felicitations2u that : :::::::::::
even ye had 廿多年教會聚會's habit ,
even 教會 had 魔力 up on your 全部 , ye have still perfected through in rooting out the church ,
原帖由 Guest from 218.103.205.x 於 2008-3-2 08:56 發表
After spending so many years in the church or the religion, I can imagine that your social circle is much resticted to Christian circles. Tough or painful time can be ahead in this aspect.
However, the reward is the freedom to seek for knowledge and truth.
The intolerance from churches are expected, as clearly explained by A. Einstein.
"A man who is convinced of the truth of his religion is indeed never tolerant, and he is unable to be tolerant. At the least, he is to feel pity for the adherent of another religion but usually it does not stop there. The faithful adherent of a religion will try first of all to convince those that believe in another religion and usually he goes on to hatred if he is not successful. However, hatred leads to persecution when the might of the majority is behind it.
In the case of a Christian clergyman the tragi-comical is found in this: that the Christian demands love from the faithful, even love for the enemy. This demand, because it is indeed superhuman, he is unable to fulfill. Thus intolerance and hatred ring through the oily words of the clergyman. The love, which on the Christian side is the basis for the conciliatory attempt towards Judaism is the same as the love of a child for cake. That means that it contains the hope that the object of love will be eaten up. …"
Although he was talking about the Jews, it is also generally applicable.
After spending so many years in the church or the religion, I can imagine that your social circle is much resticted to Christian circles. Tough or painful time can be ahead in this aspect.
However, the reward is the freedom to seek for knowledge and truth.