tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post2984695384352325702..comments2023-04-06T02:30:06.988-07:00Comments on Torrent of Consciousness: Call Yourself Anything You LikeMelanie Boxallhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07123851168700589156noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post-23133224465317386942014-06-16T17:11:56.659-07:002014-06-16T17:11:56.659-07:00I will echo the words Kitty said earlier, and add ...I will echo the words Kitty said earlier, and add the biggest 'difference' lies directly in the choices we make as well as the labels we hang on each other. <br /><br />Remember back when Madonna (the singer) was so very popular and would keep changing her look? The press would pretty much complain that she was "reinventing" herself at every turn. Whether it is to move a product, turn/earn a profit, or just feel engaged in the cocoon of our own skin, choice plays a major role in all of this. Our reactions of surprise, dismay, or reassurance are all reliant upon the choices we make, and how others see and label us.<br /><br />Religion, like any good theatre, is just another label of window dressing for the routines and ministrations we assign to it. We 'expect' those we entrust to our more spiritual designations to follow some sort of ethical standard. Ethics is a matter of making the right and proper choices--we even choose to let others get away with violent behavior until we reach a breaking point. ~ Blessings! :)<br />Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post-60240662528932242412014-06-16T17:02:10.665-07:002014-06-16T17:02:10.665-07:00I'm with you, Kitty--the labeling is a big par...I'm with you, Kitty--the labeling is a big part of the whole problem, IMHO. Thanks for saying so.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post-23524936863829613322014-06-16T09:04:17.124-07:002014-06-16T09:04:17.124-07:00Well done. You wrote,"I don't understand...Well done. You wrote,"I don't understand how a religion can split into two factions that hate each other so vehemently in the first place." Well, here in the States "Christians" certainly seem to have that division between "fundamental" and "progressive." They may not have escalated to full-out warfare with weapons, but surely, the hatred is there on the conservative end. And doesn't that always seem to be where the hate comes from. I mean, one group usually claims to have the fundamental "truth" on their side, and the others are labeled "infidels." We clearly have religious figureheads who spout hate and nonsense (Robertson, Phelps, etc.), and others who are much more "inclusive" in their love (Jim Wallis).<br /><br />But I've been nose-to-nose with a man similar to Phelps, and believe me, the hatred behind their eyes is scary. If you don't see things the way they do, you're going to Hell and they're darned well gonna tell you so.Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08201647053123651818noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post-56741234112924433782014-06-16T06:42:05.097-07:002014-06-16T06:42:05.097-07:00I agree. I agree. Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18119718461267453386noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post-72607710362978444632014-06-16T05:44:02.331-07:002014-06-16T05:44:02.331-07:00And you won't have any problems, they'll r...And you won't have any problems, they'll rush to label you, and find plenty of labels to use. It amuses me greatly when they do it to me. I've been labelled many things, but what amuses me most is that I have been called BOTH a righty AND a lefty, many times. People love little boxes.Melanie Boxallhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07123851168700589156noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7196829553153577775.post-29237172406175488702014-06-16T05:41:51.187-07:002014-06-16T05:41:51.187-07:00I would rather not call myself anything and let so...I would rather <i>not</i> call myself anything and let someone else apply a label if helps them fit me into their world view.<br /><br />As for the rest of it: I know what I'm supposed to be doing. And I'm working on it.Kittybritonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14220277401017282618noreply@blogger.com