(Luke 18:17) Verily I say unto you, Whosoever shall not receive the kingdom of God as a little child shall in no wise enter therein.
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CF has always been a site that welcomes people from different backgrounds and beliefs to participate in discussion and even debate. That is the nature of its ministry. In view of recent events emotions are running very high. We need to remind people of some basic principles in debating on this site. We need to be civil when we express differences in opinion. No personal attacks. Avoid you, your statements. Don't characterize an entire political party with comparisons to Fascism or Communism or other extreme movements that committed atrocities. CF is not the place for broad brush or blanket statements about groups and political parties. Put the broad brushes and blankets away when you come to CF, better yet, put them in the incinerator. Debate had no place for them. We need to remember that people that commit acts of violence represent themselves or a small extreme faction.
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In other words, you don't have to turn off your brain in order to follow God. You're allowed to think critically about issues of the faith and even question God and His actions.
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Blessed be, Beanieboy.
This post pierced my consciousness like a bullet as I read it, especially the parts I bolded (above). The part about your worst enemy being your best teacher.
I'm dealing with a situation with a (I thought) friend of 3 years, where something went wrong and now he is blaming me for what happened, and saying that he wants nothing to do with me, that the friendship is over, etc. In fact, he had a rather substantial hand in how things have turned out, but won't admit it.
This was right before I got interested in Wicca (it was the catalyst in fact). The last 3 weeks of study has all been philosophy (The Rede, the Three-Fold Law, Karma) and not out-right practice, and it's ALL been stuff he used to talk to me about. I was bending to this mindset for 3 years from our conversations, and it turns out that it's the backbone of the religion I want to practice!
I guess this is my way of saying "thanks" for posting this!
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