Stereotyping & Religion

Mike H wrote: [quote]Tim,

I think it comes down to one thing. If your heart has truly been convinced that God is real is Christ paid the ultimate price for you, then the depth of your ineptitude, retchedness and undeserving resides deep in your b>>>

I'm torn many ways on this subject. I see people who are successful giving the credit to divine intervention (I guess their competitors are just chopped liver), and I see successful people who are some of the ugliest human beings known and don't deserve>>>

Hi,

You find what you look for.>>>

Mike,

I'm not enough of a history buff to know, but it's quite possible that the "fanatical" nature of the US (acknowleging that American existed long before the US) is that this nation was founded on the principal of religious freedom. Has any othe>>>

I think anyone who fails to acknowledge the importance of spirituality is missing most of the richness of the world and usually dealing with such people is an energy drain. I don't particularly care what form a person's spirituality takes, only that th>>>

Tim,

I think it comes down to one thing. If your heart has truly been convinced that God is real is Christ paid the ultimate price for you, then the depth of your ineptitude, retchedness and undeserving resides deep in your being. And grace is not some>>>

I know what you mean. I could recite several stories of personal experience, including the guy who went to church three times a week but lied and beat us out of a cleaning deposit many yrs ago, the minister who frequented single bars, smoked pot, and comm>>>

I've noticed that too.>>>

Hi,

The way he acts speaks so loudly. I can not hear a word he says.>>>