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Date Posted: 12:31:23 01/23/08 Wed
Author: BrianD
Subject: Re: Living Biblically
In reply to: michael 's message, "Re: Living Biblically" on 11:33:04 01/23/08 Wed

>I find most of what the politicians say so irrelevant
>due to:
>1. they tend to be deceiptful or devious so you cant
>trust what they say.

As are most capitalists. I'd still rather have elected politicians than the other options... like say a "divinely appointed ruler".

>2. they all end up following pretty much the same
>policies as each other, so it doesnt really matter who
>you vote for.

The ones who don't and wouldn't never get voted in because most people are afraid of radical changes to any aspect of their lives. Politicians say what people want to hear so they get voted in - unfortunately in America they secure votes by listening to corporations and not people.

>3. in most cases, all they are interested in is self
>advancement, and as a group they contain a high
>proportion of greedy, self absorbed, power hungry
>fools.

Again, so are capitalists and I don't think any of your points are reason to say politics are less relevant than old religious texts, but they aren't exactly comparable either. Politics deals with societal needs of people (and as ugly as those may be, I think they reflect the society quite succinctly) whereas old religious texts reflect people's spiritual needs.

>The Bible, if sifted carefully, contains nuggets of
>great wisdom. They have to be searched for and thought
>about, but if followed as a way of life become more
>relevant than any politicians prattling false promises
>or devious excuses.

Lots of books contain nuggets of wisdom and life lessons WITHOUT all the cumbersome passages advocating death and blind obedience to a vengeful god. Why doesn't someone sum up all the positive things the bible has to say into a new book and scrap the rest of the bullshit? Frankly, I think Buddhism contains better morals anyways. Imagine if peaceful religions ran the world.

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Re: Living Biblically -- Organ Morgan, 04:19:10 01/25/08 Fri
- Re: Living Biblically -- michael, 09:42:51 01/25/08 Fri
  - Re: Living Biblically -- Paul, 13:32:11 01/26/08 Sat
    - Re: Living Biblically -- Organ Morgan, 06:06:31 01/27/08 Sun