I'm lmao at this statement which I found in Wikipedia under Feng Shui: Please note the above was not written hundreds of years ago, just a few. Nothing has changed regarding Christians putting down other beliefs that don't match theirs, nor has Christian hypocrisy diminished over the centuries regarding their own silly superstitions. Oh, let's see now, channeling of nonphysical forces or energies is sorcery (let's get those witch trials goin' again folks!). But what about "faith healing?" You know those ppl who believe in prayer helping heal, or laying on of hands, or even miracles! I guess any Christians believing in that need to be burned at the stake... Oh, and proper placement of physical objects... Let's see, where does that big cross go? On the floor? What no, that's wrong, there's a proper place for it? Who woulda thought physical objects mean anything in a religion. What's all this about some wafer and wine supposed to represent something else? Holy Communion with what and how? Let's not let Christians get so hypocritical as to lose sight of their own unprovable superstitions that they take as bible. At least the ART of FENG SHUI, doesn't bring in a lot of religious babble. It's based on the flow of wind and water (energy), something real and tangible on buildings, people and other places, more things also real and tangible. So Christians need to get off their high horses and respect the beliefs of others no matter how much they might differ from your own dogma.
If channeling invisible energy via mystical means to achieve order and harmony is sorcery and not accordant with the christian faith, someone should have told that to God, Jesus, and a large proportion of the other biblical characters who based their lives and teachings on doing just that. Not that I'm buying into this wind and water stuff either, of course.
my television ariel is channelling sorcery :willy_nilly: blech, chistians practice feng shui, they just call it "tidying up" .. next time yer in a christian's house move their sofa, they'll soon put it back in it's "proper" place
That's a pretty hilarious statement, coming from the great book of Wikipedia. I'm sure we'll soon have a religion called Wikipedianism. The Wikians will probably clean up the mess. lol, nice post!
It goes both ways. Implicit in all other world religious is that idea that theirs is right and normative. There is a differnece here. According to the person you quoted at the beginning of your post, Feng Shui has, as its goal, the control over supernatual (cannot be measured) energy forces. Christian use of prayer is not for the control of god, but 1st for his glorification, 2nd, for thanksgiving, 3rd for intercessory petition, and finally for personal petitions. The mot powerful form of Christian prayer is contemplation and meditation which has as its goal a spiritual unification with the Divine. Physical placement carries meaning, but does not usher positive supernatual energies to be controlled in a "Do A, B happens" manner. Unmeasureable positive wind and water energy is tangible? It may not bring in what you consider religious, but I argue that it does. Qi being slightly similar to the concept of karma, in that it is auspicious to have particular tomb, building, etc placement a certain way in alignment with stars, waters, or the compass. Would you consider this real and tangible? http://www.therealpresence.org/eucharst/mir/lanciano.html
Since when is wind and water unmeasureable? Since when is it "supernatural"? Let's see, the wind is currently blowing from the NW at 8 mph... The Japanese tsunami displaced how much water? Well they'll let you know once the figures are in... We do know the biggest wave reached 10 meters, so there's another measurement for you. Now please measure God's Love for you and let me know how much it is verses say, God's love for Moamar Gaddafi... Does God love all his creatures EQUALLY? Or does he discriminate? And when you sin, does that diminish God's love for you? And how can you measure your faith? The effectiveness of your prayers? Well if you practice Feng Shui, the results are also TANGIBLE, bank account balances, harmony within family and business, etc... Feng Shui yields results. How's that praying going for ya? HUH? If you don't know what you're talking about, please don't post such nonsense...
You ppl need to realize the reason why that quote was inserted in Wikipedia's entry on Feng Shui - TO WARN CHRISTIANS (and non-Xtians) NOT TO READ OR BELIEVE IT... I'll bet there are Christians going around to all Wikipedia entries that aren't in line with Christian teachings and posting up similar garbage. So it's not enough for Xtians to stay with their own teachings, they have to tell others what to think.
This doesn't really speak for all Christians and shouldn't be used as an attack on the entire religion. There are plenty of other examples that can be used to attack the religion as a whole lol Whoever submitted that to wikipedia might be the dumbest christian on the planet, however. Controlling your environment is a form of self-control, which is important in any religion, christianity included.
There always seem to be tensions around when free entities are involved. It is nigh impossible for the pot to refrain from calling the kettle black. The verdict that best encourages freedom for every one, is not guilty.
I was speaking about the "positive energy" form the wind and water, not from the kinetic energy in the matter. God's love is total. Sin does not diminish His love, but it does damage our relationship and puts our soul in danger. Define "creature". All humans have inherent dignity. We truly bear his image. I never once claimed that my faith was measureable. You cannot. I will also be the firs tto post the studies done on the effectiveness of prayers found through the scientific method: Basically, they are inconclusive in that many studies contradict other studies... Very well, thank you. Look, I wrote that quite late which is not an excuse, but I'd have prefered you to tell my why I was wrong. researching this again, I will admit I was wrong. Qi is closer to the idea of the oneness of all souls or lifeforces from the smallest child to the Earth, the wind of which is the Earth's qi. The correlation is not perfect, but very little is in comparative religion. I doubt it. I bet the reason it was written is because the section, looking at historical views, also simply mentions that "some modern Christians have a similar opinion...". There is also things about modern Red Chinese views. Lets all go over to political and national forums and question reasons why the Moaists dislike it. If it is like you say, then many posts in this subforum are merely reciprocal examples.
If anybody can say the right thing, its you, dope. Most ppl here know of my belief in God...so I see no reason to hash it out here. That being said, I am also quite familiar with Feng Shui (having several books on this), and somehow I just can't see where they must be mutually exclusive! I knew there was a reason why I've never thought Wikipedia was the Most Fantastic Resourse Ever, as so many do.
