tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352057939327526780.post6298198753089508919..comments2013-10-04T05:06:58.521-07:00Comments on The Dove Chronicles: Gimme a Hallelujah!Unknownnoreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352057939327526780.post-28274380092363322302011-03-26T07:32:39.213-07:002011-03-26T07:32:39.213-07:00Lisa, that is not what I meant. I'm so sorry I...Lisa, that is not what I meant. I'm so sorry I offended. I do NOT think God does not love those who don't believe in him. I was just saying that there's a special kind of feeling that a Christ-lover feels... it doesn't make Agnostics, Atheists, or anyone any LESS... it is just a very special relationship. I am not an ignorant person, and I am sorry if I made one ignorant statement out of a rush-of-the-typing. Please forgive, Lisa. I am going to take the offending statement out of the blog.Stepmomof3https://www.blogger.com/profile/07781141443147757503noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352057939327526780.post-4806233026857645912011-03-25T21:12:33.535-07:002011-03-25T21:12:33.535-07:00It is put much more articulately in this blog post...It is put much more articulately in this blog post I encountered:<br /><br />For reasonably intelligent people who aren’t suffering from major issues with low self-esteem, religion is ridiculously consciousness-lowering. While some religious beliefs can be empowering, on the whole the decision to formally participate in a religion will merely burden your mind with a hefty load of false notions.<br /><br />When you subscribe to a religion, you substitute nebulous group-think for focused, independent thought. Instead of learning to discern truth on your own, you’re told what to believe. This doesn’t accelerate your spiritual growth; on the contrary it puts the brakes on your continued conscious development. Religion is the off-switch of the human mind.<br /><br />Leave the mythology behind, and learn to think for yourself. Your intellect is a better instrument of spiritual growth than any religious teachings.Lisa Richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124736402161304744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352057939327526780.post-73392598135298007782011-03-25T20:55:33.971-07:002011-03-25T20:55:33.971-07:00This comment has been removed by the author.Lisa Richterhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06124736402161304744noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-352057939327526780.post-18021560949225919282011-03-25T20:43:25.555-07:002011-03-25T20:43:25.555-07:00Yes, yes! I'll shout the hallelujah and the Am...Yes, yes! I'll shout the hallelujah and the Amen. <br /><br />To outdo ourselves in our love! Brilliant. I want that, my friend. <br /><br />You inspire here...Jennifer @ JenniferDukesLee.comhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15934656581948719407noreply@blogger.com