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Aisha Azar · 05-11-2007, 09:14 PM

[quote=charity;29783]uh-oh. no i'm kidding i think this discussion can be had with a bit more sensitivity than some issues call for. because my time is limited i have only read the first page of posts and this is my response to PAGE 1 only.

i think that in some religions certain provocative dance is looked down upon not because of what the individuals themselves think but because of what god thinks.

Dear Charity,
And what mere human being would have the audacity to think they, exclusively, know what GOD thinks?? One of the most ignorant comments I have ever heard in my life was when someone said to me, "God doesn't like that".
When I see the hand of God it has very little to do with what is written to condemn others in any text, which were after all, written by mortals, and since there is no uninspired Word, Thought or Deed if we follow MY religious code, the way to tell what God thinks is to merely look around and see what is happening. If you ask me it is ALL what God thinks. This ties in nicely with religions that claim God is all seiing, all knowing, etc. I do not have to understand this, but I do accept it and recognize that I, in reality know exactly as much as any other person, about what God thinks.... which in truth means I know nothing for sure.
The truth is that we are ALL only guessing and your guess is as good as mine until the moment someone tries to shove their guess down my throat!
Regards,
A'isha

05-11-2007, 09:14 PM	#225 (permalink)
Aisha Azar V.I.P. Join Date: Jul 2006 Location: Pacific Northwest USA Posts: 4,516	Religion [quote=charity;29783]uh-oh. no i'm kidding i think this discussion can be had with a bit more sensitivity than some issues call for. because my time is limited i have only read the first page of posts and this is my response to PAGE 1 only. i think that in some religions certain provocative dance is looked down upon not because of what the individuals themselves think but because of what god thinks. Dear Charity, And what mere human being would have the audacity to think they, exclusively, know what GOD thinks?? One of the most ignorant comments I have ever heard in my life was when someone said to me, "God doesn't like that". When I see the hand of God it has very little to do with what is written to condemn others in any text, which were after all, written by mortals, and since there is no uninspired Word, Thought or Deed if we follow MY religious code, the way to tell what God thinks is to merely look around and see what is happening. If you ask me it is ALL what God thinks. This ties in nicely with religions that claim God is all seiing, all knowing, etc. I do not have to understand this, but I do accept it and recognize that I, in reality know exactly as much as any other person, about what God thinks.... which in truth means I know nothing for sure. The truth is that we are ALL only guessing and your guess is as good as mine until the moment someone tries to shove their guess down my throat! Regards, A'isha Last edited by Aisha Azar; 05-12-2007 at 04:13 PM.