04-26-2017, 09:08 AM
(04-26-2017, 07:26 AM)speakeasy Wrote: I seem to be getting my fifteen minutes of fame on this thread. I blew it, I was counting on a spotlight on my economic concept of reducing the official work week to 32 hours while paying a 40 hour rate to all. Most employers need to keep business hours that extend to at least five days a week, so they would have to hire more employees. (That way, we would be creating huge numbers of new jobs; but it would burden businesses and that could kill the idea.) But in the near future we will have to consider something like this to keep all of us working for wages high enough to pay the bills. Technology is eliminating jobs at a much faster rate than new ones are being created.Hi Speakeasy,
But here we are and I want to go on record about my post.
The first part of my post stands. It's obvious in its content. No offense meant, just a clear statement of opinion.
I have plenty of grievances against my Catholic upbringing, but should I return to the fold it would definitely be to my Catholic faith. All religions teach compassion and taking care of our sisters and brothers, so I know they are all on the right path to universal enlightenment. Religion basically has my support, even though I call myself an agnostic.
However, I take exception to New Guy's post, surprise. For all of the good religion has done over the ages, we can easily point to as many lapses in humanitarian practices to match up fairly well in crimes against humanity. Doesn't really matter to me, because of the bad behavior our species does separate from any religious reasons. Trying to say, it's good, let's keep our faiths that sustain so many of us.
What I do want to stress is the need for civility in our posts. I have been guilty of a few outbursts myself, but it's never productive to criticize any person or subject to a place that becomes personal.
Thanks for post and for being civil. You say "For all of the good religion has done over the ages, we can easily point to as many lapses in humanitarian practices to match up fairly well in crimes against humanity." What valid religion had the "lapses in humanitarian practices" and "crimes against humanity" that is currently sanctioned by their faith and discipline? Here is a list of "religious criminals."
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_re..._of_crimes
As I read the list I see that nearly all of them were in violation of scripture as well as civil law. This is not surprising if you read:
Quote:When in the Course of human events it becomes necessary for one people to dissolve the political bands which have connected them with another and to assume among the powers of the earth, the separate and equal station to which the Laws of Nature and of Nature's God entitle them, a decent respect to the opinions of mankind requires that they should declare the causes which impel them to the separation.You are not alone in taking exception to what I posted, however, no one has ever presented any evidence to dissuade my faith. What I see in the world is the good that is done by people of faith.
We hold these truths to be self-evident, that all men are created equal, that they are endowed by their Creator with certain unalienable Rights, that among these are Life, Liberty and the pursuit of Happiness.
When I think of devout Christians, Mother Teresa comes to mind. I believe she has no lapse in faith nor any crime against humanity.
Shalom,
New Guy