Chapter III Verse XI - Free God Now!
Oh yeah, I’m back. For everyone who notices or reads this, I’m here again to make your lives more complex. I missed you, my quiet group of readers. May your brains swell with love for all creation. Anyway . . . . .
Back to my religious rant. . . Many of us lead double lives; one for God, one for us. We go to church for God, we work for ourselves. Sometimes we want God right there with us and sometimes we wish the good Lord was busy watching children in Africa. This is why so many of us like the idea of a church. God is over there at church, not out here watching what I’m doing . . .
Maybe it’s easier for us to say “I go to church and pray before I eat” than it is to say “I was going to take that job because it had such a high salary but I would have to do things that I believe are wrong”.
But what if God isn’t some judgmental-Santa-Claus type who is keeping a record of things to decide if we are going to heaven or hell? What if God wants us to learn to make better decisions so we can have a better life, including good sex, fulfilling work and material possessions? If that was the case, then it would be pretty stupid not to listen all the time, right?
But if we start thinking like that, we might have to let God out of church. And we don’t want God getting into what kind of shoes we buy and what food we eat and how we treat the opposite sex.
Of course, a big part of that problem is that we trust someone else’s opinion about what God wants. So if we want to know what kind of clothes to wear we gotta ask our parents or our pastor and who wants to dress like them, right?
Well, even if you don’t want to take responsibility for it, it’s your life. If you want to do things that negatively affect you and those around you and then say “I didn’t know” or “My pastor didn’t tell me about that” be my guest. It will leave you confused and afraid. But, if you are ready to take responsibility then why not take a look at things. Are you happy with the choices you make? Do you make them because other people respect them and value them or because you do?
However you define God, it seems that negative actions have negative reactions. If you choose to ignore the fact that thousands of people suffer so that you can buy cheap shoes and coffee and tobacco then you will live in a world where people are enslaved to provide you with cheap shoes, coffee and tobacco. That’s it. No complex thinking there.
Of course positive actions have their own reactions. You may find out that a shoe company that takes the time to ensure that it’s workers have a good life also takes the time to make sure it’s customers are happy. Hmmmmm . . . .
But why worry about such social questions? It’s much easier to discuss the immoral way other people, religions and nations are acting than to work towards genuine social health. As long as they don’t ask us to give up too much of our possessions or to come too often, most of us are happy to spend $5 or $10 buying peace of mind from church every Sunday (or Saturday).
“What you have become is the price you paid for what you used to want. “ - Unknown
- Dsus Pays
Back to my religious rant. . . Many of us lead double lives; one for God, one for us. We go to church for God, we work for ourselves. Sometimes we want God right there with us and sometimes we wish the good Lord was busy watching children in Africa. This is why so many of us like the idea of a church. God is over there at church, not out here watching what I’m doing . . .
Maybe it’s easier for us to say “I go to church and pray before I eat” than it is to say “I was going to take that job because it had such a high salary but I would have to do things that I believe are wrong”.
But what if God isn’t some judgmental-Santa-Claus type who is keeping a record of things to decide if we are going to heaven or hell? What if God wants us to learn to make better decisions so we can have a better life, including good sex, fulfilling work and material possessions? If that was the case, then it would be pretty stupid not to listen all the time, right?
But if we start thinking like that, we might have to let God out of church. And we don’t want God getting into what kind of shoes we buy and what food we eat and how we treat the opposite sex.
Of course, a big part of that problem is that we trust someone else’s opinion about what God wants. So if we want to know what kind of clothes to wear we gotta ask our parents or our pastor and who wants to dress like them, right?
Well, even if you don’t want to take responsibility for it, it’s your life. If you want to do things that negatively affect you and those around you and then say “I didn’t know” or “My pastor didn’t tell me about that” be my guest. It will leave you confused and afraid. But, if you are ready to take responsibility then why not take a look at things. Are you happy with the choices you make? Do you make them because other people respect them and value them or because you do?
However you define God, it seems that negative actions have negative reactions. If you choose to ignore the fact that thousands of people suffer so that you can buy cheap shoes and coffee and tobacco then you will live in a world where people are enslaved to provide you with cheap shoes, coffee and tobacco. That’s it. No complex thinking there.
Of course positive actions have their own reactions. You may find out that a shoe company that takes the time to ensure that it’s workers have a good life also takes the time to make sure it’s customers are happy. Hmmmmm . . . .
But why worry about such social questions? It’s much easier to discuss the immoral way other people, religions and nations are acting than to work towards genuine social health. As long as they don’t ask us to give up too much of our possessions or to come too often, most of us are happy to spend $5 or $10 buying peace of mind from church every Sunday (or Saturday).
“What you have become is the price you paid for what you used to want. “ - Unknown
- Dsus Pays
posted by Dsus at
12:00 AM
2 Comments:
Well now Dsus, that’s just silly. Why would God want us to eat well or make responsible choices that reflect respect for other human beings and other aspects of creation and our surroundings.
Despite the “love your neighbour as yourself” principle, the prevailing view in nations where Christianity has held its origins historically, and retains importance now, is that some people matter and others don’t. That has manifested itself through who got to take over and own land and people in times past; now it manifests itself through who gets to be paid decent wages and who gets to produce cheap crap so those decent wages can go further for another pair of Payless (or Nike) shoes.
I suppose one’s approach depends on whether a relationship with God is based on fear and obligation, which can easily be absolved in a token temple appearance, or something somewhat more positive.
ok so just scanning through new posts so no long comment but summin caught my eye...God wants us to have better sex! Lol you would be eaten alive Dsus if you said that to a Bahamian publik. Sex is dirty. Its selfish. With whom and how you do it should be religiously controlled regardless of your damn happiness. Forget the fact that it feels good and im betting God made it that way to make us happy ya kno. lol
I cant remember just where i heard it but somthing i always remember is that the most important gift God gave us was free will, freedom to make our own choices. We shouldnt have to hide them from him tho we shud learn from them, and we shouldnt make ignorant ones that take advantage of others...you hide them from the crazy ppl who think every bad choice or step you make is credit towards your ticket to hell and that its their job to decipher for the masses whats good or bad. Who pretty much think in black white. Funny thing-i usually meet them in abundance at church
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