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@CZ..didn't you say that the man who accosted you was schizophrenic and because of budget cuts was living on the streets? Here is where I believe that we are miserably failing each other..I think more money needs to be channeled into these types of Social Services and yes, take the money from...

Hey you! So do u live in Colorado Springs as well? I live up north in the Black Forest..interesting.

Who isn't with Ghandi but Ghandi also supported self-defense. From another thread where I posted these quotes. I WOULD risk violence a thousand times rather than risk the emasculation of a whole race. Violence the Choice I do believe that, where there is only a choice between cowardice and...

Good points, Dream. Mother Teresa once said: "I realized a long time ago that I had a Hilter inside of me." Brother Wayne was a Catholic Monk. He died in 2004 but his vision for InterSpiritual Dialogue lives on. "Every one of us is a mystic. We may or may not realize it, we may not even like...

OK..here is an example where I don't understand why we have to look at this from just a scientific POV. Earl is sharing a personal experience that has both scientific and spiritual dimensions. I experienced my daughter's pregnancy symptoms for the first 3 months she was pregnant from morning...

I have recently been reading Wayne Teasdale's teachings about discovering a universal spirituality in the world's religions. The paths are many but the goals are the same: giving witness to the transforming presence of the Divine in human consciousness. What is spirituality? What is being...

Ha..I am a Universalist..a postmodernist who believes that all paths are going to the same place(that includes atheists even tho they may not know it yet); to me, that place is Union with the Divine. Yes, I do believe we are electrical energy as well as physical matter. Most conservative...

@Avi, I have a few Reformed Jewish friends who are atheists and agnostics. What camp do you favor? @CZ: I thought the two of you cleared up the earlier misunderstanding. :confused: @ Tao: Of course I enjoy your posts even if I disagree with them and some I do agree with as well.. As far as...

I am sorry to hear this Earl. I have missed you but I know that you have had health issues so you haven't posted much in the past year. I always enjoyed your thoughts on God and we both are fans of Neil Douglas-Klotz. :)

breeze, Please don't go as we need more postmodern thinkers on this forum. Earl and Snoopy were two others with whom I could relate and now they say they aren't going to post. Besides wil, most of the other strong theists seem to have disappeared as well. All that is left here is the mutual...

Absolutely lovely! All the best to you and your lady love..you make a handsome couple.

Farewell Snoopy..I will miss you so much. I have really enjoyed your contribution here and so appreciate your several words of encouragement to me. I agree that there has been too much sniping lately but I think that Brian is trying his best to redirect those who have followed that rabbit trail...

Actually, when it comes to spiritual issues, given enough EXPERIENCE and Uncertainity, makes me more open to new possibilities. Don't have much time now but will return later.

I really have enjoyed your posts the breeze, you are a breath of fresh air. ;)

Hi James! Thanks for the comments and for the thread. Good to meet you, too. ~~Jan

The decision has been made for me as both my 4 year old grandson and 5 month old grand daughter have been exposed to the H1N1 virus one week ago via daycare/preschool children who have it. And now so have I so all we can do is wait to see how contagious this really is. Several friends have...

Avi..I love danger don't you. I mean if I see a sign that says danger:..I just have to find out why. In the end, the road that twists and turns through valleys and mountaintops is so much more exciting than the straight and narrow. And I believe it was Nietzsche who said: "Convictions are more...

Welcome to IO!

I am with you on this one!! I have been a Universalist for years now but I cannot abide being in fellowship with "conservative soul saving; hell and brimstone preaching peoples." Of course, where I live is considered the "Evangelical Vatican" so I am in the thick of it. Thanks for the...

Is the swine flu vaccine safe? - health - 21 October 2009 - New Scientist The UK starts vaccinating people against swine flu today; in the US and Australia, vaccination has already begun. Can we be sure that safety hasn't been compromised in the race to test and produce the vaccine? Didn't...