raydawg wrote on 02/21/18 at 08:32:38:


The Golden Rule is the same thing - and non-denominational.

There's a reason church and state are separate.  But hey, if you want to experience the two together, the Middle East is a great place to start.

T And T Garage wrote on 02/21/18 at 08:35:41:


Odd, the golden rule says the same thing, and its good.
A church says the same thing, and its corrupt.

However, its a moot point, if it is practiced, the results are the same, love for all, yet.........

Yes, odd, and telling, sad, to deny love, hope, because we don't like the messenger.

I must have missed the part where it says you must be a forced Christian, or Muslim, or Jew, etc, and hold a card to its membership, before you can love.

raydawg wrote on 02/21/18 at 09:24:38:

Yeah, because no one ever said that anywhere on this forum - but I'm not sure what point you're trying to make here.

You and your liberal friends probably don't know what role Christianity played in the creation of the laws.

justin_o_guy2 wrote on 02/21/18 at 09:44:14:


Jog, the root to psychology is religion based principals....
Fear has always been a destructive element, that man has struggled with.


Here, this man of history, says it way better, than my ability.......

“Only Thing We Have to Fear Is Fear Itself”

From FDR’s First Inaugural Address

Franklin D. Roosevelt had campaigned against Herbert Hoover in the 1932 presidential election by saying as little as possible about what he might do if elected.

Through even the closest working relationships, none of the president-elect’s most intimate associates felt they knew him well, with the exception perhaps of his wife, Eleanor.

The affable, witty Roosevelt used his great personal charm to keep most people at a distance. In campaign speeches, he favored a buoyant, optimistic, gently paternal tone spiced with humor.

But his first inaugural address took on an unusually solemn, religious quality. And for good reason—by 1933 the depression had reached its depth. Roosevelt’s first inaugural address outlined in broad terms how he hoped to govern and reminded Americans that the nation’s “common difficulties” concerned “only material things.”

I C&P the above, not my narrative  

FormerlyLostArtist wrote on 02/21/18 at 09:27:11:


I didn't say they should have prayer over the loudspeaker and everyone has to participate.


I was talking about people using the auditorium after hours.

FormerlyLostArtist wrote on 02/22/18 at 08:36:56:



Oh, I'm sorry.....

Justifying hate, negativity, buzz killing, hypocrisy, etc.....

Ya know, its not that difficult to realize when you hate, for whatever reason, you become hate, yourself.....
The very thing you hate, about others.

I always liked this one, explains a lot about the nature of people.

Sipping the poison, yourself, expecting the other person to die from it, is just plain crazy  

Its funny, at work, very diverse, all kinds of races, cultures, beliefs, no one talks like folks who visit news, and political message boards.
Folks care, sure, but not consumed, or obsessed with it.

Fact is, folks who are, seem to be very depressed and lonely.
People just give them a customary nod, smile, and the person will just walk away thinking the world has gone nuts.

Sorta like the two old guys, sitting at the bar during the day, muttering and complaining into each others beer.....

That ain't life in my book.

You live it, as it comes at you, joy and happiness is a choice of having the right outlook, attitude.
Adversity offers challenge, and opportunity to overcome, reaping the benefits of self worth, and many friendships, in the process.....

Boy, I bet you are sorry you asked  

Have a good day Lost