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  1. mark 45
    not what he said. i however have been there,done that.and yes it is an illusory state.what you allow or don't is totally up to you.
  2. mark 45
    should you change your address with modesto?i would say yes,not because of legal reasons,but for the records.
  3. mark 45
    although you didn't ask me,i wanted to respond anyway. what i do depends on the situation.sometimes it's just one person who needs help,not necessarily financial.could be something as simple as helping change a tire,or referring them to the local va office.or something like buying them something to eat rather than giving them the money.and yes,i have been told i am smart,but not as smart as i think .and while i have given to organizations,i don't find them as trustworthy as i would like. that isn't to say i haven't given a $1 or 2 to someone.like i said,it depends.jonathon made a good point about the good samaritan.helping just one person is sometimes the best we can do regardless of belief or lack of.
  4. mark 45
    in ohio,you can only be registered with one organization(church).his original question was how to register his ordination with his ulc modesto in that state. i have 3 different ordinations,but could only use one when i registered in ohio.
  5. mark 45
    i have no question concerning your beliefs,and respect your right to them. my concerns are more tword those who use their deity to justify him being in office.i notice you have a slight buddhist answer as to why trump may be in office,saddly more truth than fiction.no cynicism noted . however,as i said i do not believe in a deity period,and even if i did,could not believe in one so stupid.
  6. mark 45
    i can't add much that hasn't been said already;except to "drain the swamp"our current administration is.we need a president who isn't making deals for his own benefit,doesn't have a clue as to how government works(and must have not paid attention in school)and worse is about to get us into a war no one will win. i have heard it said that"God(reference to the christian god)wants him in that position,yada,yada.first,i would think to be a god,they would have to be much more intelligent than that,and that is one of many reasons i remain an atheist.i find there is no such thing as a deity,and even more so now.
  7. mark 45
    and maybe it's time they grew up,or better,stepped out of their own closet.it shouldn't matter what the persons orientation is if the conversation is good.and if you were"fishing"there are websites for that.
  8. mark 45
    don't sweat the minor details.people either accept you as you are,or don't.
  9. mark 45
    pulling someone out of a burning car(or building)is not the same as bringing the dead back to life,no matter what they say while doing it.
  10. mark 45
    and where did you find this teaching?some say the buddha taught that reincarnation and all the attendant teachings that went with it.others say the vedics are responsible.and some even say the bible teaches reincarnation. my personal beliefs include reincarnation,but not transmigration.neither of these to my knowledge can be proven in any way.to be a fact,total or otherwise would need to be tested and proven over and over.that to my knowledge has never happened.
  11. mark 45
    alternative source?are you asking if your ordination thru the monastery is valid as one from hq in modesto?to be honest,i do not know.there have been stories going around about that for a long time. if you had taken any classes through them,they would not count twords a degree here. if i knew what you were asking,i could answer you better.
  12. mark 45
    welcome to the forum.
  13. mark 45
    welcome back
  14. mark 45
    ok.thank you.
  15. mark 45
    i am NOT a christian,nor do i want to be. i only want to offer my condolences to you.
  16. mark 45
    i see your big on the monastery.
  17. mark 45
    i do hope you do participate.many say this and never do.
  18. mark 45
    needs to be done no matter what you think.
  19. mark 45
    sometimes more than others.
  20. mark 45
    i never said anything about them acting on said beliefs,and doing nothing.if i am or were in a position to stop it,i would do what i could.but i still feel no need to persecute them for their beliefs. and by the way,clitoris removal is done usually by the girls mother and any help she can get(and most of the women who do it have had it done to them,and think they are doing right).i don't think they are.
  21. mark 45
    what about those who do not believe in christ,but believe in god,or spirit?they and many others consider themselves christians(and before someone says it,i already know about"no one gets to the father except thru me...").
  22. mark 45
    part of the terms of service we all agreed to to be part of this forum state that we do not attack persons because of their beliefs,or lack there of.i have seen threads shut down for less than what gb ever said. should we attack beliefs?personally i don't see a reason.i don't share dans beliefs,or for that matter,very many others,but i won't say they shouldn't believe as they do.i may think their beliefs are fiction,and someone else may think i am full of whatever.
  23. mark 45
    welcome to the forum.ulc ca?do you mean modesto?
  24. mark 45
    last i knew we still were,but if you waqnt to,contact bro kevin direct. sometimes courses are deleted as they are not "popular"or selling as well as hoped.
  25. mark 45
    try it again.sometimes the site is experiencing problems,when you can access it.