tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post3573353582861876384..comments2024-03-28T22:09:54.924-04:00Comments on The Closet Professor: Cast Down Your Bucket Where You Are: An Idealist's DreamJoehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/05299122685163501819noreply@blogger.comBlogger4125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-15170156346874967962011-06-06T21:18:55.305-04:002011-06-06T21:18:55.305-04:00Thanks, Jay. I agree, so many people forget that t...Thanks, Jay. I agree, so many people forget that this is THE central idea of all religions and philosophies.<br /><br />Since you mentioned Fred Phelps, I will tell a quick story. He came and protested at my university. While others were out protesting, I just stopped and prayed that they would find the true, loving God. That they would learn the error of their ways and realize that God is Love, not Hate. It may not have changed anything, but it made me feel better. I often think that the holier than thous should be out preached in a logical way using their own religious texts. (Not by pointing out the inconsistencies or the extreme passages of the Old Testament (i.e. Leviticus), but showing them what God truly wants us to do.) Sometimes it is the only way to reach them, or at the very least let's hope it makes them stop and think.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299122685163501819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-31008379538912506372011-06-06T20:55:14.591-04:002011-06-06T20:55:14.591-04:00This needs to be posted in large letters on billbo...This needs to be posted in large letters on billboards - especially the reciprocity section. This is the part of whatever text that you choose to believe that seems to be ignored the most - the most important part!<br /><br />Whether it's the Koran or the Bible, whatever text your religion chooses to follow, you will find these words, yet they are forgotten by so many, most notably the extremists - the Jihadists, the Fred Phelps, whichever sect is killing (or bullying, or hating) others on any given day. <br /><br />Think about the peace (it would be so quiet in this world you'd have trouble falling asleep) if everyone would just live by the Golden Rule in whatever form they choose to use.<br /><br />Peace <3<br />JayAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-20781129146784494562011-06-06T14:07:52.390-04:002011-06-06T14:07:52.390-04:00Tom, I couldn't agree more. I am a big Star T...Tom, I couldn't agree more. I am a big Star Trek fan, and I think that Gene Roddenberry had wonderful vision of the future. I had actually thought about writing that in this post, but decided against it, but you are right. It could be reality in a lifetime or two. it is Roddenberry's vision and my own my own Christian values that have helped me to form my idealist's dream.Joehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05299122685163501819noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5356114186987252972.post-6884572028639071622011-06-06T13:40:39.562-04:002011-06-06T13:40:39.562-04:00Watch more of the "Star Trek" series, or...Watch more of the "Star Trek" series, original, TNG, DS9, and Voyager... While I know these are only visions, I truly believe they could be reality in a lifetime or two...Thomas (Tom) Rimingtonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02305225999248242356noreply@blogger.com