Religion in the Modern World

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Home About Me Some Scary Stuff Blog Description Attempting to provide a different perspective on the things that we have come to accept and believe but this time around with a much mellower tone. Make no mistake however, patience with the bible lobotomized, (or those rendered dysfunctional by any holy book for that matter), is still in short supply. All I would ask anyone to consider is this; we all have a penchant to default to the notion of respecting the beliefs of others, my first response when someone tries to play that card against me is always the same . . . "you first"	Wednesday, August 24, 2005 The Christians are up to their old carnival tricks again And old these tricks are, very old. It really is sad to see fully grown adults being taken in like a bunch of saps. It is also really sad to see a once dominant religion just not caring about the fact that collectively they are embarrassing themselves. Relying on urban legend and other unprovable... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 9:57 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (4) (permalink) Tuesday, August 23, 2005 Not a whole lot of saving going on...Jesus must be a union worker I wrote this posting as a response to the question: How and why does a person not believe that Jesus Christ is the one true saviour?....I didn't want to tell the guy that Jesus has been dead for 2,000 years but anyways...... For me, non belief in the traditional definition of a biblical God started... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 7:52 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (14) (permalink) Monday, August 22, 2005 My religion is the best religion in the world, all others are inferior That about sums up the mentality of some people. After one gets over the shock of finding so many people here on Blogit adhering to a fundamentalist mindset, other little realizations don't hit you over the head quite as hard but still make you wonder. Satan was a good one, I still can't get over... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 6:23 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (12) (permalink) Sunday, August 21, 2005 I'm going straight to heaven when I die -- sorry about your bad luck Could there possibly be a more shallow precept than excluding others from heaven because they believe differently? Never mind that it involves a certain amount of arrogance and obtuseness to act as gatekeeper for the pearly gates on God's behalf. I am sure that if he exists he can handle the job... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 10:41 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (14) (permalink) Saturday, August 20, 2005 What would a new religion that actually works for everyone look like? Well first off it would have to be all inclusive. That is absolutely all inclusive without exception. No religion on the planet today can make this claim. All religions have conditions for inclusion, the most obvious condition being that members must accept the particular religion's central icon as... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 1:15 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (4) (permalink) Friday, August 19, 2005 So why do so many people hate Christians so much ?? Before answering this as best I can you may want to check out Justsouno's posting where this discussion recently arose: CLICK HERE. As I mentioned in a comment left on the aforementioned posting, not all negative reactions to Christianity fall into the narrow definition of "hate". Let us not forget... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 2:07 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (11) (permalink) Thursday, August 18, 2005 Satan is my hero --- because he is so successful Think about it. He invented alcohol and gambling. Do you have any idea how much money he must be worth? He'd make Bill Gates look like a bag lady..... but to the point. That would not be the point on top of your head but the issue I wish to address in this posting. There is a comments section on... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 8:03 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (10) (permalink) WhiteJedi asks - Why Can't We Have a Hybrid of Spiritual Beliefs? To see WhiteJedi's posting which very nicely articulates this question: CLICK HERE If you were to give this question some thought the "why can't we" is quickly replaced with "we must". Considering that there is not one person on this planet that follows the bible to the letter, then it could be said... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 8:28 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (1) (permalink) Wednesday, August 17, 2005 And of course the old chestnut of intelligent design comes up again I hate to say that there was a time when I fell into the quagmire of circular thought as promoted by the advocates of the intelligent design "theory". I empahsize the word theory because it is no more a theory in the true sense than I am a Chippendale dancer. What it is in reality is a strategy,... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 9:01 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (7) (permalink) Tuesday, August 16, 2005 Wrapping it all up ---so what's your point? I will not or cannot believe that the existence of this universe is the result of a willful decision by a conscious entity. You can take your pick between "will not" or "cannot". The point is that I will never believe in your God, so guess what my fine feathered Christian friends?,..... you have a... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 6:50 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (12) (permalink)

Blog Description

Attempting to provide a different perspective on the things that we have come to accept and believe but this time around with a much mellower tone. Make no mistake however, patience with the bible lobotomized, (or those rendered dysfunctional by any holy book for that matter), is still in short supply. All I would ask anyone to consider is this; we all have a penchant to default to the notion of respecting the beliefs of others, my first response when someone tries to play that card against me is always the same . . . "you first"

Wednesday, August 24, 2005

The Christians are up to their old carnival tricks again

And old these tricks are, very old. It really is sad to see fully grown adults being taken in like a bunch of saps. It is also really sad to see a once dominant religion just not caring about the fact that collectively they are embarrassing themselves. Relying on urban legend and other unprovable... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 9:57 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (4) (permalink)

Tuesday, August 23, 2005

Not a whole lot of saving going on...Jesus must be a union worker

I wrote this posting as a response to the question: How and why does a person not believe that Jesus Christ is the one true saviour?....I didn't want to tell the guy that Jesus has been dead for 2,000 years but anyways...... For me, non belief in the traditional definition of a biblical God started... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 7:52 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (14) (permalink)

Monday, August 22, 2005

My religion is the best religion in the world, all others are inferior

That about sums up the mentality of some people. After one gets over the shock of finding so many people here on Blogit adhering to a fundamentalist mindset, other little realizations don't hit you over the head quite as hard but still make you wonder. Satan was a good one, I still can't get over... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 6:23 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (12) (permalink)

Sunday, August 21, 2005

I'm going straight to heaven when I die -- sorry about your bad luck

Could there possibly be a more shallow precept than excluding others from heaven because they believe differently? Never mind that it involves a certain amount of arrogance and obtuseness to act as gatekeeper for the pearly gates on God's behalf. I am sure that if he exists he can handle the job... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 10:41 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (14) (permalink)

Saturday, August 20, 2005

What would a new religion that actually works for everyone look like?

Well first off it would have to be all inclusive. That is absolutely all inclusive without exception. No religion on the planet today can make this claim. All religions have conditions for inclusion, the most obvious condition being that members must accept the particular religion's central icon as... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 1:15 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (4) (permalink)

Friday, August 19, 2005

So why do so many people hate Christians so much ??

Before answering this as best I can you may want to check out Justsouno's posting where this discussion recently arose: CLICK HERE. As I mentioned in a comment left on the aforementioned posting, not all negative reactions to Christianity fall into the narrow definition of "hate". Let us not forget... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 2:07 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (11) (permalink)

Thursday, August 18, 2005

Satan is my hero --- because he is so successful

Think about it. He invented alcohol and gambling. Do you have any idea how much money he must be worth? He'd make Bill Gates look like a bag lady..... but to the point. That would not be the point on top of your head but the issue I wish to address in this posting. There is a comments section on... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 8:03 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (10) (permalink)

WhiteJedi asks - Why Can't We Have a Hybrid of Spiritual Beliefs?

To see WhiteJedi's posting which very nicely articulates this question: CLICK HERE If you were to give this question some thought the "why can't we" is quickly replaced with "we must". Considering that there is not one person on this planet that follows the bible to the letter, then it could be said... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 8:28 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (1) (permalink)

Wednesday, August 17, 2005

And of course the old chestnut of intelligent design comes up again

I hate to say that there was a time when I fell into the quagmire of circular thought as promoted by the advocates of the intelligent design "theory". I empahsize the word theory because it is no more a theory in the true sense than I am a Chippendale dancer. What it is in reality is a strategy,... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 9:01 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (7) (permalink)

Tuesday, August 16, 2005

Wrapping it all up ---so what's your point?

I will not or cannot believe that the existence of this universe is the result of a willful decision by a conscious entity. You can take your pick between "will not" or "cannot". The point is that I will never believe in your God, so guess what my fine feathered Christian friends?,..... you have a... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 6:50 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (12) (permalink)

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