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I ain't complain. I do a awesome sauce, for 3-4 plates each time, so I only have to warm the sauce and boil the spaghetti.

OMFG, there's no spaghetti in me shelve!!
Running to the super market -hope I catch it open :eek:
 
______no5 said:
Correct!! That's why I said 'most of the times'
Though the most powerful quote was in front of Caiaphas Matthew 26:64 “You have said so,” Jesus replied. “But I say to all of you: From now on you will see the Son of Man sitting at the right hand of the Mighty One and coming on the clouds of heaven.”

In that very moment that Jesus formed his religion. He was not speaking to the judge really, but to the people of the future.
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Yeah, that was a quote in reference to a dream that Daniel had, implying that he had seen god coming down through the clouds "...like a son of man... all nations worshiped him." You can read the whole thing in Daniel 7: 13-14.
 
Wästed The Great said:
Yeah, that was a quote in reference to a dream that Daniel had, implying that he had seen god coming down through the clouds "...like a son of man... all nations worshiped him." You can read the whole thing in Daniel 7: 13-14.
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Thanks! Daniel is my favourite, I'm checking it right now.
 
Forostar said:
In the Netherlands there is also diversity in Protestantism (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Protestantism_in_the_Netherlands). And most "streams" are more strict than the Catholic church. Though it depends on what subject one zooms into.

Leaving a congregation in a strict small church community where they preach hell and devil, and where everyone knows who went to church and who not is much more of a big deal than leaving the Catholic church.
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Of course there is diversity - in Norway as well - and those smaller congregations/communities are generally conservative, both compared to the Catholics and to the Church of Norway. My point was that I have the impression that the diversity is greater in the US than in either of our countries, and that leaving a Baptist congregation for a Methodist one or a more mainstream protestant church is less of a big deal there. Perhaps the difference between the Netherlands and Norway is bigger than I assume, I still feel confident in saying that the US is more different in this respect.

As for Wasted's point about not changing one's religion to get followers: This does not imply a "Manowar'esque" attitude, if the conservative attitude comes with some humbleness. A religion which changes what it teaches in order to keep its followers happy, was obviously not well founded from the beginning. Now, if the change comes from an actual realization that one was wrong before, there's nothing wrong with change. Redefining one's religion for the sake of keeping the sheep flock gathered is proof that the goal is not seeking the truth, but having power over people.
 
Dr. Eddies Wingman said:
Of course there is diversity - in Norway as well - and those smaller congregations/communities are generally conservative, both compared to the Catholics and to the Church of Norway. My point was that I have the impression that the diversity is greater in the US than in either of our countries, and that leaving a Baptist congregation for a Methodist one or a more mainstream protestant church is less of a big deal there. Perhaps the difference between the Netherlands and Norway is bigger than I assume,
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Yes, much bigger in fact.
Dr. Eddies Wingman said:
I still feel confident in saying that the US is more different in this respect.
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Perhaps. Not sure.

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@Wasted, Wingman, I read (the rest of) your posts rather quickly, and I think I agree more with these than with the earlier ones. I had a bit of a difficult day at work and prefer to not go deeper into it now. Just want to let you know I that I am aware of your posts, and I appreciate the (extra) explanations.
 
I just realized, after some brief fact-checking, that the Catholic church is actually the biggest Christian organization in the Netherlands. That surprised me ...
 
Dr. Eddies Wingman said:
Of course there is diversity - in Norway as well - and those smaller congregations/communities are generally conservative, both compared to the Catholics and to the Church of Norway. My point was that I have the impression that the diversity is greater in the US than in either of our countries, and that leaving a Baptist congregation for a Methodist one or a more mainstream protestant church is less of a big deal there. Perhaps the difference between the Netherlands and Norway is bigger than I assume, I still feel confident in saying that the US is more different in this respect.

As for Wasted's point about not changing one's religion to get followers: This does not imply a "Manowar'esque" attitude, if the conservative attitude comes with some humbleness. A religion which changes what it teaches in order to keep its followers happy, was obviously not well founded from the beginning. Now, if the change comes from an actual realization that one was wrong before, there's nothing wrong with change. Redefining one's religion for the sake of keeping the sheep flock gathered is proof that the goal is not seeking the truth, but having power over people.
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Thank you. A much better way than I was trying to put it.
 
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