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      03/10/06 07:26 PM
Nelly

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I've thought about that idea that "god is an imaginary friend for adults." Maybe I just need an imaginary friend who's not into being right and infallible all the time. I could believe in an invisible, imaginary friend that's made of all my present, past and future thoughts. Someone who'll carry my bags and eat lunch with me. And we'll talk of all the good and bad and outrageous and ironic stuff we've seen. No religion, just having a nice conversation and interaction with everything we encounter along the way.

~nelly~

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* THANK YOU ALL FOR YOUR ENLIGHTENING AND COMPASSIONATE DISCUSSION!!religion post
_Willow
03/09/06 02:49 PM
* For those of you who don't believe in God...(a question with no offense intended)
poochibelly
03/13/06 10:30 AM
* Re: For those of you who don't believe in God...(a question with no offense intended)
Kiwii
03/15/06 05:04 AM
* Kiwii
poochibelly
03/15/06 06:53 AM
* You don't do such a bad job yourself, Rachel!-nt
Augie
03/15/06 12:29 PM
* Re: Rachel
Kiwii
03/15/06 07:22 AM
* Re: For those of you who don't believe in God...(a question with no offense intended)
Double J
03/14/06 06:55 AM
* Re: Well said -nt-
gigi
03/14/06 04:14 PM
* Re: For those of you who don't believe in God...(a question with no offense intended)
Sara-Sage
03/13/06 01:42 PM
* You bring up a good point that is hard to explain here but I'll try
ecmmbm
03/14/06 04:59 AM
* Re: You did a great job!! -nt-
gigi
03/14/06 04:10 PM
* Re: You bring up a good point that is hard to explain here but I'll try
MissS
03/14/06 06:34 AM
* Me either....is Michelle awesome or what????~nt~
poochibelly
03/14/06 06:47 AM
* Re: For those of you who don't believe in God...(a question with no offense intended)
poochibelly
03/13/06 08:39 PM
* Re: For those of you who don't believe in God...(a question with no offense intended)
michele
03/13/06 10:37 AM
* Re: For those of you who don't believe in God...(a question with no offense intended)
jaime g
03/13/06 09:14 PM
* Re: For those of you who don't believe in God...(a question with no offense intended)
chinagrl
03/14/06 05:13 PM
* Also a latecomer...
retrograde
03/11/06 10:31 PM
* Thank you Laurel! Actually, I never noticed your name
_Willow
03/12/06 12:29 PM
* Late in this discussion...
Sara-Sage
03/11/06 07:26 PM
* Re: Late in this discussion...
TommyNY
03/12/06 02:20 PM
* Thank you for sharing.
_Willow
03/11/06 07:47 PM
* The roles of women in Judaism are VERY misunderstood...
Snow for Sarala
03/11/06 08:52 PM
* Ok, I'll join in. *DELETED*
Janey
03/10/06 02:58 PM
* Thank you, Janey!
_Willow
03/10/06 08:35 PM
* Re: Thank you, Janey!
Gracie
03/10/06 08:45 PM
* Thanks, Gracie....
_Willow
03/10/06 08:50 PM
* Re: Thanks, Gracie....
Gracie
03/10/06 09:02 PM
* I know!:) I'm a teacher for the public system here, and
_Willow
03/10/06 09:06 PM
* And the Jewish male contributing...
Computr821
03/10/06 08:06 AM
* You know whats so amazing to me aboout orthodox judaism?
_Willow
03/10/06 08:40 PM
* you opened a personal bucket of worms-
khyricat
03/11/06 05:24 AM
* Ok, you're right, sorry, my mistake...I
_Willow
03/11/06 10:04 AM
* Lapsed Catholic here
TommyNY
03/10/06 11:27 AM
* Re: Lapsed Catholic here
Gracie
03/10/06 04:42 PM
* Re: Lapsed Catholic here
TommyNY
03/10/06 07:52 PM
* Re: Lapsed Catholic here
Gracie
03/10/06 08:40 PM
* Re: Lapsed Catholic here
TommyNY
03/11/06 04:53 AM
* Re: Lapsed Catholic here
Gracie
03/11/06 08:19 AM
* Re: Lapsed Catholic here
Johnny T. Reb
03/10/06 02:15 PM
* Bob
TommyNY
03/10/06 07:54 PM
* Tommy/Bob
Janey
03/11/06 12:06 PM
* Re: Tommy/Bob
TommyNY
03/11/06 06:38 PM
* Re: Tommy/Bob
Janey
03/12/06 07:02 AM
* Re: Tommy
Johnny T. Reb
03/11/06 05:43 AM
* Re: And the Jewish male contributing...
jaime g
03/10/06 08:12 AM
* fasting...
poochibelly
03/11/06 06:25 PM
* what I do...
khyricat
03/10/06 12:25 PM
* Re: what I do...
Snow for Sarala
03/10/06 04:11 PM
* From the Jew who works on Sat for 2 more weeks!
khyricat
03/11/06 05:37 AM
* So what is yom Kippur, and why do you fast?
_Willow
03/10/06 08:47 PM
* Re: So what is yom Kippur, and why do you fast?
Snow for Sarala
03/11/06 10:14 PM
* Thanks, I think it's time for me to pull the Bible off the shelf! NM
_Willow
03/12/06 12:37 PM
* Re: And the Jewish male contributing...
Computr821
03/10/06 08:16 AM
* Re: my take
jaime g
03/10/06 07:40 AM
* Thanks fot yuour take Jamie
_Willow
03/10/06 08:56 PM
* Re: Thanks fot yuour take Jamie
jaime g
03/11/06 07:09 AM
* Yes, it helped a ton.
_Willow
03/11/06 10:10 AM
* Re: Yes, it helped a ton.
jaime g
03/11/06 10:54 AM
* Ugh, I hated 12 too.
_Willow
03/11/06 11:07 AM
* Wonderful posts! another Jew piping in..
khyricat
03/10/06 07:18 AM
* Mikvah...
poochibelly
03/13/06 11:08 AM
* Re: Wonderful posts! another Jew piping in..
Snow for Sarala
03/10/06 04:13 PM
* Risking pushing this thread too far, maybe, but I'd love to ask another question of my Jewish friends
ecmmbm
03/10/06 07:51 AM
* Awesome Question, Michelle!
_Willow
03/10/06 09:01 PM
* Jewish attitude towards jesus...
khyricat
03/10/06 11:51 AM
* Re: Jewish attitude towards jesus...
Gracie
03/10/06 04:58 PM
* as I stated above they are christians to me..
khyricat
03/11/06 05:38 AM
* Piping in-They ARE Christians, of course,
_Willow
03/11/06 10:13 AM
* Re: Jewish attitude towards jesus...
Kiwii
03/10/06 12:18 PM
* Re: Jewish attitude towards jesus...
jaime g
03/10/06 12:21 PM
* Re: Risking pushing this thread too far, maybe, but I'd love to ask another question of my Jewish friends
jaime g
03/10/06 07:55 AM
* So is the Torah the same as the Christians Old Testament?~nt~
poochibelly
03/10/06 04:06 PM
* Re: So is the Torah the same as the Christians Old Testament?~nt~
jaime g
03/10/06 07:15 PM
* Re: Risking pushing this thread too far, maybe, but I'd love to ask another question of my Jewish fr
hohoyumyum
03/10/06 02:19 PM
* Re: eddie izzard
jaime g
03/10/06 02:21 PM
* Re: eddie izzard
Nelly
03/10/06 04:32 PM
* eddie izzard!
melitami
03/10/06 05:07 PM
* You like Eddie Izzard and Rent? My kinda girl. Awesome...
hohoyumyum
03/11/06 10:03 AM
* Re: Hey Sarala, Let's talk about our faiths. Others welcome with open minds.
Snow for Sarala
03/09/06 07:31 PM
* Re: What I believe...
gigi
03/09/06 11:47 PM
* I too realize I said more about my church than about myself...
ecmmbm
03/11/06 06:19 AM
* Re: I agree.....nt...
gigi
03/12/06 09:55 PM
* Michelle
_Willow
03/11/06 10:26 AM
* Re: Michelle
gigi
03/12/06 09:58 PM
* Link to my church's website if you're curious, and a political rambling...
_Willow
03/11/06 10:31 AM
* Yes!-nt
Augie
03/11/06 07:34 AM
* Ditto Chinagrl -nt-
Nelly
03/11/06 07:38 AM
* Right there with you Gigi....
poochibelly
03/11/06 04:02 AM
* Re: A peaceful feeilng in my heart!!
gigi
03/12/06 09:47 PM
* Beautiful, Gigi. I am with you 100%
_Willow
03/10/06 08:26 PM
* AHHHHH!
_Willow
03/09/06 09:20 PM
* Re: AHHHHH!
Snow for Sarala
03/09/06 10:11 PM
* Re: Sarala, please answer this question..
gigi
03/10/06 09:17 PM
* Re: Sarala, please answer this question..
Gracie
03/10/06 09:54 PM
* That is SO cool!
_Willow
03/10/06 08:20 PM
* Re: That is SO cool!
chinagrl
03/10/06 09:41 PM
* Yes ,the burka. iI was thinking of a Sikh kirpan. Canadians will know why!
_Willow
03/10/06 09:47 PM
* Re: AHHHHH!
Gracie
03/10/06 05:08 PM
* Re: kosher birds, etc.
jaime g
03/10/06 07:12 AM
* Thanks Jamie...I did know
_Willow
03/10/06 08:24 PM
* Re: Hey Sarala, Let's talk about our faiths. Others welcome with open minds.
Double J
03/09/06 06:58 PM
* I wasn't sure waht to expect, but I'm SO PROUD OF YOU ALL!!!
_Willow
03/09/06 09:08 PM
* Re: I wasn't sure waht to expect, but I'm SO PROUD OF YOU ALL!!!
chely24
03/10/06 06:05 AM
* I'm a PK
torbetta
03/10/06 09:58 AM
* Aww, PK! :)
_Willow
03/10/06 07:49 PM
* Another PK here!~nt~
poochibelly
03/11/06 04:04 AM
* Re: Another PK here!~nt~
chely24
03/11/06 06:22 AM
* PK is Pastor's or Preacher's Kid
torbetta
03/11/06 10:35 AM
* I forget too!~nt~
poochibelly
03/11/06 06:18 PM
* Re: I believe in Love and Goodness!!
michele
03/10/06 10:38 AM
* Michele
poochibelly
03/12/06 04:16 PM
* Re: I believe in Love and Goodness!!
Gracie
03/10/06 08:56 PM
* Michele,
_Willow
03/10/06 07:52 PM
* Re: Thanks Girls
michele
03/13/06 08:25 AM
* Athiest here, Quaker background *DELETED*
Nelly
03/10/06 12:25 PM
* What's the difference between an athiest and...
Augie
03/10/06 03:27 PM
* Re: What's the difference between an athiest and...
Johnny T. Reb
03/10/06 06:56 PM
* Re: What's the difference between an athiest and...
Nelly
03/10/06 04:31 PM
* I guess I'm religiously indifferent, then.
Wind
03/10/06 05:36 PM
* Re: I guess I'm religiously indifferent, then.
Snorkie
03/10/06 06:04 PM
* Re: I guess I'm religiously indifferent, then.
chinagrl
03/10/06 06:52 PM
* Pesky atheism
Nelly
03/10/06 07:26 PM
* Imaginary friends
chinagrl
03/10/06 09:33 PM
* Re: Imaginary friends
Nelly
03/11/06 07:12 AM
* Hmmmm... I'll have to address this if you don't mind...
ecmmbm
03/11/06 05:56 AM
* Thank you Michelle
Augie
03/11/06 07:31 AM
* Re: Hmmmm... I'll have to address this if you don't mind...
chinagrl
03/11/06 06:43 AM
* Yes, it's an outsider's point of view -nt-
Nelly
03/11/06 07:17 AM
* I figured, but just had to throw that in for my own peace o' mind! Thx! nt
ecmmbm
03/11/06 06:55 AM
* LOL Nelly, cute! Also,
_Willow
03/10/06 07:58 PM
* Here was my post before I deleted it
Nelly
03/11/06 07:15 AM
* That's an excellent post, nelly!
_Willow
03/11/06 10:42 AM
* Re: Here was my post before I deleted it
Gracie
03/11/06 08:41 AM
* heirarchy, collections, pomp and circumstance
Nelly
03/11/06 09:26 AM
* ...except for my birthday!! LOL!! -nt-
Nelly
03/11/06 09:31 AM
* Re: heirarchy, collections, pomp and circumstance
chinagrl
03/11/06 09:29 AM
* Re: Here was my post before I deleted it
chinagrl
03/11/06 08:49 AM
* Re: Here was my post before I deleted it
Gracie
03/11/06 09:34 AM
* Defining your beliefs
Nelly
03/11/06 09:30 AM
* Nelly, that REALLY surprised me too!
_Willow
03/11/06 11:18 AM
* I agree, I'm glad Nelly shared how she feels, no need to be defensive. nt
ecmmbm
03/11/06 09:06 AM
* I'm also wondering why you deleted it, I read it, all of this is enlightening to me. nt
ecmmbm
03/11/06 06:03 AM
* Nelly, his name isn't Tony is it? -nt-
Johnny T. Reb
03/10/06 07:37 PM
* Re: Hey Sarala, Let's talk about our faiths. Others welcome with open minds.
Angela E.
03/09/06 06:26 PM
* DH's family wants me to convert, and what you listed is what I
_Willow
03/09/06 09:02 PM
* Re: DH's family wants me to convert, and what you listed is what I
Gracie
03/09/06 09:09 PM
* I love the IDEA of the rhythm method
_Willow
03/09/06 09:23 PM
* Re: Hey Sarala, Let's talk about our faiths. Others welcome with open minds.
Gracie
03/09/06 08:50 PM
* I attended a mass once when I was a kid...
Augie
03/09/06 07:13 PM
* LOL! Yep, we're just lazy, ha ha!
_Willow
03/09/06 09:06 PM
* Shannon, thank you for such a positive thread
ecmmbm
03/09/06 05:44 PM
* You're welcome, Michelle, and I'm proud of how it's turning out.
_Willow
03/09/06 08:31 PM
* Re: You're welcome, Michelle, and I'm proud of how it's turning out.
chinagrl
03/10/06 06:37 AM
* PS- China girl, have you read up on Buddhism/Taoism?.
_Willow
03/10/06 08:08 PM
* Oh yes. :)
chinagrl
03/10/06 09:14 PM
* Re: Chinagirl
michele
03/13/06 09:26 AM
* Re: Chinagirl
chinagrl
03/14/06 05:15 PM
* Re: Chinagirl
michele
03/15/06 07:04 AM
* Re: Chinagirl
Gracie
03/13/06 04:16 PM
* Gracie
Augie
03/13/06 07:39 PM
* Re: Gracie
Gracie
03/13/06 08:28 PM
* Re: Oh yes. :)
jaime g
03/11/06 07:17 AM
* Re: Oh yes. :)
chinagrl
03/11/06 07:23 AM
* Re: Oh yes. :)
Nelly
03/11/06 07:27 AM
* Nelly and other atheists...as you can tell I'm open minded...
_Willow
03/11/06 11:24 AM
* Re: Oh yes. :)
jaime g
03/11/06 07:27 AM
* Power to ya, Jamie!
_Willow
03/11/06 11:28 AM
* Re: Oh yes. :)
chinagrl
03/11/06 07:33 AM
* Re: Oh yes. :)
lalala
03/10/06 11:20 PM
* Tao of Pooh! Very cool book. Taoism for Dummies, basically!
_Willow
03/10/06 09:30 PM
* thank you, China Girl! I think I need to clarify for everyone.
_Willow
03/10/06 08:06 PM
* Oh! Well THAT we can agree on!
chinagrl
03/10/06 09:27 PM
* Re: Oh! Well THAT we can agree on!
jaime g
03/11/06 07:23 AM
* Re: Oh! Well THAT we can agree on!
chinagrl
03/11/06 07:30 AM
* You're right-humans are fallible,
_Willow
03/11/06 11:34 AM
* Ah, reality is subjective...let's wax Plato!!
_Willow
03/10/06 09:39 PM
* That would be my SON!!!! and my LIFE!!! and it's WONDERFUL! nt
ecmmbm
03/11/06 06:21 AM
* Re: Ah, reality is subjective...let's wax Plato!!
chinagrl
03/10/06 09:46 PM
* I pondered a degree in philo
_Willow
03/10/06 09:55 PM
* Re: I pondered a degree in philo
chinagrl
03/11/06 07:04 AM
* hmm...why?
_Willow
03/11/06 11:48 AM
* Re:Chinagrl and Shannon!
lalala
03/10/06 11:24 PM
* maria
_Willow
03/11/06 11:36 AM
* Re: maria
chinagrl
03/11/06 11:38 AM
* LOL hopefully not. I'm more like, um, Polonius from Hamlet, LOL!
_Willow
03/11/06 11:51 AM
* Exactly. :)
chinagrl
03/11/06 06:47 AM
* right!
_Willow
03/11/06 11:40 AM
* Re: You're welcome, Michelle, and I'm proud of how it's turning out.
Gracie
03/10/06 03:59 PM
* Re: You're welcome, Michelle, and I'm proud of how it's turning out.
chinagrl
03/10/06 04:40 PM
* Re: You're welcome, Michelle, and I'm proud of how it's turning out.
Gracie
03/10/06 04:46 PM
* You did a great thing starting this thread
ecmmbm
03/10/06 05:21 AM
* I did, didn't i? It's fascinating!
_Willow
03/10/06 08:09 PM
* Re: Hey Sarala, Let's talk about our faiths. Others welcome with open minds.
Gracie
03/09/06 04:48 PM
* Smile! no, it's out of respect for Sarala
_Willow
03/09/06 08:46 PM
* Re: Hey Sarala, Let's talk about our faiths. Others welcome with open minds.
jaime g
03/09/06 04:55 PM
* Re:Thanks for taking the time Jaime
gigi
03/12/06 10:02 PM
* Neat!.
_Willow
03/09/06 08:55 PM
* Re: Neat!.
jaime g
03/10/06 07:06 AM
* Man you're good, Jamie!
_Willow
03/10/06 08:00 PM
* I'm still figuring it out, myself
melitami
03/09/06 04:23 PM
* very much so.
_Willow
03/09/06 04:31 PM
* What a great thread! I am Unitarian.
Snorkie
03/09/06 05:18 PM
* Yes!!
atomic rose
03/10/06 08:12 AM
* See, now I've learned ANOTHER thing!
_Willow
03/09/06 08:44 PM
* That's true
Augie
03/09/06 07:05 PM
* Augie,
_Willow
03/09/06 08:49 PM
* Re: Hey Sarala, Let's talk about our faiths. Others welcome with open minds.
Double J
03/09/06 03:49 PM
* I wanted to convert to Mormonism when I was little
Augie
03/09/06 07:15 PM
* We knew the Osmonds...
poochibelly
03/10/06 07:13 PM
* No way!
Augie
03/11/06 07:43 AM
* Re: No way!
poochibelly
03/11/06 05:05 PM
* Re: I wanted to convert to Mormonism when I was little
Johnny T. Reb
03/10/06 08:15 AM
* Mormon church
Double J
03/10/06 12:04 PM
* Thank you for clarifying. So is LDS more comfortable? NM
_Willow
03/10/06 08:16 PM
* J82901
poochibelly
03/10/06 07:10 PM
* poochibelly
Double J
03/10/06 08:59 PM
* LOL Beth, you're cute! NM
_Willow
03/09/06 08:36 PM
* WELCOME!!!
_Willow
03/09/06 03:54 PM
* Re: WELCOME!!!
Double J
03/09/06 04:06 PM
* Re: WELCOME!!!
hohoyumyum
03/09/06 05:29 PM
* Re: WELCOME!!!
Gracie
03/09/06 07:58 PM
* Gracie, I will cling to that.
_Willow
03/09/06 08:51 PM
* And that, my friend, is BEAUTIFUL.
_Willow
03/09/06 04:29 PM
* Mmm, religion! Tasty!
atomic rose
03/09/06 03:18 PM
* Bubble, bubble, toil and trouble? ;)
Ravenndark
03/09/06 06:17 PM
* ps- I'm glad you believe in aliens....
_Willow
03/09/06 08:28 PM
* Religion and politics is a no no here, isn't it...
Johnny T. Reb
03/09/06 07:52 PM
* Oh you BRAT!@!!
_Willow
03/09/06 08:34 PM
* Re: Oh you BRAT!@!! Shannon, it was just a joke, just a joke...
Johnny T. Reb
03/10/06 08:10 AM
* Ha Ha, Bob! I knew you were teasing me, I'm not offended!!:)
_Willow
03/10/06 07:39 PM
* Re: Ha Ha, Bob! I knew you were teasing me, I'm not offended!!:)
Johnny T. Reb
03/11/06 05:53 AM
* LOL, we don't have that much, fo sho!
_Willow
03/11/06 11:53 AM
* Re: LOL, we don't have that much, fo sho!
Johnny T. Reb
03/14/06 12:49 PM
* Oh my, I will NEVER whine again!!! I promise!
_Willow
03/14/06 03:33 PM
* Wow, neat! thank you for peeking in Casey! Thanks for your courage to open the floor up!
_Willow
03/09/06 03:45 PM
* I love religion...
atomic rose
03/10/06 08:00 AM
* Re: I love religion...
_Willow
03/10/06 07:45 PM

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