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Jul 31
Christianity Is Based Completely On (D)Evil
Christianity is completely based on sin. The New Covenant and therefore Jesus wouldn’t be needed if it wasn’t for evil or the Devil (which God created). God sent his son to us, we kill him and that’s the way to God?
The goal of God and Jesus should be to save the Devil! The Devil can’t be saved cause if he was that would end Christianity and there would be no threat of Hell. It just doesn’t make sense that an all knowing all powerful creator would set it up this way if you ask me. There had to be a better way that a God could have done this…
That’s one of my biggest issues with faith in unseen beings, people giving away all the credit for not only things they accomplished themselves, but the belittling of mankind as a whole. Let alone thinking there is a better place than than the planet we have now once again for an imagined, unseen hoped for place.
It wasn’t God though it may be unexplained, it’s cause you worked your ass off and fought through it!
THAT FUSS IS US!
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Jun 12
A Modest And Humble Funk Cat?
A modest and humble funk cat is basically a jazz musician playing pop.
Attitude, if you ask me, is a requirement to hit that spot right…
Cause not only is funk music ballsy, the subject matter and therefore the tone is hard, tough, strong and solid. Steady even and when those things become loose the music becomes more funky but less funk!
It’s like the attitude, subject matter, tone and emotion must match. The personality even
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Apr 27
So What, Be A Racist…
So what, be a racist. Do you pay and treat me fairly? Is the business you run successful? Have you ever disrespected me personally? Have you ever publicly disrespected the team?
Why give this man or any man the power to upset you so deeply? So what he may not like or be comfortable around black people. It ain’t like you ain’t heard the very same talk in reverse in your family. And white people please don’t think that a lot of black people don’t feel that same way towards you. Ain’t all cultures guilty of “stay with your own” and or “don’t marry one of them?”
But oh, it’s not racism if it comes from the minority? One group can have the exact same feelings but one is racist and the other is not cause one is the dominant culture?
Me personally am beyond the who’s a racist thing cause it really doesn’t bother me. I don’t see wasting my energy and time playing that game. So what you don’t like me cause I’m black, I know plenty of people who do and I don’t think “ignoring” cases of racism leads to racism spreading. And to tell the truth trying to stamp it out with such vigor may help to spread it. Acknowledge and move on.
If a known racist offers a better deal on a product I need I have no problem buying from him. And I’m not saying that just for effect it really doesn’t bother me (I buy from Christians all the time lol). There are however some things I won’t support with my dollars (gangsta rap for one) but the racism and prejudice and the “they don’t like black people thing” personally does not bother or move me. That fight seems so outdated there are more pressing matters that trigger my emotion.
How do I fight racism? Number one I don’t cause to fight it just gives it more attention. It shouldn’t be a fight.
What I’m going to do is get more computer training and make myself more marketable in the IT industry. Get a better job, pay my taxes and bills, improve my credit, watch out for my family, not litter, present myself in public and carry myself at a level that I respect. Not have a criminal record or even tickets. Keep myself healthy and fit. Keep abreast of current events and what’s going on in the world. Keep up to date with science. Speak articulately and clearly. Eat healthy foods. Be happy and assured so that everyone that comes within this little light of mine will feel these very things.
That’s how I boycott and picket and for me that’s the ultimate stand I can make.
Be who I am and feel that I am successful.
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Apr 07
$26 For A Hamburger, Fries And A Drink
First off let me premise what I am about to say with the $26 included the tip. And that it was maybe the best hamburger and french fries I may have ever had. The shoestring fries were thin, hot, crispy and perfectly salted. I ordered a custom burger with base price of $13 with each topping adding to the cost. I got a pretzelbun ($1), crispy onion string ($1), bleu cheese (premium $.50) while the roasted red peppers and thousand island dressing carried no charge.
Walking into this eatery spur of the moment with no coupon downtown Los Angeles I expected something this costly. But what I didn’t expect was how good everything was. The temperature in the place was absurdly perfect (not too cold as the usually), the music was 80’s rock and set the perfect atmosphere at a very comfortable audio level that allowed other conversations to provide a very pleasant backdrop. Muted big screen TVs with sports playing as the booth was comfortable and the service very very accomadating.
It had been a loooooooong time since I’ve taken time and treated myself to something like this. And if it wasn’t for the fact I arrived for an event 5 hours early and didn’t want to go back home making this trip for nothing I probably would not have given this treat to myself. And it was a very special experiecne. And one factor was that I was alone and able to consume this experience without distraction. Just me and my thoughts and my sensations. And sweet Jesus Mother Mary the food was good!
Now would I want to become accustom to this lifestyle and $26 lunches? No. For me it is best left to being a once or twice a year thing that I can have to look forward to (that may be an over simplification). There is a cost involved in maintaining this level of lifestyle, a cost I am simply not willing to pay. Be it cause I’m not turned on by having these things or that I find deeper pleasure in different less “costly” experiences or that I’m just lazy and absolutley do not want to assume the pressure or responsibilty involved in generating that kind of income.
There is no doubt that this was a very very plesant experience. An experience that I will have again and again I’m sure. But does getting to a point of requiring experience at that “level” come with advantages?
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Apr 07
Racism: Is “Dominance” A Necessary Factor?
“Racism is actions, practices or beliefs, or social or political systems that consider different races to be ranked as inherently or inferior to each other, based on presumed shared inheritable traits, abilities, or qualities. It may also hold that members of different races should be treated differently. (Wikipedia)
Recently I’ve heard that a primary component in racism is one races dominance over another. Which seems to mean that in order for someone to be racist they or their culture must have dominance over a person of another race. Does this mean that two people can have identical feelings and philosophies towards those of other races but only one of them can be racist and that is the one who has dominance?
I don’t agree with this “dominance” understanding and probably should research the accepted definition of the word “racism” to see if this is a determining factor. Many times I’ve been told that it is impossible to be racist because of this idea.
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Feb 24
The Freedom Not To Participate
religious folks got a tough decision to make. an abomination is an abomination. if you claim to be a follower of God’s word there are certain things that are clearly stated as being against His will. if you live in the USA you all but have no choice but to accept something that you may find disgusting and totally against your principles. and how do you do that?
i may be a mild segregationist. i don’t feel people should be forced to serve or accommodate anybody they don’t want to. race, lifestyle, drug use, meat eaters, cigarette smokers, etc. i have a right not to like you for any reason. but im forced to provide my services to people who i strongly disagree with? should i be forced to serve a klan member or a white supremacist? just don’t go to arizona, how about that? or just don’t go to that side of town maybe. you don’t see me running down to orange county do you?
yeah we should get along but years ago i always thought racist white people shouldn’t have to serve black people if they didn’t want to. and im sure there are other more covert ways to exclude people if thats your agenda. you cant force people to integrate and like each other, you can only force them to act like it in public. and look around, for the most part we segregate ourselves anyways.
with integration we become more and more homogeneous and distinctions in our cultures become diluted and merged. when this happens sometimes a lot more is lost than is gained. life survived because of diversity. it seems now there is a strong drive for us to get along by assuming we are all the same. we are not the same and there are some people who do not want to be the same or join in on a global hug. i think the emphasis should be participate and not so much to assimilate.
and if you step back far enough in the long run no matter what you do you are participating. when you step far enough away we are an organism. whatever you do and whatever you are you are participating. if you are a hater or a murderer a nun or a rich philanthropist or a homeless person living under a bridge, you have an impact and you contribute. it may not be immediately noticed but the ripple and vibration anything or any creature makes is recorded.
refusing to participate or integrate and even being racist is a contribution towards the organism. if that is what is truly in your heart no man or law or God can condemn it as being wrong. there is no right or wrong, there are only consequences.
the consequences and/or rewards are imposed by life and the environment. harmony with the things around you is one way, but being disruptive and interrupting the harmony has shown to bring “benefits” in the long run. there is no way of knowing as there are always unintended consequences. ALWAYS. no one and no book can tell you what the result will be of any of your actions. all anyone can do is offer opinion.
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Jan 04
How Does God Answer Your Prayers?
Is there such a thing as praying and leaving it in God’s hands too much ? You ever wonder how God does it?How does God interact with the universe? When you pray for victims of a natural disaster what does God do to help these people? Does he make floods recede or move a tree that has fallen on a baby? How does he do that? If help arrives in the form of surprisingly timely arrival of another person, did God instruct of guide that person to be there? Doesn’t this violate the “free will” that he gave human beings according to the bible?
When you pray do you understand how God will accomplish the things you pray for? How he influences and interacts with atoms, matter and living things in the universe?
Do you have a basic understanding of the fundamentals of chemistry, biology and the physics of the universe? Do you grasp the concept of the Big Bang Theory and evolution enough to explain it to your children? (if you agree with it or not). Where does your understanding of science come from?
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