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Gladly. Share with as many as you like. Thank you....

2012-04-19T13:14:40.483-07:00

Gladly. Share with as many as you like. Thank you.

May I share this on my FB page?

2012-04-17T17:37:44.078-07:00

May I share this on my FB page?

My Friend I think you have oversimplified this Pro...

2011-12-04T10:57:43.962-08:00

My Friend
I think you have oversimplified this Problem of Pain. Our existence is not about pleasure, it is about growth. The Greek Philosophers understood that this life is meant to prepare us for the life after and to the best on my knowledge Socrates was not a good Christian and Plato did eat meat on Fridays. Aristotle observed that those virtues most worthy of development would only be fully developed in conflict. Adversity is the thing that creates the dialectic in our lives that forces us to decide what kind of beings we will become. This is not about whether God or Allah or Gitchi Manitou is good or not because he relieves us of all pain and suffering. It is about whether a path toward perfection has been prepared. All religions on earth understand we are of two natures and that "god" was required to show us how to reach perfection. I do not think the burning pit of hell is to be the focus but rather are we becoming more perfect.

Another issue I have is that you are willing to hang God out for being so cold and uncaring but you give almost no blame to us. God set this thing in motion and decided not to micro-manage us. So who is more to blame for the baby with brain cancer, god who told us to love one another, to work together, to care for the earth like stewards, or mankind, who pollutes the earth, fills the mother of that child with toxic chemicals, spends trillions on war and does nothing to find cures for fatal diseases? You seem to be very thoughtful so honestly ask yourself about each specific problem, just pick a specific problem and then ask is god to blame or could mankind throughout the ages have changed this. We blame God for problems but we as a race have been here for tens of thousands of years and look what we have done, we can conference call all over the world, we can watch internet porn in 10 different languages but we cannot provide clean drinking water to the world’s population. I don't think you need to recur to God to find someone to blame for our problems that is just scapegoating, we can simply look in the mirror. I don’t know what kind of Christians you knew before but they were decidedly the wrong kind. Remember what Christ said about his return, he would find very few true followers. Maybe what we see as “the church” is nothing more than a lie.
jweaver111@hotmail.com

You mention you used to be a Christian ... why are...

2011-12-04T10:11:59.312-08:00

You mention you used to be a Christian ... why are you not still a Christian. I believe there is a Christianity that is apart from what we see and your article makes me believe you are still a follower of Christ or you would not have cared enough to write it.
jweaver111@hotmail.com

This is very interesting and yet, sad. Singapore ...

2011-10-27T13:28:09.108-07:00

This is very interesting and yet, sad. Singapore is what America is supposed to be - free, innovative and for the people not the state. Unfortunately, we have become a people that wants our government to take care of everything for us, and have gone the way of many many other fallen societies. It's very sad.

I have to say, while I like the idea that if you n...

2011-09-29T11:13:24.651-07:00

I have to say, while I like the idea that if you never forget you'll never heal, I'm not sure I can agree 100% with your post. I am actually from the East Coast--northern New Jersey actually. I saw the buildings burning and the smoke that came over onto 'our side' of the Hudson and it really was a traumatic experience. I'm not saying going to war and having 2 million other people die is then justified, but I don't think you can belittle other people's experiences just because it wasn't 'close enough to home' for you to feel anything.

And of course you're right--they are many many nations that suffered and continue to suffer extreme tragedies and many Americans don't even bat an eye (partially because our media doesn't even talk about anything other than dumb celebrity gossip). But I don't think its just a matter of saying "big deal", in fact I think this event, if used the right way, could be a tool for Americans to relate more to other nations who have suffered, because America has been very privileged and blessed.

But I'm totally in line with you when you condemn the media. Rubbish I say. They are total rubbish.

I loved your post! I completely agree with it. Sad...

2011-09-16T09:09:37.013-07:00

I loved your post! I completely agree with it. Sadly, the only such article that I saw published was year, was on the Al Jhazeera website. Although it's a big step for them, I wish the US press would've considered more "positive" articles pushing us to move on. No such luck though.

Nice blogpost. Unfrienders were probably never rea...

2010-08-08T05:20:52.212-07:00

Nice blogpost. Unfrienders were probably never really friends.

A further unfortunate truth is that not all who su...

2010-05-25T00:58:56.140-07:00

A further unfortunate truth is that not all who suffer know why they suffer. Consequently, a number of illusory blames are made -- be it religious, racist, nationalist, etc.

I just read the "companion piece" to thi...

2010-03-23T19:55:21.644-07:00

I just read the "companion piece" to this post on your Facebook page. (I still don't see your wall though. Stupid Facebook. Heh) I sometimes joke to people that the only good thing religion has given us is (under certain conditions) better sex. If it wasn't so bad it wouldn't be so good. I don't think they ever get the deeper meaning behind it, though. Good thoughts, Deb! I consider your pages as nice places to come and safely sit in the corner with my knees up to my chest and rock. ;)

Deb, that was a very poignant story of many of us ...

2010-03-12T15:23:46.870-08:00

Deb, that was a very poignant story of many of us who have come to the realization that our "Randian" Elitist government has totally lost their humanity. I am honored to be among those who have seen the light and are willing to endure the humilities while we wait for others to feel the suffering that the corporations have wrought upon us. Keep it up my friend.

Thanks cybershaman. Feel free to Follow me for fut...

2010-02-18T18:51:29.550-08:00

Thanks cybershaman. Feel free to Follow me for future updates.

I just cracked open "The Greatest Show on Ear...

2010-02-18T03:56:10.540-08:00

I just cracked open "The Greatest Show on Earth"!

Good stuff! Of course, you are "preaching to the choir" as far as I'm concerned! Hehehe...

Keep up the good work! :)