If Jack posted an article with the picture it didn't come up on my board so I am only able to reply to the comments.
But Sheeeshhh DEV you went off the deep end again. That being said there is nothing wrong with religion.
Now if you go back to your school books I am sure you will recall the Great Schism and other events that separated religion from politics. There was a good reason for that obviously, because often politics are polar opposites of religious practices everywhere in the world. We all wish it weren't but politics sometimes ends up being the "hatchet man".. No matter what religion a person embraces the concepts are pretty much the same. When religion and politics mix you get the Crusades and Jihads etc and all matters of dastardly deeds in God's name.
I have said this before and I will say it again, the key element is God gave Man Free Will and when it doesn't work out, Man should not go back and blame God for his choices or expect God to clean up their mess..It could just as easily be said that God is behind this whole thing and works in mysterious ways. Bottom line no one can speak for God and second guess God or use God as a tool for manipulation or justification.
There are a lot of choices being made in Fiji, right now and I seriously doubt that God is going to come down and strike the present administration with pestilence, death or a rain of frogs. If HE were to do that he would have done it to some of the members of previous administrations many of whom quite happily indulged in the Seven deadly sins and broke a few of the commandments like lying, stealing and lots of coveting in the parking lots and other romantic locations.
Somehow I find it rather ridiculous when you stated >>>The military, of course. They are trying to provide themselves with an excuse to take over the church AND Another possibility is that Voreqe wants he soldiers to be able to raid the Methodist meeting so they can have a free chow, parasites stealng the hard earned and grown sustenance provided by God for the Rewa meeting>>>> Or was that your "subtle humor"?
I seem to detect a bit of sarcasm in your posts to Xtali about the Muslim religion, is that because you think he is a Muslim?? Not that it matters, but this sudden thing about burkas and suicide bombers when the Methodist church in Fiji was being discussed seems a bit off topic, don't you think??
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But Sheeeshhh DEV you went off the deep end again. That being said there is nothing wrong with religion.
Now if you go back to your school books I am sure you will recall the Great Schism and other events that separated religion from politics. There was a good reason for that obviously, because often politics are polar opposites of religious practices everywhere in the world. We all wish it weren't but politics sometimes ends up being the "hatchet man".. No matter what religion a person embraces the concepts are pretty much the same. When religion and politics mix you get the Crusades and Jihads etc and all matters of dastardly deeds in God's name.
I have said this before and I will say it again, the key element is God gave Man Free Will and when it doesn't work out, Man should not go back and blame God for his choices or expect God to clean up their mess..It could just as easily be said that God is behind this whole thing and works in mysterious ways. Bottom line no one can speak for God and second guess God or use God as a tool for manipulation or justification.
There are a lot of choices being made in Fiji, right now and I seriously doubt that God is going to come down and strike the present administration with pestilence, death or a rain of frogs. If HE were to do that he would have done it to some of the members of previous administrations many of whom quite happily indulged in the Seven deadly sins and broke a few of the commandments like lying, stealing and lots of coveting in the parking lots and other romantic locations.
Somehow I find it rather ridiculous when you stated >>>The military, of course. They are trying to provide themselves with an excuse to take over the church AND Another possibility is that Voreqe wants he soldiers to be able to raid the Methodist meeting so they can have a free chow, parasites stealng the hard earned and grown sustenance provided by God for the Rewa meeting>>>> Or was that your "subtle humor"?
I seem to detect a bit of sarcasm in your posts to Xtali about the Muslim religion, is that because you think he is a Muslim?? Not that it matters, but this sudden thing about burkas and suicide bombers when the Methodist church in Fiji was being discussed seems a bit off topic, don't you think??
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