tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post1732418256477705589..comments2023-06-27T05:08:26.659-04:00Comments on B.I. Redux: Just cause.Secret Agent Womanhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comBlogger32125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-86792511383394869862013-05-11T16:24:49.387-04:002013-05-11T16:24:49.387-04:00Kindess is much preferable.Kindess is much preferable.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-45894751542764529622013-05-10T11:21:08.401-04:002013-05-10T11:21:08.401-04:00Yeah, that one's a doozy. The church signs aro...Yeah, that one's a doozy. The church signs around here are a lot more conservative - usually someone trying to clever yet still kind.Kimhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01564542013071462911noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-59166263480511967482013-05-06T21:48:02.447-04:002013-05-06T21:48:02.447-04:00That's so crazy to me - seems like churches ou...That's so crazy to me - seems like churches out to be pushing for allowing gays to marry - doesn't that fit in with the whole no sex outside marriage thing?Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-57740186638296480372013-05-06T21:42:07.100-04:002013-05-06T21:42:07.100-04:00Like every other business, the religion business i...Like every other business, the religion business is about money. Money from guilt. Money from fear. Money from good intentions. With that money comes power. Here, the Catholic church has spent millions (!) of dollars to fight against same-sex marriage. I guess a message on the little business sign is appropriate advertising.chlosthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10476371332873753350noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-84294371756857226752013-05-06T10:24:04.369-04:002013-05-06T10:24:04.369-04:00I agree that plenty of people do good in the name ...I agree that plenty of people do good in the name of God although they would do good regardless. Religion has certainly been used to justify all sorts of evils - slavery, the repression of women, and so on. And the delight some people take in the idea of hell is truly creepy to me.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-78148302153206310542013-05-05T23:53:49.263-04:002013-05-05T23:53:49.263-04:00Geez, how many times have I thought about this in ...Geez, how many times have I thought about this in all it's forms.....dunno, a lot. All I've come up with in these last 68 years is that it's (religion) indeed a opiate of the masses, it's been used for the focus of much evil, it's empowered people to do wrong to their brothers and sister without compunction, and it's used (and invented) by humans, to control others. <br /><br />I know about the good that's been done in the name of god, by people, humans. I doubt their human heart would have let them do less were they never in that faith. <br /><br />To those who have taken this path, I hope they don't loose their compass of rational and humanity......not to be the locus of bigotry and hatred. <br /><br />Ah, got carried away here, sorry. <br />Should Fish Morehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18400586203204886095noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-88480550609704956462013-05-05T21:34:14.300-04:002013-05-05T21:34:14.300-04:00Notorious for putting it on their signs, but I kno...Notorious for putting it on their signs, but I know other denominations that also think they ave a lock on the truth.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-86667663502547288622013-05-05T21:33:19.366-04:002013-05-05T21:33:19.366-04:00I don't believe there is either, so it's n...I don't believe there is either, so it's not a relevant question for me.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-34772741874184812492013-05-05T21:32:55.281-04:002013-05-05T21:32:55.281-04:00I agree with all of that, completely.I agree with all of that, completely.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-13972838158252128942013-05-05T21:32:28.312-04:002013-05-05T21:32:28.312-04:00Christians should concentrate on the Love of Jesus...Christians should concentrate on the Love of Jesus. Yes. For me, I just concentrate on Love.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-83992467108273771042013-05-05T21:31:56.240-04:002013-05-05T21:31:56.240-04:00I really like that. And "home" can be w...I really like that. And "home" can be whatever fits for your own heart.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-82921835269563708412013-05-05T21:31:18.071-04:002013-05-05T21:31:18.071-04:00I don't know that I'd agree that believing...I don't know that I'd agree that believing in Love is synonymous with believing in God, but i know the Vicar was speaking within his own framework of understanding, and I applaud his compassion and inclusiveness.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-54759362651510013312013-05-05T21:29:34.260-04:002013-05-05T21:29:34.260-04:00I believe everyone, religious and nonreligious, ha...I believe everyone, religious and nonreligious, has the capacity to be loving and compassionate and everyone also has the capacity for mean-spiritedness. It's a choice.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-21163897549283592872013-05-05T21:28:35.612-04:002013-05-05T21:28:35.612-04:00Fear and vengeance. Very primitive.Fear and vengeance. Very primitive.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-73155989782180226492013-05-05T21:28:16.347-04:002013-05-05T21:28:16.347-04:00And I feel that way when I see people partying in ...And I feel that way when I see people partying in the name of God at an execution - it's sickening to me.Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-72966666005366397872013-05-05T21:27:21.686-04:002013-05-05T21:27:21.686-04:00It's is a bizarrely illogical notion, isn'...It's is a bizarrely illogical notion, isn't it?Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-36002713598617502432013-05-05T21:26:44.420-04:002013-05-05T21:26:44.420-04:00And the Dali Lama who said, "My religion is L...And the Dali Lama who said, "My religion is Love."<br />Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-42498722922840817982013-05-05T21:26:03.560-04:002013-05-05T21:26:03.560-04:00I knew about the canned church signs - does seem a...I knew about the canned church signs - does seem awfully unimaginative. Secret Agent Womanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07564690116156754219noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-58550293309817693172013-05-05T20:33:03.089-04:002013-05-05T20:33:03.089-04:00The only church I've ever seen with signs like...The only church I've ever seen with signs like that is a Baptist church. They seem notorious for believing its their way or the highway (to Hell, that is!)Bijouxhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05788630004051883635noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-48926295562855204352013-05-05T18:54:21.318-04:002013-05-05T18:54:21.318-04:00I've had good discussions with people (people ...I've had good discussions with people (people I know I can talk religion with) when I ask, what if there was only heaven and no hell?Bill Lislemanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15187273560129198423noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-77037571762248017422013-05-05T18:51:57.615-04:002013-05-05T18:51:57.615-04:00There is love without a Christian (or any other ki...There is love without a Christian (or any other kind of ) God.<br />There is kindness, consideration for others and the environment, there is decency and tolerance and friendship and charitableness, all without a God of any kind.<br />For those who need to hold on to a deity for moral support, fine. Any others could just practice what are known as ‘Christian' virtues.<br /><br />That phrase has always annoyed me, no religion ever preaches being beastly.<br />Frikohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04277167831642088694noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-14839976168724975652013-05-05T09:47:03.558-04:002013-05-05T09:47:03.558-04:00We should definitely concentrate on the Love of Je...We should definitely concentrate on the Love of Jesus and be sensitive to the needs & experiences of others.<br />Maggie x<br /><br /><a href="http://granniemay.blogspot.com/" rel="nofollow">Nuts in May</a>Maggie Mayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06183886005936250976noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-70925988255100763882013-05-05T08:51:41.986-04:002013-05-05T08:51:41.986-04:00I so agree with you. I remember going to my (then...I so agree with you. I remember going to my (then) husband's Lutheran church and feeling "yelled at" by the sermon. Such a negative approach. Needless to say, my children were not raised in that faith. I believe in the spirit of love, that we are all in this together. I read a quote on facebook the other day that said "We all are just walking each other home..." and it really resonated with me :)susankhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16224524939337672360noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-37027431418949474792013-05-05T02:34:00.784-04:002013-05-05T02:34:00.784-04:00As a non believing family I was very moved when a ...As a non believing family I was very moved when a family friend, who also happened to be a Vicar, came to visit my mother when she was dying at home. After he left i went in to see her and found my mother's face literally transfigured by joy. I do not know exactly what he said but I asked him after she died. He said that all he said to her, was that as she had loved as well as she was able, that was all that was necessary. And if she found that there was an afterlife after all, she would also find she was truly welcome there, because if God was anything, he was love. And since she believed in Love, she also believed in God.sweffling.wordpress.comhttp://sweffling.wordpress.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-8104951117718966173.post-74933878823802819892013-05-04T22:11:03.846-04:002013-05-04T22:11:03.846-04:00Ditto to what Nick said!Ditto to what Nick said!mollyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03797484583400519909noreply@blogger.com