Jobu reminded me of a story. My Mother belongs to the "Church of God" & for those that don't know, they're pretty radical. She drug me with her as long as she could & my Dad never went with her. After he died, the thing she most worried about was his soul. I went to church with her right after he died because she didn't want to go alone. Lo & Behold, the sermon was about the privacy of religion. The preacher said that he didn't believe that people had to come to the alter to be saved. They could communicate with God on their own terms & still get to heaven. This helped my Mother immensely because my Dad knew he was dying & I told her that she had no idea what conversations took place between him & God during this time.
----- Original Message ----- From: "Joel Perry" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: "'RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List'" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 9:17 AM Subject: RE: [RollTideFan] Non Bama - (was Age Survey) > I tend to agree with both of y'all. > > Joe is right about finding the right church. I've tried many (same with > spouses) and only found one that I actually enjoyed going to. But seeing as > to how my ex- and her hubby frequent that church now, I tend to stay away > from that one. I attend church with the current Mrs. Perry and her family. > The average age is somewhere around 70, so I sit quietly and hope no one > dies during church. > > But I also agree with Sonja whole-heartedly. Many people go to church in > order to say they go to church. I'm not about that. On Sunday mornings, I > listen to old bluegrass-gospel CDs that I made (I guess I'll burn in Hell > for illegally downloading the songs). That type of music provides me with > more of a 'religious' experience than I have received at any church. I find > that listening to the music, sipping coffee and watching nature provides the > calm that I look for. > > I feel I don't need a church in order to experience the Afterlife. Maybe > that's wrong, maybe not. But like someone once said "If dogs don't go to > Heaven, I want to go where they go." > > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > -----Original Message----- > From: [EMAIL PROTECTED] [mailto:[EMAIL PROTECTED] On > Behalf Of [EMAIL PROTECTED] > Sent: Tuesday, June 22, 2004 8:46 AM > To: RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > Subject: [RollTideFan] Non Bama - (was Age Survey) > > I appreciate your position Joe, but my experience is that organized religion > is full of hypocrisy and not something I want to indulge in. I have better > things to do on Sunday (Saturday, Wednesday or whenever)than to show up at a > church, see and be seen with my "rah!, rah!...I am a christian" sign. > > I choose of my own free will to live a decent life, be a good wife and > mother, go to work every day and pay my taxes. If that doesn't get me to > where I want to be in the hereafter, well...then I wasn't meant to be there > anyway. > > The way I understand it is that we ALL have a private line to God. I choose > to use mine frequently and I do not need interpreters. > > Respectfully, > Sonja > > > > > > From: "Joe Goodson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Date: 2004/06/19 Sat AM 07:49:45 EDT > > To: "RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Subject: Re: Re: [RollTideFan] Age Survey > > > > Not all churches are full of Bible thumping radicals trying to shove > > religion down everyone's throats. I have only attended church for 2 1/2 > > years so far (on a regular basis). A church is like a spouse. You just > > have to find the right one. > > > > Joe > > ...there is no limit to what a man can do or where he can go if he doesn't > > mind who gets the credit. > > - Ronald Reagan > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > To: "RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List" > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > Sent: Friday, June 18, 2004 9:48 AM > > Subject: Re: Re: [RollTideFan] Age Survey > > > > > > > It is crazy...if it was worn as a personal spiritual symbol. > Personally, > > I think he was acting on behalf of his highness, the bestest christian > that > > ever lived, Roy Moore. > > > > > > Side note: Not all of us that have a problem with organized religion > and > > the hypocrisy that goes along with it are evil, devil worshipping > heathens. > > Some of us just choose to live a decent life without being beat over the > > head with a bible and told what to think and how to act. > > > > > > Sonja > > > > > > > > > > > From: "Devonna Snuggs" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Date: 2004/06/18 Fri AM 10:08:23 EDT > > > > To: "RollTideFan-The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List" > > > > <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > Subject: Re: [RollTideFan] Age Survey > > > > > > > > yep, that was quite a ridiculous thing for the Hoover Chamber of > > Commerce to > > > > do! > > > > > > > > ----- Original Message ----- > > > > From: <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> > > > > > > > > > If I were that supervisor...or politician who approved this > > > > termination...I would be afraid...very afraid.... > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > ______________________________________________________ > > > > RollTideFan - The University of Alabama Athletics Discussion List > > > > > > > > "Welcome to RollTideFan! 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