [[Biblical Places Index]]
* [[Church History Places]]
* The [[Persecuted Church]]: {{world_watch_list}}
* [[Denominations]]
* [[World-wide church directory]]
* The [[World]]

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==Main article==

The world\'s 5 inhabited continents contain almost 7 billion people. The population is increasing rapidly, and it doubled between 1960 and 2000. The are about 500 cities with over 1 million people, and about half of the world\'s population live in an urban setting. There are about 12,000 ethnolinguistic peoples in the world, with about 7,000 separate languages spoken. There are 237 independent states. 66 of these have significant restrictions on religious belief. About 30% of the world\'s population call themselves [[Christian]] (2 billion people), 20% call themselves [[Muslim]] (1.3 billion people), 15% are [[non-religious]] (1 billion) and 13% call themselves [[Hindu]]. Although [[Europe]] is rapidly becoming secular and non-religious, the majority of Christians live in areas where European settlement or missionary work has been significant. [[Asia]] is the least evangelised continent. Of Christians, there are about 1 billion [[Roman Catholic]], 700 million [[Protestant]] and 550 million [[Eastern Orthodox]] Christians.

==[[Africa]]==

Almost 1 billion people of 3,500 different ethnic groups live in Africa, which has had huge population growth in recent years. However this is slowing because of the devastating effects of [[AIDS]] which is at epidemic proportions in sub-Saharan Africa. Africa also is the poorest contintent with many countries with huge debts involved in terrible (usually civil) wars. Religious freedom is typical of most of the southern countries where [[Christianity]] is the predominant religion and experiencing great growth. Indeed, the focus of evangelical Christianity is moving from the Western World to Africa. However in the northern countries where [[Islam]] is the majority religion there is sigificant persecution of Christians.

==[[Americas]]==

The Americas cover 2 continents and about 50 countries with about a billion inhabitants. [[North America]] includes the wealthy and English speaking predominantly [[Protestant]] countries of the [[United States of America]] and [[Canada]] and the poorer, predominant countries from [[Mexico]] to [[Panama]]. [[South America]] countains the developing [[Spanish]]-speaking predominantly [[Roman Catholic]] countries like [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]] and the larger [[Portugese]]-speaking predominant [[Roman Catholic]] country of [[Brazil]].

==[[Asia]]==

The continent of Asia contains over half of the world\'s people and spans from [[Japan]] in the east to [[Turkey]] in the west. It contains the rapidly developing, predominantly [[Buddhist]] countries of [[South East Asia]] and [[China]], [[Hindu]] [[India]] and the predominant [[Muslim]] nations of the [[Middle East]]. Asia is the least evangelised continent.

==[[Europe]]==

Europe is an ethnically diverse continent with around 700 million inhabitants. It is mostly economically wealthy, containing the large and influential [[European Union]]. It has traditionally been the home of Christianity being the centres of [[Eastern Orthodoxy]], [[Roman Catholicism]] and [[Protestantism]]. There is widespread freedom of religion, however Europe is rapidly become predominantly secular with [[atheism]] as the major belief system.

==[[Pacific]]==

The Pacific region includes 25,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean and includes [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Papua New Guinea]] and 26 smaller island states and territories. The total population is about 35 million, and two-thirds of these people live in Australia. The majority of people are of European descent, however there are significant numbers of Melanesian, Polynesian and Asian people. The majority of people throughout the Pacific region are Christians, predominantly [[Protestant]] or [[Roman Catholic]], although there is an increasing number of non-religious people in the wealthy countries of Australia and New Zealand.

==Quotes==

==Links==

* [http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/links/church.html Alphabetical listing of church and ecumenical organizations from the world directory of churches]
* [http://www.fishthe.net/churches.html Directory of Churches]
* [http://netministries.org/churches.htm Netministries directory of churches]
* [http://www.biblebelievers.com/churches/ Bible Believers Church Directory]
* [http://worshipquest.org/?src=overture Search for one of over 70,000 churches]
* [http://www.usachurch.com/ USA Christian church directory]
* [http://www.masstimes.org/dotnet/default.aspx Worldwide Directory of Churches]

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Places

2007-10-05T10:04:15Z

Desudesu:

[[Image:005.jpg|thumb|A map of the world.]]
\'\'Synopsis:\'\' The world\'s 5 inhabited continents contain almost 7 billion people. The population is increasing rapidly, and it doubled between 1960 and 2000. There are 237 independent states. 66 of these have significant restrictions on religious belief. About 30% of the world\'s population call themselves [[Christian]] (2 billion people), 20% call themselves [[Muslim]] (1.3 billion people), 15% are [[non-religious]] (1 billion) and 13% call themselves [[Hindu]]. Although [[Europe]] is rapidly becoming secular and non-religious, the majority of Christians live in areas where European settlement or missionary work has been significant. [[Asia]] is the least evangelised continent. Of Christians, there are about 1 billion [[Roman Catholic]], 700 million [[Protestant]] and 550 million [[Eastern Orthodox]] Christians.

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{{topics}}
* Regions: [[Africa]] | [[Americas]] | [[Asia]] | [[Europe]] | [[Pacific]]
* [[Biblical Places Index]]
* [[Church History Places]]
* The [[Persecuted Church]]: {{world_watch_list}}
* [[Denominations]]
* [[World-wide church directory]]
* The [[World]]

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==Main article==

The world\'s 5 inhabited continents contain almost 7 billion people. The population is increasing rapidly, and it doubled between 1960 and 2000. The are about 500 cities with over 1 million people, and about half of the world\'s population live in an urban setting. There are about 12,000 ethnolinguistic peoples in the world, with about 7,000 separate languages spoken. There are 237 independent states. 66 of these have significant restrictions on religious belief. About 30% of the world\'s population call themselves [[Christian]] (2 billion people), 20% call themselves [[Muslim]] (1.3 billion people), 15% are [[non-religious]] (1 billion) and 13% call themselves [[Hindu]]. Although [[Europe]] is rapidly becoming secular and non-religious, the majority of Christians live in areas where European settlement or missionary work has been significant. [[Asia]] is the least evangelised continent. Of Christians, there are about 1 billion [[Roman Catholic]], 700 million [[Protestant]] and 550 million [[Eastern Orthodox]] Christians.

==[[Africa]]==

Almost 1 billion people of 3,500 different ethnic groups live in Africa, which has had huge population growth in recent years. However this is slowing because of the devastating effects of [[AIDS]] which is at epidemic proportions in sub-Saharan Africa. Africa also is the poorest contintent with many countries with huge debts involved in terrible (usually civil) wars. Religious freedom is typical of most of the southern countries where [[Christianity]] is the predominant religion and experiencing great growth. Indeed, the focus of evangelical Christianity is moving from the Western World to Africa. However in the northern countries where [[Islam]] is the majority religion there is sigificant persecution of Christians.

==[[Americas]]==

The Americas cover 2 continents and about 50 countries with about a billion inhabitants. [[North America]] includes the wealthy and English speaking predominantly [[Protestant]] countries of the [[United States of America]] and [[Canada]] and the poorer, predominant countries from [[Mexico]] to [[Panama]]. [[South America]] countains the developing [[Spanish]]-speaking predominantly [[Roman Catholic]] countries like [[Argentina]] and [[Chile]] and the larger [[Portugese]]-speaking predominant [[Roman Catholic]] country of [[Brazil]].

==[[Asia]]==

The continent of Asia contains over half of the world\'s people and spans from [[Japan]] in the east to [[Turkey]] in the west. It contains the rapidly developing, predominantly [[Buddhist]] countries of [[South East Asia]] and [[China]], [[Hindu]] [[India]] and the predominant [[Muslim]] nations of the [[Middle East]]. Asia is the least evangelised continent.

==[[Europe]]==

Europe is an ethnically diverse continent with around 700 million inhabitants. It is mostly economically wealthy, containing the large and influential [[European Union]]. It has traditionally been the home of Christianity being the centres of [[Eastern Orthodoxy]], [[Roman Catholicism]] and [[Protestantism]]. There is widespread freedom of religion, however Europe is rapidly become predominantly secular with [[atheism]] as the major belief system.

==[[Pacific]]==

The Pacific region includes 25,000 islands in the Pacific Ocean and includes [[Australia]], [[New Zealand]], [[Papua New Guinea]] and 26 smaller island states and territories. The total population is about 35 million, and two-thirds of these people live in Australia. The majority of people are of European descent, however there are significant numbers of Melanesian, Polynesian and Asian people. The majority of people throughout the Pacific region are Christians, predominantly [[Protestant]] or [[Roman Catholic]], although there is an increasing number of non-religious people in the wealthy countries of Australia and New Zealand.

==Quotes==

==Links==

* [http://www.wcc-coe.org/wcc/links/church.html Alphabetical listing of church and ecumenical organizations from the world directory of churches]
* [http://www.fishthe.net/churches.html Directory of Churches]
* [http://netministries.org/churches.htm Netministries directory of churches]
* [http://www.biblebelievers.com/churches/ Bible Believers Church Directory]
* [http://worshipquest.org/?src=overture Search for one of over 70,000 churches]
* [http://www.usachurch.com/ USA Christian church directory]
* [http://www.masstimes.org/dotnet/default.aspx Worldwide Directory of Churches]

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Acts 20:10

2007-10-05T10:02:31Z

Desudesu:

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