[Ronnie Raygun]

"I think you have a highly specialized deffinition of religion that suits you personally in that it allows you to think you're not a part of it."

I guess that's how one might see it from the outside looking in.

"I think when several million folks shre the exact same personal relationship with God, and that they tke this personal relationship to be contain absolute truths which negate the validity of other folks 'personal relationship' with God, that's religion."

You just hate my belief and wish to argue with anything I say. Stop the hate, Max. Other people's relationships are none of my concern. Mine is one on one, not one on a million.

"I don't see anything here that doesn't fit what it is you (or I for that matter) are involved in. Just because you reject speciffic practices of speciffic rfeligous groups, and refuse instruction from their heirarchy, does not take you off religions hook. Religion is personal OR institutional."

This does not apply to me............."2 : a personal set or institutionalized system of religious attitudes, beliefs, and practices". And that's what I was refering to when talking about "religion". I don't consider anything else to be "religion". Anything truly spiritual is a "relationship". And that's quite different.


"I believe that sincere and dedicated contemplation of the divine as it enters into and instructs ones life is valid. God is infinitely complex and there are (and have been) many ways to experience communion with God."

I disagree. GOD will not conform to us. We must conform to GOD.

"A famous rabbi was once asked how much of the Torah he could teach while standing on one foot. "All of it" he replied, balancing. "Do unto others as you would have them do unto you". returning to both feet, he finished, saying "All the rest is commentary."

A famous preacher was once asked how one could get to heaven. "Repent and ask Jesus Christ to be your savior", he replied. "GOD will take care of the rest."

I think it's silly to say that "Do unto others........" is the only thing worth mentioning. There are no words to describe how stupid that is. Especially since you have done it yourself, Max.