that human beings are just out of control and have learned nothing of the message of Christ, this is a prime example of it:
Armenian, Greek Worshippers Scuffle at Jesus' Tomb
At the beginning of Holy Week in the Julian calendar, worshippers of God fight with each other over a piece of property. Centuries of bickering over it. Why does God tarry?
Silent Servants...
... of the Used, Abused, and Utterly Screwed Up.
A Secular Franciscan looks at the world...
with a more jaundiced eye than ever...
and lots of ellipses for you to fill in the missing text...
(with thanks to Thomas S. Klise for the title)
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It has always amazed me that 3 of the world's great religions, all of whom share the same roots, cannot get along.
Then I look deeper, and find that even the sects within each religion can't get along.
I wish people would argue less about semantics, and get on with the spirit of the whole thing. The world would be a far better place.
However, people being people I doubt that will happen any time soon.
I recall an Imam named Tariq in Pakistan (I can't recall his full name) who said words to the effect of "If people would only live by the basic tenets of their religion we would not have all these problems."
He's right. Scratch the surface and they are all pretty much the same: be good to other people, don't steal or murder, pray, give aid to the poor, etc.
I think the concept is just too simple for the human race as a whole.
I agree totally with you, Morganor. If people would just pay attention to 'the spirit of the whole thing' it would be wonderful. Humans need complexity, they need rules, they need to have authority... the only problem with the whole aspect of religion - any religion - is the human component...
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