Our God is greater, Our God is stronger...

**Mafoo** · 09-17-2010, 11:08 AM

a friend of mine just posted this on facebook. I dont really know the context but to me this says alot about how some people view religion/ god. is there really a god that you can posses? MY god, HIS god, OUR god whats the need for the possesive language? how can god be greater or stronger, god is all that is, god is the _______est (fill in the blank with anything).

i feel like its part of human nature to relate oneself to the people around oneself. isnt religion supposed to bring men to an equal plane rather than seperate them by whos god is stronger, and greater?

am i missing the point?

The Rev · 09-17-2010, 11:20 AM

Religion. Because you can't just go around slaughtering each other without a good reason.

The Rev

Štulic · 09-17-2010, 11:52 AM

You better keep missing the point mate, if you ask me people like your fb friend are the ones who're missing the point.
My God pwns your God anyway.

You get my point?

**Mafoo** · 09-17-2010, 12:02 PM

i have half a mind to ask him what he means by that, but im not sure i want to have that kind of discussion on the facebook news feed

im sure id end up looking like the "bad guy" the crazy stoner on the lunatic fringe..

where i live, it seems like the christians/ evangelists have this competitive spirit to what they believe in. its so odd, ive only studied the bible lightly and im pretty sure thats not one of the teachings of jesus, yet some of these churches seem to rally around their bibles like its a competition to be somehow better than people of other faiths

The Rev · 09-17-2010, 12:03 PM

People love to take sides.

The Rev

Sugar420 · 09-17-2010, 12:21 PM

people are imperfect and want to put their own slant on things and make interpretations according to their own habitual ways of thinking, maturity level, etc..

obviously its not only religious people who do this. it is the same thing happening when religion itself gets blamed for the actions of people who dont follow legitimate religious teachings

**SageTree** · 09-17-2010, 07:21 PM

I think Abraham Lincoln said it best when he said during the Civil War, in the US.

Quote:

“Sir, my concern is not whether God is on our side; my greatest concern is to be on God's side, for God is always right”

Lloydy · 09-18-2010, 03:50 AM

Everyone knows Ganesh is the hardest of the gods. He'd easily chin Jesus.

**SageTree** · 09-18-2010, 07:28 AM

Oh Clearer of Paths!!! Clean JC's clock!!!

Debaser · 09-20-2010, 06:01 PM

Plurality of being. If there is a god, there is an exceedingly great chance that "our god" is also "their god".

The Rev · 09-20-2010, 06:14 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by SageTree

I think Abraham Lincoln said it best when he said during the Civil War, in the US.

Quote:

Originally Posted by Lincoln

It's on now, bitches!!!
(upon hearing the news of the taking of Fort Sumpter by the Confederacy)

The Rev

The Rev · 09-20-2010, 06:15 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Debaser

Plurality of being. If there is a god, there is an exceedingly great chance that "our god" is also "their god".

There's an even better chance that "our god" is actually YOU.

The Rev

**SageTree** · 09-20-2010, 06:18 PM

ding ding ding!!!

Freewilly · 11-07-2010, 08:32 PM

I believe in God and thats my choice but I dont ram it down peeps gobs its a private thing, I hate religion where it becomes a judgmental thing and not a belief.

Entity · 11-13-2010, 10:45 PM

Preach it, sister.

09-17-2010, 11:08 AM	#1 (permalink)
Mafoo nice daze Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: the anguish of anticipated transformation Posts: 5,975 Thanks: 3,776 Thanked 2,652 Times in 1,698 Posts	Our God is greater, Our God is stronger... a friend of mine just posted this on facebook. I dont really know the context but to me this says alot about how some people view religion/ god. is there really a god that you can posses? MY god, HIS god, OUR god whats the need for the possesive language? how can god be greater or stronger, god is all that is, god is the _______est (fill in the blank with anything). i feel like its part of human nature to relate oneself to the people around oneself. isnt religion supposed to bring men to an equal plane rather than seperate them by whos god is stronger, and greater? am i missing the point? __________________ PLUR For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return

09-17-2010, 11:20 AM	#2 (permalink)
The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,865 Thanks: 5,018 Thanked 5,420 Times in 2,865 Posts	Religion. Because you can't just go around slaughtering each other without a good reason. The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

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Mafoo nice daze Join Date: Nov 2005 Location: the anguish of anticipated transformation Posts: 5,975 Thanks: 3,776 Thanked 2,652 Times in 1,698 Posts	i have half a mind to ask him what he means by that, but im not sure i want to have that kind of discussion on the facebook news feed im sure id end up looking like the "bad guy" the crazy stoner on the lunatic fringe.. where i live, it seems like the christians/ evangelists have this competitive spirit to what they believe in. its so odd, ive only studied the bible lightly and im pretty sure thats not one of the teachings of jesus, yet some of these churches seem to rally around their bibles like its a competition to be somehow better than people of other faiths __________________ PLUR For once you have tasted flight you will walk the earth with your eyes turned skywards, for there you have been and there you will long to return

09-17-2010, 12:03 PM	#5 (permalink)
The Rev Clear Light Join Date: Oct 2002 Location: In my head, somewhere. Posts: 17,865 Thanks: 5,018 Thanked 5,420 Times in 2,865 Posts	People love to take sides. The Rev __________________ Budforce - My Friend August 29, 1973- May 25, 2012

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Lloydy KTF Join Date: Oct 2003 Location: England Posts: 11,976 Thanks: 533 Thanked 2,478 Times in 1,139 Posts	Everyone knows Ganesh is the hardest of the gods. He'd easily chin Jesus. __________________ Keep the red flag flying high

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Sugar420 Freedom Bird Join Date: Mar 2002 Posts: 6,138 Thanks: 41 Thanked 183 Times in 733 Posts	people are imperfect and want to put their own slant on things and make interpretations according to their own habitual ways of thinking, maturity level, etc.. obviously its not only religious people who do this. it is the same thing happening when religion itself gets blamed for the actions of people who dont follow legitimate religious teachings

09-18-2010, 07:28 AM	#9 (permalink)
SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,768 Times in 4,664 Posts	Oh Clearer of Paths!!! Clean JC's clock!!! __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

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Debaser Baked Fresh Daily Join Date: Nov 1999 Location: Winnipeg Posts: 1,186 Thanks: 32 Thanked 303 Times in 177 Posts	Plurality of being. If there is a god, there is an exceedingly great chance that "our god" is also "their god". __________________ Wouldn't it be great to heal the world with only a song? Message CM47: Let's go pay some hookers to knock our junk around.

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SageTree ~Kalyāṇa-mitrā~ Join Date: Sep 2000 Location: In Love Posts: 23,414 Blog Entries: 26 Thanks: 13,070 Thanked 6,768 Times in 4,664 Posts	ding ding ding!!! __________________ "What's oppressive is letting your life be confined by old definitions of what everything is." -Zen Meister my_scatterheart YaHooka is.... Cannabis lovers from around the world pulling up a comfy chair, picking up a vaporizer, a bong, a brownie, a pipe, or a joint, getting high, stoned, buzzed or healthy. Uniting our minds in conversation...While Portraying a Positive Image of marijuana and marijuana users to the world. Treat your fellow YaHookans with kindness,respect and tolerance.

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Freewilly Dark Angel Join Date: Sep 2010 Posts: 54 Thanks: 22 Thanked 14 Times in 11 Posts	I believe in God and thats my choice but I dont ram it down peeps gobs its a private thing, I hate religion where it becomes a judgmental thing and not a belief.

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Entity YaHookan Join Date: Dec 2009 Location: On the other side of your screen. Posts: 253 Blog Entries: 2 Thanks: 35 Thanked 48 Times in 44 Posts	Preach it, sister. __________________ "The real rulers in Washington are invisible and exercise their power from behind the scenes." -- Justice Felix Frankfurter, U.S. Supreme Court "Fifty men have run America, and thats a high figure." -- Joseph Kennedy, father of JFK, in the July 26th, l936 issue of The New York Times.[/CENTER]

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