tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post4486926416370459711..comments2023-10-22T02:21:11.763+10:00Comments on The Scottish Scribbler: Damn it to hell - I think I might be a Christian...Rory Granthttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00866390949954081901noreply@blogger.comBlogger22125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-6356076313845265112012-02-03T01:53:15.605+10:002012-02-03T01:53:15.605+10:00What's the news, Rory babe? xxWhat's the news, Rory babe? xxAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-33544633228155070532012-02-02T02:28:59.791+10:002012-02-02T02:28:59.791+10:00i am assuming you have had your surgery by now. f...i am assuming you have had your surgery by now. fingers crossed that all goes well for you. we miss you.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-51736570357215637452012-01-23T12:16:59.930+10:002012-01-23T12:16:59.930+10:00Earth to Rory.....we all want to know if you are a...Earth to Rory.....we all want to know if you are all right sweetie.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-56050520047639545612012-01-14T18:24:03.436+10:002012-01-14T18:24:03.436+10:00Ground Control to Major Tom...Ground Control to Major Tom...Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-49610014777036648552012-01-05T14:02:36.096+10:002012-01-05T14:02:36.096+10:00Hey Rory! Happy New Year! Where the Hell are ya?Hey Rory! Happy New Year! Where the Hell are ya?Austanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-70179684657081826692011-12-24T02:16:09.226+10:002011-12-24T02:16:09.226+10:00Ah, the insidiousness! Not that everyone striving ...Ah, the insidiousness! Not that everyone striving to be a better person, or encouraging others to be, is secretly trying to instill kindly thoughts of Christianity leading eventually to conversion; but the ploy most definitely exists. <br />These videos work to that point wonderfully well. Who would ever argue against people trying to be more charitable? That, however, is not the argument thatMama Henhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08057492034145042467noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-30843032854437535812011-12-23T14:22:10.796+10:002011-12-23T14:22:10.796+10:00Hey there...that old Canadian broad checking in on...Hey there...that old Canadian broad checking in on you. Hope everything is okay over there and that your Christmas (holiday/seasonal) plans are going well. Best wishes.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-63369244439970472052011-12-23T00:42:08.029+10:002011-12-23T00:42:08.029+10:00How can you want to "humanise" the incoh...How can you want to "humanise" the incoherent bran tub of ideas, good, bad, and downright pernicious, that makes up the 57 varieties of Christianity - and then suddenly declare a belief in the supernatural ("I believe in life after death")?<br /><br />What people like the Bishop are doing is making a tactical accommodation of the growing disregard of the unsustainable loobyhttp://loobynet.co.uk/noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-35981844851950854542011-12-22T09:38:24.582+10:002011-12-22T09:38:24.582+10:00if I dont get the chance
just wanted to know I wan...if I dont get the chance<br />just wanted to know I want you to have a lovely christmas xxxJohn Going Gentlyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14958171262765033946noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-40226977960437777062011-12-17T23:15:10.868+10:002011-12-17T23:15:10.868+10:00Ah, Rory. I remember my questing period, back in m...Ah, Rory. I remember my questing period, back in my late teens. Then I started reading the Bible. (I'd had thoughts of becoming a Methodist minister.) The Vietnam War was tyring to ensare me in its death grip. Publishing an antiwar tract, I stumbled upon Mark Twain's War Prayer. Which led me to his "Letters from the Earth". In that one, he pointed out that in the Old Testament sdt (a.k.a. stevil)https://www.blogger.com/profile/08152044046649899476noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-3792381644203639842011-12-17T21:41:53.401+10:002011-12-17T21:41:53.401+10:00Great post. I enjoyed reading about your journey, ...Great post. I enjoyed reading about your journey, and wish you the best in your continued search. For me, the endless wonders of the earth - the sheer joy, love and beauty in this life - all of it screams "creator". The sheer fact that we have both night and day - darkness and light - that alone mimics a loving parent saying goodnight and good morning to his children each day. I know weKimberly Kreyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09409822141557150596noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-37921528428497913962011-12-16T00:50:15.979+10:002011-12-16T00:50:15.979+10:00Wow, Rory. I just finished a book called the Pagan...Wow, Rory. I just finished a book called the Pagan Christ that went right back in history, and opened my mind a little more. Interesting timing this!CarrieBoohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05760105674950918729noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-20291571647983811962011-12-14T11:55:57.708+10:002011-12-14T11:55:57.708+10:00Nope, sorry,
I have to hold with Dawkins.
Mind y...Nope, sorry,<br /><br />I have to hold with Dawkins.<br /><br />Mind you, he can be as illogical sometimes as the established church, but;<br /><br />"Put not your faith in philosophy"<br /><br />actually,<br /><br />"Put not your <i>faith</i> in anything, but demand absolute bloody PROOF"Twisted Scottish Bastardhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06825025524038296192noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-47683493200731008842011-12-13T09:56:53.361+10:002011-12-13T09:56:53.361+10:00Amen. Years ago I heard this bishop on TV and he h...Amen. Years ago I heard this bishop on TV and he had more to do with my slow emergence from faith based on hate, bigotry, and cruelty and into what I consider a more peaceful, meaningful life. I am religion free now and walk in the path of humanity.Starting Over, Accepting Changes - Maybehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06032033918798053005noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-88221544818903089142011-12-13T07:40:50.464+10:002011-12-13T07:40:50.464+10:00btw that should read .. lately...
and ..! and not....btw that should read .. lately...<br />and ..! and not..? as it was a fine lecture!<br />(long day:))Dawnahttp://www.dawnaleebecauseitmatters.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-49483714576160807602011-12-13T07:37:06.224+10:002011-12-13T07:37:06.224+10:00A very interesting post Rory
I did have the stomac...A very interesting post Rory<br />I did have the stomach for the 1st.. and second video! and yes, many answers to be found there.<br />Although I haven’t read it flately, I’ve enjoyed the bible for many years and think some of the most beautiful verses can be found there... even amongst the brimstone & fire..<br />What can I say... that was a very fine lecture indeed?<br />He has a wonderful Dawnahttp://www.dawnaleebecauseitmatters.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-17913656167141312622011-12-13T00:34:35.630+10:002011-12-13T00:34:35.630+10:00I was raised atheist/agnostic but had an "exp...I was raised atheist/agnostic but had an "experience" and became a hardcore Christian although I could never quite align my experience with the church (it was entirely independent of it). I believe in God - but not the old man in the sky type god - and I no longer believe in modern Christianity. There are some good thoughts in other faiths as well - I think they are all trying to Jeanniehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15320507412459242451noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-37433747439657375512011-12-12T19:04:02.726+10:002011-12-12T19:04:02.726+10:00The terrible texts of the Bible are terrible now b...The terrible texts of the Bible are terrible now because the politically correct, slightly to the political left, liberal personality of the ascendant class in society, want to create a God who is benign. The point is that the Bible is a human invention and has always been used to justify a politically ascendant view. Who, capable of detached logical thought, didn't know that? Christians Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-49817743162994252011-12-12T14:26:51.136+10:002011-12-12T14:26:51.136+10:00Delores - I was spellbound - here was 'humanit...Delores - I was spellbound - here was 'humanity' being articulated in a way that was uplifting, offering hope, new, exciting and all delivered with humility.<br /><br />It was so refreshing to be reminded not of what we can't do - but of what we can do.<br /><br />RoryRory Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866390949954081901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-90451832478161426642011-12-12T14:25:00.979+10:002011-12-12T14:25:00.979+10:00Laura - I had heard of the Jefferson but never act...Laura - I had heard of the Jefferson but never actually knew what he had done with/to it. I heard about it pre-internet days and it disappeared from my mind until now. Good find and I thank you for that - I'll be following it up!<br /><br />RoryRory Granthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00866390949954081901noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-48384570277609965722011-12-12T13:36:28.027+10:002011-12-12T13:36:28.027+10:00Rory I started to watch the long version and sat t...Rory I started to watch the long version and sat there entranced through the whole thing. What a remarkable man to be able to sort out the wheat from the chaff. I never looked at the Bible in quite that way before, the evolving history of a religion. Thanks so much for sharing this.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-5975272829009980386.post-69128596240135751072011-12-12T12:33:09.478+10:002011-12-12T12:33:09.478+10:00May I suggest the "Jefferson Bible"?
htt...May I suggest the "Jefferson Bible"?<br />https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Jefferson_BibleAustanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05568578637922817033noreply@blogger.com