Be Polite About Your Divinity

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-08-2008
Be Polite About Your Divinity
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Mon, 11-03-2008 - 7:59am

I thought this fit right in with some of the discussions we have been having.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-25-2008
Mon, 11-03-2008 - 8:55am

Great article.


My town has a prayer breakfast, lead by the mayor, each year on the National Day of Prayer.

iVillage Member
Registered: 10-08-2008
Mon, 11-03-2008 - 9:06am

I've heard from another person I respect about your particular church and now from you.

 

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-29-2003
Mon, 11-03-2008 - 9:07am

>>Tomorrow we choose a new mayor.


 


Mich

iVillage Member
Registered: 04-09-2007
Mon, 11-03-2008 - 10:27am
Unitarian Universalist?
iVillage Member
Registered: 10-08-2008
Mon, 11-03-2008 - 10:32am

Yes...that's the one....are you involved, too?


 

iVillage Member
Registered: 12-15-2004
Mon, 11-03-2008 - 2:08pm

First I want to say that while I am a conservative, I am in terms of gov't but most definitely NOT in religion. Yes I am a Christian. I grew up in the Catholic Church, still go here and there when I want to actually get out of bed early on Sundays which is my only day I get a chance to sleep in. I find other ways of "talking to God" and "Serving God", through volunteering, being one with Nature...oh so many ways other than sitting in a Church. Because of this I would classify myself as more 'Spiritual' than 'Religious'. I have a very strong and deep faith but for me it is very personal. I fully respect ALL religions and one of my passions is studying and learning more about the various religious beliefs.

With that said I completely agreed with this article. If there is one thing that makes my skin crawl is being "preached" to. I have personally faced some very nasty religious discrimination, but surprisingly not from non-Christians but from those who ARE Christians. I don't worship the right way, attend the 'right' church, pray loud enough or in the right way, don't believe the same things, etc. How very Christian of them, huh? I am completely turned off when I offer my respect to others but in turn I am treated poorly and people are impolite towards my beliefs.

I don't mind if a moment of silence for individual and personal prayer or reflection is offered at public or gov't events. I think even those who are not Christian or those who do not have ANY religion can take the time for the personal reflection or meditation. You can be thankful or wish good will without a particular God. And for those who do not want to participate they can choose to do whatever during that moment of silence.

As for the breakfast for the National Day of Prayer and excluding non-Christians is horrible - and again not very Christian like. Shame on them! I wouldn't attend simply because that would mean my friends who are Pagans, Hindu, Jewish, and Muslim couldn't attend. Not to mention, last time I checked they all partake in forms of Prayer...

Our Country wasn't formed on the basis of "Freedom FROM Religion" but "Freedom OF Religion" meaning anyone can worship any way they wish and any God(s) they wish or if they choose no God(s) at all.





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iVillage Member
Registered: 10-08-2008
Mon, 11-03-2008 - 2:13pm

ITA!


 

iVillage Member
Registered: 09-25-2008
Mon, 11-03-2008 - 2:16pm

Sadly I live in the city next door ;-)

I have a call into the city managers office though -- I got a robocall from the chief of police this weekend and they are illegal in CA. I was curious why the police cheif was allowed to violate state law to promote his POV on a poltical issue. We will see if I hear back from them.

Heard some VERY disturbing stuff about one of the guys running for judge -- I'll email you tonight