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Perhaps God is above such things.
Whom do we ask?
Whom do we ask?
One can have an experience. But it is not always possible to explain it. And if you try to explain it, there is a possibility the other one can not understand it.Perhaps God is above such things.
Whom do we ask?
OK ... and did you look for answers to it?Me thinks I first had this problem in elementary school Sunday school learning about the flood...
Lol....nah...I found this site and more confusion...lol.OK ... and did you look for answers to it?
What kind of answers would a child in catechism, before the internet, have had access to?OK ... and did you look for answers to it?
Well, there's the rub ... parents, teachers, peers ...What kind of answers would a child in catechism, before the internet, have had access to?
I can only say if one's unhappy with the answers, take up the search for oneself ... and I'm still learning!I'm not saying there weren't any, but what would you suggest?
Science, yes. New Age? Nah (what would you expect me to say?) Boutique Religions of the New Age are reflections of a consumer mindset.Science books? New Age spirituality for a refreshing view?
Yep, there's no denying that.Depending on the community those would make some Sunday School teachers or parents flip their lids.
We have a humanoid image of God, which helps us to pray, to understand the teachings that would lead us into a life in accordance with God's creation and the right action in our society.A point was raised on another thread about whether God might be insulted by a particular perception.
Do as a point of discussion in itself - can God be insulted?
Does anyone here believe they can say and do anything that would cause God to be insulted?
Or is that impossible?
OR quite possible and frequently practiced, yet we've merely grown accustomed to it?
One for discussion.
I grew up with ideas that I guess would be classified under New Age for lack of a better term. It's sort of a hodgepodge.Science, yes. New Age? Nah (what would you expect me to say?) Boutique Religions of the New Age are reflections of a consumer mindset.
I threw myself into it whole-heartedly. I was in what we today would call a cult for a decade.I grew up with ideas that I guess would be classified under New Age for lack of a better term. It's sort of a hodgepodge.
My issue with so much "non religious spirituality" is it's simply humanism, and there's nothing wrong with that, but too often it's humanism with a dose of 'whoo-hoo' pseudo-spirituality, to appeal to a broader consumer market.At the very least, the consumer market for non-Christian spiritual information is pretty deep, the curiosity of people for more knowledge about "what lies beyond" is casual for some and insatiable for others.
In the UK we have Watkins Books – "Established over 130 years ago, we are one of the world’s oldest and leading independent bookshops specialising in Esoterica."This has me thinking about how important freedom of religion and freedom of the press are, and respect for private property (new age book stores being able to sell their wares despite what fanatics might think. I hope we don't lose this in my country. This might sound too political so I will end my rambling thoughts here.
Is this in some fashion ungood?As I understand it, way more Americans believe in angels than believe in Jesus.
Maybe not. After all I have outright heard hard core fundamentalists who would claim that New Age religions or something like that are in some fashion "insulting" to God. And I have heard people in New Age or New Thought say the same about fundamentalists.Sorry all ... way off topic ...
The way I see it, is in terms of society and morality.I hypothesize that it is humans who are insulted by other humans disagreeing with their theory (religious position) and that God is rather nobler and above all that. But that's just me.
No, not my intent.Is this in some fashion ungood?
.. depends on whether the "authority" is respectful as well. We have to respect rules that are founded on consent or at least an absolute majority of the people, and respect God... it is similarly destructive
to have people who disrespect authority amongst our population.
There needs to be a balance between individual freedoms, and those who are intent on destroy
Well, yes ....I refuse to obey people who would force me to act against my values..