Flimzy

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I'm a full-time software developer, working from home for a company in Atlanta, GA. I from Wichita, KS but have been living in Guadalajara, Mexico for the last year, and will stay here until sometime early 2012.

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Aug 23	comment	Does any church denomination believe it possible to go one moment without sinning? The question asks for official church beliefs, not what one individual believes. Furthermore, personal opinion is off-topic on this site. Can you edit your answer to explain the official doctrine of some church or Christian group? (Even one that agrees with your personal opinion--which would make the edit quite trivial.)
Aug 23	comment	Do Jehovah's Witnesses have their own version of the Bible? Related: christianity.stackexchange.com/q/3348/20
Aug 23	comment	How does a Christian justify free thinking? I think this is a good question, but may need to be clarified, as "Free thinking" is commonly attacked by some Christian groups (or at least allegedly so). See here, for example.
Aug 23	comment	How does a Christian justify free thinking? For the benefit of anyone confused by the term "Free thinking", see the Wikipedia article.
Aug 4	comment	Book recommendation for study of Revelation @TRiG: Thanks! I've only read the first post (chapter?), and already it's interesting how harmful simple ideas can be, when they cause people in power to make really bad decisions. I know that "ideas matter" (or something simliar) is one of your mantras; that post really shows why.
Jul 25	comment	What is the significance of the Bible to Christianity? @TRiG: I have heard a number of stories of a person having received a Bible from a grandparent, or a missionary, or finding it in a box, etc, and reading it in isolation, to only many years later meet another Christian. This wouldn't be true isolation, if they met a missionary, but very nearly so if they did not retain contact with a missionary
Jul 25	comment	Why do Kingdom Halls have no windows? Not that I don't believe you, but do you have any references for your answers?
Jul 25	comment	What is the significance of the Bible to Christianity? @TRiG: Heh, that doesn't really surprise me. :)
Jul 24	comment	What is the significance of the Bible to Christianity? @TRiG: There are indeed many stories of such people. Usually their beliefs are in close alignment with official Christian doctrine, on the issues that are generally considered "essential" by most churches.
Jul 24	comment	Christ doesn't come back until ______? That of course depends on how you define "temple." The temple no longer exists.
Jul 24	comment	Christ doesn't come back until ______? I also haven't met anyone (not to say they don't exist, but they're in a minority) who would take your second passage literally.
Jul 24	comment	Christ doesn't come back until ______? Roman Cesars have made such claims. Many monocharial and theocratical rulers have made such claims. Many religious leaders have made such claims. If you take a broad enough interpretation, perhaps even some U.S. presidents, CEOs, coaches, etc, have made such claims.
Jul 24	comment	Christ doesn't come back until ______? We have had "dudes sitting in temples saying they are god" forever.
Jul 13	comment	Into how many languages has the Book of Mormon been translated? +1 for not saying "How many languages has it been translated into?" I hate dangling prepositions. :P
Jul 10	comment	What was the pre-Babel language and what can be said about the mechanism used to confuse the languages? Many scholars believe the Babel story is myth, intended to explain the existence of modern language diversity rather than to explain an actual historical event. According to that view, both questions here would be considered invalid. (Not that I'm promoting or agreeing with this view--I only want to point it out.)
Jul 9	comment	Why are Protestants allowed to divorce? Many protestant churches do not allow divorce.
Jul 9	comment	Why did God speak Hebrew? Notice that nobody has voted to close the question.
Jul 9	comment	What is the scriptural basis for liberation theology? I don't know much about LT, per se, but for the call to social action, see James 1:27. That's one of the core scriptures used by groups and denominations that place a strong emphasis on social issues.
Jul 9	comment	Why did God speak Hebrew? `This question does not show any research effort` I think is probably the reason it's getting down votes. The fact that the accepted answer begins with "Here's the obvious answer" would lend weight to this theory.
Jul 7	comment	What are the defining qualities for a Christian band/singer/songwriter? I think the defining qualities are too subjective to be useful in most cases. I know many people who think Creed is a "Christian band," despite their very new-age-ish lyrics. And I know many people who think Evanescence is a "Christian band," despite the band's insistence to the contrary. And yet others wouldn't consider the Mormon Tabernacle Chior a Christian group. I think the label is pretty well arbitrary, and dependant entirely on the person using the label.