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Originally Posted by duga
And for the record Canwllcorfe is right, Christians aren't supposed to believe in ghosts. It negates the idea of heaven and hell and a final judgement. The word ghost in holy ghost refers to a holy soul. That is not how we are using it.
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Actually, this really depends on what "branch" of Christianity you're talking about. Some believe in a purgatory or middle ground which would explain the existance of ghosts. Others don't even believe inhell as a place of torment after death.
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Originally Posted by Janszoon
The reason I ask is that I've generally found the people who can't understand why someone might be annoyed by religion are people who've never experienced being nonreligious in a religious society.
Has every religious person I've ever met been some horrible person? No, of course not. One of the most important people in my life, my grandmother, was quite religious. My wife is also pretty religious. I myself, at one time, was even considering going to divinity school to become a minister. But none of that particularly enables me to ignore the fact that the overwhelming majority of my fellow Americans take huge dumps on nonbelievers on a very regular basis.
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Don't get me wrong...I DO understand why people get annoyed with religion and over zealous types. I only wished to understand the level of annoyance you show, since you seem eager to attack religion when the subject comes up.
Also, I agee with you in that I don't see much difference in religion vs superstition vs beleif in spirits...most of the time (no, not always) these things go hand in hand.