Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time

Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by baryphonic on Monday March 29, 2021 @02:59PM (#26626653)

You're misunderstanding me. I believe God did, can and still does perform miraculous signs. That was never at issue.

I said that the simplistic Jinn-granting-wishes interpretation of God is silly and is not what I believe.

There is no actual contradiction.

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Re:Gallup: U.S. church membership dips below 50% for first time by cogman10 on Monday March 29, 2021 @04:16PM (#26627621)

Do you believe god performs miracles based on prayer?

If you do, that's a "Jinn-granting-wishes interpretation of God". If you don't, why don't you? Given the scripture references I gave you (and there are plenty of others), NT and OT are all about performing magic based on spell casters saying the right magic words the right way.

Of course, in modern times there are plenty of examples of failed Jutsus. (Not enough faith! Not in God's plan!) And I'd contend that all the examples of successful spell incantations are no more convincing than a wiccan's spells. The success rate of Buddhism has curing cancer will exactly mirror the success rate of Christianity or the Roman parathion interfering with humanity.

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