One of the things which featured in the recent debate on this post is the idea that “religion should be about improving oneself”. This has got me thinking; ‘religion’ of course takes many forms, but in the vast majority of cases I disagree with this. To paraphrase MarkC, religion is certainly something which as a by-product might help with “improving oneself”, but however you measure self-improvement it is not the sole point, certainly not in the Judeo-Christian case. In fact, if your sole aim is to “improve yourself”, why waste your time playing around with the trappings of religion? Most religions are based around the idea of faith in God, and that, surely, is the point. Considering Christianity specifically, Jesus said “ Love the Lord your God with all your heart and with all your soul and with all your mind. This is the first and greatest commandment. And the second is like it: Love your neighbor as yourself ” and so ‘religion’ should not be in danger of becoming all about wo...
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'welcome to dumpville. population 1. you.'
Anyway, I have more readers than you'll ever have!
Thank you for a pleasant evening.
1. You dump me.
2. You turn up late for dinner.
3. You do not dry all the pots.
4. You command me to make you tea.
5. I feel there is a 5th.
What did I do for you:
1. Cooked you dinner.
2. Made requested/demanded tea.
3. Gave you cookies.
4. Gave you a massage.
5. More importantly, did not insult you.
Hmmm, giving, taking? I thought rather than blogging about it myself, I'd abuse your territory. Not that I'm bitter or anything. xxxxxxxxxx