Nov 19 2008
The Face of God…
So, I’ve discussed Heaven and Hell , or my lack of belief in either.
It seems the next logical thing to discuss is my belief in “God”. Since I’m not shy, I shall. However, I remind you that, just because I discuss my own beliefs does not mean I reject or sneer at other beliefs. These are just mine.
In my mind, what God is is not as important as what He isn’t. I believe in a deity that is tolerant, understanding, forgiving, who loves all humans equally, a God who is not disturbed except by people hurting each other unnecessarily. And that’s it.
I don’t know (or care) if God is a he or she or if there are series of them, a conglomerate, even an entity that created “us” (or shaped the natural forces of creation - either way) and left us to our own devices. I don’t know if he’s associated with any of the famous prophets that have lived and initiated religions: Buddha, Mohamed, Jesus Christ, Abraham, but I would not be surprised if they all touched on some of the truth. How much, well…
What I seriously don’t think God is is petty, tyrannical, egocentric, vindictive, intolerant. I don’t think he (she/they) care what belief system someone has (or if) nor do they condone horrific behavior in someone who professes to a particular religion. I don’t think he answers every prayer. I don’t think, actually, that he interferes with us, at least not anymore, like a parent that has done what he could to prepare his children and then left them to fend for themselves. If he does get involved, it is only once in a while, when it serves the greater good.
I can’t imagine any reasonable deity that would allow “righteous” people to hurt/kill others but would turn his (her/their) on people that do good but don’t follow a particular religion.
That doesn’t mean that I tell anyone what to believe. Many have tried to convince me to that I’m wrong, that I risk “hell” if I don’t change the way I view things. Too bad. I would go to hell rather than give a petty tyrant God the satisfaction of my worship.
Good thing for me, I don’t believe it’s going to be an issue.
- I Almost Punched the Bastard in the Face…I don’t care that he was only 9 years old
- Articles of Faith:The Paradox of Free Will versus Animal Instinct and “The Good God and the Evil God”
- E-Junkie Changes the face of Facebook, YOUR blog, MySpace: Sell Your Stuff Directly From YOUR Blog
- Paula Deen Got Hit in the Face with a Ham
- The Face of Another
You said a mouthful there. The sad thing is I know there are any number of fabulous people who are quietly Christian and think/act in accordance with his teaching, content in their beliefs without browbeating those that don’t agree with them.
But those aren’t the people we hear about. Instead, we hear about those that spout nothing but hatred in the name of God. What a pity!