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Ohhhh.. how sweet Me_Again...

Thanks for posting! I enjoy it!

~Nxt2Hvn

Thanks for this post (Me Again) It is inspiring!!!

You know it's been a bit since I posted, and I want to thank you for making my first stop back so nice. This site NEEDS more positive posts such as this.


People of faith should stick together in affirming the life giving message of the gospel to a world that sorely needs it; in the world in general and this site in particular.

Well wishes and prayers to all

Men, really good. Thanks for posting it!!!!

Thank you for that post, me again! It really couldn't have come at a better time for me. I had an incredible, unexplainable event happen to me right after I poured my heart out in a prayer for help. I am the first to admit that although I've always believed in God, I've been a terrible slacker in prayer. After such a long time away, I felt I was being told: "I am always here, you just need to ask". And yes, Todd, this sight in particular seems so sad to me sometimes....so many lost souls.

This is my first post and first read on this site; what a great way to start my posting experience.

Thank you Me_Again for telling this site what it is to be a true child of God.

Shadowmere

A predictable response from a deist.
No disrespect intended C.D.

Maybe before it is over - The light you shall see.

I am not Yoda.

I am AWARE - Are you?


"I speak in prose, and let him rymes make."

Chaucer

Yep, when Beowulf spoof’s something, it get’s spoofed good

At the end of it all-
If only the "Final Act" were a spoof...
You would be good to go.

Oy.

I remember when folks used to wait more than 16 posts to be this pretentious.

No disrespect intended AWARE.

Ah yes, the final spoof – Death. Where we all learn that how we lived is what mattered, not adherence to a moldy mythology or avowal of faith to a probably non-existent diety. We will all probably be surprised that day, especially the followers of the revealed organized religions!

After all... time is short.

You don't have to be religious...
Ya just gotta have FAITH

Of this i am very AWARE.

This is going to get old pretty quick...

So much for trying promote tolerance and respect. *eats jello*

So be it.

It is only one of the oldest
theological debates around.

My question is why are these deists' looking at a christian post and then replying to it. My wish is that one day we will ALL be tolerant and respectful of each others individualities. This was exactly the reason for my post to show my non-judgementalness and I shouldn't have titled it to Christians but I did this because I feel that alot of you are misunderstood. If you go through life thinking you are right all the time, you'll never know wrong. I never claim to be right in anything because I don't have to be right for myself, I only have to know my own truth.
Judge not and be not judged!!!

I feel I've got to comment on this thread, and the poem that started it.

I do not like Maya Angelou's poetry and don't think she's anywhere near being a good poet. Her language choices are poor, and many of her poems are very "sing-song".

However -- I still have to admire the sentiment encased in the poem. I'm no fan of those who feel that only Christians know or have the "right" way to God, but IMHO this poem doesn't put forth that idea. Maya Angelou is stating what being a Christian is, to her, but is not putting down any other faith. She is simply exalting God, as she conceives God to be.

I suppose my point is ultimately that even bad poetry (which I think this is) can express a valuable thought (which I think this does).

So that's my two cents then.

Isnt this getting tiresome, i know that i'm tiring of reading religion bashing and the like. (i myself choose no religion, and have an entirely different belief system than most)

My opinion on this topic is no matter, however it has strayed from the topic.
Lets not turn this into a bash fest from either side.

LOL, UA -- your avatar took me by surprise and made me laugh! Is that actually you, mugging for the camera?

yes thats me

Seahorse
Thank you for your opinion, well put. My favorite part of the poem is where she states "shes not holier than thou" at that was the whole point of me posting it

Me_Again,

No problem.

Thanks for posting the poem!

--Seahorse

Awesome Poem! I loved it!

I loved it! It gave me goosebumps! Good post Me_Again!

Yes ... Once again... Thanks Me_Again... for posting a great poem!!!!

And now the "Queen of Glurge" has spoken.... NUFF SAID!!!

You may as well ask why there's an "Off Topic Forum" in the first place... maybe for things such as this.

Regardless, even though I'm not a deist, nor do I subscribe to organized religion, I can appreciate why people have the beliefs they have. We all need something to believe in so as to bring some purpose or reason to the things that happen.

I felt that Me_Again's poem expressed how she felt about what it meant to be a Christian. I applaud her for it, and enjoyed the poem from the insight it provided into the PERSON that wrote it.

Me_Again- Well done.

Count me out on this one for I aint no christian. I have nothing against them of course, It just isn't my scene.

Deadly Nightshade

In Perfect Love
In Perfect Trust
So Blessed Be.
xxx.

Beautiful poem. You can't see it, but the tears are gathering
beneath the mysterious dark specs of mine.

Stewey1972
I didn't write the poem Maya Angelou did And I will say that I posted the poem in the wrong section, so if a mod could please move it under writers and artists hangout or whichever they seem fit, as my intention was not to offend anyone.
I am me and you are you, and togetherness (christians, jewish, hindu, buddist, etc.) is what we need. I'm not holier than thou, and I like to communicate with others who share the same message. Jesus was a real person who I feel has been here before and after in many different forms. What if God was one of us? Ohh I love that song!!

Me_Again- Either way, thanks for posting it.

I have a few simple mottos (I'm collecting them into a book):

I am who I am- no more... no less;
Life is as it is;
Life is as it is because I am who I am;
I am who I am because Life is as it is.

Stewey1972 and everyone else
Thank you, for thanking me and for all of your vaulable insights-
ohh this is getting to sappy, I'm starting to stick to this posting fourm- ahhhh
get me outta here...
This will be my last post under this topic

Me_Again-

You could always post something in the flirting thread.

You know, the other day I was thinking about why I believe, and I got to this: why are we the only animals that have rationality? Because when you show a dog a steak, a lettuce or an ice-cream he will definitely eat the steak, but we can choose anyone of those. I know it's a silly example, but you know where I'm going. Besides, here goes another thing: we know that bees have certain functions (one goes picking up the pollen, and so on). The thing is, if they don't have rationality and they still perform certain operations in such a perfect way, somebody had to put them the instruction to do it. A superior intelligence, which we call God.

Well, sorry for the awful example (already said it was going to be bad ), but that's the point where I'm getting to: we can choose to do good and bad.

Me_again,
You posted a great poem. Love it.

Believe in what you believe.....We are answerable to God and to our concience and not to anybody else.