"I always think of God as being rather passive, watching what
goes on in the world, but only intervening when asked for by
people..."
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28.Dec.1994
> >than most... I still cannot accept him as: > > > * * * *1)
the only son of God > > * * * *2) the only path to salvation
(whether salvation means: > > * * * * * * * ** going to heaven
after death > > * * * * * * * ** becoming a better person on
this earh, which is my belief) > > * * * *3) that he was
physically raised by the dead by the hands of God. > I know what
you mean! *I have a lot of trouble calling myself a christian
out > loud! *That's why I go to Unity (somewhat similar to
Unitarian): I believe > that we are all spiritual beings having
a human experience and that Jesus > came to understand this at a
deeper level than most.
What is Unity?
> > * * * *What I can accept: * * * * * * *What I have trouble
accepting: > > > * * * *Majorly higher power * * * * * * Majorly
higher power > > * * * * * * * *| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
*| > > * * * * * * * *| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| > > * *
* * * * * *| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| > > * * * * *
Inbetween dude * * * * * * * * * * Physical Healing > > * * * *
* * * * * *| > > * * * * * * * * * *| > > * * * * * * *Phsycal
Healing > > What about self healing through visualization?
Hmmm... *I can believe in self-healing through visualization,
which is a process that calls on a higher force to heal oneself.
*(whether the higher force is God or a mysterious ability we all
have to heal ourselves, I just don't know). But it still
requires a conscious effort on the part of a person - yourself.
*In this case, the "inbetween dude" is yourself. *You act as a
channeler for the higher forces to come through your body and
heal yourself. But for God to decide to act on a dead body -
alone - ... I always think of God as being rather passive,
watching what goes on in the world, but only intervening when
asked for by people...
> >I like a good show :-) *I was just a couple of steps away
from going into > >the Anglican Church - the show and flair -
the incense, the men/boys' > >choir, the ritual, the flashy
glittering Bible, reflecting the prayers > >of all into
heaven... > > Me too! *But I like a more participatory show. *In
some ways our services are > like some black churches I've seen
Ah yes - the best funeral I ever attended (if there is such a
thing!) was when I was 14 years old, and I went to a friend's
mother's funeral, in the heart of Newark, New Jersey. *The
celebration was certainly uplifting!
> >But it seemed passive. *I want to be a > minister in a
QUESTIONING church ->one that teaches everyone - kids and adults
> alike - to have strong faith>but to never be afraid to
challenge your own > faith, or to be challenged. > > Yeah, I
think that spirituality is a PROCESS that goes on forever. *In
fact, > one of the problems that I have with most organized
religion is that they > seem frozen in the past. *I don't see
how you can have a > relationship with God (or another human for
that matter) that isn't > dynamic (at least not a healthy
relationship).
In the sense of the Catholic Church, the reason they are gaining
popularity at such a *high* rate is that they provide -answers-.
2000 years of doctors, psychologists, healers, ministers,
thoughtful folks, scientists... all of those people who make up
the church, and have been on various committees in the past and
present, have melted together a service and a religion that will
have an answer for nearly every human question you might have.
*And yet - I was never good at accepting someone else's answers
without 1) proof or 2) finding out for myself. Otherwise, I
would probably convert to Catholocism without any delay :-)
-- Kenneth Udut * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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