Anybody Here Not Religious But Spiritual?

[Alanantic]

I don't need to, these are the best.

Okay! Explore it to it's very depths. There's tons of truth there. Every so often I come back to the Bible and still find something new.

 

[Red Sky at Morning]

Religion debates, my favorite! Here's my opinion.

Sounds like you and the Pope will get along like a house on fire!

 

[elsbet]

Sounds like you and the Pope will get along like a house on fire!

It sounds so darn sensible, and inspires all kinds of warmfuzzy feels when they speak of Love.

But even Crowley did that.

 

[Alanantic]

I like the new pope!

 

[Red Sky at Morning]

Oh, please. You're "religious"...UNLESS...you can quote from...Gita. Here's an example:

"When goodness grows weak,
When evil increases,
I make myself a body.
In every age I come back
To deliver the holy,
To destroy the sin of the sinner,
To establish righteousness."

Krishna, Bhagavad Gita

If believing this makes me "religious" that that is a title I am proud to wear...

 

[Zoidberg]

Just coming in here.

It's impossible to make people convert their religions. Their religion has been with them ever since they probably grew up. People have their preferences of who formulated the universe and world.

 

[Alanantic]

If believing this makes me "religious" that that is a title I am proud to wear...

..proud of your title... Let me think about that.

 

[Red Sky at Morning]

..proud of your title... Let me think about that.

Perhaps you ought to watch the little clip and you will understand better who I am proud of ;-)

 

[Alanantic]

Just coming in here.

It's impossible to make people convert their religions. Their religion has been with them ever since they probably grew up. People have their preferences of who formulated the universe and world.

I agree. So now I say (and this is quite recent for me), "go for it"! All Life grows. Use "nurture", not force.

 

[Zoidberg]

We must unite religions somehow in this world.

 

[Alanantic]

Perhaps you ought to watch the little clip and you will understand better who I am proud of ;-)

It's not how you've become proud, it's WHY... It stumps me, so I'm thinking...kinda like a Zen Koan.

 

[Red Sky at Morning]

It's not how you've become proud, it's WHY... It stumps me, so I'm thinking...kinda like a Zen Koan.

You can be "proud" to of your country, not because you have contributed anything to your national identity, but because of your admiration of the qualities exemplified in your country. If I feel any pride at all, it is in the Kingdom I belong to and in the Lord I serve.

 

[Alanantic]

It's not how you've become proud, it's WHY... It stumps me, so I'm thinking...kinda like a Zen Koan.

Oh! So not SELF pride, nobody likes that, you're "proud of"...who, Jesus? Before you said, "I am proud of,..."

See how confusing that is?

 

[Red Sky at Morning]

Oh! So not SELF pride, nobody likes that, you're "proud of"...who, Jesus? Before you said, "I am proud of,..."

See how confusing that is?

Sorry for confusing you ;-)

 

[Red Sky at Morning]

We must unite religions somehow in this world.

The Bible predicts a guy who will do that! You might like him for a while ;-)

 

[Alanantic]

Sorry for confusing you ;-)

I just noticed I'm on my 4th beer. MY apologies!

 

[Alanantic]

We must unite religions somehow in this world.

Oh, it's coming. Here, listen: ......(silence)

 

[elsbet]

We must unite religions somehow in this world.

Why?

 

[AspiringSoul]

You can't be spiritual and not be religious.
Afterall, if you're spiritual you live by a certain code..and that code is a religion in itself..it's a commitment, a focus, way of living...that is religion.

 

[Alanantic]

Why?

"Everything that falls apart comes together again." -- Steely Dan