“...First, I love occasional slides into recipes, gardening, mechanical, and more in the down times. But these slides must not devolve into attacking one another for religious beliefs, morality, or anything that is designed to divide us.”
[Amen to that, KitJ.]
“Second, this is a research thread. Always. A search for truth. Truth is ugly. Posts here will be offensive or ugly at times. STOP pinging the website owner every time you’re offended....”
[Amen to that as well, KitJ. ]
Just My Opinion:
Q and Q research require us to grow. Not only mentally as we gain research skills and knowledge, but also we must grow in our capacities to maintain balance when we have our worlds rocked by what we find. The basis for maintaining that balance is to develop love and compassion for each other...as well as the toleration and respect for variants of the beliefs and experiences we encounter in each other.
When we have that, we can be that Force United, which the derps have been fearing for thousands of years. THAT is what is behind the Q/White Squall affirmation:
“WHERE WE GO ONE, WE GO ALL.”
We must be ONE! Not in any robotic/cyborg - non-free-will-coerced-derpish way, but one at heart and purpose. FAITH. FREEDOM. SERVICE. And all the good and lovely things we are to think on as we are admonished in Philippians 4:8.
For me, I think it is important to SEE clearly what is disturbing about a fact or even about someone else, acknowledge it to myself and my Lord, place it in the hands of my Creator with the prayer that HE will handle it.... and then, having enlisted that divine assistance which I know I can trust, I must not dwell on the disturbing thing, but to CHOOSE to make myself think on the higher things of God. I may not always be successful at this, but it is the standard I strive for.
Philippian 4:8
“Finally, brethren, whatsoever things are true, whatsoever things are honest, whatsoever things are just, whatsoever things are pure, whatsoever things are lovely, whatsoever things are of good report; if there be any virtue, and if there be any praise, think on these things.”
Please forgive me my dipsy do into religion here, but please consider that Q himself/themselves point to Faith as a basis for what we are about. It is also the basis for that growth we all need. IMHO, Religion/Faith and whatever our belief system is, should be a help and a joy, not a weapon. You speak Truth, KitJ when you point out we must NEVER attack each other - and certainly not ever on the public forum.
God bless everyone who participates on these Q threads.
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Well said as well, thank you.
Texie I would echo what you say but I want to repeat one thing, and excuse my volume but PLEASE DO NOT PING THE BOARD OWNER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES UNLESS YOU HAVE SOMETHING NICE OR PRODUCTIVE TO SAY!!! Nothing good comes from it.
Sheesh. Thank for the room to share.
Please forgive me my dipsy do into religion here, but please consider that Q himself/themselves point to Faith as a basis for what we are about. It is also the basis for that growth we all need. IMHO, Religion/Faith and whatever our belief system is, should be a help and a joy, not a weapon.
Matthew 4:16
The people which sat in darkness saw great light;
And to them which sat in the region and shadow of death
Light is sprung up.