Originally posted by ImaginaryReality1984
reply to post by Muckster
Muckster, firstly i want to say yes brother we are all the same and for gods sake the sooner we realise this the better! Black, white, oriental,
asian, men, women, gay, straight, transvestite, well you get the point here we're all the same in the end. Human beings.
the problem of course is that some of us can have our beliefs and not affect others and some of us can have our beliefs and destroy the lives of
others. Think the catholic church and banning contraception here. The catholic church is resonsible for millions of deaths because of this simple act
and because of this there will always be hate and conflict.
This is only a small example.
Peace man, seriously i wish you peace.
ImaginaryReality1984, first I would like to apologise for not responding sooner... i don’t know how but I completely missed your post earlier.
Sorry mate... was just having a second read through and found it
Once again you raise an excellent point... I agree with you completely. Although I am a Christian I can also see the harm that elements of organised
religion can do. I agree with your example of contraception and the Catholic Church!! Although I will not go into depth here, regarding my thoughts on
that particular issue, because it would be somewhat off topic and long winded
However, you will find that there are many religious people who are like me... We have our faith but we do not try to convert everyone around us
(trust me when I say I know how annoying that is) instead we just leave people alone unless they ask... We also do not go around judging and
condemning those that do not agree with our way... One thing I hate is that "follow my particular brand of religion or face an eternity in hellfire"
mentality!!!
I do recognise that there are areas of organised religion that, quite frankly, suck!!!
But... you have good and bad in all organisations that are run by humans... Business’s, political groups, protest groups, religious groups, social
groups... you get good and bad in all of them.
No one would ever suggest banning all political groups just because of the few hate filled extreme right wing political bodies out there.
Unfortunately though this is often something that happens regarding religion.... i have seen it first hand... Someone once asked me if a was religious
and when i said “yes, i am a Christian” they launched into a rant about babies in Africa dying of AIDS because “my” Church wouldn’t let
people use condoms and how religion should be banned!!
Without getting into my personal life too much i told the person that was not MY Church and “I bloody use condoms myself”
And that was the point of my thread... To make people think before judging people by their affiliations and preconceived notions of those
affiliations... To make people think before judging on skin colour or cultural background... to treat EVERYONE as individuals!
We all do it... i am certainly no saint; this is a message to myself as much as anyone else!
Peace to you to my friend... and thanks once again for a thoughtful and polite response