Dear Fred, You have only just recently missed a thread on, by and about some of the atheists here on the list or as I refer to myself "humanist.' That's my religion. BUt everything you expressed appears in my personal "bible" and you are not alone here. It's all about the humanity and compassion for me as well, again welcome to & from your new family!
Peace, Susan NP: Home made tape for a friend/Crazy live version 1988 & it ain't Patsy! I doubt that words of humanity and compassions should offend anybody - --- [EMAIL PROTECTED] wrote: > Wow this discussion of religion "Religion" is pretty vigorous, and it's a > difficult arguement for anyone to win, > I had to go to church and sunday school as a kid, it was fun in > the winter, but once the Sun came out I started "Mooching off" I was 8 years > old and I decided I would rather be running around in the fields and climbing > trees, my mother tried to get tough, but I never went to church again. > I always seem to question what I'm told, and as I have grown > older I feel, enjoying your life, and living a good life, being a good human > being is what matters, but the human race seems compelled to put labels on > themselves or others, tall, short, fat, thin, black, white, Christian, > Muslim, the list is endless and pointless. The labels highlight a > difference, and difference so often means conflict, why can't people be happy > to be alive. > Put kids of any race or creed together and they will accept any > difference, prejudice, religous or political, whatever, has to be learned, > and sadly adults continue to poison young minds. > If you believe in God I can't be critical, I may even envy you, I > believe something lives on after you die, even if it's just your memory in > those you leave behind, but I have never encountered a situation where I have > felt I must believe. > Forgive me, but, following September 11th so many survivors were > making comments, thanking God that they survived, but if He /She is so all > powerful, and if this is a Our God (Christian) v Their God (Muslim) contest > then I'm sorry but they came a poor second and third on that day, the winners > on that day were those people who decided that belonging to the human race > comes first and foremost, people proffessional and civilian, who without a > thought for their own families, their own worth, put their lives on the line > to save others. Labels disappeared that day, but sadly some people are bound > to put them back, and I'm sorry I can't see how God can be thanked, when > people so desperate to live, were raining down from the sky. > > My eyes are full of tears writing that, what a painful day that > was, but why do we give God all the credit, when we should be thanking each > other. To say God wanted them to die to be with him in Heaven is just a cop > out, I'll live my life as a good human being, and if it's true that unless I > accept God into my life, I will not be allowed into heaven when I die, then > quite frankly I don't want to go, if he were working for a company he would > have been fired by now. Power and Money corrupt, where are there poor > churches?? > Hope this doesn't offend anyone Fred Yahoo! Mail Plus - Powerful. Affordable. Sign up now. http://mailplus.yahoo.com
