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I've always found the idea that faith in some cases has been reduced to an inner Dial-A-God advice line, where the divine spirit of all creation, if you ask nicely, will either a) def. make sure your team scores at least a field goal on this drive because that'd put us within one score, b) really, really hope Jimmy checks yes on the "Do you like me, yes/no (check one)" and then they're gonna be in love forever and ever, or c)that that bitch who cut you off drives off the overpass and on and on is ultimately a touch arrogant. The holy spirit in this case is probably just your conscience. You just gave it a name. God's got better things to do than give people advice.
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GAINING WEIGHT... posted:The arrogance angle is something that came up to me only after talking about this a great deal to many people in my own life, but it is another facet that bothers me. Like, really God helped you find your keys this morning, but failed to answer the prayers of two parents asking for their child not to die of leukemia? And not only that, but you're hearing Him correctly and discrepencies arise only because other people are making mistakes? The arrogance is more what I was getting at. Seeing people who claim to be devout taking the Lord's favor in the silliest things just grates me when these people turn and look down on me for not being a person of faith. And I didn't claim you were being overtly arrogant, just that it makes so little sense in the general context of faith that you could boomerang it into any cause provided you had enough faith. I have a term for faith like that. It's faith that's a mile wide and an inch deep. It's fundamentally useless. People need to realize that they are not powerless in this world, and so many can affect change yet talk to the heavens and expect someone else to do the heavy lifting. This is our world, and we can't expect someone else to grab the rope we're hauling. If something lies beyond, it doesn't give a gently caress what name you call it, just don't be a shithead and you should be good.
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Nov 23, 2014 15:22
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It's kind of a Mrs. Cartman thing. Meaning that the actual father of Jesus was the Denver Broncos. Especially John Elway.
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Nov 23, 2014 15:50
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