Why not discard religion and just teach the Golden Rule?


	Why not discard religion and just teach the Golden Rule?

arifsali

11-12-2009 1:59 PM

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arifsali says:

This may be duplicate, but I'm too excited by these questions and the answers Karen provides.

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11-12-2009 3:47 PM

ratilfar

An excellent question. Thanks for bring it up Arifsali.

11-12-2009 4:58 PM

tidbit2

I got the email from them
thanks for saving me the labour of clipping/amping it myself
btw how do we discover people on amplify, n e body?

11-12-2009 5:31 PM

jmatts78

People are the problem, not religion.

11-12-2009 7:08 PM

ofcapri

Yes, we should live by the "Golden Rule"
Bullets are the problem, not guns.

11-14-2009 12:21 AM

AcesLucky

The Golden Rule (the original one, anyway) rules!

But without the scare tactics of hell and the bribery of heaven, religion cannot be used to manipulate the masses or take their money.

No can do!

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