the thinking blog: Guide to Blog Promotion
A good read. I think my blog-posts need to be much shorter. It’s going to be really difficult, but I will try limit my posts to 1000 words.
Perhaps “progressive” is too loaded? « Sathfilms
Again, this is a response to another comment that became a post.
“I think terming one’s religion ‘progressive’ is more an act of seeking acceptance than anything else. Today’s society loves anything that is ‘progressive’ or ‘open minded’…but what about when these values dilute the truth because it is just easier to handle it that way?”
As much as progressive religions get accepted by people like me, I feel there would be more dismay (and anger) from the “pure” religions they were derived from. This could be a Christian fundamentalist calling another Christian not a “true Christian.” Half the Christians that come up with rubbish like “true Christian” and associated terms, are Protestant Christians and the Protestant Church exists because of a reformation; and at that time, I’m sure it would have been thought of as what people know consider “progressive.” So, instead of wine and bread being Jesus’ blood and flesh, they became a symbol for his blood and flesh. Like Shannon said, in that context, it was progressive and frowned upon by those outside of the movement, but not by those within it.
Why would people who are pushing for progressive religions actually try and do it because they are merely seeking acceptance? Wouldn’t they just pack up and have their own beliefs at home and tell their friends about it? Maybe some are looking for acceptance, but I think more are looking for harmony. (more…)
Sex before Marriage – Right or Wrong? « How bout a lil chillaxin?
I’m thinking about this in an Australian context because that’s where I live. The linked post asks a question that I think used to be far more important in Australian society some years back, however I haven’t really heard many people talk about it of late, although I acknowledge that there are sections of society that preach that sex before marriage is bad. It should probably be noted that the times that I’ve ever heard this topic being brought up, were with regards to religion, but obviously the topic can be discussed separate to religion also. Yet, I’m more interested in the assumption made in this argument/exploration/questioning/question, that a “perfect mate” exists somewhere out there. (more…)
This is my response to a discussion taking place on one of my posts. It was just going to be a comment, however I think I ended up going on a tangent and writing too much, so I thought I’d make it a post too.
I’ll let Sydspace discuss this with escapedmentalpatient, but as always, I’d like to add my two glorious cents.
I think in some ways you’re definitely on to something. I know a lot of people that are “very religious,” and although they deny it, have blind faith (they argue against the “blind” part) in their religion and in their particular scripture. And as you have said, they often automatically reject any possibilities outside of their very narrow frame. Some try and consider what may exist outside of their religious view, however, they look at it with jaded eyes that aren’t really considering other ideas, or input - people question without really considering that something else may indeed [also] be correct. I am generalising, and stating the obvious in some cases, but please, anyone, stand up and say something if you think differently. I can only talk with regards to my personal experience, and from my reading about fundamentalist thought. (more…)
Who I want to meet…? « Syd’s Rants on Life
Somewhat of a random trackback referring to something equally random on the original post where the author says, he wants to ”meet [himself] in about 5 years time, look back at this and say, u know what, ur an idiot for writing random crap but jeez, u were honest.” I know people talk about it all the time, but I find it so amazing, hilarious but at the same time unnerving that I’ve said and done things in the past which seemed to me, at the time, the right things to say and do, but now I look back and cringe at my behavior. You know that feeling, “What was I thinking?” People always say hindsight is twenty-twenty but sometimes I wish we could go on without having such hindsight realisations because then I wouldn’t have to cringe at myself or feel bad – but that’s silly because we’d never learn or grow.
I have some great friends, and sometimes I wonder why they remain my friends - I have treated them badly because I was being childish, and only realised it after a while and tried to change my behaviour. I have responded rashly in situations and although I cringe when I remember such events, in reality, it seems like it had never happened, but I can’t imagine acting in the same way again.
Have you felt, after a few months, after a year, after five years - after however long - that you have behaved really badly in a situation? And more importantly, have you felt like apologising and explaining “I didn’t realise because I was stupid or because that was just how I was then – but I was wrong”? I sort of feel like that right now, but then I feel like the person I would apologise to might not have even gone through the thinking-process that I am going through now regarding the event, and furthermore, it’s so long after the event, that they’d be like “what the hell are you talking about?”
Damn hindsight.
This post isn’t about about religion, spirituality, discrimination or searching for meaning. It’s about something that annoys me, and I feel like I’m missing something. It’s about blogging, and writing blog-posts, and the dynamics of commenting and the debate often caused by blogs and also shown within a blog-post. Often I write a post, and someone – usually the person who’s blog I’ve trackbacked - responds because he/she knows that I’ve written something about his/her blog. Sometimes, I comment on another person’s blog because it’s not something I would/could write a post about (i.e. something I wouldn’t trackback for many reasons – one could be, I am just asking a question) and I wouldn’t exactly keep track of the blog that I’ve commented on. I’m sure that others do the same. (more…)
Heliocentrism is an Atheist Doctrine « Blogs 4 Brownback
This is the funniest post I’ve ever read. I hurt from laughing. Oh, the humanity. You have to read it. The comments are somewhat amusing too. Apparently, the Earth doesn’t move because, for one reason at least, we can’t feel it moving.
What’s the difference between this fool, a Christian fundamentalist, who believes that the world doesn’t move and some of the Muslims fundamentalists that don’t believe (or do not acknowledge) that Israel exists. It’s funny and fascinating how people come to believe SOMETHING or anything. This blog post about heliocentrism must be a joke though.
The 222th comment, by packerwatch, on that blog post read: you’re stupid. just because we can’t FEEL the earth moving doesn’t mean its not you inbred dumbass. when you fly in a plane you don’t feel like you’re moving at 400 mph, you feel like you’re standing still. according to your ingenius observations, that means that the sky is actually flying past the stationary airplane. you are so stupid. and since we’re taking everything in the bible literally here, did you know that eating at Red Lobster is evil? and slavery is ok. you are a perfect example of why siblings shouldn’t have sex.
Passion! freedom and sex! « Escaped Mentalpatient
This post talks about ”religious twits” and the writer’s opinion is that those without religion are free. That instead of religious people having something that the writer doesn’t have, the writer has what religious people don’t have - freedom. The most interesting comment to this post is the first one – Basil has some interesting things to say, but he is as vehemently against atheism as much as the blog post’s writer is against religion. (more…)
Keating! – Reviews – www.theage.com.au
I saw this musical on Sunday night - it’s amusing and worth a watch. I didn’t get a few of the jokes because of my lack of Australian political history, but I understood the majority of it - I found it hilarious.
Lone Star Diary » Blog Archive » Allah or Jesus? You decide.
This post talks of a Muslim Imam stating that each Muslim is meant to kill an unbeliever… and then uses that to promote Christianity… It reads like it was fabricated? If it was a movie, I would’ve said that the dialogue seems unrealistic.
