Ack! Perhaps the last to say about "religion"...
- Posted by Kevin Sieger <simkin at ZEBRA.NET> Apr 27, 1998
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--------------6AC318359893A156F66AB638 Hmm, I've heard an excellent definition of religion: "Man's way of pleasing God" (note the emphasis on man). That is why there are so many. I must say this - for all who are offended by this post, or public prayer, or many other things that have been fought against by the secular world, where is our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech? When you see the word "God" or "religion" just do as I do when I come to something that may be offending to my values - I skip over it! I love God and he is #1 in my life, but at the same time I realize that God gave us a free will, and if you choose to not trust Him, or not even believe in Him, then you exercise that free will. Nobody should deprive you of that. Thus your free will can delete or rejoice in this post. Having a free will is what makes us special...God doesn't want mindless servants, He wants willing children that love Him because He first loved us. Just as you'd want your child, spouse, or friend to love you, out of choice, not force. Any ways, to all of the Christian Euphorians out there, I say thank God for you. And for all of the non-Christian Euphorians, I say thank God for you as well. God is no respecter of persons, so why can I say I have the right to be? But to all as one I say this: Euphoria's great!! We can all give a heartfelt hurrah for that, eh? Kevin Sieger - Talladega, AL (Saw another poster from 'Bama in here <wink>) "It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery." -- Gal. 5:1 (NASB) --------------6AC318359893A156F66AB638 <HTML> Hmm, I've heard an excellent definition of religion: "<I>Man's</I> way of pleasing God" (note the emphasis on man). That is why there are so many. <P>I must say this - for all who are offended by this post, or public prayer, or many other things that have been fought against by the secular world, where is our freedom of religion, our freedom of speech? When you see the word "God" or "religion" just do as I do when I come to something that may be offending to my values - I skip over it! I love God and he is #1 in my life, but at the same time I realize that God gave us a free will, and if you choose to not trust Him, or not even believe in Him, then you exercise that free will. Nobody should deprive you of that. Thus your free will can delete or rejoice in this post. Having a free will is what makes us special...God doesn't want mindless servants, He wants willing children that love Him because He first loved us. Just as you'd want your child, spouse, or friend to love you, out of choice, not force. <P>Any ways, to all of the Christian Euphorians out there, I say thank God for you. And for all of the non-Christian Euphorians, I say thank God for you as well. God is no respecter of persons, so why can I say I have the right to be? <P>But to all as one I say this: Euphoria's great!! We can all give a heartfelt hurrah for that, eh? <P>Kevin Sieger - Talladega, AL (Saw another poster from 'Bama in here <wink>) <P>"It was for freedom that Christ set us free; therefore keep standing firm and do not be subject again to a yoke of slavery." -- Gal. 5:1 (NASB)</HTML > --------------6AC318359893A156F66AB638--