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"	Thursday, October 26, 2006 Jehovah's Witnesses showed up at my door! It's been a long time since I have had a couple of dopey knuckleheads show up at my door selling religion. I almost missed taking a few potshots at these utterly confused people. Less than an hour ago, I heard a knock at the door, in this case I hadn't seen anyone walking up the drive through the... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 2:35 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (13) (permalink) Wednesday, October 25, 2006 I don't need any more church - I'm covered I quickly did the math as to how many times I have attended a church service in my life. There is no doubt about it, I'm holier than most people as I have been to church over 4,000 times and all by the time I was 15 years old! When you consider that the average lifespan in our part of the world is... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 9:51 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (8) (permalink) Tuesday, October 24, 2006 The vilification of the non believer If you post a divergent religious opinion in this category on Blogit, it won't be long before someone comes along and begins filling in all of your character traits with a negative assessment. It is only a matter of time before this happens and the reasons for this are obvious, though probably not... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 8:08 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (11) (permalink) Monday, October 23, 2006 Divorce and Christians Just recently I was fortunate enough to celebrate my 25th wedding anniversary. The significance of this milestone was not lost on me, I feel extremely lucky and grateful to have never experienced the life shattering, family destroying trauma, that in most cases accompanies a divorce. It is something... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 12:34 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (19) (permalink) Sunday, October 22, 2006 Thanx Dummy I haven't seen this here blog anywhere near the top 10 overall for a number of days. It even drifted out of the top 100 for awhile but as has always been the case, someone who objects very strongly to what I have to say has been instrumental in driving my blog up in the rankings again. It is all... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 6:30 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (3) (permalink) This was in my emails this morning "Although I can't be certain, from reading your "stuff" (and I use this term loosely) I believe that by describing your self as a "Junk Dealer" that you mean drugs. Now that I have made the correlation, I understand the mindless drivel that you've written. It takes a brain to write intellectually... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 10:59 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (12) (permalink) Friday, October 20, 2006 What the heck is a "real Christian" ?? Depending on who you talk to there are around 2 billion Christians on this planet or as few as only 3. If you ask someone who is not a Christian how many Christians exist in this world?, they will lump all adherents to all religions that believe that Jesus Christ was the son of God into one big... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 1:00 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (4) (permalink) Thursday, October 19, 2006 It's tough living a life of being lost It is as equally tough to maintain any sense of hope when you know that you are going straight to hell when you die. Of course I am kidding but I doubt very much that any of the persons that have told me over my life that I am lost, confused and going straight to hell when I die were kidding. What a... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 7:04 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (18) (permalink) Wednesday, October 18, 2006 Proof of God's existence .....needs a little work Nearly as often as I have someone in this category suggest that I am of canine ancestry, I have someone attempt to "prove" to me that a conscious, all powerful creator being referred to as God exists. Invariably the "proof" comes in one of three forms. There is observation or experience of the... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 9:47 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (17) (permalink) Tuesday, October 17, 2006 I could teach the boys in the white house a thing or two I don't very often mention things pertaining to American politics in my blogs, mostly because I'm not an American, I don't live in the US of A and well.....I don't much care about American politics. A recent story on CNN however prompted me to just shake my head in amazement. I assume just like most... Sign in to see full entry. Posted by: gomedome at: 9:03 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (3) (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"

Thursday, October 26, 2006

Jehovah's Witnesses showed up at my door!

It's been a long time since I have had a couple of dopey knuckleheads show up at my door selling religion. I almost missed taking a few potshots at these utterly confused people. Less than an hour ago, I heard a knock at the door, in this case I hadn't seen anyone walking up the drive through the... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 2:35 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (13) (permalink)

Wednesday, October 25, 2006

I don't need any more church - I'm covered

I quickly did the math as to how many times I have attended a church service in my life. There is no doubt about it, I'm holier than most people as I have been to church over 4,000 times and all by the time I was 15 years old! When you consider that the average lifespan in our part of the world is... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 9:51 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (8) (permalink)

Tuesday, October 24, 2006

The vilification of the non believer

If you post a divergent religious opinion in this category on Blogit, it won't be long before someone comes along and begins filling in all of your character traits with a negative assessment. It is only a matter of time before this happens and the reasons for this are obvious, though probably not... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 8:08 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (11) (permalink)

Monday, October 23, 2006

Divorce and Christians

Just recently I was fortunate enough to celebrate my 25th wedding anniversary. The significance of this milestone was not lost on me, I feel extremely lucky and grateful to have never experienced the life shattering, family destroying trauma, that in most cases accompanies a divorce. It is something... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 12:34 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (19) (permalink)

Sunday, October 22, 2006

Thanx Dummy

I haven't seen this here blog anywhere near the top 10 overall for a number of days. It even drifted out of the top 100 for awhile but as has always been the case, someone who objects very strongly to what I have to say has been instrumental in driving my blog up in the rankings again. It is all... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 6:30 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (3) (permalink)

This was in my emails this morning

"Although I can't be certain, from reading your "stuff" (and I use this term loosely) I believe that by describing your self as a "Junk Dealer" that you mean drugs. Now that I have made the correlation, I understand the mindless drivel that you've written. It takes a brain to write intellectually... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 10:59 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (12) (permalink)

Friday, October 20, 2006

What the heck is a "real Christian" ??

Depending on who you talk to there are around 2 billion Christians on this planet or as few as only 3. If you ask someone who is not a Christian how many Christians exist in this world?, they will lump all adherents to all religions that believe that Jesus Christ was the son of God into one big... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 1:00 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (4) (permalink)

Thursday, October 19, 2006

It's tough living a life of being lost

It is as equally tough to maintain any sense of hope when you know that you are going straight to hell when you die. Of course I am kidding but I doubt very much that any of the persons that have told me over my life that I am lost, confused and going straight to hell when I die were kidding. What a... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 7:04 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (18) (permalink)

Wednesday, October 18, 2006

Proof of God's existence .....needs a little work

Nearly as often as I have someone in this category suggest that I am of canine ancestry, I have someone attempt to "prove" to me that a conscious, all powerful creator being referred to as God exists. Invariably the "proof" comes in one of three forms. There is observation or experience of the... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 9:47 AM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (17) (permalink)

Tuesday, October 17, 2006

I could teach the boys in the white house a thing or two

I don't very often mention things pertaining to American politics in my blogs, mostly because I'm not an American, I don't live in the US of A and well.....I don't much care about American politics. A recent story on CNN however prompted me to just shake my head in amazement. I assume just like most... Sign in to see full entry.

Posted by: gomedome at: 9:03 PM . . . Share Your Thoughts: (3) (permalink)

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