Religion meets the modern world....
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Fans of all sorts of music were saddened recently to hear of the passing of
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Out of chaos and darkness and disorder comes LIGHT!
Children should be seen and NOT HEARD? I think not! Let's move into the 21st century.
If the Children's Commissioner for Scotland can make a web site and freephone number available for children and young people to freely express their views on any isue of concern to them, then the Comhairle should be able to do likewise.
See www.scccyp.org
The title of this latest publication from the Children's Commissioner on "Guidance on Consulting with Children and Young People" is ... wait for it ...
"PARTICIPANTS, NOT PAWNS"!
Angus Nicolson blog site "An incredulous eye on the isles" (and how INCREDULOUS CAN WE GET?) is a helpful and therapeutic outlet for many dissatisfied, angry and disillusioned pupils, parents and I'm sure teachers from Castlebay school, Isle of Barra.
I wish Bernard Chisholm success in his consultations today. "Proximity Talks" may be the best strategy in these circumstances.
www.sccyp.org
This is offensive (to me at any rate) and borders Blasphemy.
Doubt if anyone would dare link Alah and Twitter - its demeaning
Not sure how anyone could find that offensive. No doubt if JC were still with us he would make full use of social networking sites. Just one teeny problem...
Jesus walks into a hotel. He hands the innkeeper three nails and asks...
"Can you put me up for the night?"
9:39
That is SICK
9:39PM That is sick. I just wish I could stop laughing.
6:42
Why does it border on blasphemy?
As I recall, Jesus used the tools available at the time (storytelling) to speak to the great unwashed. If he were here today, the uuse of twitter, blog sites etc would be a natural place to spread the message.
It also shows that in modern society people want things like twitter, they tend not to go to organised things (witness falling involvement in churches, youth groups etc [yes I know that there are some exceptions but I am talking in geralities])
As for not going for Allah or any other God, Whilst the UK is Officially secular, I think that Christianity is the biggest single religion. Therefore it is the easiest "target".
6:42
It is certainly the softest target.
You make your point with sincerity and without 'taking the mickey' and I broadly agree with what you say.
Jesus is way cool!
10:42 PM. Allegedly. All of what you said - allegedly.
Anon 10:42
Yawn, and your point is?
10.42 Great "story" but I prefer Monty Pythons version better, never mind, always look on the bright side of life......
way to "defend" God - don't - he's big enough to look after himself a word to the very wise - most people (on this island anyway) hate Jesus for the same reason - they KNOW he's bigger than them and scared witless of what he will do to them - that is why it is wiser to witness to people through love!
10.42-....and His word has been perverted by every church to suit their own ends and justify their wars ever since.
They will get their just reward in heaven!
There is lots of religion in the Hebrides, but precious few Christians.
I agree 6:42. Free church, church of scotland, free church continuing, what a load of nonsense. They're only changing the interpretation of the scriptures to suit themselves. If you ask me catholicism is the best of the bunch, they are encouragedby their god to party hard after a sunday morning mass,plenty catholic priests do what they like. Its all a bit foolish.
10:42 seems sorted,heshould have a ticket to ride after that kindof posting. im shocked they never signed it, to fully guarantee their place through the pearly gates. silly, sad, unrealistic. Wise up,look outside at the real world, find something that brings you enjoyment and revel in the true life, this life YOUR ONLY LIFE. There is nothing after this life for any of us so get up of your bloggin asses and live
10:11
I once thought the same until Jesus found me:
Romans 10:20
I was found of them that sought me not; I was made manifest unto them that asked not ater me.
Your life can change in the twinkling of an eye. The very breath in our nostrils is by the grace of God
"There is nothing after this life for any of us"
Wow - did you get an anymous brown envelope through your door telling you this? Or are you getting your tip-offs from an even higher power than Angus' sources of "information"?
You don't know anything for certain, any more than the Christians that you so readily rubbish.
10:11 so we are talking to one who has come back from the dead, I'm assuming that is the only way you know, so identify yourself, if you want to start a new religion.
As for 6:41. It is strange how people would rather blame religion even than governments. More wars have been stoppped by Christians than have been started by them.
Slavery was a bad thing - guess who got it stopped - thats right - Christians
and while it was on the go the Bible made it fairer for those who were under it.
12:25
Most wars are started bebause of religion
Crusades, Muslim expansion through the middle ages, English Civil War (Catholics vs protestants), Jacobite rebellion (C v P), William 1 war in Ireland (C v P)
The wars between England and Spain etc (relion at the base of it).
The "troubles" in Ireland (C v P).
Whilst a country is a "Christian" country notionally at least, then relgion and politics are intertwined and cannot be separated.
As for Chritianity helping the people under slavery, until it was abolished, the UK got a lot of its money and trade from the golden triangle. The church also regularly supported slavery as the negroes were considered sub-human. So no Stalinistic revision of history please.
There's some people on the marine energy thread who follow Brian Wilson, maybe they know something?
10:11 AM
Every religious tradition from the monotheistic to the polytheistic have some kind of belief in an afterlife, so to dismiss thousands of years of contemplation into the nature of soul or consciousness because you are dazzled by the quick fix of immediate sensory pleasure is short-sighted to say the least. If you define "yourself" only by the five faculties of sight, sound, taste, touch, and smell, then you are in for a seismic shock when these senses start dissolving at the time of death. This notion that there is only one life and make the most of it is a nice theory until you are dying. Instead of being so dismissive of others maybe you should investigate this subject a bit further before coming to a decision.
Anon 9:38
So have I got this right? If you, or a group of people, believe something for long enough or can prove that you have believed something for long enough, then that makes it an incontrovertible fact or a truth?
I have for many years, and there are others who also believe, that the Moon is made of Green Cheese therefore this is a fact! Hmmmmmmmmm.
Who knows. I think, on balance, there is no God and people have a hard time accepting that when your life is over, it's over. That's it. Finish. Final. And that's why they need the spiritual comfort-blanket of a God.
On the other hand, being open-minded, maybe there *is* a God. And he/it likes to stay a little elusive as a test of some kind of faith.
However, even if there is a God, wouldn't it be best to do good things for other people, the environment, the planet, in your spare time? Then if it's a good God, you'll get a reward for being a super dude when you die.
And this is the bit I have a hard time with, that you are supposed to spend one day in seven praying to him, singing, basically massaging his ego by going to church. Rather than spending that time doing good things for your neighbour et al. No, that's not a good God - that's an egotistical God.
So in my spare time I do stuff for the environment, do stuff for Amnesty International, check on the odd vunerable neighbour or two. If there is a God and, when I die, he says I played it wrong and should have spent that time posturing in church to him/it instead of helping other people then, well, he's a bit of a disappointment.
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