quick quick bed time!

[perfect_dork]

My life right now:
Bay City PD is a no go.  Not good enough for them.
Hoping and praying for a job soon.  I'm afflicted with restlessness.
Test in Milford tommarrow.  Looks like a great department.
Missed church again today.  Forgot to set my alarm (foolish of me).  Sorry Stefan.  Lets go to a daily mass later this week.
I love Jessica and am horrably

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Re: Scrutinize

[perfect_dork]

I think I didnt make myself clear enough. There is a difference between "tolerance" and "acceptance". Your grandmother loved me even when I didn't believe in Christ. Does that mean that she accepted my belief that He was merely a man and good morale teacher? Heavens NO!

She told James and I time and time again:
"You two gotta go to church!"
Why? Because she loved us and was truly working towards our salvation.

Jenny and Kristina didnt feel like going to church for ONE SUNDAY and they certainly heard it from your grandmother!:
"You know thats a mortal sin and you need to confess that to a priest."

Is this "intolerance"? Arent Jenny and Kristina entitled to believe they dont "need" to go to church? I personally don't think so. Sometimes inorder to love someone, you need to point out what you feel might be a mistake or a fault?

This is where we can become in danger of "judging others", but should we then turn and be silent? Again, I say No. It is my belief and faith that tells me NOT to accept some beliefs as true.
In order to accept MY faith, you would have to DENY someone elses contradictory faith. Its the nature of believing anything at all.

So acceptance in its popular meaning requires belief. And in order to believe something, you most disbelieve its opposite.

I think any misunderstanding we may have is in our definitions of the words "belief" and "tolerance". Now I've tried my best to explain what those words mean to me.

Re: Scrutinize

[shigongon]

You put acceptance on a fine line. I understand your thoughts and feelings now :) This topic is trivial and so is God. I bet we could discuss this topic for hours on end with all of the ambiguity involved.. So many questions.

Re: Scrutinize

[perfect_dork]

RIGHT you are my friend! God is a topic that I could talk with you forever about.
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(from websters dictionary)
ac·cep·tance ( P ) (k-sptns)
n.
The act or process of accepting.
The state of being accepted or acceptable.
Favorable reception; approval.
Belief in something; agreement.
Abbr. acpt.
A formal indication by a debtor of willingness to pay a time draft or bill of exchange.
A written instrument so accepted.
Law. Compliance by one party with the terms and conditions of another's offer so that a contract becomes legally binding between them.
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So really Im not the only one with rigorious standards for acceptance. Accepting is very personal and is completely different from "Respect", "Tolerance",and "Love".
Theres three things I pray to have for everyone.

Re: Scrutinize

[slightly_mad03]

"The topic is trivial and so is God."

That kind of shocked me.

Isn't this really the only topic worth talking about?