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(17,469 posts)The young, smiling happy people, or the old cranky looking loon.
Quantess
(27,630 posts)I am spiritual, but not religious. Of course I don't know everything about the spiritual world, same as any other human being, since none of us, not priests, not preachers, not new-age healers or so-called-prophets, nobody.... can convince me they know what our existence is all about.
But I do have a strong feeling that hateful, judgmental people who wish others to be punished in "Hell" are not getting anywhere nearer to any spiritual God that I could ever conceive of. Love is what god is about!
rustydog
(9,186 posts)I thought that task was St. Peter's. Isn't what I do on this planet between me and God? Not the goober with the boom mike across his face? It isn't Pat Robertson's job to let me know I'm going to hell, it isn't Carnivale Cruz's job either. This is between me and the God I CHOOSE to believe in or not.
According to some prison pastors, as long as you ask forgiveness and it is in your HEART, God will forgive you! Doesn't matter what the sin, if you are truly repentant in your heart, you are forgiven your sins.
We don't need goober's forgiveness or permission. It is between us and God, Allah, the flying spaghetti monster, or whatever Deity you choose to believe in or not...
The Cafeteria Christians sicken me.
bluedigger
(17,086 posts)"You are what you are, and you ain't what you ain't".
cate94
(2,812 posts)After reading so much crap today -you just gave me something to smile about. I love John Prine. And, while my memory sucks in most ways, I remember the first time I heard this song. (it was live...)
Thank you a thousand times.
bluedigger
(17,086 posts)Your reply just made my day, as well.
Warpy
(111,283 posts)I grab their right hand and start shaking it and say "Oh, I heard god was dead but I hadn't heard you'd gotten his job! Congratulations!"
It's fun seeing smoke coming out of their ears while they try to reboot.
smirkymonkey
(63,221 posts)Not. I always wondered why "straight" anti-gay people were so obsessed with sodomy. It's something I never think about. I wonder why they think about so much.
L0oniX
(31,493 posts)pipi_k
(21,020 posts)"I'd rather laugh with the 'sinners' than cry with the 'saints'...the 'sinners' are much more fun..."