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| (...) Daniel: I completely respect what you have to say here. If I may paraphrase you, simply to better understand what you are saying, do you mean that because you do not believe in a higher power, that you believe prayer to be a self-reflection; a (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Exactly, a moment of "prayer" in my case would a moment of clarity for self reflection or meditation (clearing the mind and focusing on the moment). I personally would not give praise or thanks to any higher power, but I'd certainly be a fool (...) (24 years ago, 10-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) That's an interesting perspective that I've never considered before. I've always considered the true power of Jesus' message being the fact that God wants a relationship with me. That's a mind-boggling concept. That the Creator of the Universe (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Actually, you'd enjoy the Moslem's perspective on Jesus (which I agree with) as a prophet who took care of business. Moslem's acknowledge the willful, uncorruptable, rebellious personality of Jesus--standing up for the oppressed, weak and poor (...) (24 years ago, 12-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) Okay, but the only problem with that is that Jesus claimed to be more than a prophet. I mean that's what got him killed was the "blasphemy" of referring to himself as "I Am." I'm sure the Moslems have a problem with that. By calling Jesus a (...) (24 years ago, 14-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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| (...) that. Yes, exactly. Moslems acknowledge Jesus only as a prophet, not as God as most Christians do. They do believe in the immaculate conception but also make note that Jesus had siblings. Actually, the Koran makes a lot more sense than the (...) (24 years ago, 16-Apr-01, to lugnet.off-topic.debate)
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