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	<title>Comments on: Church &#8211; The Optional Essential</title>
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		<title>By: An Unknown Philosopher</title>
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		<description>Darren,

I understand a place for Church in people&#039;s lives, but for me personally God lives in each of our hearts, we are his vessels.

I attend Church services when I feel the need to commune with God in that manner, however I walk in the rain or venture into the bush or stroll along a beach when I want to commune with God in that manner, or I&#039;ll relax and meditate if I wish to commune with God in that manner.

What I do believe is that religion and spirituality are rapidly changing, in ways that never before have been open to us.  The global free exchange of ideas and information, both histories and present presents us with the opportunity to learn about, tolerate and accept other ways of reaching God.

Church certainly has it&#039;s place... but more and more so, I feel a close bi-directional communication between a preacher and his flock will be of growing important.

God Bless,
In Life, Love, Light and Liberty.</description>
		<content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>Darren,</p>
<p>I understand a place for Church in people&#8217;s lives, but for me personally God lives in each of our hearts, we are his vessels.</p>
<p>I attend Church services when I feel the need to commune with God in that manner, however I walk in the rain or venture into the bush or stroll along a beach when I want to commune with God in that manner, or I&#8217;ll relax and meditate if I wish to commune with God in that manner.</p>
<p>What I do believe is that religion and spirituality are rapidly changing, in ways that never before have been open to us.  The global free exchange of ideas and information, both histories and present presents us with the opportunity to learn about, tolerate and accept other ways of reaching God.</p>
<p>Church certainly has it&#8217;s place&#8230; but more and more so, I feel a close bi-directional communication between a preacher and his flock will be of growing important.</p>
<p>God Bless,<br />
In Life, Love, Light and Liberty.</p>
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