[Robert]

Kaballah in its original form is way different then the Kaballah that you may be asking about (the one taught in LA, the one Madonna practicexs). Original Kaballah has a lot of depth, but this new version is a bastardization of the original: the new one is about getting what you want from God instead of about serving God.

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[Robert]

Before I answer your question, I need to say that I'm a Christian - I believe that Jesus lived without sin, died for our sins, was resurrected, yeah, all of that. So why think of religion in a positive light? DON'T. One of my favorite lines is from book called 'How to be a Christian Without Being Religious' - a chapter subhead is 'The World Hates God Because of Your Religion'. For the life of me, I don't understand how anyone can believe in Jesus, read the Bible, and come to the conclusion that it's OK to do what we're dong in Iraq. Jesus was very specific about nonviolence: 'Jesus said, 'Friend, why this charade?' Then they came on him--grabbed him and roughed him up. One of those with Jesus pulled his sword and, taking a swing at the Chief Priest's servant, cut off his ear. Jesus said, 'Put your sword back where it belongs. All who use swords are destroyed by swords.' (That's from Matthew, chapter 26). Christianity is about a personal relationship with God, not about beating your beliefs into other people. Unfortunately the religious Christians are the loud ones, so people think that this is all there is to Christianity. When done properly, Christianity is soft and quiet, though certainly focused. If you want to check out a group of evangelical Christians who share the social beliefs I suspect you have, take a look at http://www.sojo.net/

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[Robert]

When I first started attending my church, my pastor blew me away when he spoke on the book of Ephesians and said 'We need to unify the denominations around Jesus'. Religion is NOT necessary - go to different churches, talk to the pastors, and find out what they think about the Religion vs Jesus issue. If they think that the other denominations are all wrong, run away! If they think that true believers can be found within ANY denomination, that's a good church for you. My denomination is Assemblies of God - that MAY be the right one for you, but a good church is more important than a good denomination. Also check out this book: How to be a Christian without being Religious. Robert O.

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