[size=+1]Those Jesus Freaks Well, they're friendly but The shit they believe Has got their minds all shut An' they don't even care When the church takes a cut Ain't it bleak when you got so much nothin' [size=-1]-- Frank Zappa, "The Meek Shall Inherit Nothin'" ††[/size][/size]
Nods... Christianity will have to go Esoteric. It's actually in much need of a MAJOR Esoteric re-vamping in my own lil ole humble opinion. Gospel is Gospel it will never change. But as we evolve and learn more about the world around us, our souls are ALSO influenced by this. There is major need to accept this and realize that a just and loving God is most definitly right there beside us every step of the way keeping up with this, we have to be very much open to what may very well be required changes in our spiritual practices as directed FROM HIM.
hmmmm...the more days that pass for me the more i am coming to realise that i do not have the right to change anyone except myself; unconditional love and tolerance means loving and tolerating the unloving and intolerant as well. demanding they change is just what they are doing to everyone else. (this is just what i think, i do not say it is correct). i have found that what bothers me is just showing me where i still need to grow. if i am upset by someone's beliefs and try to argue with theirs or defend mine, then how strong are mine? true knowledge of something needs no defense, no matter how it is challenged. however, these days, all i learn is how little i actually know in the great picture this life is. i just know its beautifuldifficult, all in one! :dance: