I read your post #36 and thought it was very nice of you to say that. I thought; “this is an open minded and kind person who is a very good representative of his strong Christian faith and not angry at me for my lack of belief, but sincerely wants to help me see that there might be other possibilities” and I was actually looking forward to corresponding with you further.
I like a good debate and I’m not so arrogant to think that I’ve got to win every argument or that I can’t be persuaded to change my mind.
You and I actually share some core values in that I also respect the rights of the unborn to have life. (Does that surprise you, coming from an Atheist/Agnostic and one who did not always believe so?)
Despite my very deep skepticism concerning god, I do try to keep an open mind. (I think my post #23 made it clear that I deeply regretted what came off as angry and closed minded)
Despite the fact I have never been able to make a deep and lasting spiritual connection to the same god and religion you follow, that doesn’t mean I hate you or think you are stupid. I’ve always looked to the spiritual side of life and I respect those who have found a meaningful and loving faith and practice their faith’s true principals; I just haven’t found any one particular religious path or god-centered belief that I can embrace or one that has yet to embraced me – but just because I’ve not made any connection yet, that doesn’t mean I’m completely un-open to that possibility.
Then I read your post #37 and realized that whatever spiritual path you have chosen, it is certainly not that path I would ever want to take.
You had an opportunity to open a dialogue with me, but instead, you chose to call me a “brainless moron”; an insult that I never extend toward you.
Thanks! And you have a nice day tomorrow. I hope that on this Sunday morning, you find the love, acceptance and spiritually in the church you attend and from the god you believe in; one that that you obviously think I’m too stupid to deserve.
In your post #36 you had my attention for a brief moment, then, with your next post, you completely lost me again.
I know you are not representative of all Christians, but it is people like you and unfortunately all too many that I’ve come across here and elsewhere who keep me turned off.
Um, I am the one who made the spelling error over which the designation of ‘maroon’ was offered. I was laughing at myself in #37 and commenting that making such a stupid spelling error hints I have none of those ‘brians’ needed to prevent the spelling error. But that was a nice piece of ranting you just offered. If you care to take this discussion further, we are not so far apart as readers may suppose. I’m sure you can discuss this topic in a less ‘shoulder chipped’ attitude because, as I tried to state above, ‘brians(sp) are such a fun thing to witness in action.’