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	<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Non-Attachment: What Does it Mean?</title>
		<link>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/non-attachment-what-does-it-mean/</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 20 Jan 2011 14:42:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Last night I was fortunate enough to have been invited to a most excellent discussion session centered on the book &#8220;The Life of Meaning; Reflections on Faith, Doubt, and Repairing the World&#8221; edited by Bob Abernethy.


Amidst the many compelling points that were covered, a particular one reverberated in my brain the moment I woke up [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Probable Mystic Story</title>
		<link>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/probable-mystic-story/</link>
		<comments>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/probable-mystic-story/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Thu, 20 May 2010 01:41:57 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Someone sent me this story not long ago.  I have not interviewed him, 
but I do believe his story shows the trajectory of Mystic level 
development. There is the early formal literal belief in traditional 
religion.  Following that there was a period of questioning. Then a 
move back toward religious participation, even though he does not 
accept all [...]]]></description>
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		<title>What is the Difference Between the Extreme Christian Right and Radical Muslims?</title>
		<link>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/what-is-the-difference-between-the-extreme-christian-right-and-radical-muslims/</link>
		<comments>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/what-is-the-difference-between-the-extreme-christian-right-and-radical-muslims/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 22 Sep 2009 23:12:48 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This question appeared on another blog:What is the difference between the extreme Christian Right and Radical Muslims? (SoulPancake)  I am copying my answer here:
The extreme Christian Right and Radical Muslims are at the same level of spiritual development. Both are convinced their view of God is the only right one. They are threatened and afraid [...]]]></description>
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		<title>The New Atheists - Tina Beattie&#8217;s Book</title>
		<link>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/the-new-atheists-tina-beatties-book/</link>
		<comments>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/the-new-atheists-tina-beatties-book/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Sun, 16 Aug 2009 03:55:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Over the weekend, I just read &#8220;The New Atheists&#8221; by Tina Beattie.  It was supposed to be a rebuttal of course to  &#8220;The God Delusion&#8221; by Richard Dawkins and the similar books by Sam Harris and Christopher Hitchens.   Well, she did a good job of refuting the rationalism in the claims these guys made in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>How Does Faith Healing Work?</title>
		<link>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/how-does-faith-healing-work/</link>
		<comments>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/how-does-faith-healing-work/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Mon, 10 Aug 2009 14:20:17 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is Part Two of the question from 7/28/09 - The one that started, If There is No God, Why Do So Many Christians Claim the Lord Speaks  to Them?
So the second part of the question that came from that same person was: &#8220;How does Faith Healing work?&#8221;
Answer:
Being able to heal others with touch, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Atheists and Morality</title>
		<link>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/atheists-and-morality/</link>
		<comments>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/atheists-and-morality/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 29 Jul 2009 15:23:07 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[atheism]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[moral dilemmas]]></category>

		<category><![CDATA[moral rules]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Today&#8217;s Question: 
Where do Atheists drive their sense of morality? if it is not developed by  the church, and without religious influence by parents, are the children who are  raised without religion sure to turn out deficient?
Answer:
Some atheists, to be sure, are without morals.  But many/most who have  actually thought through their [...]]]></description>
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		<title>If There is No God, Why Do So Many Christians Claim the Lord Speaks to Them?</title>
		<link>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/if-there-is-no-god-why-do-so-many-christians-claim-the-lord-speaks-to-them/</link>
		<comments>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/if-there-is-no-god-why-do-so-many-christians-claim-the-lord-speaks-to-them/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 17:11:37 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[This is one part of a question that came in from someone in India.  The whole thing read:  


 &#8220;If there is no God, then why do so many Christians claim that the Lord talks to them? 
And what about faith healing?  Many christian Iknow personallyare good people, yet 
they also claim that God [...]]]></description>
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		<title>AllExperts Questions</title>
		<link>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/allexperts-questions/</link>
		<comments>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/allexperts-questions/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 28 Jul 2009 16:42:40 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just got the bright idea of posting the questions I get on AllExperts.com under the category of atheism or skepticism here.  Look for posts to come up with questions and my answers as they arise.
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		<title>Catholic Nuns and Reiki</title>
		<link>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/catholic-nuns-and-reiki/</link>
		<comments>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/catholic-nuns-and-reiki/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 08 Jul 2009 17:11:04 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I just read an article that says the Catholic Church is trying to ban nuns (and all Catholics) from practicing Reiki:  http://www.nytimes.com/2009/07/02/us/02nuns.html?pagewanted=1 (bottom of page 2) There is even a link to a manifesto detailing the Catholic Church&#8217;s position on Reiki: http://www.usccb.org/dpp/Evaluation_Guidelines_finaltext_2009-03.pdf.  It was officially generated by the Committee on Doctrine of the United States [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dr. Wayne Dyer on Becoming Spiritual</title>
		<link>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/dr-wayne-dyer-on-becoming-spiritual/</link>
		<comments>http://beliefstagesandgrowth.com/blog/dr-wayne-dyer-on-becoming-spiritual/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Wed, 01 Jul 2009 21:42:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[I was just checking out Scribd.com and came across this article: http://www.scribd.com/doc/3595766/Becoming-Spiritual.  I thought it was really interesting how he what he said there way back in 1992 correlates really well with the spiritual stage theory discussed on this site.
In essence he is dividing the world up into non-spiritual and spiritual. What he calls non-spiritual [...]]]></description>
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