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Posted by SelkirkTMO on Wed Jan 5 06:22:23 2005, in response to Re: Not everyone's sorry for the tsunami, posted by American Pig on Wed Jan 5 03:42:56 2005. I'll let Vengence explain for himself, he is a person of faith, but not demented - and there are antireligious forces at play, most likely as a result of the nutcakes on the other end thumping their bibles. I see it as more of a reaction to the anti-religious ... I have to admit, when I saw the squirrels twirling over the threads and the "religious right" jawboning, I ignored most of the threads.I've explained before that I'm very religious, but I'm not a fundamentalist. Fundamentalist Christians are no better than fundamentalists of any other religion and at least HERE in America, we have the right to practice ANY religion or NO religion as we see fit. For now. :( One of the angles lost on the extreme right and the fundamentalists in general is that religion is offered, not demanded by God. The most basic tenet, that of FREE WILL is lost on some of the folks who are now in leadership and telling us all what to think. And there's a well-deserved rebellion against it by many. You don't bring people to God by whacking them over the head, they must come WILLINGLY. I see this "new age" pookah as a reaction to that where the fundamentalism has trapped people in its madness, and when people are guided by fools, you see these kind of outbursts. God is LOVE, God is DIVERSITY, God is TOLERANCE. Haven't seen a whole lot of that out of those who wear Jesus on their shoulder and wrap themselves in a flag. So for me, no problem. I can dance buck nekkid in front of a bonfire to celebrate the solstice, I can bide time with Wiccans, I can have a beer with my rail worker neighbors. My own "values" are solid, I fear not the "new age" stuff, whatever that is. I'd rather the "new age" stuff than being subjected to the rules and rites of those who profess to be Godly but in practice are anything but. Religion is a PERSONAL thing, it's not the basis of a society. That's where I was going with my own thoughts on this. Simple rule of be good to one another and kind - that's Godly. Stirring the pot, fomenting hatred and being mean to one another - well ... too well to play, thank ya. :) Never thought I'd see a society chase God away by beating other people over the head with it. Then again, "charlatans and false prophets" are a much bigger concern to me - especially when people tune them in daily and BELIEVE what they're spouting. :( |
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