Big Asp said:Beautifully said, Tim! I will join you in making more than a few joyful noises. This is the most sacred day of all. And, as you are not attempting to force this belief on anyone I would hope that others would just let us celebrate something that means a lot to us and not pirate this thread or belittle our convictions.
After nearly 60 yrs of walkin' around on this planet, I've come to the conclusion that religion per se may be the greatest of all evils..... The confusing part is that within all of these religions there are so many good and wonderful people whose only desire is to love one another as God has loved us....
Every religion contains specific individuals who are lovers of goodness... who are living their lives in dedication to the tenets of their respective Saviour..... They are dedicated to selflessness, kindness, charity.... and just plain and simple goodness.... They are everywhere. They follow many great and spiritual beings....
Although some of them believe that one must be a Muslim, a Christian, a Catholic or whatever in order to be incorporated into God's family, I believe that it is their dedication to the aforementioned way of life that makes them a member of God's Army of Light....not their church affiliation.....
Simple love and kindness is the way of Life and the true path to God... And, for my part, I began this path walking with my Lord Jesus and I'm staying beside Him.. He is within me and always will be..... But if a good man or woman who has come to the pathway of goodness and Light from another direction.... Who am I to dismiss or diminish them.....? We're all in this together.
I call on all good men and women.... from all paths and from every corner of the Earth to unite under the standard of our Creator's love goodness, grace and mercy.... To join together and uphold that spiritual standard ... And to stop the shedding of blood in the name of our false gods....... Beacuse if your God commands you to go out and kill innocent people... to shed their blood or even simply think less of those those who don't believe in your God...... Then your God isn't God at all..... and you are quite possibly worshipping at the alter of the Evil one........
Good people of the world.... UNITE.......! It's not too late.
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