Chris,How about Let's Worship the Devil by B. Elzebub.(That's a joke BTW)Bradley

My only complaint against reading Origin of Species would be that so much of Darwin's original evolutionary theory has been modified, expanded and many of his original ideas about specifics have been shown false (ie -- Darwin originally proposed that modern day whales descended from bear-like ancest...

In the system of worship I came from (Jehovah's Witnesses) "logic" was stressed as being very important to their theology. That being said they tried ever so hard to make everything "logical." Take for instance the passage in 1Chronicles chapter 21.David has sinned because Satan ...

I have to agree with Cheryl for the most part on this one. I also was raised a JW and cannot recall getting put down for not celebrating the holidays (although when I was really young I wanted to celebrate Halloween and Christmas pretty badly). Over all I don't think I was deprived in this area, alt...

My personal favorite: Psalm 137:9..."Happy shall he be who takes your little ones and dashes them against the rock!" (Revised Standard Version)and of course "God is Love" 1 John 4:8Bradley

I don't know what I was thinking..."Johnny Neuron"....sounds like a silly comic book charachter or something! Anyway, thanks for the welcome. I look forward to getting to know you all and discuss threads of interest.Regarding my former belief system: well, I don't like to engage in too muc...

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Cheryl,I left the computer after I posted my introduction so I have not had a chance to check out the "chat room" yet. One step at a time...Bradley

( I feel so stupid saying that, anyway...)My real name is Bradley and I am brand new to this forum. I was invited by Cheryl (hi Cheryl!) and am looking forward to many cerebral conversations about the books the forum is discussing and other related (or not so related) topics. A little about myself:I...