Only God saves
So in my other life, on FB, I'm friends with a woman who's a pastor of a local church. She's very nice, lover her to death, but sometimes she posts these things that I comment on, and I'm not very popular about the comment. I've actually apologized to her for putting out my opinion on her post (cause you know I'm not opinionated) after I realized I was kind of commandeering her post. I cant help posting on things other people post though sometimes. If people can't handle it, I guess they can always unfriend me. Anyway, the last post she made that I had issues with was a link to an article about Amy Winehouse, and her death by drugs and if anyone could have stopped it. The gist of it I guess, cause I didn't actually read it, was that only God can help you get off drugs. Or that you need God to do it. And I disagree with that, because I feel that anytime someone does or doesn't get off drugs or alcohol or any other drug, it's them. They are the person who puts the drugs or the alcohol to their lips or skin, the are the ones that do not put the drugs or alcohol in. There is no power restraining them, or urging them on, other than themselves. And yes, people who do have faith do get support and strength through that sometimes to help the resist. But to say that it's only faith in God and his help that gets people to quit is saying that no Atheist will ever be able to quit, which is just ludicrous because I'm sure its' been done. It's like the saying "there are no Atheists in foxholes." Sure there are. I've heard them interviewed on the radio in fact. That's just bullshit.
And the irony is, if it's correct and not just Fox news being Fox news, that Amy may have died from being clean. That the shock to her system from not drinking may have killed her. Wouldn't that be riot? And if so, do we credit God with her dying? For giving her the strength to stop drinking, knowing she was going to put herself in withdrawal so deep she croaked? Credit where credit's due.
The other day we had a large piece of a headstone knocked over It was very heavy and big, made a good dent in the ground. I looked at my 'believing' Cuz and said "that's why I don't believe in God. If there was a god, that kid would be under that stone, or at least have gotten a broken leg from it." Because a god could do that kind of thing. But it doesn't.
And the irony is, if it's correct and not just Fox news being Fox news, that Amy may have died from being clean. That the shock to her system from not drinking may have killed her. Wouldn't that be riot? And if so, do we credit God with her dying? For giving her the strength to stop drinking, knowing she was going to put herself in withdrawal so deep she croaked? Credit where credit's due.
The other day we had a large piece of a headstone knocked over It was very heavy and big, made a good dent in the ground. I looked at my 'believing' Cuz and said "that's why I don't believe in God. If there was a god, that kid would be under that stone, or at least have gotten a broken leg from it." Because a god could do that kind of thing. But it doesn't.