tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post8293580607897039280..comments2023-10-23T14:15:29.331-07:00Comments on Shallow Cogitations: See You At The PoleHank Greerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15243840232233423724noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post-15118750254726981802009-09-25T23:27:38.873-07:002009-09-25T23:27:38.873-07:00Amen.Amen.Sherrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post-85456699417255913312009-09-25T05:06:36.349-07:002009-09-25T05:06:36.349-07:00Sherry,
That's the beauty--and the main issue...Sherry,<br /><br />That's the beauty--and the main issue I have--with being able to pick and choose from a religious text that contains so much guidance. We can pick the parts we agree with, give them more importance, and rationalize the rest away. I think people can still be good without a religious text of any kind as their standard.Hank Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15243840232233423724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post-86368119182363145732009-09-24T19:38:21.661-07:002009-09-24T19:38:21.661-07:00Posting the Old Testament rules makes me think of ...Posting the Old Testament rules makes me think of the book I am reading "The Year of Living Biblically" by A.J. Jacobs. He tries to live the 600-odd rules in the bible as literally as possible for a year. It is very funny, since he was never a religious person prior to the experiment, but also very thought provoking. <br /><br />I noticed in Leviticus it charges you to treat your fellow countryman the same as you would an alien if he is down on his luck. Which implies that "aliens" should receive the highest level of our kindness and generosity. Kind of a Catch-22 for all those folks screaming about illegal immigration or giving health care to the poor.Lucashttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01247999979754738405noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post-44193102426959026252009-09-24T14:45:36.734-07:002009-09-24T14:45:36.734-07:00Believe Jesus said that the greatest commandment o...Believe Jesus said that the greatest commandment of the new covenant was to love God with your whole mind and soul, and to love your neighbor as yourself--Old Testament rules were superseded (sp?) is how I've been thinking. I could be over-simplifying (something I've been cultivating for much of my life.)Sherrynoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post-87184634478287653952009-09-24T06:09:16.282-07:002009-09-24T06:09:16.282-07:00What do you mean?What do you mean?Hank Greerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15243840232233423724noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3980421295592818922.post-83449991991896523022009-09-23T22:58:59.257-07:002009-09-23T22:58:59.257-07:00but what about the NEW Testament??but what about the NEW Testament??Sherrynoreply@blogger.com