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Matt 6: 24 JJM says: "And the name of your post is not from Matt 6:24. Sorry man." and "However as you said we are talking about God and money which is why I'd like to put this issue aside and have you respond to where I pointed out your bible readings where misinterpreted at least in my...

Greetings Harmony, Thank you for your reply and thanks for the links. So, what do YOU think? Has the Bahai religion incorporated all the agreed upon dogma of all religions AND (very important "and") neglected to create new and different dogma that is in contrast to other religions? You...

Dear JJM, You are clearly speaking from your heart and I respect you for that. However, I don't think that we understand each other. I will attempt once more to address one point that should serve as an example. In your first post to this string (post #3) you said: "First of I'd like to...

God Or Money? Pick The quotations that follow are those of JJM. The comments after the quotes are mine. JJM, I cannot answer your entire post today so I will take your comments and answer some today and some at a later time. I hope this causes no confusion. Very rich is "relative". I would...

I, Brian says: Greetings Brian, I agree with most of what you say but I would not even call "compromise" the fact that we need material as well as spiritual things. We are both; it is only natural that we would require both. My interest lay more in the position of religionists who claim...

Greetings All, I have always been fascinated with the Biblical admonitions regarding money and wealth. The New Testament seems to take a dim view of them in more verses than those allowing that they have a legitimate purpose. (See 1Tim 6:7-10, Luke 12:33-34 14:33 and 18:18-25, Matt 6: 19-21...

Susma Rio Sep writes: IMS "refers to" safras. Okay. What does safras mean? Please do not say IMS. Post is, of course, understood to mean its latin denotation. I was asking if you were a priest or cleric and now are not, or whether you were a Catholic and now are not. Me thinks thou dost...

IMSassafras says: Sass, I am not looking for "proof of my book." The religion that I propose must be based on some "dogma" since all religions, corporations and govenment are. TRUTH, for me, is an ideal that can only be realized on a day to day basis with small truths that, if one is...

IMSassagras says: Greetings Sass, I agree with you that a new religion cannot be defined by dogma. It can only be described. I look at dogma in many ways. As you said in an earlier post (and demonstrated) dogma has many definitions. Dogma, for me, is of two basic types. Dogma that is...

Greetings Sassafras, I do not find you too bold but I fear your request will go unanswered. If with all the definitions of "dogma" you cite, you are still unclear as to its meaning, I do not believe I can help in your understanding. But to move for a moment to a peripheral issue may be of...

I'm most eager to know why you emphasize "post." And what is IMS? If you don't take Catholicism's definition seriously, does that mean you don't take Catholicism seriously? Or do you call yourself a Catholic while picking and choosing which dogma you believe in? I was sent to Catholic...

All the following quotes come from bananabrain. The comments that follow them are Pilgram's. dogma: see dictionary. The American revolution seems to have escaped your notice unless you have no need for a government that finally separated church and state. There is no "hypothesis" that...

I think I see what you mean by luxury of religion but I respectfully disagree with it being one. I think too many people mindlessly accept the baggage of religion (usually the one imposed upon them by their parents in childhood) because of the strong emotional content that becomes hard wired at...

Well, of course psychiatry and psychology are not on an equal playing field with physics, chemistry and more obviously mathmatics. But they are more "scientific" than any religion in that no hypothesis is offered on "faith." I understand your inclination but I lean more to the belief that...

Good Brother Susma, Guy, girl, I didn't think it mattered judging by your language that you love us all. In any case, if you felt offended by my salutation, I apologize for any discomfort it may have caused to your mind or your psychology. I agree with you about what you say of science but...

Good Sister Susma, There is no forgiveness necessary where there has been no offence. But if you had been condescending (only you could know, I only pointed out the possibility due to the semantics {little joke, ha ha}), then of course I forgive you. As far as your calling me brother, I...

I agree that one would get "all confused to discover the contradictions and inconsistencies and uncertainties in its repertory of dogmas." I couldn't agree more. That is precisely why I suggest examination and deletion of such dogma. It is not my intention to entertain you or anyone else...

As I said: "Thank you for pointing out my mix up of post answering. I think everyone knows to whom the various parts of my last post were directed. If not, I'd be glad to specify." Specifically, My comments on "unpleasantness" were directed to bananabrain since he is the person who used...

Thank you for pointing out my mix up of post answering. I think everyone knows to whom the various parts of my last post were directed. If not, I'd be glad to specify.

When you say that you are "not minimising the unpleasantness of the current situation" are you by any chance refering to people being systematically shot by Israeli soldiers trained not to kill but only to maim so that the kill ratio does not get too many countries overly concerned with...