Sounds like a nice idea ... let's see if I can keep this up ;)
I love finding quotes that fit in perfectly with todays issues. Hmmmm ... I can think of a very old book that works well EVEN today.
"It is only by believing in God that we can ever criticize a Government. Once abolish God, and the Government becomes God . . . Wherever the people do not believe in something beyond the world, they will worship the world. But, above all, they will worship the strongest thing in the world.”
-G.K. Chesterton
"It is only by believing in God that we can ever criticize a Government. Once abolish God, and the Government becomes God . . . Wherever the people do not believe in something beyond the world, they will worship the world. But, above all, they will worship the strongest thing in the world.”
-G.K. Chesterton
My heart has been very heavy these days thinking about the world we live in. The phrase "politically correct" is just going too far in my opinion. We are all about making EVERYONE happy when I'm not so sure that is THE PLAN ... that it is even possible. I've heard the word BIGOT thrown around a lot lately. Ugghhhhh ... name calling just makes me so angry.
There are many that say that we need to keep religion out of politics when religious groups have always played a large role in shaping political life with so many social and moral issues. I know as a Catholic, we are called to stand up to unjust things (and there are a lot of them out there right now). We shouldn't have to stand silent because morality and legality don't necessarily go hand in hand. I know that I would rather be morally right more than anything.
Einstein on GOD ...
I'm not an atheist and I don't think I can call myself a pantheist. We are in the position of a little child entering a huge library filled with books in many different languages. The child knows someone must have written those books. It does not know how. The child dimly suspects a mysterious order in the arrangement of the books but doesn't know what it is. That, it seems to me, is the attitude of even the most intelligent human being toward God.
-Albert Einstein
-Albert Einstein
The term ATHEIST seems to be gaining ground too ... maybe even "cool" to some. I can't imagine having that view, but I know that I need to be respectful of those with different or lack of beliefs. My opinion (and I can express it with my freedom of speech) is that some claim to be "atheist", but really have never thought, searched or educated themselves ... (((SIGH)))).
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I am keeping my eye on my nieces and nephews.
If one chooses not to decide, they still have made a choice...
Believers and non-believers share many of the same values; love, honesty, compassion, forgiveness, respect & altruism... a strong foundation for good human relations.
As a "freethinker" and father of three, I assure you that we (like many non-religous parents) want much of the same for our children and families.
This site may shed more light, consider taking a look; http://www.parentingbeyondbelief.com/
Peace be with you.
Chris