tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043169.post1002878130390730722..comments2023-10-12T05:15:36.028-04:00Comments on Rip and Read: Abram the psychopath?Alexhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17718142945396444639noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043169.post-15293179283502068532010-11-17T12:19:46.302-05:002010-11-17T12:19:46.302-05:00Perhaps it's time for us all to take some stoc...Perhaps it's time for us all to take some stock from Buddhist teachings, chill, meditate and give peace a chanceAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043169.post-59932685821268334862010-11-17T10:23:01.069-05:002010-11-17T10:23:01.069-05:00And finally, most of the trouble makers (on all 3 ...And finally, most of the trouble makers (on all 3 sides) believe in the "literal Truth" of the story...so, for the purposes of these thoughts, I'm forced to take it at face value as well.Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17718142945396444639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043169.post-42429408977965185852010-11-17T10:21:52.928-05:002010-11-17T10:21:52.928-05:00Also, I admit that, in my writing I didn't con...Also, I admit that, in my writing I didn't convey this very well...but I was more amused than outraged at the idea of the West's three major religions all being founded by a knife-wielding psycho who kept hearing "God" telling him to kill his kids...Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17718142945396444639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043169.post-12755300840580490342010-11-17T10:19:48.547-05:002010-11-17T10:19:48.547-05:00Hi-
The "family dynamic" I was referrin...Hi-<br /><br />The "family dynamic" I was referring to was between the "Cousins": Jews, Muslims and Christians.<br />In the West (which is more or less where my concern stops...not because the East doesn't have validity, but because it's not part of my larger culture, and I feel no need to comment extensively) we have been at odds, if not actually at war, with each other for many thousands of years.<br /><br />After reading this, I must say I'm less surprised than ever, since the West's three major religions all seem to have been founded by an sexually promiscuous old guy who like to go around threatening to to stab his kids. <br /><br />All of these desert religions strike me as quite violent, with an emphasis on fanaticism, revenge, and violence. <br /><br />The sole exception would be Jesus Christ...and yet, given the fact that his modern followers seem to find much more inspiration from the Old rather than the New Testament...and, when they do turn to the New, they choose the often hateful words of Paul over the loving ones of Jesus...I think that we can safely leave Jesus himself firmly out of the religion we call "Christian"...Alexhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17718142945396444639noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36043169.post-23953685499181476822010-11-17T07:31:19.813-05:002010-11-17T07:31:19.813-05:00Hi Alex,
I am not convinced by the last line wher...Hi Alex,<br /><br />I am not convinced by the last line where you state that we have a "bitter family dynamic". <br /><br />In reality, all families have problems and to blame it on a biblical story implies that there is literal truth in that as opposed to spiritual truth, though what the spiritual context of that story is I just don't know. <br /><br />In addition, multiple family dynamics work in our modern society and function to provide stability to the next generation.<br /><br />Also there are multiple monotheistic religions in the world, I think that what you are referring to in the final paragraph are Abrahamic religions, if you look further East, the religious/spiritual lessons are very different.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.com