From: ml (mbtlehn@ix.netcom.com)
Date: Mon Oct 25 2004 - 21:20:10 BST
Hello Marsha // all,
Borrowing from others' earlier posts as well
as the one below, it seems that a possible
point of confusion through equivocation has
been introduced.
The confusion of the statements about a
religion or its dogma on the one hand,
with the internal experience of living the
guided life on the other.
ANY religion is different on those two hands.
Silly, silly social teachings become embedded
in formal religious structures. Any true or deep
practitioner reaches a point where they pass
beyond the social formalism and into a place
where they learn to bite their tongue and not
roll their eyes at their own tradition.
Much as I have fun slapping social formalism
I would be remiss to not point beyond.
thanks--mel
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From: "MarshaV" <marshalz@i-2000.com>
To: <moq_discuss@moq.org>
Sent: Monday, October 25, 2004 5:56 AM
Subject: Re: MD On Faith
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> Dear Sam,
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> If I might add an observation and question. I am an avid C-SPAN
> watcher. I watch Washington Journal every morning. If you are not
> familiar with this program, it is public (sans commercials) and offers
> information from all sides of the political spectrum, on all political
> topics. A large portion of the WJ is call-in, alternated between Reps,
> Dems & Others, and from all over the country. As you can imagine, in this
> lead up to the election, religion has become a major topic or sub-topic to
> many discussions.
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> Now, there might be a higher Christian understanding of God, and you might
> hold that perspective. But a very large majority of the religious
> perspective presented by the public is naive, literal and silly. It seems
> to me, if there is a modern understanding of Christianity, the public has
> no clue.
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> While I appreciate that your points are presented in terms of a
> philosophical argument, is your perspective in any way rooted in the
> beliefs of the Christian faithful.
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> MarshaV
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