>We're told to do a LOT of things in the new testament. I'm weary of people >who take the Bible as a literal script for living their daily lives.
I certainly don't take everything in it literally, but neither do I just throw out parts because I don't like what they tell me to do. >Incidentally, have you read the book "A year of living biblically"?? Not sure I have...I think it's on my reading list, but haven't gotten to it yet. >Yes, but everyone else doesn't really want to hear about it. Which is fine...if it bothers someone, I am respectful of that...as I said elsewhere, they just aren't someone I would then associate with for any length of time, outside of a business relationship. >I don't try to convince people to vote my political party....so yes, it is >similar to that. I guess a lot of it has to do with what kinds of friends and family you keep. We argue politics ALL the time in my family (among other things) and we sure as heck don't agree...and certainly a lot of my family thinks I'm bonkers for being Democrat. We have some people in my family that are very strictly religious (more than me, really) and others that aren't at all, but no one would even think of telling someone else that anything they would want to say or talk about is unwelcome (short of personal insult of course). >Indeed. Same is probably true with religion. Religion, like politics, is a >discussion that usually goes like this: "Here is what I believe. Here is why >I believe it. You should believe it too." > >It's that last part that complicates things. Uh, why? That's like saying you can't talk about anything that you might disagree about, which is certainly the sign of a pretty closed mind. Heck, I can get into some great debates with other programmers about "best practices" which some treat almost as religion as well, and I don't refuse to talk about it because what I believe might be the best way to code is different than the way someone else does. Maybe I'll learn something interesting I may not have thought before, and maybe I'll just come away thinking they haven't got a clue. It's still all good...it's just about mutual respect. Anyone that is "high and mighty" about their religion and being saved is certainly not someone I particularly like being around either. But likewise someone that is just all "I don't believe that crap, shut up" is not someone I care to be around either. Just as I'd never want to be around people that won't let me brag about my wonderful, amazing dogs. ;-) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~| Adobe® ColdFusion® 8 software 8 is the most important and dramatic release to date Get the Free Trial http://ad.doubleclick.net/clk;207172674;29440083;f Archive: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/message.cfm/messageid:290071 Subscription: http://www.houseoffusion.com/groups/cf-community/subscribe.cfm Unsubscribe: http://www.houseoffusion.com/cf_lists/unsubscribe.cfm?user=89.70.5
