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alienorchid
Lorien
Nov 17 2012, 7:42am
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I generally call myself an atheist, but,
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I think I'm essentially agnostic. I don't think there is any way I can ever know within my own lifetime, beyond any doubt, that there are supernatural entities. In saying that, I call myself an atheist because I think that it's so unlikely that any deity exists in the forms already established by human beings (such as the Abrahamic god, Hindu gods, greek gods, folk gods, etc), that I basically don't believe in any god or have any faith-based beliefs. My parents are both atheist/agnostic, and when I was growing up they always told me that I had to explore and learn so that I could make my own decision about religion, faith and spirituality :) I don't really have any issues with other people's personal beliefs - for me, what it comes down to is 'live and let live'.
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(Tolkien fans) What religion are you.
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Thorins_apprentice
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Nov 11 2012, 6:27am
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Did the people of MiddleEarth worship Eru Il'uvatar as a God.?
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Thorins_apprentice
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Nov 11 2012, 6:55am
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It's a little misleading...
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Elizabeth
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Nov 11 2012, 7:16am
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Yes, and also
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Starling
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Nov 11 2012, 8:02am
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Atheist is still a religion.
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Thorins_apprentice
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Nov 11 2012, 8:11am
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I meant to put Morman there as well.
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Thorins_apprentice
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Nov 11 2012, 8:30am
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'Mormon' is a nickname for members of a particular church, not a religion.
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Eowyn of Penns Woods
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Nov 14 2012, 4:40am
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I'm atheist, an don't worship myself /
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DanielLB
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Nov 11 2012, 8:53am
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Sorry Daniel.
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Thorins_apprentice
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Nov 11 2012, 9:00am
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Well you really should
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Starling
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Nov 11 2012, 9:00am
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My poll is definately not immortal or worship worthy.
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Thorins_apprentice
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Nov 11 2012, 9:04am
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Doesn't that mean people should worship me ;-)
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DanielLB
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Nov 11 2012, 9:09am
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*mods up* //
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 11 2012, 8:39pm
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not to start a flame war but
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Annael
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Nov 11 2012, 5:09pm
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This
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DanielLB
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Nov 11 2012, 5:34pm
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I agree with you
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Eredhion
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Nov 11 2012, 6:00pm
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My father is an atheist too
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 11 2012, 8:32pm
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''The goal of life is not to live forever, but to create something that does.''
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Tigero
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Nov 11 2012, 8:52pm
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"Atheism is a religion
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Ataahua
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Nov 11 2012, 6:18pm
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My dad says
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 11 2012, 8:36pm
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precisely. Or just keep them together.. ..
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Xanaseb
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Nov 17 2012, 8:10pm
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I don't fit into any category or belong to any group
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Annael
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Nov 11 2012, 5:04pm
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Same here
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zarabia
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Nov 13 2012, 2:55am
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exactly
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Annael
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Nov 13 2012, 5:16pm
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Thanks for getting my meaning even though I wasn't very clear :P
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zarabia
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Nov 14 2012, 6:29am
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Religion
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Sam20
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Nov 11 2012, 8:14pm
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Other:
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 11 2012, 8:34pm
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Oh, and I'm also
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 11 2012, 8:41pm
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Fixing broken link:
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 11 2012, 8:46pm
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Why 6 messages?
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Sam20
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Nov 11 2012, 8:49pm
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Six?
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 11 2012, 9:20pm
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Messages
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Sam20
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Nov 12 2012, 5:18pm
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if you're reading flat, try switching to threaded... it might explain some of what you wondered //
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Magpie
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Nov 12 2012, 5:52pm
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Whoosh!
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 12 2012, 6:08pm
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"That's how I got to be half eleven"
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Patty
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Nov 13 2012, 4:31am
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And because
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 11 2012, 9:24pm
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Now that is some sound advice,
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Starling
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Nov 12 2012, 8:26am
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I'm making some campaign posters as I type
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DanielLB
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Nov 12 2012, 8:34am
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Bribery won't work
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Starling
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Nov 12 2012, 8:41am
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Hmmm ... I'll have to re-think my plan of taking over TORn then, if bribery isn't going to work! /
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DanielLB
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Nov 12 2012, 8:56am
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Oh, dear.
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 12 2012, 12:32pm
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I think I'll flip-flop
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Starling
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Nov 13 2012, 4:50am
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The fact that this topic can even be discussed here is a testament to the good nature of the TORn community.
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Escapist
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Nov 11 2012, 9:03pm
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It's a pretty nice place, isn't it? //
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 11 2012, 9:25pm
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There will be plenty of raised eyebrows among the admins though ;-)
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DanielLB
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Nov 11 2012, 10:11pm
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I was worried when I saw the thread title!
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Escapist
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Nov 11 2012, 10:19pm
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We've all been trained to play nice :-)
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 14 2012, 8:48pm
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We do
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Ataahua
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Nov 12 2012, 1:21am
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Spiritual agnostic
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sevilodorf
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Nov 11 2012, 10:06pm
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Fun fact
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Ring-Bearer
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Nov 12 2012, 12:24am
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Oh, and to actually answer the question, I am an Anglican now
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Starling
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Nov 12 2012, 8:31am
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How interesting!
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Aunt Dora Baggins
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Nov 12 2012, 12:39pm
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I think I'm a theist
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FlyingSerkis
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Nov 12 2012, 7:27pm
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psst
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Annael
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Nov 12 2012, 7:30pm
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;-) //
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FlyingSerkis
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Nov 12 2012, 8:09pm
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Agnostic //
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Arwen's daughter
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Nov 13 2012, 8:08pm
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Personally I find it hard to answer this question, although atheist would be my answer
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Radagast-Aiwendil
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Nov 14 2012, 9:46pm
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Technically...
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Misto
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Nov 15 2012, 12:04pm
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Athiest
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imin
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Nov 16 2012, 12:43am
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I generally call myself an atheist, but,
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alienorchid
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Nov 17 2012, 7:42am
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I very very much object to 'Catholic' being separated from Christian... absolutely ridiculous lol..
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Xanaseb
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Nov 17 2012, 8:06pm
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Discussion about religion? In TORn? It's truly 2012.
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Faenoriel
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Nov 21 2012, 7:37pm
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In unrelated matters
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DanielLB
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Nov 21 2012, 9:05pm
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I've only just read all the other complements your had elsewhere on the forum.
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DanielLB
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Nov 21 2012, 9:25pm
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Here Tolkien explains why he left out cults and religions in Middle-earth
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burgahobbit
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Nov 23 2012, 7:45pm
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Needless to say
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burgahobbit
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Nov 23 2012, 7:48pm
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Yes, that's the exact right way to handle religious themes in your fiction. //
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Faenoriel
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Nov 27 2012, 5:23pm
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I don't choose religion as a means in and of itself...
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Eye's on Guard
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Nov 23 2012, 9:54pm
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"most school systems look down on faith"
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Kassandros
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Nov 27 2012, 6:49pm
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It depends entirely on the country
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Faenoriel
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Nov 27 2012, 7:20pm
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But aren't there more Christian schools in Europe?
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Kassandros
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Nov 27 2012, 7:49pm
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Religion in Middle-earth
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Fredeghar Wayfarer
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Nov 24 2012, 7:53am
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Tolkien was a huge Christian
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Morok Cloudkeeper
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Nov 30 2012, 9:55am
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I thought he was fairly average-sized...
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FlyingSerkis
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Nov 30 2012, 5:57pm
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A devout Catholic to be specific.
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Kassandros
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Nov 30 2012, 6:59pm
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Lovely thread and great comments
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Aethelwyne Bolger
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Dec 18 2012, 2:45am
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I'm surprised
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sauget.diblosio
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Apr 3 2013, 10:08am
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