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raeanna74 · 08-23-2004, 06:27 PM

Maybe I'm just another hypocrite. I asked my Mom to watch our Daughter so I could go with hubby to his training session for work. (They were paying for his hotel so I could join in and have a little relaxation as well.) Well she pretty much said that if I brought my daughter (4yr old) to their children's programs this week that she'd keep her the last 2 nights of the program, freeing me up for going with hubby. This means that I'm going with her the first two nights. It was annoying. I was looking at this "preaching" now from a different perspective. I grew up indoctrinated in it. Now I'm hearing it with much scepticism.

In the Bible, Christ teaches compassion and tolerance of other races - the woman who was giving the program for the children was talking about loving others. First she talked about loving God - fine I've heard it and it agrees with the Bible. Then she talked about loving other Christians - same. Then she talked about loving our enemies and then she said "who are our enemies?". I couldn't believe the answer she was telling these kids. It was "Anyone who is not a Christian." Ok this sounds like the middle eastern extremism of declaring a holy war in a sense. They aren't my specific religion sooooo - they are my enemies. What the! I was pissed.

So I'm stupid - I admit it. I went back the next night. I hear her talking about something else. She basically insinuated that if the a man in her Bible story hadn't given away all his money (she said he gave it to Christ but in the Bible he gave it to the poor) he would not be able to live in heaven eternally. Then she went on to talk about giving her tithe in church and how that's a commandment of God's. I know here that the 10 commandments say nothing about giving your money to the church.

I find it hard not to believe in a supreme being. The world around me appears too organized not to have an intelligent creator, in my opinion. But this kind of crap makes me distrust any organized religion. But that means I'm on my own to discover what I believe is true and what isn't in the spiritual, incorporial realm. That's a scary thought. BUT it's not as scary as being a sheep led around by the manipulation I'm just now beginning to see in the past 3 years. I'm sure there was a pure set of beliefs at some point but it's been so twisted and manipulated I fear I cannot trust any of it now.

08-23-2004, 06:27 PM	#3 (permalink)
raeanna74 I'm not a blonde! I'm knot! I'm knot! I'm knot! Location: Upper Michigan	Maybe I'm just another hypocrite. I asked my Mom to watch our Daughter so I could go with hubby to his training session for work. (They were paying for his hotel so I could join in and have a little relaxation as well.) Well she pretty much said that if I brought my daughter (4yr old) to their children's programs this week that she'd keep her the last 2 nights of the program, freeing me up for going with hubby. This means that I'm going with her the first two nights. It was annoying. I was looking at this "preaching" now from a different perspective. I grew up indoctrinated in it. Now I'm hearing it with much scepticism. In the Bible, Christ teaches compassion and tolerance of other races - the woman who was giving the program for the children was talking about loving others. First she talked about loving God - fine I've heard it and it agrees with the Bible. Then she talked about loving other Christians - same. Then she talked about loving our enemies and then she said "who are our enemies?". I couldn't believe the answer she was telling these kids. It was "Anyone who is not a Christian." Ok this sounds like the middle eastern extremism of declaring a holy war in a sense. They aren't my specific religion sooooo - they are my enemies. What the! I was pissed. So I'm stupid - I admit it. I went back the next night. I hear her talking about something else. She basically insinuated that if the a man in her Bible story hadn't given away all his money (she said he gave it to Christ but in the Bible he gave it to the poor) he would not be able to live in heaven eternally. Then she went on to talk about giving her tithe in church and how that's a commandment of God's. I know here that the 10 commandments say nothing about giving your money to the church. I find it hard not to believe in a supreme being. The world around me appears too organized not to have an intelligent creator, in my opinion. But this kind of crap makes me distrust any organized religion. But that means I'm on my own to discover what I believe is true and what isn't in the spiritual, incorporial realm. That's a scary thought. BUT it's not as scary as being a sheep led around by the manipulation I'm just now beginning to see in the past 3 years. I'm sure there was a pure set of beliefs at some point but it's been so twisted and manipulated I fear I cannot trust any of it now. __________________ "Always learn the rules so that you can break them properly." Dalai Lama My Karma just ran over your Dogma.