What if we changed it to "dog"..? That would work....Nice sentiment ruined by the last lines basing it on a fairy story, without that it would have been fine
Works for me mateWhat if we changed it to "dog"..? That would work....
I respectfully disagree, Tony.Nice sentiment ruined by the last lines basing it on a fairy story, without that it would have been fine
I respectfully disagree, Tony.
St. Mother T. worded her verse carefully to the point of genius; "...between you and your God...". That doesn't necessarily mean a big guy with a long flowing white beard who lives 'up there'. Everyone worships something, whether it be 'God' (or any other deity), their significant other, motorcycle, bank balance, porn stash, tits, whatever.
And that, my friend, is the whole point of it. It's between you and who/whatever you answer to
My point (and St. Mother T’s) exactly. You answer to you own moral code and that’s who it’s between, you and your code.The only thing I answer to is my own moral code.... which is a constantly evolving thing to meet the vagaries of life on this planet. On any given day I could follow all or none of her suggestions....depends on the situation and the muppets I'm faced with.
I don't need a "god" figure, a religion, a belief system or the words of wisdom from a "Saint" to remind me of my place in the universe and how I should behave.
You leave Mrs. Cougar out of it..... Quick, she's coming. Hide.My point (and St. Mother T’s) exactly. You answer to you own moral code and that’s who it’s between, you and your code.
However, I suspect Mrs Cougar might have an opinion there somewhere
Kill 'em all, let god sort them out.An eye for an eye and a tooth for a tooth and the world ends up blind and toothless, sometimes you have to turn the other cheek, and forgive people rather than seeing revenge all of the times, no wonder there are so many wars throughout history
That was an off the cuff remark really mate, I have no problem with people believing and no doubt mother T did good works I just don't feel the need to personally believe or name a god in order to live my life in a decent honest wayI respectfully disagree, Tony.
St. Mother T. worded her verse carefully to the point of genius; "...between you and your God...". That doesn't necessarily mean a big guy with a long flowing white beard who lives 'up there'. Everyone worships something, whether it be 'God' (or any other deity), their significant other, motorcycle, bank balance, porn stash, tits, whatever.
And that, my friend, is the whole point of it. It's between you and who/whatever you answer to
Sounds a bit like what Cougar said; you have your own code and that's what you live by. I'm cool with thatThat was an off the cuff remark really mate, I have no problem with people believing and no doubt mother T did good works I just don't feel the need to personally believe or name a god in order to live my life in a decent honest way
Only a personal belief but I think all organized religion was and still is (to a lesser extent) a tool for controlling the masses so its not for me
Point taken about YOU and YOUR god I do see what you are saying there but for me no god exists the nearest I can get is doing what I believe right by my own standards I don't need rules or expensive churches or any place to visit to do that
Probably not explained that quite right but its as close as I can get, absolutely no offence meant to anyone with a different view
I think we can all live like Christians without actually being Christians, but I have no problem with people being Christians as long as they don't go all fundamentalist on me about it.Sounds a bit like what Cougar said; you have your own code and that's what you live by. I'm cool with that
A mate of mine is a complete atheist. However, he lives like a Christian. His view is that the majority of religions can be summed up with one simple sentence - 'Don't be a c**t'. When you think about it, he's got a point. Look at the Ten Commandments - don't steal, don't kill, don't commit adultery, etc etc. His point is if you do any of those things, you're a C word, so don't. Makes sense to me.