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Thank you so much for your response and you said it perfectly, I can't even find the words to express what I feel in my heart as a Christian and you couldn't have said it better! Thank you so much! I also agree with you, I believe because He has shown to me in a very real way too.... GOd bless you! Elena

I tell you, I'm grateful for the anal grammar bitch in you, I learned something new today...."God" and "god"

I got you.....I think that's what I mean to say about different gods and God...

LOL!!!!!!!!!

I need to use my spellcheck.... I'm at work, so that's why I misspelled worshipper with work.... see what I mean.....LOL! can't blame me for trying.... I see your point....but mostly I can appreciate what you said: "I do not believe that "people" are without individual, etnic, cultural, etc. differences. And I do not that "believers" all believe the same thing."

For me, Christ is my God, but when I've talked to Muslims and buddhists, they refer to Allah and Buddha as their "God" which leads me to believe that people from all different religions think that their religion leader is "God" , in your opinion, why do you think that Allah and Buddha are not GOd? who would you consider GOd, or at least, who do you think that religious people could consider God? And thank you for answering my question from my previous post....I thought that would be the answer, but wanted to make sure...

I agree with that... different deity, though ultimately they workship their "God" whoever that may be... Since you are an atheist, and please forgive me, this may be a stupid question and I can probably guess the answer, but I'll ask anyway.... Do you think that Satan's workshipers and Christ workshipers are pretty much the same, because they workship something or someone that in your opinion doesn't exist? or do you see a difference because of their different deity?

I guess so...

hhhhhhmmmm, yeah I can understand that, for instance, in my own case, I don't really care for being rewarded one day , frankly I'm s darn far from perfect that I don't think I'll be rewarded, period...LOL! I also don't care for those who've done me wrong to pay in hell.... don't know why, but I don't care.... my main reason to believe is different a little.....I admit it's comforting....so I like that, but also I believe in a higher power, who for me happens to be God/Christ and I just feel it in my heart...it's hard to explain it in words...

Well, I don't think religions offer much leniency or tolerance, quiet the contrary...most will restrict our behavior in many ways... if we follow it and practice it.... and in fact I think it could actually make you even more aware of your responsabilities....

I didn't get that he meant that there is no God from his quote, besides, when you mentioned Buddha, Allah or God, they are really all GOd, only different names used by different religions...however I do get that he feels that it doesn't matter what you believe in....and I agree with you that it's human nature to want to be loved and taken care of...

Religion is a very effective means of accomplishing some outcome. It would make sense to say that religion works in so far as it is able to accomplish its outcome. The extent to which the outcome works for population& is dependent upon population's& desire to achieve the outcome. I don't think it can be made as a blanket statement that "religion works" - that leaves too many questions. Interesting point of view.... I think I could to say that Religion works in general, if I look into each one and it's details and the outcome among different populations I guess I couldn't be 100% sure.... if I'm making any sense here....

OK.........I do respect your opinion...

Hey guys, Are you up for a little debate? ok, here it goes....I'm a Christian, proud and happy to be one, I love God/ Christ and I humble myself to Him because I want to and I like it, I enjoy that humbling experience... and I do have other reasons to believe........ Of course, I know that not everyone agrees with me but I respect everyone's opinions, yes.... even if we can't agree, LOL! I normally don't listen to celebrities talking about religion or politics, in my opinion, they show ignorance most of the times, specially when they talk about politics.... but an article popped up in MSN about Brad Pitt and I do admire his humanitarian work, so I read it , and I thought it was interesting what Brad Pitt said about his view/feelings on religion.... I personaly agree that religion in general is good....no matter what yours is... what do you think? The following is the article: "Religion works, Brad goes on. I know there's comfort there, a crash pad. It's something to explain the world and tell you there is something bigger than you, and it is going to be all right in the end. It works because it's comforting. I grew up believing in it, and it worked for me in whatever my little personal high school crisis was, but it didn't last for me. I didn't understand this idea of a God who says, 'You have to acknowledge me. You have to say that I'm the best, and then I'll give you eternal happiness. If you won't, then you don't get it!' It seemed to be about ego. I can't see God operating from ego, so it made no sense to me." Thanks for reading guys, later..... Helen;)

Tienes razon! Chavez es un ignorante, da verguenza cuando habla.... esta haciendo to eso con la ayuda de Castro....los dos son unos salvajes y asesinos...!

Thank you so very much! I also wish the best for your wife's family, I really do. I know what they are going through.

Wait a minute Derrick.....I'm perfect too! hehehehe..........

Hey there, I saw the thread that Lauren started, but I'm confused, so I wanted to read your my space blogs to try to understand about this person, and I found your my space account, but it wouldn't let me read the blogs about this person, for some reason, I e-mailed Wendell to see if he can tell me how to do it....computers are not my thing.....LOL! Thanks! Elena

Your view make sense when you are just the spouse of someone that lives in Venezuela, I can tell you that it's different when you live through it....I'm cuban, lived in Cuba for 14 years, my father was stripped of everything he and his family worked for, I left Cuba and my mother had to stay behind, couldn't see her for 15 years, and so many thousands of people have suffered this and more in Cuba, what is going on in Venezuela now is pretty similar to what happened in Cuba back in 1959, with a few differences, and I can guarantee you that "socialism" which in reality is communism is not the answer for ANY country. I dont' care how many hospitals and homes Chavez may build for the poor, at the end, it will not work, let me tell you that the socialized medicine in third world country are far from decent, I can tell you horror stories about it....even when sickos like Michael Moore claim that Cuban health care is great, it's the biggest lie ever told! I lived through it, nobody can convinced me that is good, it's just not! Our country has problems, which country doesn't? but not nearly compared to a communist country under a dictator. I do worry about the problems around me in my country, but I also care for other problems that are going on in the world. I think everybody should.

Amen to that!!!!!!!!! SO true!

Exactly! If they lived in those countries there is no way in hell they will be expressing their stupid opinions....that's for sure and our country may not be perfect, but heck, it's still our country! and every 4 years we have a chance to elect our presidents, why bashing them? and bashing our government? It's still our government! fine say you don't agree, no problem, but nastly bashing it! inmoral in my opinion...... I was born in Cuba, I've lived (not by choice) and visited a few countries in Europe, Africa and the Middle East and I wouldn't trade our country and our government for nothing in the world! even if I don't agree 100% with everything they do, in my humble opinion, this is the BEST country in the world. And maybe that's actually they reason why they hate us in some countries abroad, not because our government, but because they are envious.... it's sad, but very possible.... I am very proud of this country, which I consider my country! I'd die for this country if I had to, my father was a WWII veteran, this country and it's government has given me more than I could ever dream of, and definitely much more than my country of origin provided....which was only pain to me and my family.... God bless America!

Thanks! we are in this together!

Oh I know! people pay to see them in concert to hear them sing not to hear their political views.....and they don't even take into consideration that not everybody there is going to have the same beliefs as they do.... therefore they just shove them down our throats whether we like it or not....hello! the people are the ones paying for them to be there, they need to shut up! Sally Fields made a fool of herself....

<p><p> </p> <p></p> <p>I totally agree! celebrities may have all the right to have their own opinion, even when they can be very stupid and ignorant.... but we certainly have all the right to hate their opinions! and boy, sometimes I can't be quick enough to change that channel and I have to hear some pretty stupid stuff.... sometimes I can't help but feel sorry for them....because they are so ignorant....all the money and fame in the world can't buy them some properly functioning brains........

Thank you Mousecrazy for your response! Yes, it is indeed inexplicable how some folks, celebrities included kiss up to these people, either they are totaly ignorant or they are as evil as the dictators themselves.... because when they go there to meet with these people, they go to support them and they proclaim it too, as if they were doing a good thing...it definitely doesn't seem to me that they go on a journalism mission.... I still remember the sickening words of Steven Spielberg's visit/dinner with Castro, just to think that there are so many people around the world suffering and so many important causes for us to be involved with and this guy declares the following, it's just unbelievable..: "Spielberg announced that his dinner with Castro "was the eight most important hours of my life."