To my fellow hippies: This is my last post on this site. I came here with the hope that this could be a place where I could express myself and my beliefs without being judged, ridiculed, and mocked. I guess that was wishful thinking on my part. I am leaving HippyLand due to my disgust with what I have seen by select members, and the moderators. My friends, do not be fooled by the appealing mission statement; THIS SITE IS NOT A FREE SPEECH SITE! I saw Campbell34 banned before my eyes for speaking his mind. Ikdenkhetnietwas banned for unkown reasons, because his posts were erased all together. This is the stuff of George Orwell's 1984, not a hippie site advocating free speech. Brothers and sisters, don't be fooled, the men in charge are no better than the censor-happy government we tolerate today. They have hidden agendas. I heard one (he will not be named) threaten a member by saying, "My banning finger is getting itchy!" Many on this site claim to hate hypocracy, yet they compromise this claim by banning members who wish to speak thier mind. My fellow hippies, do not be fooled by this site! To the ones in charge of this site: I will pray for you. To my fellow Christians: (Whose names will not be named, for fear that they too will be targeted) May Jesus protect and bless you in every aspect of your life. May you never forget The One who died for you. Don't ever forget your purpose and responsibility in life, which is to proclaim the good news of Jesus Christ. May you never stray from the teachings of the most high God, and even though the world mocks and ridicules you, may you always bless those who curse you and turn the other cheek. God bless. To the non-believers: I cannot and will not force my beliefs upon you. All I can ever do is present you with the truth that has set me free; and the truth is that God loves you unconditionaly. He loves you so much that He sent His only son to earth, to die on a cross for our sins, so that we may be free. To recieve God's forgiving love and grace, all you have to do is humble yourself before Jesus, and admit to Him that you are not perfect, and that you need Him to save you. It's that simple. May your mind always be open to the truth. Peace be upon all of you, and may your lives be bliss. Kaiser 4 Sunflowers
There's nothing "closed minded" about rejecting religious teachings that have absolutely no scientific foundation whatsoever. I don't care if people believe in jesus, ESP, flying saucers, witchcraft, or whatever. But it simply doesn't "work" in the physically real world. Xian doctrine teaches that anyone can be forgiven and go to heaven- no matter how extreme your crimes against humanity- and I find that to be morally repugnant. To an extreme. That doesn't mean that I don't occasionally attend (and even enjoy) religious festivals that are completely open to all faiths. But I believe that faith- that is, the suspension of the usual rules of evaluating truths/falsehoods- is dangerous to humanity. Faith threatens our entire species with extinction, but I don't know how we can cure our world from this particular disease. The plague is here, and it may already be too late.
