The discussion goes on and on and on and on

[goldphoenix]

Oh, okay. Thank you for letting me know. that's really too bad! Such great information here! I'm glad you were able to retain the majority of it, though!

[Ice]

You wouldn't believe the amount of stuff we lost.& We had some really great discussions going in the forum!!& A bummer for sure... and, no doubt, a learning experience.


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Religion bad. Faith good.


Randy

[Ice]

Randy,


Don't you think that the way in which you worship defines WHO/WHAT you worship?


Faith is definitely good...


Religion?... set up as the business it is... NOT GOOD.


But, to each his own... and each of us must discover the Truth of these things for ourselves.


Ice

[quote= Ice]


Don't you think that the way in which you worship defines WHO/WHAT you worship?


Absolutely. Faith, like love, grows and changes. As the faith changes, the very "concept" of the object of that faith changes as well. As it should be. Our 18 year-old daughter doesn't perceive as does the 9 year-old. I haven't changed--she did. (And she just told me she's engaged. Broke my heart.)


Religion?... set up as the business it is... NOT GOOD.


And that was my only point. "Organized religion" sucks, period. Man, Ice, IF all I wanted out of life was "money," I'd go back and start preaching again. SO much money to be had telling people what they want to hear. But it's just too, too easy.


I've never seen people of "faith" (regardless of the particular "brand" of faith) who couldn't get along with each other.


Randy