Date sent: Mon, 9 Nov 1998 06:04:08 EST
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Subject: Re: white goddess / Christian nemesis
> In a message dated 98-11-09 03:10:48 EST, you write:
>
> << Besides that fact medical care would be a
> right just as religious freedom & freedom of speech are rights. education
> would also be a right. & those 2 things alone would recitfy 90% of the
> crimes committed today. i hope this enlightens you.
> >>
> Hi! Thanks for the explanation. However, regarding RIGHTS - I was watching a
> comedian last night - he was saying "Now that we have a Bill of Rights - we
> should have a corresponding Bill of Responsibilities" I laughed myself off my
> loveseat! His example "you have a right to bring a child on a plane - you in
> correspondence have a responsbility not to let the child scream on the plane."
> I don't know if those were his exact words -
> I was thinking about environmental rights/responsibilities:
>
> For example: A lumber company has the right to cut down the trees it owns on
> the property it owns - However, that lumber company has a responsibility not
> to cut them down to preserve the ecosystem and the homes for the forest
> animals.
>
> I came up with many examples!
>
> I agree with the comedian - we need a Bill of Responsibilities - But if we are
> responsible to life - Why? I say we are because we are co-creations! By
> virtue of springing from the same realm of creation - God being the
> Creator/Lord. Now BB how would you answer the question here - Why would the
> Goddess want us to be responsbile for life?
>
> The reason I think the Earth is not a Goddess/deity - because the Earth is
> affected by the moon and the sun - why would a deity be? I have no problem
> referring to the Earth as motherly or feminine in nature but not deity. To me
> Earth is sustaining LIFE - the SEED gives Life - the gift of God.
>
> Peace!
> Angela
>
So the Sun is your God, and sunlight is Holy Semen! (hehe) Joe
