It's funny to me that you see what I said was an attempt to preach or be a 'spiritual authority' of some kind, nothing was further from my mind or intention. Nor do take any kind of credit for the ideas presented other than being able to articulate them; what's up with that Judy?
Maybe if you marginalize ME, then you don't have to deal with what I said? Kind of, 'kill the messenger' approach to life, really? ---In [email protected], <authfriend@...> wrote: Babble on, BillyG. You'll have to forgive those of us who do not consider you a spiritual authority if we do not find your preaching convincing. ---In [email protected], <[email protected]> wrote: True happiness does not come from Gay marriage (or any kind of marriage for that matter, per se), it comes from one's relationship with God and following the laws of nature as prescribed by the scriptures. That's what the scriptures are for, to guide one in the ways of happiness. That's not to say one can't be happy temporarily by indulging in the pleasures of the senses and/or emotions, but it's not lasting and not the true happiness of the soul. It's conditional!!! The happiness of the soul is unconditional, permanent and independent of material circumstances. A Religion that misleads one into thinking happiness can be obtained by indulging in behavior that is contrary to scripture and natural law is not much of a Religion. I believe all the great Religions of the World proscribe against homosexual relations and even sex outside of marriage and ideally only for procreation at it's highest use, (most folks aren't ready for that). Once the will is Spiritualized by meditation one finds one can finally live up to these high ideals, until then we are all just fallen humanity groping in darkness (the world and the senses) for that 'Paradise Lost'. ---In [email protected], <authfriend@...> wrote: Religion will stand for nothing if its foundational principles are that gay people are not permitted to marry, or that women cannot be priests, or other small-minded obsessions with sex and gender. ---In [email protected], <[email protected]> wrote: Little sheep that have lost their way, is all! Pretty soon Religion will stand for nothing. ---In [email protected], <authfriend@...> wrote: Actually, more and more religionists are supporting gay marriage, exactly because they believe that to be against it would be contrary to the moral and ethical foundations of their religion. ---In [email protected], <[email protected]> wrote: Most Religions have lost contact with their essential source of knowledge, that is, pure intelligence, or Being as Consciousness. As such, they are like ships with a damaged rudder, better than nothing but not very effective. Slowly, as ethical humanism takes over decaying Religion, the ethical and moral foundations of Religions will all be knocked slowly away (note gay marriage) by the intellectual elite who happen to be atheists. Life, without a guide, will disintegrate until a revival of knowledge and experience and *Religious Science* replace moral relativism and ethical humanism. True knowledge of the true principles of living can never be totally lost... ---In [email protected], <jr_esq@...> wrote: Ann, I believe the Catholic Church considers the role of women to be motherhood and not as patriarchs of the church. The Church may change its stance depending on how well the female bishops in the other denominations are perceived by the general public. Also, the Church may change depending on the quality of men that enter the seminary to become priests. ---In [email protected], <awoelflebater@...> wrote: Probably not as long as men are running the show. ---In [email protected], <jr_esq@...> wrote: This appears to be the trend among Protestant Christian churches. But one wonders if the Catholic Church would ever accept women as priests. http://news.yahoo.com/church-england-paves-way-women-bishops-2014-142619228.html http://news.yahoo.com/church-england-paves-way-women-bishops-2014-142619228.html
