tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648449303376576981.post3702347403976127941..comments2023-10-25T01:41:43.754-07:00Comments on Sidetracked Charley: Difference of OpinionJBinford-Bellhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14293248281473648182noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648449303376576981.post-31645489724846453502013-02-23T14:00:13.676-08:002013-02-23T14:00:13.676-08:00I think I hate most (there is that intolerance) th...I think I hate most (there is that intolerance) those that back their political views with God as being on their side. And it is their God. And there is one religion here that believes that even if the sinner converts they will be inferior. I hate that judgment. And I hate that they nit pick even against a different church of the same faith.JBinford-Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293248281473648182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648449303376576981.post-46295262221268680762013-02-23T13:45:14.929-08:002013-02-23T13:45:14.929-08:00Oh well you know how I just lurrrve a good 're...Oh well you know how I just lurrrve a good 'religious' discussion!!!<br /><br />I believe in God, the Father almighty etc.. etc...' but never in a million years would I try to convert anyone even if they asked questions and showed an interest. Oh I will probably gently push them in what I see is possibly the right direction, but pressure them? No!<br /><br />Perhaps I am guilty of religious hatred. A friend who is extremely spiritual shared with me recently over the phone that she has become a Jehovah Witness. Now I know she is searching for something more. Anyway when she told me this I burst out laughing - you see how irreverent I am? She then giggled. I don't know if my next sentence was unkind but I said quick as a flash, 'I hear they're renovating St Anne's so I'll make sure there's a place for you". I should explain that St Anne's is the local 'mad house' in olden times called an asylum. It's the psychiatric hospital. It was a joke and she saw it as such but underlying was my intolerance of that particular persuasion. Maybe it's because i know more about it than I should, that they don't tell you the real story of what you can and cannot do until after you're baptized, how once in it's very hard to get out or the fact that they will refuse a blood transfusion even if it means that someone will die. I had a lovely friend who was a JW. She survived heart surgery in her early 40s only to die approximately 16 months later because she needed blood. She left a young family. Which God wants that? So yes, I am prejudiced and more so when it comes to so called Christians spouting trash and in doing so giving believers such as me, a bad name.<br /><br />The Pope is not the channel to God. He is supposedly God's rp here on earth and is only infallible on matters of doctrine - not the 'outside' world. The channel to God is one's own faith that is supposed to deepen the relationship. <br /><br />It's good to have friends who have different views and it's very 'grown up' to be able to know where to draw the line in differences of opinion.The Blog of Beehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00650938872732748697noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648449303376576981.post-39911771089800691832013-02-22T03:28:39.238-08:002013-02-22T03:28:39.238-08:00The subject was really more hate and intolerance a...The subject was really more hate and intolerance and puffed up egos that say they have the answer.<br /><br />And it is hard these days to get away from religion. It is everywhere and they expect you to take sides if you want to make a living in the community. I was more countering that religion is the path to peace.JBinford-Bellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14293248281473648182noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7648449303376576981.post-52895662611199275742013-02-21T21:31:22.520-08:002013-02-21T21:31:22.520-08:00An interesting blog Jacqui.
Religion is something...An interesting blog Jacqui.<br /><br />Religion is something I won't discuss as I don't believe in it. My thoughts are; "each to their own."Shaynacwingshttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00725923296007124724noreply@blogger.com