http://comparereligions.gather.com Recent Articles on Gather by Religion, Comparative en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 Fri, 08 Jan 2010 17:26:48 GMT 2010-01-08T17:26:48Z en-us Copyright Gather Inc 2009 http://www.gather.com/images/header/logo_gather.gif http://www.gather.com/ http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982076&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace The Chinese Ministry of Religion has decided that belief is an essential aspect of social order and harmony, and that harmony cannot be atheistacally imposed.  The Ministry of Religion has been . . . Thu, 07 Jan 2010 19:09:55 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977982076&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Thomas Millington 2010-01-07T19:09:55Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976746&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Chapter 4: Cain and Abel Adam and Eve bore a son, Cain who became a “tiller of the soil” and later another son Abel (Hebrew for temporary or meaningless) who became a keeper of sheep.  . . . Tue, 05 Jan 2010 02:37:25 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976746&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Rob Slaven 2010-01-05T02:37:25Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976275&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Thou hast made us to drink the wine of astonishment!                                                 . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 21:41:42 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976275&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Mark M. 2010-01-04T21:41:42Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976181&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace The truth is, nobody knows what the Bible means.  Why do I say that?  Simply because there are now 38,000 different Christian denominations.  This is according to the World Christian . . . Mon, 04 Jan 2010 20:23:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977976181&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Thomas Millington 2010-01-04T20:23:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974510&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Chapter 4 Nephi convinces his brothers to head back into Jerusalem since God's on their side and clearly, no matter how many servants Laban may have, they're not enough to overcome the will of God.  . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 20:05:43 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977974510&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Rob Slaven 2010-01-03T20:05:43Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973580&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Chapter 1: The Creation God creates heaven and Earth from what appears to be a pre-existing substrate of some sort, “the earth being unformed and void.”  How can something be both . . . Sun, 03 Jan 2010 04:33:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977973580&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Rob Slaven 2010-01-03T04:33:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972674&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace The Bible   The following entry represents my notes and observations as I read ‘Zondervan’s NASB Study Bible’. The text of the entry is my best attempt to . . . Sat, 02 Jan 2010 14:25:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977972674&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Rob Slaven 2010-01-02T14:25:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960269&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace And this shall be a sign unto you; Ye shall find the babe wrapped in swaddling clothes, lying in a manger.                                                 . . . Wed, 23 Dec 2009 13:25:23 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977960269&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Mark M. 2009-12-23T13:25:23Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955733&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace That's right folks, there are no religions.  But there is religion. To say that there is more then one religion is blasphemous, an oxymoron, if you will.  Who said there were numerous . . . Sun, 20 Dec 2009 17:48:49 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977955733&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Thomas Millington 2009-12-20T17:48:49Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952312&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Now in those days a decree went out from Caesar Augustus, that a census be taken of all the inhabited earth.                                                                   . . . Fri, 18 Dec 2009 02:06:10 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977952312&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Mark M. 2009-12-18T02:06:10Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951773&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace How Old is Your Church? If you are a Lutheran, Martin Luther, an apostate of the Roman Catholic Church, founded your religion in Germany, in the year 1517. If you are a Mennonite, your church . . . Thu, 17 Dec 2009 18:59:46 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977951773&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Catherine J. 2009-12-17T18:59:46Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950107&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace The revelations of the past few weeks from the leading climate change advocacy center at the University of East Anglia's Climatic Research Unit (CRU) show what can happen when science stops being . . . Wed, 16 Dec 2009 17:33:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977950107&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Ken S. 2009-12-16T17:33:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948051&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace And when Elizabeth heard the greeting of Mary, the babe leaped in her womb, and Elizabeth was filled with the Holy Spirit and she exclaimed,   "Blessed are you among women, and blessed is the . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 13:24:09 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977948051&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Mark M. 2009-12-15T13:24:09Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947193&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace The true light that gives light to every man was coming into the world. John 1:9   Open arms Receive Christmas gifts Frozen hearts Reject Christ Much room . . . Tue, 15 Dec 2009 00:08:41 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977947193&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Mark M. 2009-12-15T00:08:41Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944332&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace If you are an atheist or agnostic, what would it take to convince you that God exists? What kind of proof and how much of it is necessary to change your mind? If God shook your hand and stated, "Hi, . . . Sat, 12 Dec 2009 22:47:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977944332&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Gary (aka: William Pinn) J. 2009-12-12T22:47:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939897&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace In a previous post I made mention of rules. The post was intended to reference the rules of the universe, those laws of physics which (at least so far) govern everything from particles to parking. . . . Thu, 10 Dec 2009 01:28:36 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977939897&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Rob Slaven 2009-12-10T01:28:36Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938874&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Then the LORD God formed man of dust from the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living being.                                                                                     . . . Wed, 09 Dec 2009 14:19:40 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977938874&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Mark M. 2009-12-09T14:19:40Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933562&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Not long ago a co-worker asked me, point blank and in that tone that indicates careful incredulity: “How can you not believe in God?” The question spawned this answer which I thought it might . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 19:04:27 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933562&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Rob Slaven 2009-12-06T19:04:27Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936860&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Ever learning, and never able to come to the knowledge of the truth.                                         . . . Tue, 08 Dec 2009 13:38:53 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977936860&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Mark M. 2009-12-08T13:38:53Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934034&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace "God is love," someone said. If you believe in love, how can you not believe in God? Whether or not there is a God depends on how you define God. If God is all things good or if God is nature or chance, . . . Mon, 07 Dec 2009 01:12:52 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977934034&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Gary (aka: William Pinn) J. 2009-12-07T01:12:52Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933897&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace And the LORD God formed man of the dust of the ground, and breathed into his nostrils the breath of life; and man became a living soul.                                                           . . . Sun, 06 Dec 2009 22:17:51 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977933897&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Mark M. 2009-12-06T22:17:51Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929788&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace And they said one to another, Did not our heart burn within us, while he talked with us by the way, and while he opened to us the scriptures?                                                         . . . Fri, 04 Dec 2009 00:02:29 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977929788&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Mark M. 2009-12-04T00:02:29Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927263&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace This last week I have working hard to fine current Polish American celebrities to display at a dinner where I will be presenting my newest Polish Heritage Project. I wanted to show the younger Polish . . . Wed, 02 Dec 2009 15:30:08 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977927263&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Catherine J. 2009-12-02T15:30:08Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977918260&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace He is not the God of the dead, but the God of the living. . .                                                 . . . Thu, 26 Nov 2009 01:48:35 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977918260&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Mark M. 2009-11-26T01:48:35Z http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912970&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace For each new morning with its light, For rest and shelter of the night, For health and food, For love and friends, For everything Thy goodness sends. Ralph Waldo Emerson (1803-1882) . . . Mon, 23 Nov 2009 00:04:26 GMT http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.action?articleId=281474977912970&grpId=3659174697243611&nav=Groupspace Mark M. 2009-11-23T00:04:26Z