>Poll Question: Should the belief in "ghosts"
>be
> frowned upon by religious institutions?

>
>
>Yes (36 votes) 16%

>No (172 votes) 77%

>Not Sure (15 votes) 6%

>Total Votes: 223

> Poll User
>Comments:

>
> - Of course ghosts are evil, doesn't
>take a rocket scientist to figure that out
>
> 6/6/00 2:40:00 PM


>- Everyone has the right to believe in
>whatever they want to, without
> feeling intimidated by other people.
>
> 6/6/00 1:24:56 PM


>- Yes, it should be frowned upon because
>they do NOT exist
>
> 6/6/00 12:48:01 PM


>- In christianity, we believe in demons
>and angels, God and Satan. Ghosts,
> in my eyes, are nothing more than
>malevolent demons wishing to scare
> us
>
> 6/5/00 2:23:00 PM


>- I don't know, guess we'll never know
>till we're dead
>
> 6/5/00 2:17:51 PM


>
>- 1/2 the time ghosts are of loved ones,
>how is that bad?
>
> 6/4/00 9:16:50 AM


>- Bad, bad, bad.
>
> 6/3/00 11:16:22 AM


>- rel=nofollow target=_blank >href="http://boards.pathfinder.com/cgi-bin/webx?13@95.K
>Zwqa9RdMRj^1@.ee7fbb3">Religion message board talks
>about ghosts
>
> 6/2/00 3:23:50 PM


>- The devil comes in many disguises
> 6/1/00
>12:03:35 PM


>- Belief in spirits is not uncommon to
>the religious world.
>
> 5/30/00 6:14:40 PM


>- In the bible it talks bout demon
>possesion
>
> 5/30/00 5:00:49 PM


>- As it stands religious anal retentives
>already have thier fingers in
> enough lives digging at the fear
>potential. Deacon
>
> 5/30/00 1:32:42 AM


>- Religion teaches us to recognize the
>spirit of jesus... what about " father
> son and " holy ghost".....
>
> 5/29/00 3:31:30 PM


>- Belief in ghosts or spirits of
>departed individuals is the basis of any
> religion that promises an afterlife.
>
> 5/29/00 3:46:01 AM


>- I think "ghosts" are really guardian
>angels, so my answer is NO.
>
> 5/28/00 11:17:20 PM


>- Ghosts are real!!!!!!!!!!
>
> 5/28/00 10:03:22 AM


>- Jesus was a holy ghost
>
> 5/27/00 5:48:47 PM


>- Deuteronomy 18:10-11 & Isaiah 8:19: we
>are not to call on ghosts.
>
> 5/27/00 9:57:57 AM


>- The belief in "ghosts" stems from mental
>disorders.
>
> 5/27/00 9:52:06 AM


>- After all, aren't some religious
>institutions where the idea of "ghosts"
> have been derived?
>
> 5/27/00 12:27:31 AM


>- Religion isn't based on fact so why
>should the existence of ghost need
> be proved to be beleived.
>
> 5/26/00 3:36:05 PM


>- I voted not sure, always been brought
>up that they were bad.
>
> 5/25/00 4:34:38 PM


>- Belief in ghosts can be traced back as
>far as 2,000 B.C. -Craig
>
> 5/25/00 12:59:20 PM


>- This is the work of the Devil. I only
>hope you realize this soon.
>
> 5/25/00 9:33:04 AM


>- It is scary
>
> 5/25/00 6:17:44 AM


>- I'd like to think that God created
>other life forms like what we call
> 'ghosts'.
>
> 5/24/00 2:11:49 PM


>- Ghosts are products of Satan
>
> 5/24/00 9:14:02 AM


>
>- What confuses me is that the Catholic
>church tells us their is life after
> death yet they are the last to accept
>this phenomena.
>
> 5/23/00 2:44:19 PM


>- It should be about truth.
>
> 5/23/00 11:52:49 AM


>- "Ghosts" always seem to get the short
>end of the stick. So many people
> believe they are all evil. That's not
>the case 1/2 the time.
>
> 5/23/00 10:38:21 AM


>
>- Ghosts are also created by God like we
>do, so we have to believe
>
> 5/22/00 10:40:26 PM


>
>- They are real my family and friends
>have seen them. Our old house is
> haunted.
>
> 5/22/00 9:32:03 PM


>- I have my own jugment, and so should
>you!
>
> 5/22/00 8:01:47 PM


>- The idea of "ghosts" should go
>hand-in-hand with spirituality in general,
> in my opinion.
>
> 5/22/00 6:43:57 PM


>- Although I am intrigued by the idea of
>ghosts, I tend to believe that
> they are somehow associated with demons.
>
> 5/22/00 3:47:54 PM

Is it true that the only living person ever known to be seriously harmed or killed by a "ghost", was John Bell? of the Bell Witch historical incident? If this is indeed the truth, then why should everyone go nuts worrying about the "goodness" or "evil-ness " of ghosts? The stories that Iv'e been told supposidly as "first-person accounts involving "knives flying through the air, sticking into the wall next to my head!", excetera,there is no seriuos physical harm from these encounters, can anyone answer my question about the injury& mortality rate from ghostly encounters? I think everyone deserves to have a factual accounting of these things, and thereby not letting our imaginations and irrational fears get the better of us. The Truth shall set us Free? So what is the truth?

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