================================================ Subject: Re: religion & respect From: "Thielmann, Tammy" To: Date: Wed 19 Jun 2002 10:04:34 -0500 ================================================ Kudos to you Brian. Very well said. Although I don't share the same views on religion, I am not going to freak out and make a huge deal of it. I also posted a message about why I love creed, I got one response. Then I read all the other posts, they consisted of fighting, bickering, and being out right nasty to others. I joined this discussion list be cause I am a Creed fan. Not because I wanted to see people fight about religion or tattoos. I am sure there are other discussion lists for those topics, fight there. Here let's talk some Creed! > ---------- > From: Brian T Hayden[SMTP:doctorhay53@LYCOS.COM] > Reply To: doctorhay53@lycos.com > Sent: Wednesday, June 19, 2002 3:37 AM > To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM > Subject: NCR: religion & respect > > Man i have only been on here for two days and ive seen more fighting and > disagreements then i thought could be possible. i posted a message about > why i love creed and got two responses, while religious and other topics > seem to dominate this board: intended for creed fans to talk about creed. > SO in short, if your not going to be nice DONT POST. im tired of reading > through your crap just to find people who have something positive to > speak. im sure i speak not only for myself in asking you to respect the > other members of this board, but for many many fans who just want to cut > the crap. > > On the topic of religion, i'll be brief b/c basically i could go on for > hours. I agree with the statement that not everyone on here believes in > the same bible, and i merely would like to state a different perspective, > if i can enlighten someone and bring peace to them the way i have for > myself i would love to, but i have to give them the opportunity. I do not > believe in the bible as do christians, but i do not feel that the bible is > false. Merely a collection of stories to prove a point and as evidence of > a supreme being. Have you ever heard the story of Paul Bunyan? based on > fact but exaggereated for effect and to prove a point. same thing. I > believe that god does not want us to look to a book for our answers, but > to our own hearts. WE have to find what WE believe; self-enlightenment is > the goal. its much less confrontational (except most people HAVE A COW > when i tell them this. it is just absolutely unacceptable to them) and it > is much more rewarding to find god for yourself. > and i purposefully did not capitalize so as to show that it is not "God" > but who you find as god. THEY ARE THE SAME PERSON, merely untitled as > such. i only ask that you THINK about what ive said, not believe it, just > think about it. also think about this because i know this is troubling to > me about catholics (merely because i am associated with many, i PROMISE i > am not trying to single out anyone) but do you really believe what youve > been TAUGHT since you were young? do you realize how MANIPULATABLE you > have been most likely for as long as you can remember? > Brian > > > _________________________________________ > Communicate with others using Lycos Mail for FREE! > http://mail.lycos.com/ > > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, > visit: > http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp > To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp