tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post5951168394491537299..comments2024-03-28T21:38:53.096+00:00Comments on Finding life hard?: Treating women as equalsLiz Hindshttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04646532093872561703noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-57684252915106631632010-07-24T14:58:49.795+01:002010-07-24T14:58:49.795+01:00" loving God and your neighbour as yourself&q..." loving God and your neighbour as yourself"... hmm - always the last bit of that I wince at - I think that has given rise to many abuses within the name of Christianity - it should be "love others as they would want to be loved" in my humble opinion... In Western Christianity - since the adoption by the later Roman empire Christianity became a vehicle of the state in many cases, the crusades etc. etc. all done in the cause of "loving others how we wish to be loved"... yes but do they? little empathy there. I still think the tenet of that statement is wrong is implies imposition of my will over your will or God's will... mind you I'm suggesting here to change the "word of God" aren't I? In another age I'd have been burnt at the stake for writing this down... this is why I never get any organised religion :-)Furtheronhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11903753972242964410noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-25376274405944046982010-07-24T14:53:46.562+01:002010-07-24T14:53:46.562+01:00And equal need not mean the same, of course.And equal need not mean the same, of course.James Highamhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14525082702330365464noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-51081742841439919762010-07-24T12:21:44.737+01:002010-07-24T12:21:44.737+01:00I do believe Jesus spent a lot of time hanging out...I do believe Jesus spent a lot of time hanging out with the more "colourful" members of the community!<br /><br />But when they became Christians, surely they dropped their "unrighteous" habits ... after all wasn't Mary Magdelene said to have been an ex-prostitute?<br /><br />(Though I don't think the scriptures actually state this expressly. Some believe she is the woman who had led a sinful life who washed his feet with a bottle of incredibly expensive perfume and her hair, but that lady isn't named.)<br /><br />In between the words I quoted from Revelation a couple of weeks ago<br /><br />http://gledwood2.blogspot.com/2010/07/sweating-like-swine-all-day.html<br /><br />(the Pearly Gates, River of Life flowing from the Throne of God, etc) there is a verse saying fornicators, liars, those into the occult... basically sinners of all kinds will not be in this new world. So they (and I) will have to give up these errant ways at some point between now and then :-)<br /><br />Have a cheery weekend.<br /><br />Regards to George!Gledwoodhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09308172310486574510noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-11360835604898765622010-07-24T00:03:41.837+01:002010-07-24T00:03:41.837+01:00My biggest problem with the "church" is ...My biggest problem with the "church" is the fact that so many take the words of the Bible so literally and deny women equality. It's what made me stop attending, although my faith does not waver.Leslie:https://www.blogger.com/profile/11964698251137788839noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-17218624.post-48202796734729222572010-07-23T21:22:21.819+01:002010-07-23T21:22:21.819+01:00Yes, indeed. Too many churches require too many h...Yes, indeed. Too many churches require too many hoops to be jumped through. Some make them too high too. And of course, there are those who find the hoops a little higher than others.<br /><br />Interesting post!jayhttp://www.thedeppeffect.comnoreply@blogger.com