[Talisker]

I think it’s rather sad that people spend so much of their time ridiculing everyone who isn’t like them. It appears that hatred is all their brand of ‘christianity’ has to offer.

I've found that there are two kinds of religious people:

The first experience religion as a way to steadfastly correct their own behavior, and as a result experience the peace of divine love.

The second experience religion as a way to steadfastly correct everyone elses behavior, and as a result experience the lust of wordly power.

IMO, these two kinds of religious people are found all over the world, within every religion, and are forever mutually exclusive.

[Running On Empty]

Thanks, Talisker, for the insights you offer..

BTW, I’m smiling here-—you wrote: “...experience the lust of wordly power”

Perhaps you actually meant worldly power and it was a typo. But “wordly” power fits just as well for some posters on this forum. :-)

[Jaded]

So very true.