jueves, 14 de abril de 2011
viernes, 1 de abril de 2011
miércoles, 30 de marzo de 2011
5 Ways to Make Your Kids Hate Church
1. Make sure your faith is only something you live out in public
Go to church... at least most of the time. Make sure you agree with what you hear the preacher say, and affirm on the way home what was said especially when it has to do with your kids obeying, but let it stop there. Don’t read your Bible at home. The pastor will say everything you need to hear on Sundays. Don’t engage your children in questions they have concerning Jesus and God. Live like you want to live during the week so that your kids can see that duplicity is ok.
2. Pray only in front of people
The only times you need to pray are when your family is over, holiday meals, when someone is sick, and when you want something. Besides that, don’t bother. Your kids will see you pray when other people are watching, no need to do it with them in private.
3. Focus on your morals
Make sure you insist your kids be honest with you. Let them know it is the right thing for them to do, but then feel free to lie in your own life and disregard the need to tell them and others the truth. Get very angry with your children when they say words that are “naughty” and “bad”, but post, read, watch, and say whatever you want on TV, Facebook, and Twitter. Make sure you focus on being a good person. Be ambiguous about what this means.
4. Give financially as long as it doesn’t impede your needs
Make a big deal out of giving at church. Stress the need to your children the value of tithing, while not giving sacrificially yourself. Allow them to see you spend a ton of money on what you want, while negating your command from Scripture to give sacrificially.
5. Make church community a priority... as long as there is nothing else you want to do
Hey, you are a church going family, right? I mean, that’s what you tell your friends and family anyways. Make sure you attend on Sundays. As long as you didn’t stay up too late Saturday night. Or your family isn’t having a big barbeque. Or the big game isn’t on. Or this week you just don’t feel like it. Or... I mean, you're a church-going family, so what’s the big deal?
via theResurgence.com
Go to church... at least most of the time. Make sure you agree with what you hear the preacher say, and affirm on the way home what was said especially when it has to do with your kids obeying, but let it stop there. Don’t read your Bible at home. The pastor will say everything you need to hear on Sundays. Don’t engage your children in questions they have concerning Jesus and God. Live like you want to live during the week so that your kids can see that duplicity is ok.
2. Pray only in front of people
The only times you need to pray are when your family is over, holiday meals, when someone is sick, and when you want something. Besides that, don’t bother. Your kids will see you pray when other people are watching, no need to do it with them in private.
3. Focus on your morals
Make sure you insist your kids be honest with you. Let them know it is the right thing for them to do, but then feel free to lie in your own life and disregard the need to tell them and others the truth. Get very angry with your children when they say words that are “naughty” and “bad”, but post, read, watch, and say whatever you want on TV, Facebook, and Twitter. Make sure you focus on being a good person. Be ambiguous about what this means.
4. Give financially as long as it doesn’t impede your needs
Make a big deal out of giving at church. Stress the need to your children the value of tithing, while not giving sacrificially yourself. Allow them to see you spend a ton of money on what you want, while negating your command from Scripture to give sacrificially.
5. Make church community a priority... as long as there is nothing else you want to do
Hey, you are a church going family, right? I mean, that’s what you tell your friends and family anyways. Make sure you attend on Sundays. As long as you didn’t stay up too late Saturday night. Or your family isn’t having a big barbeque. Or the big game isn’t on. Or this week you just don’t feel like it. Or... I mean, you're a church-going family, so what’s the big deal?
via theResurgence.com
Data Protection Can Be Hellish
(I notice a very well dressed woman checking out laptops.)
Me: “Can I help you with anything, ma’am?”
Customer: “Yes, please. Could you tell me about the facial password feature on these laptops?”
Me: “Sure. Certain laptops we carry can use the webcam to recognize several facial features unique to each person. Eye distance, mouth width, things like that.”
Customer: “Well then, that’s it.”
Me: “Ma’am?”
Customer: “The apocalypse is coming.”
Me: “The apocalypse?”
Customer: “Yes. See, the Bible says that when the government starts taking over our personal lives, the apocalypse will come.”
Me: “Ma’am, this has nothing to do with the government. It’s just another security feature.”
(She pats me on the shoulder.)
Customer: “That’s okay, son. I speak to God every day. I’m glad to know that when I’m up in heaven, you’ll be down here burning in hell.”
via notAlwaysRight.com
Me: “Can I help you with anything, ma’am?”
Customer: “Yes, please. Could you tell me about the facial password feature on these laptops?”
Me: “Sure. Certain laptops we carry can use the webcam to recognize several facial features unique to each person. Eye distance, mouth width, things like that.”
Customer: “Well then, that’s it.”
Me: “Ma’am?”
Customer: “The apocalypse is coming.”
Me: “The apocalypse?”
Customer: “Yes. See, the Bible says that when the government starts taking over our personal lives, the apocalypse will come.”
Me: “Ma’am, this has nothing to do with the government. It’s just another security feature.”
(She pats me on the shoulder.)
Customer: “That’s okay, son. I speak to God every day. I’m glad to know that when I’m up in heaven, you’ll be down here burning in hell.”
via notAlwaysRight.com
viernes, 11 de marzo de 2011
Beliefs Map
Will Wrigth, creator of almost every game with word "sim" in it: SimCity, the Sims, etc. posted in his twitter (StupidFunWill, verified account)a very Enlightening Map
Our hearts on Japan
I am as shocked as I was when finding out on 9/11 or Tabasco floods first happened.
Japanese people is all about Efforts, Hard Work and respect for others and for nature it self, is like watching your little brother being bashed by a school's bully. I hope that the head counts stays at 30 (so far) and pray for that people and wildlife alike to have the necessary strength needed.
I once had the honor to serve when Tabasco's floodings so this topics get me personally affected. You get to see people's entire lives and patrimony being litteraly washed away and forced to a fresh start.
Photos at TheAtlantic
If you wish to support please contact directly RedCorss of Japan:
http://www.jrc.or.jp or your preferred means of support
Japanese people is all about Efforts, Hard Work and respect for others and for nature it self, is like watching your little brother being bashed by a school's bully. I hope that the head counts stays at 30 (so far) and pray for that people and wildlife alike to have the necessary strength needed.
I once had the honor to serve when Tabasco's floodings so this topics get me personally affected. You get to see people's entire lives and patrimony being litteraly washed away and forced to a fresh start.
Photos at TheAtlantic
If you wish to support please contact directly RedCorss of Japan:
http://www.jrc.or.jp or your preferred means of support
jueves, 10 de marzo de 2011
Reality check
So, as my first entry, I will elaborate on to my beliefs as a former Catholic from Apostolic Roman church. I saw an article of ANONYMOUS which raised a "Cease and Desist" to Catholic Church, and was truly touched by it:
Anonymous Tells Westboro Baptist Church to Cease and Desist
Without further ado.-
1. A religion, cult or system of beliefs should serve men, not the other way around. If a religion teaches that the belief itself is more important than any human being's life (or any other being for that matter), that religion is then broken. WikiPedia's article definition:
A religion should embrace love towards other and not only to those who share the same religion. I would DEFINITELY appreciate if at least 1 priest would dedicate some minutes to all the men who died raising those magnificent Cathedrals, who are forgotten as rodents since they died "for the greater good".
Quoting Saint Francis of Asisi: "Love, then live".
2. People aren't lost if they lack the conception of a God or a conceptual force greater than their beings and comprehension. The sheer idea of believing in someone greater than our selves prompt us for a more humble and better persona, but the absence of that idea doesn't make them horrible people. They are DEFINITELY NOT LOST if they don't believe specifically in Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, Yoda, Scott Pilgrim, Santa or any other religious figure. The teachings of Jesus prompt us to love others for who they are, not for who they believe in.
This comes after a video I saw on YouTube were some Catholics bash on a Muslim praying in front of the white house throwing crucifixes at him and shouting JEEESUUUUUUS JEEEEESUUUUS JEEEEESUUUUUUS!
Their display of fear and hatred for what exceeds their spiritual system crosses a line that could even require the intervention of state to put them away for a while. No wonder in Canada they have a "No Preaching in public Law".
It comes to my mind the Letter from ANONYMOUS to Westboro Baptist Church:
3. If Catholic church doesn't want the State of U.S. Government forcing them to marry HomoSexual people (we'll get into that later), they definitely shouldn't force their so called "Intelligent Design". Schools teaches Science, and churches teach spirituality... PERIOD! Sure it's far from perfect and we are constantly changing the program and the contents of it as science develops further and further, but Science is the statement on what's Humanity progress figuring out all the wonders that God have created. If anything Science is the purist of the languages a man can speak God to, since it's the one that acknowledges his deeds.
4. It's not what you believe in what makes one a better person, but it's what that knowledge aids you to transform your reality. I've heard TONS of people bragging on how great persons they are and how they petty other people who COULD be as great as them if only they would believe in the same things. Have you noticed that Alcaeda and Christianity are the only ones who pursue others that think differently than them? Some Catholics could learn from Pope Saint Paul the 2nd who actually apologized for the Holy Inquisition and met with the Dalai Lama and acknowledged him as another way to get to God. But how do all those beliefs finally workout when actually bringing a stranger to dinner or aiding directly the needed is too much to ask? I rather having as a friend an Atheist who aids people when asked than a super religious people who just stands by and prays in the loneliness of his bedroom. Praying is not what helps people, HELPING PEOPLE is what helps people.
5. Giving money to Church is not the same as giving money to the poor. In Catholic realm, one is required to give 10% of what they earn. My input on this, take it like when buying merchandise of your favorite artist: If you want to support THAT Church, because maybe you want to support THAT Priest because maybe you like the style of this Preachings... Fine, go ahead and support as much as you want.
However, Catholic Ecclesia is no different than any other organization, and funds flow as they usually do in great tycoon companies: They go all the way up and then they decide how will it go down. Certainly from that money they payup resources for all the infrastructure needed: Clothing, Transportation, Campaigns, processes of Sanctification, etc. So if you wish to support a certain community... GO AND SUPPORT THAT CERTAIN COMMUNITY!!!
6. Let State deal with State matters, and the State will let them deal with Religious matters. I understand A religious system can be as rigid and closed minded as they wish to, since "Apparently by the powers that being" they have the right to. But If HomoSexual people wish to protect everything they have worked to build by defining their open-condition through a State-certified contract, Let Them BE! I can understand they are not going to be blessed by a Priest anytime soon, and Catholic church is entitled to their posture on that, thus that does not give the right to block legals derived directly from reinforcing Human Rights. Ow and one friendly reminder to African American Priests: Once your people was questioned onto having or not a soul... consider this before disregarding HomoSexual people from your mass.
7. Please please PLEASE Catholic Church drop the idea that Humans have the right over all animals to exploit them as desired. We must conceive that Flora and Fauna have the same rights on inhabitance in this planet. I'm no veggeterian, don't get me wrong, but am talking about the respect of life itself. We can learn from some Apache and other African tribes who actually thank the animal itself before eating it. This proves the respect they coat their values with. Even St. Francis of Asisi was (preturbantly) fond of Animals, hanging all sorts of Steaks of Meat to draw Animals neat the Chappel. Japanese's Shinto displays great respect and love towards all living creatures including landscapes (Lakes and Montains themselves), I quote some paragraph I snatched from ReligionFacts (HIGHLY recommended!!)
"The kami began as the mysterious forces of nature associated primarily with permanent features in the landscape, such as unusual mountains, rocky cliffs, caves, springs, trees and stones. Many folk tales evolved around these holy places, which often refer to animal possession and chiefly involve foxes, badgers, dogs and cats betwitching people. Celestial bodies play only incidental roles as Shinto kami."
Finally I leave you with some questions I always ask people around me:
If Jesus was only a man, would his teachings have a different meaning? Could the son of God be a mere mortal like any other?
If God would be proven not existent beyond all reasonable doubt... would you be the same person? why?
Anonymous Tells Westboro Baptist Church to Cease and Desist
Without further ado.-
1. A religion, cult or system of beliefs should serve men, not the other way around. If a religion teaches that the belief itself is more important than any human being's life (or any other being for that matter), that religion is then broken. WikiPedia's article definition:
In religious studies, religion has been described as a cultural system that creates powerful and long-lasting meaning, by establishing symbols that relate humanity to beliefs and values
A religion should embrace love towards other and not only to those who share the same religion. I would DEFINITELY appreciate if at least 1 priest would dedicate some minutes to all the men who died raising those magnificent Cathedrals, who are forgotten as rodents since they died "for the greater good".
Quoting Saint Francis of Asisi: "Love, then live".
2. People aren't lost if they lack the conception of a God or a conceptual force greater than their beings and comprehension. The sheer idea of believing in someone greater than our selves prompt us for a more humble and better persona, but the absence of that idea doesn't make them horrible people. They are DEFINITELY NOT LOST if they don't believe specifically in Jesus Christ, the Holy Spirit, Yoda, Scott Pilgrim, Santa or any other religious figure. The teachings of Jesus prompt us to love others for who they are, not for who they believe in.
This comes after a video I saw on YouTube were some Catholics bash on a Muslim praying in front of the white house throwing crucifixes at him and shouting JEEESUUUUUUS JEEEEESUUUUS JEEEEESUUUUUUS!
Their display of fear and hatred for what exceeds their spiritual system crosses a line that could even require the intervention of state to put them away for a while. No wonder in Canada they have a "No Preaching in public Law".
It comes to my mind the Letter from ANONYMOUS to Westboro Baptist Church:
Your demonstrations and your unrelenting cascade of disparaging slurs, unfounded judgments, and prejudicial innuendos, which apparently apply to every individual numbered amongst the race of Man – except for yourselves – has frequently crossed the line which separates Freedom of Speech from deliberately utilizing the same tactics and methods of intimidation and mental & emotional abuse that have been previously exploited and employed by tyrants and dictators, fascists and terrorist organizations throughout history.
3. If Catholic church doesn't want the State of U.S. Government forcing them to marry HomoSexual people (we'll get into that later), they definitely shouldn't force their so called "Intelligent Design". Schools teaches Science, and churches teach spirituality... PERIOD! Sure it's far from perfect and we are constantly changing the program and the contents of it as science develops further and further, but Science is the statement on what's Humanity progress figuring out all the wonders that God have created. If anything Science is the purist of the languages a man can speak God to, since it's the one that acknowledges his deeds.
4. It's not what you believe in what makes one a better person, but it's what that knowledge aids you to transform your reality. I've heard TONS of people bragging on how great persons they are and how they petty other people who COULD be as great as them if only they would believe in the same things. Have you noticed that Alcaeda and Christianity are the only ones who pursue others that think differently than them? Some Catholics could learn from Pope Saint Paul the 2nd who actually apologized for the Holy Inquisition and met with the Dalai Lama and acknowledged him as another way to get to God. But how do all those beliefs finally workout when actually bringing a stranger to dinner or aiding directly the needed is too much to ask? I rather having as a friend an Atheist who aids people when asked than a super religious people who just stands by and prays in the loneliness of his bedroom. Praying is not what helps people, HELPING PEOPLE is what helps people.
5. Giving money to Church is not the same as giving money to the poor. In Catholic realm, one is required to give 10% of what they earn. My input on this, take it like when buying merchandise of your favorite artist: If you want to support THAT Church, because maybe you want to support THAT Priest because maybe you like the style of this Preachings... Fine, go ahead and support as much as you want.
However, Catholic Ecclesia is no different than any other organization, and funds flow as they usually do in great tycoon companies: They go all the way up and then they decide how will it go down. Certainly from that money they payup resources for all the infrastructure needed: Clothing, Transportation, Campaigns, processes of Sanctification, etc. So if you wish to support a certain community... GO AND SUPPORT THAT CERTAIN COMMUNITY!!!
6. Let State deal with State matters, and the State will let them deal with Religious matters. I understand A religious system can be as rigid and closed minded as they wish to, since "Apparently by the powers that being" they have the right to. But If HomoSexual people wish to protect everything they have worked to build by defining their open-condition through a State-certified contract, Let Them BE! I can understand they are not going to be blessed by a Priest anytime soon, and Catholic church is entitled to their posture on that, thus that does not give the right to block legals derived directly from reinforcing Human Rights. Ow and one friendly reminder to African American Priests: Once your people was questioned onto having or not a soul... consider this before disregarding HomoSexual people from your mass.
7. Please please PLEASE Catholic Church drop the idea that Humans have the right over all animals to exploit them as desired. We must conceive that Flora and Fauna have the same rights on inhabitance in this planet. I'm no veggeterian, don't get me wrong, but am talking about the respect of life itself. We can learn from some Apache and other African tribes who actually thank the animal itself before eating it. This proves the respect they coat their values with. Even St. Francis of Asisi was (preturbantly) fond of Animals, hanging all sorts of Steaks of Meat to draw Animals neat the Chappel. Japanese's Shinto displays great respect and love towards all living creatures including landscapes (Lakes and Montains themselves), I quote some paragraph I snatched from ReligionFacts (HIGHLY recommended!!)
"The kami began as the mysterious forces of nature associated primarily with permanent features in the landscape, such as unusual mountains, rocky cliffs, caves, springs, trees and stones. Many folk tales evolved around these holy places, which often refer to animal possession and chiefly involve foxes, badgers, dogs and cats betwitching people. Celestial bodies play only incidental roles as Shinto kami."
Finally I leave you with some questions I always ask people around me:
If Jesus was only a man, would his teachings have a different meaning? Could the son of God be a mere mortal like any other?
If God would be proven not existent beyond all reasonable doubt... would you be the same person? why?
Juay de blog?
As some of you may have noticed I did a little reference to a news show disaster when Anthony Hopkins was being interviewed for his movie "The Rite" and the anchorman was forced to talk in English showing clearly his lack of the Angle-Sax language.
I was forced to write this blog since I can no longer stand silent as an expectant of all the hatred guttered by Catholic church and other fanatical orientated systems of belief, religions, cults etcetera.
I was forced to write this blog since I can no longer stand silent as an expectant of all the hatred guttered by Catholic church and other fanatical orientated systems of belief, religions, cults etcetera.
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