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Submitted by Phillip Gaskins, Apr 30, 2007 23:02

I, nor does God force my His beliefs on anyone. As here, I may comment or make a statement as I have already done. God doesn't force Himself on anyone. He gave us a free will that's the reason Adam and Eve sinned. God told them what not to do but allowed them to make up their own mind. When we make up our own minds without seeking God's wisdom then we end up with Wiccans (followers of satan not God), terrorists, Buddists, Confusianism, tons of various forms of Protestant denominations and the list goes on and on.

"As to you being buried or NOT in the same cemetary as a wiccan, hey no problem, that is your choice."

We do have choices all through life and for that I am thankful. I will say that I have been a Jesus follower and Bible believer near 35 years and neither has let me down. Cause my opinion doesn't count for a hill of beans lest it's based on God's word. God is plain-we must be saved or born again which ever terminology is preferred if we enter heaven. Not to be blunt but if we don't follow Jesus' teachings we cannot enter in.


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