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No, this is a debate about religion. Not food and how to eat! The body being a temple, in religious sense, has nothing to do with what to eat.


Please stop twisting subjects people are posting about out of context in order to insert your favorite subject into every thread.
I was responding to a poster who said she went from not believing to believing. So I inquired how one would go about doing that.

She also stated that if you believe something strongly enough, you naturally want to tell people about it.

So I tied it in with North Lake Presbyterian Churchs' mission to spread the word about living a healthy lifestyle because, as they said, your body is a temple. And the article quoted them as including healthy food choices.

I can't help it if you didn't see the connection to religion. I'm sure many others did.
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I believe one can be a good person without believing in God, Allah, Jesus , Mohammed, etc.
Absolutely, I agree.
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I was responding to a poster who said she went from unbelieving to believing. So I inquired how one would go about doing that.

She also stated that if you believe something strongly enough, you naturally want to tell people about it.

So I tied it in with North Lake Presbyterian Churchs' mission to spread the word about living a healthy lifestyle because, as they said, your body is a temple. And the article quoted them as including healthy food choices.

I can't help it if you didn't see the connection to religion. I'm sure many others did.
Nope, I didn't see the connection either.....still don't.
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According to my book, the book of PattyLand, they have been judged but not resurrected. Please reference PL 27:52.

We have a winner. Where do I obtain a copy of The Book of PattyLand (It should have caps shouldn't it?) ?

And I really enjoyed the comment by Rubicon, although clearly a typo:

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"That is why some people are Catholics, some Jews, some Morons"
That was laugh out loud funny. I have been claiming to be a Pastafarian, but instead now I am converting to Moron. Still can't decide whether I am going to be a Fundamentalist Moron or a Reform Moron.
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We have a winner. Where do I obtain a copy of The Book of PattyLand (It should have caps shouldn't it?) ?

And I really enjoyed the comment by Rubicon, although clearly a typo:



That was laugh out loud funny. I have been claiming to be a Pastafarian, but instead now I am converting to Moron. Still can't decide whether I am going to be a Fundamentalist Moron or a Reform Moron.

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...Still can't decide whether I am going to be a Fundamentalist Moron or a Reform Moron.

No need to choose. I have been a devout, life-long member of all denominations.
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That was laugh out loud funny. I have been claiming to be a Pastafarian, but instead now I am converting to Moron. Still can't decide whether I am going to be a Fundamentalist Moron or a Reform Moron.
I'm going with Reform Moron, it's probably less work. I have friends who are Reform Jews or as they put it, the next best thing to not even being Jewish.
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According to my book, the book of PattyLand, they have been judged but not resurrected. Please reference PL 27:52.
Alrighty then...I stand corrected!
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I was responding to a poster who said she went from not believing to believing. So I inquired how one would go about doing that.

She also stated that if you believe something strongly enough, you naturally want to tell people about it.

So I tied it in with North Lake Presbyterian Churchs' mission to spread the word about living a healthy lifestyle because, as they said, your body is a temple. And the article quoted them as including healthy food choices.

I can't help it if you didn't see the connection to religion. I'm sure many others did.
That would be me. How does one go from unbelieving to believing? It's really an act of God but it starts with a desire to know more about God. It's a quest to answer life's basic questions. Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going when I leave here? God said in His word that those who seek him with all their heart will find Him. Along with that comes the answers to these questions. But until God touches our heart, mind and eyes we cannot really believe enough to follow Him.

Not sure about North Lake but it is good to take care of our bodies as they are the temple of God and a temple of God is to be useful for His mission. So the better we care for our bodies the longer we can be of service to do His will.
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You absolutely do not have to have a desire to know more about God to go from unbelieving to believing. God can come to you. It has happened to many people when they least expected it.
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You absolutely do not have to have a desire to know more about God to go from unbelieving to believing. God can come to you. It has happened to many people when they least expected it.
At the risk of being judged as irresponsible, irreverent and of taking an important topic too lightly ....
To go from unbelieving to believing in God is much like falling in love.
It happens, you know it, and life is changed.
As CFrance said, God can come to you.
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Breathtaking post, Barefoot. That is just how it happens...
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That would be me. How does one go from unbelieving to believing? It's really an act of God but it starts with a desire to know more about God. It's a quest to answer life's basic questions. Where did I come from? Why am I here? Where am I going when I leave here? God said in His word that those who seek him with all their heart will find Him. Along with that comes the answers to these questions. But until God touches our heart, mind and eyes we cannot really believe enough to follow Him.

Not sure about North Lake but it is good to take care of our bodies as they are the temple of God and a temple of God is to be useful for His mission. So the better we care for our bodies the longer we can be of service to do His will.
Thanks for straightening that out as their were those who thought there's no connection between religion and keeping ourselves physically healthy.
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You're missing the point entirely, or twisting it around to make your argument.
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You're missing the point entirely, or twisting it around to make your argument.
You're the one who's twisting and missing the point because you're carrying baggage from previous threads.
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