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Skittles

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10. interesting

Reply to HBguy (Reply #9)

Tue Sep 23, 2025, 02:34 AM

Sep 23

I never truly understand how people get sucked into religion (yes I know it is GROOMED into most kids) - it simply is NOT NEEDED to be a decent person. I'm really glad I was not raised to believe in such nonsense......seems to me if you can get people to believe that stuff you can make them believe anything.

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When I was in high school 50 years ago, there were kids who "followed Jesus". [View all] no_hypocrisy Sep 22 OP

Godspell came out when I was a kid proud patriot Sep 22 #1

Yes, I remember Youth for Christ people in college in the late '60s. Ocelot II Sep 22 #2

Did you keep in touch or know what became of her? Xavier Breath Sep 22 #4

I have no idea what happened to her. I don't even remember what her major was. Ocelot II Sep 22 #5

It's mostly annoying Avalon Sparks Sep 22 #7

Having never experienced it, I probably tend to romanticize the going-away-to-college process, and probably always will. Xavier Breath Sep 23 #12

Yes Avalon Sparks Sep 24 #13

In 1971, Time Magazine published an issue with the following cover: John1956PA Sep 22 #3

My high school had a bible club. BluesRunTheGame Sep 22 #6

"One-WayJesus"? UP WITH PEOPLE? JESUS IS JUST ALRIGHT? czarjak Sep 23 #8

I was one of them HBguy Sep 23 #9

interesting Skittles Sep 23 #10

Welcome to DU. no_hypocrisy Sep 23 #11