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    Kathleen
    Kathleen
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    Urantia Association International created this Forum to provide a safe and courteous environment where people interested in The Urantia Book and its teachings may come together, engage one another and share experiences.

    People who visit this Forum want to find out what other people have to say on various topics. Some of the visitors are people who have newly discovered The Urantia Book. Some visitors are occasional readers, while others have been studying the teachings for many years. All participants should be mindful of the other people who may be reading or participating on discussion topics. The rules are designed without prejudice towards all who struggle with the ever-present reach for more perfect self-expression.

    In your use of this Forum you agree to abide by the following rules:

    • Be kind, fair, respectful and courteous at all times.
    • Please abide by the purpose of this Forum which is dedicated to the in-depth study of The Urantia Book and the dissemination of its teachings.
    • Personal attacks, foul language, or any content which is defamatory, abusive, hateful, threatening, spam or spam-like, likely to offend, contains objectionable content, contains personal information of others, risks copyright infringement, encourages unlawful activity, or otherwise violates any laws are not permitted.
    • Solicitation of funds for organizations other than Urantia Association International or Urantia Foundation must be submitted to the Association’s Central Office for review and approval before posting.
    • Participants are subject to a 3-strike policy regarding misconduct. First, a private warning; second a 30-day ban from the forum; third infraction within a year may result in loss of participation.

    From Sydney, Australia

    #47311
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    Anonymous
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    94:10.2 (1038.6) These simple-minded Tibetans would not wholly give up their ancient magic and charms. Examination of the religious ceremonials of present-day Tibetan rituals reveals an overgrown brotherhood of priests with shaven heads who practice an elaborate ritual embracing bells, chants, incense, processionals, rosaries, images, charms, pictures, holy water, gorgeous vestments, and elaborate choirs. They have rigid dogmas and crystallized creeds, mystic rites and special fasts. Their hierarchy embraces monks, nuns, abbots, and the Grand Lama. They pray to angels, saints, a Holy Mother, and the gods. They practice confessions and believe in purgatory. Their monasteries are extensive and their cathedrals magnificent. They keep up an endless repetition of sacred rituals and believe that such ceremonials bestow salvation. Prayers are fastened to a wheel, and with its turning they believe the petitions become efficacious. Among no other people of modern times can be found the observance of so much from so many religions; and it is inevitable that such a cumulative liturgy would become inordinately cumbersome and intolerably burdensome.

    Urantia Association International created this Forum to provide a safe and courteous environment where people interested in The Urantia Book and its teachings may come together, engage one another and share experiences. People who visit this Forum want to find out what other people have to say on various topics. Some of the visitors are people who have newly discovered The Urantia Book. Some visitors are occasional readers, while others have been studying the teachings for many years. All participants should be mindful of the other people who may be reading or participating on discussion topics. The rules are designed without prejudice towards all who struggle with the ever-present reach for more perfect self-expression. In your use of this Forum you agree to abide by the following rules:

    • Be kind, fair, respectful and courteous at all times.
    • Please abide by the purpose of this Forum which is dedicated to the in-depth study of The Urantia Book and the dissemination of its teachings.
    • Personal attacks, foul language, or any content which is defamatory, abusive, hateful, threatening, spam or spam-like, likely to offend, contains objectionable content, contains personal information of others, risks copyright infringement, encourages unlawful activity, or otherwise violates any laws are not permitted.
    • Solicitation of funds for organizations other than Urantia Association International or Urantia Foundation must be submitted to the Association’s Central Office for review and approval before posting.
    • Participants are subject to a 3-strike policy regarding misconduct. First, a private warning; second a 30-day ban from the forum; third infraction within a year may result in loss of participation.
    #47938
    Moderator-1
    Moderator-1
    Moderator

    To reiterate the purpose of this forum and its rules. . .

    “Urantia Association International created this Forum to provide a safe and courteous environment where people interested in The Urantia Book and its teachings may come together, engage one another and share experiences.

    “People who visit this Forum want to find out what other people have to say on various topics. Some of the visitors are people who have newly discovered The Urantia Book. Some visitors are occasional readers, while others have been studying the teachings for many years. All participants should be mindful of the other people who may be reading or participating on discussion topics. The rules are designed without prejudice towards all who struggle with the ever-present reach for more perfect self-expression.

    “In your use of this Forum you agree to abide by the following rules:

    • Be kind, fair, respectful and courteous at all times.
    • Please abide by the purpose of this Forum which is dedicated to the in-depth study of The Urantia Book and the dissemination of its teachings.
    • Personal attacks, foul language, or any content which is defamatory, abusive, hateful, threatening, spam or spam-like, likely to offend, contains objectionable content, contains personal information of others, risks copyright infringement, encourages unlawful activity, or otherwise violates any laws are not permitted.
    • Solicitation of funds for organizations other than Urantia Association International or Urantia Foundation must be submitted to the Association’s Central Office for review and approval before posting.
    • Participants are subject to a 3-strike policy regarding misconduct. First, a private warning; second a 30-day ban from the forum; third infraction within a year may result in loss of participation.

    “From Sydney, Australia”

    #47967
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    Anonymous
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    i don’t treat the rules with disdain.

    68:4.3 (767.3) Ghost fear drove primitive man to envision the supernatural and thus securely laid the foundations for those powerful social influences of ethics and religion which in turn preserved inviolate the mores and customs of society from generation to generation. The one thing which early established and crystallized the mores was the belief that the dead were jealous of the ways by which they had lived and died; therefore would they visit dire punishment upon those living mortals who dared to treat with careless disdain the rules of living which they had honored when in the flesh. All this is best illustrated by the present reverence of the yellow race for their ancestors. Later developing primitive religion greatly reinforced ghost fear in stabilizing the mores, but advancing civilization has increasingly liberated mankind from the bondage of fear and the slavery of superstition.

    To reiterate the purpose of this forum and its rules. . . “Urantia Association International created this Forum to provide a safe and courteous environment where people interested in The Urantia Book and its teachings may come together, engage one another and share experiences. “People who visit this Forum want to find out what other people have to say on various topics. Some of the visitors are people who have newly discovered The Urantia Book. Some visitors are occasional readers, while others have been studying the teachings for many years. All participants should be mindful of the other people who may be reading or participating on discussion topics. The rules are designed without prejudice towards all who struggle with the ever-present reach for more perfect self-expression. “In your use of this Forum you agree to abide by the following rules:

    • Be kind, fair, respectful and courteous at all times.
    • Please abide by the purpose of this Forum which is dedicated to the in-depth study of The Urantia Book and the dissemination of its teachings.
    • Personal attacks, foul language, or any content which is defamatory, abusive, hateful, threatening, spam or spam-like, likely to offend, contains objectionable content, contains personal information of others, risks copyright infringement, encourages unlawful activity, or otherwise violates any laws are not permitted.
    • Solicitation of funds for organizations other than Urantia Association International or Urantia Foundation must be submitted to the Association’s Central Office for review and approval before posting.
    • Participants are subject to a 3-strike policy regarding misconduct. First, a private warning; second a 30-day ban from the forum; third infraction within a year may result in loss of participation.

    “From Sydney, Australia”

    #47969
    Mara
    Mara
    Participant

    To reiterate the purpose of this forum and its rules. . .

    “Urantia Association International created this Forum to provide a safe and courteous environment where people interested in The Urantia Book and its teachings may come together, engage one another and share experiences.

    “People who visit this Forum want to find out what other people have to say on various topics. Some of the visitors are people who have newly discovered The Urantia Book. Some visitors are occasional readers, while others have been studying the teachings for many years. All participants should be mindful of the other people who may be reading or participating on discussion topics. The rules are designed without prejudice towards all who struggle with the ever-present reach for more perfect self-expression.

    “In your use of this Forum you agree to abide by the following rules:

    Be kind, fair, respectful and courteous at all times.

    Please abide by the purpose of this Forum which is dedicated to the in-depth study of The Urantia Book and the dissemination of its teachings.

    Personal attacks, foul language, or any content which is defamatory, abusive, hateful, threatening, spam or spam-like, likely to offend, contains objectionable content, contains personal information of others, risks copyright infringement, encourages unlawful activity, or otherwise violates any laws are not permitted.

    The Association’s Policy on Channeling applies to this Forum.

    Solicitation of funds for organizations other than Urantia Association International or Urantia Foundation must be submitted to the Association’s Central Office for review and approval before posting.

    Participants are subject to a 3-strike policy regarding misconduct. First, a private warning; second a 30-day ban from the forum; third infraction within a year may result in loss of participation.

    “From Sydney, Australia”

    Thank you!

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