[valis]

I'm pretty sure it was taken as such, valley. I know I took it as humor. I envisioned a showdown a la that movie about gangs in the '60's; snapping fingers and dancing, the Bible Brigrade and the God Squad square off in the warehouse district of Purgatory.

[valley]

Originally Posted by valis

I'm pretty sure it was taken as such, valley.

Good. I hope so. I wasnt sure when wacosaut commented.

I know I took it as humor. I envisioned a showdown a la that movie about gangs in the '60's; snapping fingers and dancing,

you mean West Side Story? Oh, can I be Maria?

the Bible Brigrade and the God Squad square off in the warehouse district of Purgatory.

lol, I like it! I wonder what our weapons will be! I supoose we will be running around hitting each other over the head with our Bibles? hehehe...i'm glad now that I opted for a hardcover over the soft leather one I wanted so bad!

[valis]

Originally Posted by valley

Good. I hope so. I wasnt sure when wacosaut commented.

you mean West Side Story? Oh, can I be Maria?


lol, I like it! I wonder what our weapons will be! I supoose we will be running around hitting each other over the head with our Bibles? hehehe...i'm glad now that I opted for a hardcover over the soft leather one I wanted so bad!

I guess I mean west side story....never seen it, but have seen it plagiarized a few times......and I hadn't worked out the weapons part yet.....just the choreography.

very important in gang warfare, don't ya know....

[moonmist]

Found this quote........thought i would share it.

"Destiny is not a matter of change, it is a matter of choice; it is not a thing to be waited for, it is a thing to be achieved."
- William Jennings Bryan (1860-1925)

[valis]

thanks moonie......that is definitely on topic, as it were.

[Shamou]

Originally Posted by valis
by 'personal God', do you mean a separate entity than the omnipotent God? Or an aspect of the Godhead itself, part of the trinity, as it were?

...this being IMO the most important question asked, I will attempt to answer it first.

...If you asked one thousand person to define God... you would get 1000 very different answers. And since our own personal reality is all that is real for any of us, it stands to reason that we all have our own personal God.

...that being said, it stands to reason that we all respond to our personal reality... ...Omega_Shadow has a God that is quite different from mine and thus responds to it in a very different way that I respond to mine... and, with all due respect to OS... I do believe that in large part because of that, we each have a very different quality of life.

…so, to sum it up… my ‘own personal God’ is the omnipotent God… it is just that I have a different reality of Him.

[Shamou]

Originally Posted by Valley
I want names!

I'll give you names... names of people that I do not consider to be part of the Bible Brigade but that I do consider to be religious.... Angelize, Poochee, help4me, and valis...

...now, you can reach your own conclusions...

[moonmist]

Originally Posted by valis

thanks moonie......that is definitely on topic, as it were.

Oh............. did this thread get of topic??? ....... there's a surprise.. my bad

[valis]

Originally Posted by Shamou

...this being IMO the most important question asked, I will attempt to answer it first.

...If you asked one thousand person to define God... you would get 1000 very different answers. And since our own personal reality is all that is real for any of us, it stands to reason that we all have our own personal God.

...that being said, it stands to reason that we all respond to our personal reality... ...Omega_Shadow has a God that is quite different from mine and thus responds to it in a very different way that I respond to mine... and, with all due respect to OS... I do believe that in large part because of that, we each have a very different quality of life.

…so, to sum it up… my ‘own personal God’ is the omnipotent God… it is just that I have a different reality of Him.

okie doke. Let me gnaw on this a bit, and then I'll get back to you. I'm still trying to decide if you mean that your God is part of the Godhead; I think you do, but am unsure. It also sounds as if you believe that your God may differ in effectiveness from others; is that correct?

[Shamou]

Originally Posted by valis
I'm still trying to decide if you mean that your God is part of the Godhead;

He is the Godhead...

It also sounds as if you believe that your God may differ in effectiveness from others; is that correct?

…definitely… you find what you seek… I seek the reality of my God and, that is what I find… (He loves me… He protects me… He guides me… He gave me free will… etc…)

[valley]

Originally Posted by Shamou

I'll give you names... names of people that I do not consider to be part of the Bible Brigade but that I do consider to be religious.... Angelize, Poochee, help4me, and valis...

...now, you can reach your own conclusions...

ok, so we have one member of the Bible Brigade so far: me. Anyone else?

And I have to ask...have I done something specifically to you that caused you to write me off like you have? Because I keep getting these bad vibes off of you and I have no idea where they came from because I barely know you.

[Shamou]

Hello Omega...

...I entirely respect your views and your right to share it... ...keep on posting... and see where this thread leads us...

[valis]

Originally Posted by Shamou

…definitely… you find what you seek… I seek the reality of my God and, that is what I find… (He loves me… He protects me… He guides me… He gave me free will… etc…)

to me that almost sounds NON-religious, essentially the power of positive thinking, although this could be the logic side of me looking at it.....I'm still thinking about the earlier post, will get back on both in a few....

[Omega_Shadow]

Originally Posted by Shamou

Hello Omega...

...I entirely respect your views and your right to share it... ...keep on posting... and see where this thread leads us...

I am finding it hard to keep up with you guys Once I am done installing a PHP Photo Album on the web server I will try to pop back in here.

[JEBWrench]

Originally Posted by Shamou

My God is liberal, He his not constipated, He will not send me to hell because I don’t believe in organized religion. My God is protective, kind, He loves and protects me and those that I love. My God does not care about good or evil. He lets me free to do as I please, knowing that I will have to be responsible for my actions. My God is not coercive. He does not care what I do. He gave me free will and lets me run with the puck. I decide, I act and bear responsibility for my actions.

The Flying Spaghetti Monster offers all that.