Okay, I did a search for GOD and came up with 200 pages of 5492 threads. Perhaps what I am looking for was somewhere in there, but WOW! The closest I have come were these posts which clearly show than an abundance of people DO believe in God:
I am curious about the number of people who do NOT believe in a traditional Higher Power.
What brought me to this was a recent theological discussion with my Jewish girlfriend. We are basically on the same wavelength (so I suppose thats good for us), where she believes in the God who created everything but doesnt care about what happens in the world, only about the outcome, (sort of like a science experiment), and I believe only in the POSSIBILITY of such an entity but not in the context of any organized religion which I have come across thus far. (Satanism is the closest I have found to what I believe, though even that seems to not be all encompassing. I do not prescribe to any religion so please don't get hung up on a particular reference or lack of here and miss the point of my question.)
I DO BELIEVE RELIGION IS NECESSARY TO MAINTAIN CIVILIZED SOCIETIES!!! I just have no faith in the whole omnipotent, omniscient, loving God thing to whom we should devote our lives, depriving ourselves of certain experiences that seem to be the very nature of our existence, spending time on our knees seeking guidance from and worshiping. I AM NOT CRITICIZING ANYONE FOR PRACTICING RELIGION!!!
My question is this: do you all feel it is necessary for a care provider to believe in and/or have faith in God or does it matter if he/she believes there might not be a second chance in "Heaven" and have only one FINITE life to live so therefore it is mandatory to ensure everyone gets the best possible chance to be happy and make our marks (so to speak) the only time around?
Just remember I'm a Liberal Democrat Anti-War Anti-Bush Anti-Abortion Anti-Drug Pro-Universal Health Homosexual Athesist Vegetarian and you must remember in all issues I AM RIGHT AND YOU ARE WRONG IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH ME. Got it?
Originally posted by Gomer
Just a question -- how can you be a liberal and be anti-choice? Or was that a typo?
Because he does not know any better...anyway-All Hail the Queen...Long live the Queen!:chuckle I just love ya Tweety-like I love my sneakers...But you gotta get over this uterine complex of yours....
A New Yorker who lives on the upper west side and eats cornbeef on white with mayo??????
Naw...an upstate New Yorker who loves corned beef on Jewish rye with saurkraut, alpine lace and dressing....fried in a mess of butter. Chase it all with an ice cold milk.
communication is an art-words are a fine sword to be gently wielded-not a bat to bludgeon someone over the head with.....
Now that's deep. And so true.
BTW, my pro-life stance (of which it is only an opinion that I usually tend to keep to myself, I'm not about campaingning for any laws or anything, and usually vote for candidates that are pro-choice, because their views fit in my politics otherwise) is a matter of biology to me. After studying anatomy and phisiology I'm of the opinion the life is separate from the parent and not a part of the female body. It has nothing to do with morality and religion. DON'T ANYONE EVEN THINK OF DISCUSSING THIS WITH ME! I WILL NOT PARTICIPATE!
Remember, I'm right and you're wrong. Got it! :chair:
WOW! I think Johnny Cash was great too. I would have loved to have seen him in concert. The BBC showed a tribute last night and showed some footage from about 2 years ago. He was still brilliant and hadn't lost the voice. Have you heard his last song recorded late last year? It's one of the best songs he's ever recorded and is about all the friends and loves he's had that have died, very sad but wonderful.
No, I haven't. Is that the "Hurt" song by Nine Inch Nails that he won awards for (I think) at the MTV Awards thingy? I would love to see the video; I heard it's great.
When he was here in concert in 1996, it was obvious he was not feeling so great and was tired; he took LOTS of breaks. June Carter and their son, John Carter Cash filled in a lot for him during those breaks.
ktwlpn, LPN
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Originally posted by 3rdShiftGuy
Just remember I'm a Liberal Democrat Anti-War Anti-Bush Anti-Abortion Anti-Drug Pro-Universal Health Homosexual Athesist Vegetarian and you must remember in all issues I AM RIGHT AND YOU ARE WRONG IF YOU DON'T AGREE WITH ME. Got it?
Because he does not know any better...anyway-All Hail the Queen...Long live the Queen!:chuckle I just love ya Tweety-like I love my sneakers...But you gotta get over this uterine complex of yours....