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anahata56

Random Saturday Stuffage

Sep 13, 2008 09:16

First and most important, good thoughts and hugs and soup and potable water and electricity to all those in Texas who are in need of it. It's one of those situations where I find myself sitting and wringing my hands and wishing that I could just bring everyone here for the duration ( Read more... )

paganism, garden, good thoughts, backyard zoo

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wolfette September 13 2008, 14:54:50 UTC

This man makes some extraordinarily good points about some of the hurdles to this particular endeavor, but I think the one that made my ears perk up the most was this one ( ... )

anahata56 September 13 2008, 16:47:25 UTC

It's long been my contention that the only people who can make the attempt to regulate behavior is by addressing others of their "type".

Only men, for example, can make an effective attempt to control rape, because rapists won't listen to women--they are hostile towards women and therefore turn a deaf ear to women in regards to the problem of rape. MEN can make a more effective argument against rape to men who would rape than women can ( ... )

jaxomsride September 13 2008, 21:40:21 UTC

From excommunication to shunning, Christians have a variety of ways of demonstrating someone is no longer a member of their community. It is past time they did so with these people."

And that is why there are so many varieties of Christianity. The fanatics usually up and form their own brand of worship and vituperate the ones that shunned them.

Our elder tree is proving a bird magnet and the cats are glued to our back window too.

madfedor September 13 2008, 17:06:49 UTC

Thank you very much, dear. I've already forwarded the Wild Hunt linked article to some who need to see it.

anahata56 September 13 2008, 17:14:10 UTC

You're very welcome, Dear. I like that feed a lot, and while some of it is kind of meh, a lot of it is really interesting, and posts some interesting information.

I especially liked what Starhawk had to say about Sarah Palin in another article...;-)

If you want, you can add the feed to your own journal via my profile page--it's listed in the feed list.

freyas_fire September 13 2008, 17:16:00 UTC

"From excommunication to shunning, Christians have a variety of ways of demonstrating someone is no longer a member of their community. It is past time they did so with these people."

And if Palin gets into office with McCain, this is exactly what she and her extremist religion plan to do to everyone, including other Christians that don't fit in with their "ideals." I wonder how many "good Christian" people would still vote Republican if they truly realized their own religion may be on the line. I may not be Christian, but they still deserve the right to worship God in whatever way calls to their heart. Same as anyone else, Christian or not.

I haven't clicked on the link yet, but I will oce I can sit here more than five minutes without being in horrendous pain.....

anahata56 September 13 2008, 17:27:09 UTC

Yeah, but the point is this...

There are far more moderate Christians in America than there are extremists. It doesn't always seem that way, because the extremists are louder and more visible. But the moderate Christians are definitely more common ( ... )

madfedor September 13 2008, 17:54:19 UTC

As you know, my personal spirituality is founded on balance. It is a cause of personal angst, but even more so a source of constant grief for those who know me. Wanting to acknowledge the other side, let alone understand it, is a task too many find well nigh impossible behind the barrier of emotional reaction ( ... )

anahata56 September 13 2008, 22:47:59 UTC

I not only believe that the moderate Christian community exists, I also believe that they have far more power than they are prepared to take on. This is tragic, to my way of thinking, not just because of what extremists could do to the likes of us, but also what they are capable of doing to other Christians. One would think that self-preservation would take over at some point (before the crazy uncle in the attic actually gets a hold of a pack of matches and burns the house down--to belabor the metaphor), but it doesn't appear to.

This boggles my mind.

In any case, another point made in the article rings true as well, and that is that the onus is on Christianity if reconciliation is to be achieved. And this isn't because they are at fault for the conflict so much as it is that, for many of us, there is no conflict. Personally, I don't care what they do, and it certainly won't be me attending town hall meetings trying to get the Christians oustered from my community. In fact, I don't know of any pagan who would--and not just because ( ... )

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