================================================ Subject: Re: NCR: religion & respect From: "Lee Reed" To: Date: Thu 20 Jun 2002 03:07:53 -0400 ================================================ brian, all i can say is, this list ain't what it used to be...and having been raised catholic, currently non-practicing, i can say that i personally take no issue with anything you said below, happen to agree, actually...unfortunately, with the state of the list these days, however, i doubt we could have a meaningful discourse here without raising the ire of the bulk of the members...in the past, perhaps...welcome to the new and improved creedlist... Lee >From: Brian T Hayden >Reply-To: doctorhay53@lycos.com >To: CREED-DISCUSS@WINDUPLIST.COM >Subject: NCR: religion & respect >Date: Wed, 19 Jun 2002 01:37:24 -0700 > >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 _________________________________________________________________ Join the world’s largest e-mail service with MSN Hotmail. http://www.hotmail.com To unsubscribe or change your preferences for the Creed-Discuss list, visit: http://www.winduplist.com/ls/discuss/form.asp