But I've been forced to grow quite a lot spiritually from someone having the courage--actually quite a number of someones to have the courage to exhort me on the boundary of those two important parts of my life--spirituality and psychology.
Certainly there are hazards aplenty.
And I've been accused of being many foul things psychologically and otherwise by a whole raft of Calvinists hereon.
Last I checked, I was still breathing and God still loved me and even some Calvinists still care for me . . . so I think it's been quite worth it in terms of my own growing.
Why should I rob someone else of a similar benefit?
Of course, lots of discourses are really not intended for the faint-hearted, wimpy, wusses, thin skinned . . . including in the religion forum . . . especially in the religion forum?
LOL.
"Very fascinating for a sociologist/shrink… I'm just honoring Mary.. let's bump it up a bit--she BIRTHED GOD! . . . we are so caught up enraptured with this graven image of Mary that we no longer bother about keeping it in mind . . . But of course, we are ONLY honoring Mary. I know that. The priest knows that--ask him. All my fellow RC's know that . . . but twixt the neurons . . . runs this other script that feeds my flesh so well; comforts me so well; is so much more ACCESSIBLE, that's it--I can relate to Mary so much better and so much easier--MOTHER--THE SUPREME EARTH-MOTHER; MOTHER OF HEAVEN; MOTHER OF GOD--what a comfort… Let's deal only with Mary. So comforting. So accessible. So reachable. So our sizeable. Except then we need to elevate her to be able to do all our magical requests… "Why should I rob someone else of a similar benefit?
Oh, gee. well then, thanks.
I've been accused of being many foul things..
This is not a good thing. Too much of it and the thread becomes toxic and locked by the RM. Which brings us to:
F) Forum Guidelines include: "Attributing motives to another poster or otherwise reading his mind is “making it personal.”"
thanks for your reply.