More on Relgion

It is written that Yaweh created the World, Adam and Eve, and Eden, then rested, all in Seven Days. Much to the amusement of the teenagers trying out ther First Wheel!
"There goes the Neighborhood" was the Headline in the nearby city of Ur.
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"I believe in one God"
Period. End of subject. No rituals and mysteries in the scriptures. Embellished by faith. Saints have replaced gods; mother Earth bedomes Mary to avoid punishment,even death at ehe hands of the Roman curch. Icons that replace idols.

Matthew 28:16-20, specifically 19, states "Therefore go and make disciples of all nations, baptizing them in the name of the Father AND of the Son AND of the Holy Spirit,"
... as well as 2 Cor 13:13 "The grace of the Lord Jesus Christ and the love of God and the fellowship of the holy Spirit be with all of you."
 - not some "trinity"... a word that does not exist. Three; seperately called. Nowhere else is this repeated in the books.
1 Cor 8:6 "Yet for us there is one God, the Father, from whom all things are and for whom we exist, AND one Lord, Jesus Christ, through whom all things are and through whom we exist."... not two persons.

Other things I believe in.
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October 4, 2011
Scott, There was another "Ten Commandments"? I wholehaeartedly with that chapter and verses. My interpretation of this is that in all thing, there will be an answer from God, if we look  with our faith. "There will be an answer, if you only let it be" Sait Paul McCartney, evangelist.

Many peoples have followed he "who comes from the east" or out of the desert or mountain or some wilderness. These became religions. LDS, INK, Muslims, whatever. The only difference of the catholic church is it came first. Attempting to lead their flocks, when there is only one true Shepherd.

Carmie, "the only true God, and Jesus Christ, whom you have sent." is one of the basis that Jesus is NOT God, but sent by him. And has been "with [Him} before the world began."

Romans 15 is the basis of those who humbly spread the Gospel to all peoples. Why then does the clergy place themselves ABOVE its congregation? The verses that follow, by the way, show that the Isrealites as a people, and Jews in general did not (and still do not) believe that Jesus is The messiah for which they are still waiting for.

Carmie, I love you and Rowena dearly. I am a God loving man, but not blindly following the church which has led our people, all peoples, not just of the Philippines. It was a tool to both civilize and oppress... it still is, although slightly dulled these days of enlightenment.

Note that I still go to church because it IS a house of God, just not the only one. It symbolically brings me closeer to Him, and to a community of people. So we may listen to the same words, but with different ears and minds of our own. I am not distracted by the statues, plaques with names of departed and living monetary contributors, or the lavish and sometimes outlandish clothes that people wear. God smiles on those that are in sackcloth at the back of the hall, silently calling upon the Lord. Rather than the man [especially woman] who raises loud voices for all to hear.
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Religion was invented to keep the masses together. The first five books of the Bible was created to keep the twelve tribes of Isreal from going seperate ways after leaving Egypt [supposedly by Moses]. The New Testament is the culmination of a New-World-like Order [Catholicism] created by Emperor Constantine. The War on Religion should have been considered a World War involving the entire Western civilization, leading to the Protestant split and questioning the authority of the Vatican.

Religion is no more than secret societies with their rituals and pounding the "fear of God' into their members.

on Friendship and Needs

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They say a true friend can go long periods of time without speaking and never question their friendship. These types of friends pick up like they just spoke yesterday, regardless of how long it has been or how far away they live.
Some can go long periods of time without speaking and never question their friendship...

a) they never knew what they last said hurt the other one's feelings;
b) they owe money

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I know it's hard to tell how mixed up you feel…
Because everyone has hopes, you're human after all…

Please don't go, I want you to stay…
The world is just illusion trying to change you

Illusion

I know it's hard to tell how mixed up you feel…
Emotions change, are mixed, control us…define us. I stated once before “Like Mister Spock, I am in complete control of my emotions. It is YOUR emotions I have a problem with!”

Because everyone has hopes, you're human after all…
We are not robots…or are we. Society programs us from the start. Everyone wants to be more than what they are at the start. Everyone later wants to stay within the “norm” and be accepted. All of us think “What If?”

Please don't go, I want you to stay…
Not a significant other! Not even a person! Technology! We miss it when it’s down; we curse it when it’s slow; we rejoice when something new we like. FB, TV, iPod.

 The world is just illusion trying to change you
So true! From personal relationships, employers, government, ads for products and services…all swaying the way we live. What is really “who I am”?
The post is inspired by VNV Nation- Illusion
the lyrics

Dedicated to Father

Honoring my Dad, Mariano Rivera. Gone but never forgotten! Favorite words to me was “I can see it from here.”

Happy Father’s Day to all Dads, Uncles, Big Brothers, Ninongs, and Kuyas who have taken care of, or been role models to a younger one. Even if not related, or if it was only a weekend!

I was his first Father's Day present...I was born on Fathers Day!

A handy man who would rather do it himself instead of hire someone to do it. Neighbors in the Philippines laughed at him for it. I was no better! I mocked his 5 degrees off square steps! But if it requires a professional, he would pay $600 for a car repair a block away rather than pay $200 from someone he doesn't know.

He goes to a furniture store looking like a bum [1960s] and is told "You can't afford that." goes next door, pays a wad of cash and says "Bring it to the car parked in front of your competitor." He doesn't believe in credit, "Save up for it until you can afford it." I saw him pay cash for a 1967 Thunderbird!

In the kitchen, Mom is cooking, he would be on his favorite chair/throne, directing. He would tell me to get something from the refrigerator "...second shelf, behind the milk and bread. I can see it from here." Sure enough, it was exactly where he said it would be!

I needed a hammer. He told me "It's in the tool shed downstairs, third drawer from the top, right hand corner. I can see it from here. Put it back in the same place when you are done. Two weeks later he would ask me if I put it back!
I hated when he was always right! I wish he was around to hate him even more :)
I LOVE YOU DAD!