[MA-SOC] A bit off topic: Confirmed, the King of Pop helped produce music for Sonic the Hedgehog 3

[Alain-Christian]

(This is not directed at anyone in particular.)

I stopped going to Church ages ago. I'm agnostic. God doesn't need me to
prove I kinda dig 'im by going to Church on a weekly basis being bored out
of my skull and checking my watch every 5 minutes. What started out very
simple is now this bloated thing called mass. They (man) just keep adding
more more fluff as the years go on. It's like a cruel game of telephone. I
found myself going through the motions. The words lose their meaning when
you repeat the same prayer over and over again every week like some kinda
zombie robot thing. That's stupid. Prayer should be organic.



On Fri, Dec 4, 2009 at 1:43 AM, Jill Sophia <viaparva at gmail.com> wrote:

> Michael,
>
> I wholeheartedly agree that honest and accurate sex education is vitally
> important, especially for younger children.  People who think they are
> "protecting" their kids by avoiding the subject are actually endangering
> them, because clever pedophiles often target children who are naive and
> therefore easier to deceive or exploit.
>
> I gather that your evaluation of "today's churches" is based on your
> personal experiences in certain strict Evangelical fundamentalist
> congregations; and I can understand how hurt and disillusioned those
> experiences must have made you feel.  I know people who have had similarly
> awful experiences with fanatical fundamentalist groups .... not only
> Christian, but also Jewish, Islamic, and other denominations (including
> some
> cultlike "new religions").  Militant fundamentalism of any religious or
> political orientation can be psychologically and often physically
> destructive.
>
> On the other hand, I have also known "born-again" Evangelicals, Latter-Day
> Saints, Orthodox Jews, Traditionalist Catholics, devout Muslims, and
> strictly observant Jains who were/are extremely happy, well-adjusted, and
> loving people.  Ultimately, the major influence is the family and how that
> family practices its beliefs.  In my own experience, I've come to the
> conclusion that parents who focus on unconditional love, empathy, and
> compassion -- rather than obsessive legalism -- tend to raise emotionally
> stable children, regardless of their faith or lack thereof.
>
> Religious corruption, like political corruption, is nothing new.  Religious
> groups and political groups are comprised of human beings, many human
> beings
> are corrupt, and those corrupt humans have a nasty habit of taking truly
> precious and noble ideals and twisting them to suit their own agendas.  But
> there ARE groups where the decent members can uphold their ideals and work
> together to do good, despite the inevitable presence of corrupt members.
>
> Decent churches, synagogues, masjids, temples, ashrams, and other religious
> communities DO exist.  Sometimes you just have to look a little harder to
> find them.
>
> Peace and blessings,
> Jill
>
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