On Mon, 17 Jul 2006 02:14:44 GMT, Erich Kohl <ekohl@sbcglobal.net>
wrote:
My mom's cousin died of Alzheimer's. May she "rest in peace," as they
say.
Since religion is personal, I've simply let them do their ritual while
paying my personal respects to the deceased. Ain't installing a
theocracy.
Hey, I'll admit that it was a pretty nice service and a mostly
respectable way to say goodbye.
It's there where people *are compelled to be their best, tolerant
selves because the energy is toward the deceased and family. And
they're seeing what's going to happen to them. At least I think so,
anyway, doesn't matter, but they need it. It works for them. Chanting,
yelling, running, screaming climbing, shouting, crying or rolling in
the mud ETC <whew, that was easy> may do it for you.
Ain't pro stylizing at least not the ones I've been to.
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Here's the thing: At a time like that you hear a lot of talk about
resurrection, and eternal life, and the holy ghost, and the cup of
blood, and on and on and on. Are we supposed to -- and do Christians
-- take this stuff LITERALLY? I mean, if they were to come forth and
explain to us that perhaps religion is meant as a *metaphoric* and
*symbolic* approach to "spirituality," then maybe we can make some
progress in the debate.
Feel free to share your thoughts.
It's religion lobbying itself into government and the people who use
this religion to influence government in an effort to rule everybody
else that we need to defeat. No debate - like the 1st - religion's
personal and nobody's gonna tell you who to believe - especially not
the government. And they are playing religion like a fiddle and the
sheep don't know it because their leaders are in.
Ahemmm gckk flem ummm........redness......why would I go to a funeral
anyway? 'Cause I liked the guy and I thought it was the least I could
do. And, seeing him there, there's no doubt, it's him and he's dead.
Next! Maybe me. Don't make a todo of it.
Sunyata
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