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Submitted by Phillip Gaskins, May 4, 2007 17:29

You say you have gods. How do you follow all of them. I'm glad I have one and He is Omipotent., the Alpha and Omega. Then I don't have to keep up with all of them.

Memorial weekend I'll be visiting a lot of cemetaries and I'll sure be looking. Yes there are pagans in all cemetaries. Pagans aren't just witchess/warlocks. Second College Edition-The American Heritage Dictionary says, Pagan: Someone who is not a Christian. 2. One who has no religion. 3. A non-Christian. The aforementioned are buried in Christian churches cemetaries. The thing that sets seperates me and them is the great gulf fixed between heaven and hell. Being buried next to you won't keep me from Heaven. It is simply the idea of it.

And the Christian don't do bake sales and help the community. What would they see if they saw you and me behind closed doors? That is the picture of the true character. We all try putting our best face(s) on in public.

My God is not hateful, vengeful, angry, jealous in the way you want to picture Him. I have nothing to fear from my God unless I go against what He commands throughout the Bible. That has always been man's problem throughout history. Wanting to set himself up as god. Then we have Saddam Huessians crop up all the time. Real respect comes from following God and His concepts. There is one God and one satan. Which do I/you choose. If not God of the Bible then there is only one other alternative. That really only makes two classes of people in all the world. Christian and non.

I have yet to hear of a Christian going to a pagan begging for release from Christianity like I have the other way around. Some may backslide but they don't have to. I know of one backslidden that just recently came back to God and if you asked him he will tell you it was the best thing ever happened to him.

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You say you have gods. How do you follow all of them. I'm glad I have one and He is...	Phillip Gaskins	May 4, 2007 17:29
This comment is directed towards Mr. Gaskins. Our country was founded on the idea of religious freedom - there is... [MORE]	Shawnee	Apr 26, 2007 10:19
Bottom line is--where are they spending eternity. Yes I honor them for their sacrifice but a pentagram is not the... [MORE]	Phillip Gaskins	May 4, 2007 18:06
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Being a veteran I am foregoing being buried in a military cemetary as I thought I might be. Being from... [MORE]	Phillip Gaskins	Apr 25, 2007 23:23
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