"I always think of God as being rather passive, watching what
   goes on in the world, but only intervening when asked for by
   people..."
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   28.Dec.1994
   > >than most... I still cannot accept him as: > > > * * * *1)
   the only son of God > > * * * *2) the only path to salvation
   (whether salvation means: > > * * * * * * * ** going to heaven
   after death > > * * * * * * * ** becoming a better person on
   this earh, which is my belief) > > * * * *3) that he was
   physically raised by the dead by the hands of God. > I know what
   you mean! *I have a lot of trouble calling myself a christian
   out > loud! *That's why I go to Unity (somewhat similar to
   Unitarian): I believe > that we are all spiritual beings having
   a human experience and that Jesus > came to understand this at a
   deeper level than most.
   What is Unity?
   > > * * * *What I can accept: * * * * * * *What I have trouble
   accepting: > > > * * * *Majorly higher power * * * * * * Majorly
   higher power > > * * * * * * * *| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
   *| > > * * * * * * * *| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| > > * *
   * * * * * *| * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *| > > * * * * *
   Inbetween dude * * * * * * * * * * Physical Healing > > * * * *
   * * * * * *| > > * * * * * * * * * *| > > * * * * * * *Phsycal
   Healing > > What about self healing through visualization?
   Hmmm... *I can believe in self-healing through visualization,
   which is a process that calls on a higher force to heal oneself.
   *(whether the higher force is God or a mysterious ability we all
   have to heal ourselves, I just don't know). But it still
   requires a conscious effort on the part of a person - yourself.
   *In this case, the "inbetween dude" is yourself. *You act as a
   channeler for the higher forces to come through your body and
   heal yourself. But for God to decide to act on a dead body -
   alone - ... I always think of God as being rather passive,
   watching what goes on in the world, but only intervening when
   asked for by people...
   > >I like a good show :-) *I was just a couple of steps away
   from going into > >the Anglican Church - the show and flair -
   the incense, the men/boys' > >choir, the ritual, the flashy
   glittering Bible, reflecting the prayers > >of all into
   heaven... > > Me too! *But I like a more participatory show. *In
   some ways our services are > like some black churches I've seen
   Ah yes - the best funeral I ever attended (if there is such a
   thing!) was when I was 14 years old, and I went to a friend's
   mother's funeral, in the heart of Newark, New Jersey. *The
   celebration was certainly uplifting!
   > >But it seemed passive. *I want to be a > minister in a
   QUESTIONING church ->one that teaches everyone - kids and adults
   > alike - to have strong faith>but to never be afraid to
   challenge your own > faith, or to be challenged. > > Yeah, I
   think that spirituality is a PROCESS that goes on forever. *In
   fact, > one of the problems that I have with most organized
   religion is that they > seem frozen in the past. *I don't see
   how you can have a > relationship with God (or another human for
   that matter) that isn't > dynamic (at least not a healthy
   relationship).
   In the sense of the Catholic Church, the reason they are gaining
   popularity at such a *high* rate is that they provide -answers-.
   2000 years of doctors, psychologists, healers, ministers,
   thoughtful folks, scientists... all of those people who make up
   the church, and have been on various committees in the past and
   present, have melted together a service and a religion that will
   have an answer for nearly every human question you might have.
   *And yet - I was never good at accepting someone else's answers
   without 1) proof or 2) finding out for myself. Otherwise, I
   would probably convert to Catholocism without any delay :-)
   -- Kenneth Udut * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * * *
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