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pam reacted to prisonchaplain in Religion is Good
I may be betraying my age, but I grew hearing that religion is bad. For Christians, the refrain was, "It's not a religion, it's a relationship." The idea being that everyone else had to be religious because they were trying to reach God. Religion was humanity's attempt to find God. We learned that God came after us by sending Jesus to die for our sins.
Non-Christians, and some progressive ones, were fond of saying, "I'm not religious, I'm spiritual." What they meant was that organized religions were about systems and rules and programs. They were about personally connecting with their higher power.
My argument, as a chaplain, is that religion is good. If people are trying to reach God the Old Testament, New Testament, and Book of Mormon proclaim that they will find Him. As a great example, I've heard stories of Muslims having dreams of Jesus coming to them. Since Islam teaches that Jesus is a prophet, they listen carefully. After all, we should listen to and heed what prophets tell us, right? (i hear the faithful church members saying 'amen.') Jesus tells them that he is more than a prophet--he is the Savior--the Son of God. They listen and some convert, because they are religious. Their religion teaches them that Jesus is to be listened to because he is a prophet.
So, no, religion will not redeem anyone. However, religion--a seeking after God--can build a spiritual bridge that can lead the soul to conversion/salvation.
Bottom-line: Religion is good.
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pam reacted to zil2 in Conference on local TV stations...
I watch on YouTube because I can speed it up - I find it easier to concentrate at high speeds. Also, I can pause it to take notes, then resume. But I like that the Church has an app and that it has all the features one could want (as far as I can tell).
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pam got a reaction from askandanswer in What a lucky forum member!!!
You're about as dingy as they get. Oh wait...you said dingos. My bad.
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pam reacted to LDSGator in What a lucky forum member!!!
@pam if you don’t behave yourself I’m telling everyone why you got kicked out of the restaurant on Saturday.
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pam got a reaction from Backroads in What a lucky forum member!!!
You're about as dingy as they get. Oh wait...you said dingos. My bad.
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pam got a reaction from zil2 in What a lucky forum member!!!
You're about as dingy as they get. Oh wait...you said dingos. My bad.
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pam got a reaction from LDSGator in What a lucky forum member!!!
You're about as dingy as they get. Oh wait...you said dingos. My bad.
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pam got a reaction from askandanswer in What a lucky forum member!!!
He looked like a drowned rat when they pulled him from the lake.
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pam got a reaction from Carborendum in What a lucky forum member!!!
He looked like a drowned rat when they pulled him from the lake.
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pam got a reaction from Vort in What a lucky forum member!!!
He looked like a drowned rat when they pulled him from the lake.
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pam got a reaction from LDSGator in What a lucky forum member!!!
He looked like a drowned rat when they pulled him from the lake.
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pam got a reaction from zil2 in What a lucky forum member!!!
He looked like a drowned rat when they pulled him from the lake.
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pam reacted to LDSGator in What a lucky forum member!!!
And I saved you from being eaten by a real alligator.
Ms. @pam jumped in the lake and wanted to feed the alligator. I heroically jumped in and rescued her while the crowd cheered. Afterwards they lifted me on their shoulders and carried me around Myrtle Beach for hours.
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pam reacted to zil2 in What a lucky forum member!!!
Careful, @Carborendum - you may end up in the river!
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pam got a reaction from Jamie123 in Book of Mormon Reading Group: 11 Sep - 17 Sep 2023 (1 Nephi 6 - 1 Nephi 18)
Thank you @zil2for doing this. I really appreciate you taking the lead on this.
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pam got a reaction from zil2 in Book of Mormon Reading Group: 11 Sep - 17 Sep 2023 (1 Nephi 6 - 1 Nephi 18)
Thank you @zil2for doing this. I really appreciate you taking the lead on this.
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pam reacted to zil2 in Book of Mormon Reading Group: 11 Sep - 17 Sep 2023 (1 Nephi 6 - 1 Nephi 18)
Please see the Book of Mormon Reading Group thread for details (and discussion of 1 Nephi 1 - 5). This is the thread for the first full week. Our goal is to read the Book of Mormon by the end of the year. I'll make a new post before each Monday so that it's ready to go - weeks go from Monday to Sunday for our purposes. Each thread will be discussions on that week's readings. Just to make it easier on everyone, I'm going to ping all those who have expressed a desire to participate. This is the only thread where I'll do that.
@Jamie123, @Vort, @laronius, @askandanswer, @JohnsonJones, @pam, @Carborendum, @Just_A_Guy
Index to all threads:
Book of Mormon Reading Group: 11 Sep - 17 Sep 2023 (1 Nephi 6 - 1 Nephi 18)
Book of Mormon Reading Group: 18 Sep - 24 Sep 2023 (1 Nephi 19 - 2 Nephi 9)
Book of Mormon Reading Group: 25 Sep - 01 Oct 2023 (2 Nephi 10 - 2 Nephi 28)
Book of Mormon Reading Group: 02 Oct - 08 Oct 2023 (2 Nephi 29 - Omni 1)
Book of Mormon Reading Group: 09 Oct - 15 Oct 2023 (Words of Mormon 1 - Mosiah 13)
Book of Mormon Reading Group: 16 Oct - 22 Oct 2023 (Mosiah 14 - Mosiah 29)
Book of Mormon Reading Group: 23 Oct - 29 Oct 2023 (Alma 1 - Alma 12)
Book of Mormon Reading Group: 30 Oct - 05 Nov 2023 (Alma 13 - Alma 25)
Book of Mormon Reading Group: 06 Nov - 12 Nov 2023 (Alma 26 - Alma 37)
Book of Mormon Reading Group: 13 Nov - 19 Nov 2023 (Alma 38 - Alma 51)
Book of Mormon Reading Group: 20 Nov - 26 Nov 2023 (Alma 52 - Helaman 1)
Book of Mormon Reading Group: 27 Nov - 03 Dec 2023 (Helaman 2 - Helaman14)
Book of Mormon Reading Group: 04 Dec - 10 Dec 2023 (Helaman 15 - 3 Nephi 13)
Book of Mormon Reading Group: 11 Dec - 17 Dec 2023 (3 Nephi 14 - 4 Nephi 1)
Book of Mormon Reading Group: 18 Dec - 24 Dec 2023 (Mormon 1 - Ether 7)
Book of Mormon Reading Group: 25 Dec - 31 Dec 2023 (Ether 8 - Moroni 10)
Repeat of the full schedule:
X Date Read Through Sep 9 1 Nephi 3 Sep 10 1 Nephi 5 Sep 11 1 Nephi 8 Sep 12 1 Nephi 11 Sep 13 1 Nephi 13 Sep 14 1 Nephi 14 Sep 15 1 Nephi 16 Sep 16 1 Nephi 17 Sep 17 1 Nephi 18 Sep 18 1 Nephi 20 Sep 19 1 Nephi 22 Sep 20 2 Nephi 2 Sep 21 2 Nephi 3 Sep 22 2 Nephi 5 Sep 23 2 Nephi 8 Sep 24 2 Nephi 9 Sep 25 2 Nephi 11 Sep 26 2 Nephi 15 Sep 27 2 Nephi 19 Sep 28 2 Nephi 23 Sep 29 2 Nephi 25 Sep 30 2 Nephi 26 Oct 1 2 Nephi 28 Oct 2 2 Nephi 31 Oct 3 Jacob 1 Oct 4 Jacob 3 Oct 5 Jacob 5 Oct 6 Jacob 5 Oct 7 Enos 1 Oct 8 Omni 1 Oct 9 Mosiah 1 Oct 10 Mosiah 2 Oct 11 Mosiah 4 Oct 12 Mosiah 7 Oct 13 Mosiah 9 Oct 14 Mosiah 11 Oct 15 Mosiah 13 Oct 16 Mosiah 15 Oct 17 Mosiah 18 Oct 18 Mosiah 21 Oct 19 Mosiah 23 Oct 20 Mosiah 26 Oct 21 Mosiah 27 Oct 22 Mosiah 29 Oct 23 Alma 2 Oct 24 Alma 4 Oct 25 Alma 5 Oct 26 Alma 7 Oct 27 Alma 9 Oct 28 Alma 10 Oct 29 Alma 12 Oct 30 Alma 14 Oct 31 Alma 15 Nov 1 Alma 17 Nov 2 Alma 19 Nov 3 Alma 21 Nov 4 Alma 23 Nov 5 Alma 25 Nov 6 Alma 27 Nov 7 Alma 30 Nov 8 Alma 31 Nov 9 Alma 32 Nov 10 Alma 34 Nov 11 Alma 36 Nov 12 Alma 37 Nov 13 Alma 40 Nov 14 Alma 43 Nov 15 Alma 43 Nov 16 Alma 46 Nov 17 Alma 47 Nov 18 Alma 49 Nov 19 Alma 51 Nov 20 Alma 52 Nov 21 Alma 55 Nov 22 Alma 56 Nov 23 Alma 58 Nov 24 Alma 60 Nov 25 Alma 62 Nov 26 Helaman 1 Nov 27 Helaman 3 Nov 28 Helaman 5 Nov 29 Helaman 6 Nov 30 Helaman 8 Dec 1 Helaman 11 Dec 2 Helaman 12 Dec 3 Helaman 14 Dec 4 3 Nephi 1 Dec 5 3 Nephi 3 Dec 6 3 Nephi 4 Dec 7 3 Nephi 7 Dec 8 3 Nephi 9 Dec 9 3 Nephi 11 Dec 10 3 Nephi 13 Dec 11 3 Nephi 16 Dec 12 3 Nephi 18 Dec 13 3 Nephi 20 Dec 14 3 Nephi 22 Dec 15 3 Nephi 26 Dec 16 3 Nephi 28 Dec 17 4 Nephi 1 Dec 18 Mormon 2 Dec 19 Mormon 5 Dec 20 Mormon 7 Dec 21 Mormon 9 Dec 22 Ether 2 Dec 23 Ether 4 Dec 24 Ether 7 Dec 25 Ether 10 Dec 26 Ether 12 Dec 27 Ether 13 Dec 28 Moroni 2 Dec 29 Moroni 7 Dec 30 Moroni 9 Dec 31 Moroni 10 Enjoy!