WHERE ARE THE NANNIES!!! On Nov 12, 2009, at 6:17 PM, Dennis Faulkner wrote:
> Why the atheist insult to Simon? That seems very rude! Personally, > I feel middle of the road on "religion" - on one side, I used to go > to a church called Harvest Temple, in Lakeside, California. I have > very fond memories of this, the church was colorful, the first > place I felt really loved and accepted. Earlier growing up, we > belonged to the Methodist church, but my dad was very abusive, and > it seemed very strange for him to be in that church, and to behave > that way. This of course was not a "methodist" problem, but seemed > strange to me as a child. Flash forward today - I read now > complaints about perhaps our former pastor being involved in > preaching the financial blessings bit to people who can't afford to > give money in very poor countries - I find myself wondering if he > really believes this will help these people, or is it a scam? > Religion itself can be very scary - families are often torn apart! > I know of a young gay guy I knew growing up who actually changed > his name, because he hated the young man he was growing up, he did > not feel accepted in any way by his religious group, nor by his > family. People have committed suicide because they did not feel > they were o.k. by their religious upbringing. Be careful - religion > is not all good - it can be very evil. I am considering going back > to another state where my distant relatives are, until now I have > lived 2000 miles away. It is amazing how the talk will go to fear > of "going to hell" or "burning forever". It is also troublesome > when you try to have a honest discussion about religion and your > hand is gently slapped because you are talking about "the sacred > cow". Yet, I really don't see a peace in my older relatives who are > approaching the end of their lives, they seem scared. An atheist is > not necessarily someone who has lost all faith, they don't always > dress all in black, with their heads hanging down saying the end is > near - I find myself religious in a sense - I found out a friend > died young hiking on a trail - I find myself thinking he existed > before he was born, and after he died - if he died. However, I find > myself thinking also that when we find out what really happens > after death, it may very well shatter our little preconcieved > notions about what all this is about. Dennis On Wednesday, November > 11, 2009, at 08:22PM, "Sandy" <[email protected]> wrote: > > Simon: Why are you leaving? Still an atheist? Or, are you > leaving that too? Sandy > > > > --- On Wed, 11/11/09, Simon Royal <[email protected]> wrote: > > From: Simon Royal <[email protected]> > Subject: Goodbye... > To: "iMac Group" <[email protected]> > Date: Wednesday, November 11, 2009, 3:09 PM > > > Hi. > > I have enjoyed being on this group and if my circumstances change then > I shall join again, but for now, goodbye. > > Simon > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac > Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ > group/imaclist > -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~--- > > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac > Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ > group/imaclist > > -- > You received this message because you are a member of the iMac > Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. > The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our > netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml > To post to this group, send email to [email protected] > For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/ > group/imaclist John Callahan [email protected] If there are no dogs in Heaven, when I die I want to go where they went.ยจ --Will Rogers extreme positive = (ybya2) -- You received this message because you are a member of the iMac Group, a group for those using Apple iMacs and eMacs. The list FAQ is at http://lowendmac.com/imac/list.shtml and our netiquette guide is at http://www.lowendmac.com/lists/netiquette.shtml To post to this group, send email to [email protected] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/imaclist
