United States - humanistic or religious?

[TweetyBird]

good link. I think its safe to say its multi denomonational, so I find objection to the word "Easter" ludicrous

[Heiliger]

Originally posted by Gunslinger
but I do think they're somhow related.  I went to services on easter sunday and they worked the door thing into the serman.  Wow.....I'm stumped now.

Gunslinger,

The blood of the Passover lamb covered and protected God's children from death, just as the crucified Lamb's blood covers  and protects His adopted children from eternal death.

[Gunslinger]

Originally posted by Heiliger
Gunslinger,

The blood of the Passover lamb covered and protected God's children from death, just as the crucified Lamb's blood covers  and protects His adopted children from eternal death.

THANKS that's the link/releationship I was trying to remember.

The service I went to had a AWSOME paster.  He gave a great serman with some music in the backround.  While he spoke a couple of highschool students put up the big tarp behind him and painted a great scene with a cross and the light and such.  At the end of the serman they put red paint at the top and on the sides.  he then ended the serman with

Exodus 12:23 - For the LORD will pass through to smite the Egyptians; and when he seeth the blood upon the lintel, and on the two side posts, the LORD will pass over the door, and will not suffer the destroyer to come in unto your houses to smite you.

[TweetyBird]

Gunslinger, this is just an attempt to say what I believe in the context of religion, because I suspect it will get ugly regarding the separation of church and state.

Recently, when a forum member was going through a horrible situation, the whole forum almost stopped to pray for this person.
I don't *know* the prayers aided a happy result, but I have faith they were a part of the happy result. In other words, I think God had already set the course and it was a learning experience for all the followed the events. I think that was the plan. I have faith that was the plan, but I sure as heck don't know - if I knew, (as some religious leaders claim to), I wouldn't need faith. But I tell you sincerely, that event, though I knew none of those involved, enhanced my faith. And I think it enhanced others faith as well.
Was that His plan - I dunno, but I have faith it was.

God will get through. He doesn't need a wrecking crew to help Him.

Just so you know my arguments about religion and goverment are not about attacking religion or faith. I'm serious, its not.

[Nash]

Originally posted by TweetyBird
God will get through. He doesn't need a wrecking crew to help Him.

Nicely put.

[Gunslinger]

Originally posted by TweetyBird
Gunslinger, this is just an attempt to say what I believe in the context of religion, because I suspect it will get ugly regarding the separation of church and state.

Recently, when a forum member was going through a horrible situation, the whole forum almost stopped to pray for this person.
I don't *know* the prayers aided a happy result, but I have faith they were a part of the happy result. In other words, I think God had already set the course and it was a learning experience for all the followed the events. I think that was the plan. I have faith that was the plan, but I sure as heck don't know - if I knew, (as some religious leaders claim to), I wouldn't need faith. But I tell you sincerely, that event, though I knew none of those involved, enhanced my faith. And I think it enhanced others faith as well.
Was that His plan - I dunno, but I have faith it was.

God will get through. He doesn't need a wrecking crew to help Him.

Just so you know my arguments about religion and goverment are not about attacking religion or faith. I'm serious, its not.

well said And just so you know I don't take my ideolicical marching orders/talking points from the likes of jerry f. and pat robertson.