Hey All,
Before I get into my 'comment', let me repeat, that I am far from a Bible scholar... (I took the low road, but arrived at the same destination, lol) and... I have deliberately chosen to put my response here, where the public can see it, as this response is also meant to address/agree with HB's post
here in the members only area. Sorry HB.
I also want to mention that words in my posts with 'quotes' around them, are to be defined
loosely, and are used for the sake of convenience, rather than to connect the 'point', to a specific and/or presumed, 'stance' or 'ideology'.
This just my humble opinion (as are all of my posts).
All this us/them crap, is just that... crap!
If you take a step way back... you'll realize, that
ALL the 'religeons' that
98% of the world follow, (Jews, Muslims, and Christians), came from
one family, a father & 2 (half) brothers, specificly
Abraham and his 2 sons, Isaac & Ishmael.
This is where my knowledge falls short, so if someone could correct me, please do. I am unsure who is tied to which. I believe it's:
Abraham is recognised as the first 'Christian', and the single God, as opposed to the multi-god/idol, perspective.
Ishmael is recognised as the first 'Muslim', and
Isaac and/or his son Jacob, (I have seen it both ways), are recognised as the first 'Jew(s)' (obviously these 'labels' were 'attached' to their respective 'founders', long after the 'founders' existed).
But, for the sake of arguement, let's remove the 'God / religeon' aspect, from our observations, for just a moment.
If you can imagine a group of 3 people, witnessing a UFO, and each has a different description of the craft. What we are talking about is three different perspectives, or opinions, of the same
SINGLE observation.
Also, it is well recognised, in the 'psyche' community, that when a 'human being', is 'inspired' with an 'idea', that it is a condition of our 'nature', to immediately, consider, how that 'idea' might be exploited for personal gain.
The presumption here is that, the 'idea' (something from nothing) must, be 'inspired by' (come from) God (and is therefore pristine/pure). That it is 'human nature' (of a sin based entity) to exploit (take an ego-centric, selfish approach) to manifesting/actualizing the 'idea'.
Example: Einstien discovered atomic energy, hoping that is would serve mankind as a limitless source of energy. (pristine idea with a selfless / humanitarian result). The US military immediately saw this (as they always do) as a wonderful tool of suppression and control. (egocentric / selfish result)
From that golden moment of inspiration... it's all subject to interpretation...MAN's sin based, selfish, perverted, egocentric, interpretation... (unless a concious 'effort' is made to do otherwise..)
Back to the three men:
All three of these men, acknowledge, there is a God ! If you research these 'religeons', you'll find that they
all carry, basicly,
the same message...
Love thy God, with all thy heart, and all thy soul...
Love thy neighbor as thyself...
All the law flows from these...
Read, for instance, what the Koran says about Jesus
here (keeping in mind, that it was written by a Christian).
To have such a major common thread flowing thru the 'big three religeons', and, to let this insight slide by, is foolhearty, at best.
The Muslim / Christian / Jew battle is just as
STUPID as the Protestants and Catholics killing each other, in Ireland, in the 70' and 80's
My tagline / signature says:
"Never doubt that a small group of committed individuals can change the world; indeed, it is the only thing that ever has." - Margaret Mead
Well I got news for you folks.. that "small group of committed individuals" can include groups of a$$holes, and idiots, and any other greedy, small minded, group of self serving jerks (remember, it's our 'nature' to think this way). Does the world bank ring a bell?
When I was in the military.. it was still a black / white issue.. When the word 'nigger' came up, I saw the word as 'color neutral'... because, let's face it, there are idiots, and a$$holes, on both sides of the fence.
The poiint here is, people are fighting, and dying, over a difference of perspective.. but the
basic premise, that there exists, a
single 'Sovereign of the Universe', is rooted in
one family, a father and two brothers. Talk about division from within !
I understand that the Constitution is a Christian based document... but personally, I choose to ignore this narrow perspective... as all three religeons are talking about the same God ! We just have different names, ceremonies, and churches, for paying tribute, and we selfishly quibble, over which messenger, is the 'true' messenger, of HIS Word. Isn't this what the 1st amendment is about, after all? The RIGHT to gather in groups, and
openly exchange opinions, ideas, and knowledge? To
whose ultimate benefit, is it to quash this freedom and right? Hmm??? Think about it...
In many respects, I see the fighting over 'who is right', as another excuse, and
distraction, for uneducated, insecure, egocentric folks, insisting on acceptance, and recognition, (
recieving 'strokes'), for THEIR approach, for acknowledging the Most High... Do you see the oxy'moron' here?
This is all insanity...
I remind you that 'division and separation' are the primary tools of the 'devil'.
We are all 'brothers and sisters' with one 'Father' in Heaven (God)
and one 'father' on earth (Abraham), and with all due respect to Christians, and Jesus, the Christ, (and to keep this post as generic as possible), a multitude of inspired brothers, and sisters, to act as our guides.
Anything beyond this folly.
Seek the substance, not the form...
For HIS Glory,
Akira
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