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[t'Sade]

Its interesting when people view a divine figure as something that they don't expect. Like seeing a black Jesus on a cross or a female prophet. Just one of those things I like to see, because it makes me think, but others don't like.

[warlady21]

The bible is the word of God, but it was written by men. The bible had been translated so many tiems over the year, the version we have now might be the opposite of the original by now.

[t'Sade]

I happen to be of the opinion that religion is more powerful if you can accept its flaws of dogma and still love it for its faith.

[KK]

It just seems to be incredibly hard to have faith without a dogma to base it on.

[t'Sade]

No, it just means you just have to question your faith constantly.

[warlady21]

I can't handle the major flaws of Faith anymore. That's why I am not in a Particular Faith. I'm not an athiest, but i'm worshiping god in my own way.

[Rexyf]

Ah, an agnostic like me? I always thought that religion should just be an expression of gratitude. To thank the lord (or whatever appropriate diety) for your creation. I imagine the lord is more than capable of making his beliefs known if he should so choose.

Sorry I've been gone the past few months, did Basic Training at Benning. T'was fun.

[t'Sade]

Cool, don't know much about Basic Training actually, besides what they show in movies.

I'm fond of the "fuck your gods" approach to religion instead of "cower in fear" or "demand authority" approaches. I guess another form of "just thanking" them.

[der Wandersmann]

To: Rexyf ...
Who was your Basic Training commander at Benning?

To: t'Sade ...
I think I know what you mean ... I happen to feel that whatever "higher power" there is wants us to grow up and be able to handle things on our own, rather than act like a bunch of babies. A certain amount of defiance and demanding of explanations is part of that, I think. After all, when was the last time you felt that "Because I said so" was an adequate justification for some dictat from your parents?

Luckily, I had a mom who always explained her reasons when I asked, and I always asked. The few times she used the "Because I said so" were always qualified by a "Ask me later". And she would give me reasons later, when time was not a factor. Most of the time, I was satisfied with her reasons.

Which didn't stop me from doing what I thought was best anyway.

Sometimes I was right.

Sometimes I wasn't.

Sigh!

[Rexyf]

I was with B 247th on Sand Hill. My Company Commander was Cpt. Johnson. Battalion Commander was Ltc. Mark D. Axelberg. Basic is quite easy these days. It makes me wonder what it will be like in ten years. Now I'm relaxing at Sam Houston, training as a mental health specialist.

[t'Sade]

I was raised with permission to argue my way out of anything I didn't like. If I had a chore I didn't want, I could get a different one with a good enough reason and proposing an alternative. As I got older, the arguments required more and more justification.

I could have been a lawyer.

But, I never was allowed to really let someone else make a decision. If I did, they just kept getting harder and harder until I stood up for myself and basically found my own destiny (or choices). I think this colors my view of religion.