tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21266499.post116249143044962893..comments2023-08-15T09:52:16.785-05:00Comments on RainesKitchen: meditation on unbeliefRaineShttp://www.blogger.com/profile/11797874960136225669noreply@blogger.comBlogger2125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21266499.post-1162562154215879362006-11-03T08:55:00.000-05:002006-11-03T08:55:00.000-05:00SNIFF... Thanks, guys!SNIFF... Thanks, guys!RaineShttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11797874960136225669noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-21266499.post-1162523769719215892006-11-02T22:16:00.000-05:002006-11-02T22:16:00.000-05:00For too many people, "a higher power" means absolv...For too many people, "a higher power" means absolving themselves of responsiblity for their own situations. For these people, "faith" means giving up.<BR/><BR/>This doesn't work for me. Yes, sometimes there are things that are out of your control. Also, sometimes you have to realize that you've done all that you can do about a situation, and you just have let things happen as they will.<BR/><BR/>I wouldn't call myself faith-less. However, I am definitely a woman without a diety. And, while I nominally belong to a church, it is the most disorganized religion (or organization, for that matter) that I have ever encountered, which is why it works for me.<BR/><BR/>I applaud those who join 'communities' of like-minded people for the sake of having a community, especially if it leads to betterment of the self, or of society at large through charitable works. Unfortunately, most members of organized religion (or sometimes mere ardent professors of a particular dogma) are not interested in bettering themselves or helping society through charitable acts. Most of these folks only seem interested in spreading their own brand of belief system, and drawing lines in the sand between themselves and 'others'.<BR/><BR/>It's difficult to have a warm feeling for 'religion' when we're presented with the behavior of those types of 'religious' people on a daily basis.<BR/><BR/>Recognizing your own connectedness to other living things is far more 'Godly' than the behavior of those folks. <BR/><BR/>I hope you are not offended by this, but you, my dear, have a far more 'Christian' heart than virtually any Christian I've ever met. It's something I've always admired about you.Kitten Herderhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15723615036218488946noreply@blogger.com