tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post7289498232738790022..comments2024-01-24T11:41:28.022+00:00Comments on A Cuban In London: Sunday Mornings: Coffee, Reflections and MusicA Cuban In Londonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comBlogger23125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-61512019850595997952014-05-16T04:00:04.420+01:002014-05-16T04:00:04.420+01:00heh. i think that much could be said of christiani...heh. i think that much could be said of christianity most anywhere...and this is coming from a former pastor...smiles...we say one thing, and live another way...it makes it easy to discount or discredit when the people in the religeon dont even follow it...Brian Millerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00722940075884718007noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-39475651691534512242014-05-15T20:46:41.536+01:002014-05-15T20:46:41.536+01:00Thank you for the long write, Gloria! :-)
Thanks,...Thank you for the long write, Gloria! :-)<br /><br />Thanks, everyone for your kind comments.<br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-79044422474237544482014-05-14T23:03:16.275+01:002014-05-14T23:03:16.275+01:00I dont know mario. When I say on these times Im a...I dont know mario. When I say on these times Im a christian and catholic sounds now like a curious thing:)<br />But maybe we don't choose in what we believe.<br />Hurt me all these problems with catholic church.<br />Im not blind and I think Im intelligent.<br />But believe is something about Love and when I thi k inlove is all the love.<br />I think God is love.<br />Is simple and complicate to explain.<br />But when you love God you can't say not to Him.<br />Is the hard road I know isnt easy.<br />But always I think in that I choose again love Him and try to live the love.<br />Amyway I can say when Francisco the new Pope arrive to the church he confirms many things I think all my life.<br />Sorry for the long write Mario<br />xoGloria Bakerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03055543111865966546noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-6402854676300938672014-05-13T12:36:02.693+01:002014-05-13T12:36:02.693+01:00Outlawyer is me, Manicddaily--an old blogger blog...Outlawyer is me, Manicddaily--an old blogger blog I di not use. k. Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-4281853254655113002014-05-13T12:35:25.280+01:002014-05-13T12:35:25.280+01:00I am on the other side of the pond and so don'...I am on the other side of the pond and so don't really follow Cameron so much, but I wonder if he wasn't saying this to distinguish a Western heritage rather than an Eastern or MiddleEastern one--so that it may have had to do more with Eastern than Easter. These are all interesting questions. Thanks. k. Outlawyerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15698845661756444061noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-47340188185893935842014-05-13T07:00:35.679+01:002014-05-13T07:00:35.679+01:00Chocolate is 'always a good thing' LOL
A ...Chocolate is 'always a good thing' LOL <br />A very thought provoking post.<br />Once I met a christian whom was the most judgmental person I have ever met. <br />If I treat others as I want to be treated I feel that is a 'good religion' to practice. Margiehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/14433759763753850718noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-38149875824185567642014-05-13T01:41:01.721+01:002014-05-13T01:41:01.721+01:00Very interesting article. I enjoyed it. Thanks for...Very interesting article. I enjoyed it. Thanks for sharing your thoughts.<br /><br />Velvahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16034246333318823700noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-40180102210914986572014-05-12T15:05:33.411+01:002014-05-12T15:05:33.411+01:00I have always believed that the most important thi...I have always believed that the most important thing is how we interact with others - including animal and plant life - and not so much which religion we belong to.<br />For instance, I have encountered many a "devout" Christian who lacks the most basic of Christian attributes...and it is the same story in many other religions.<br />On the other hand, I have known atheists who are the kindest and most humble people I have ever met.<br />So, I would say that it is how you behave that matters and not which faith you belong to.<br /><br />Many thanks for an extremely thought-provoking post.:)<br />Ygrainehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00300519608303898969noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-33743888260169978302014-05-12T14:46:09.853+01:002014-05-12T14:46:09.853+01:00I seem to have spent a lot of time, in various cou...I seem to have spent a lot of time, in various countries, looking at how people make sense of themselves and the worlds they inhabit - which seems to me to underpin religion. So the Maori see the earth as originating in volcanoes while the Aborigines have doctrine of everything growing out of the 'Dreamtime.' It seems a common need to make sense of where we came from - and logic that we can't all be right.<br /><br />So what matters more is what use we make of it. Belief in a god (of whatever shape or colour) is secondary to caring for and respecting each other. Kindness should not be a stepping-stone to some sort of afterlife, rather a better way to help the world go round in the here and now.JOhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03127111575563904349noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-44229384886605301722014-05-12T08:46:26.352+01:002014-05-12T08:46:26.352+01:00Atheism and Religion are too far apart I must say....Atheism and Religion are too far apart I must say. Taking the middle path is something that that is more comfortable and meaningful I suppose. Haddockhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11573906991666088642noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-24051528725916093252014-05-12T06:48:38.846+01:002014-05-12T06:48:38.846+01:00As always, a delightful and provocative post that ...As always, a delightful and provocative post that I will chew on for days --Elizabethhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03313726816776097840noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-91055760502706099662014-05-12T04:39:09.494+01:002014-05-12T04:39:09.494+01:00It's almost impossible to define a whole natio...It's almost impossible to define a whole nation based on religion, but I'd say Britain has definitely been shaped by Christian culture...<br /><br />In a few more generations, even this influence will be gone and I hope for a more multi-cultural, tolerant attitude.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-23336177875822344502014-05-11T23:29:12.795+01:002014-05-11T23:29:12.795+01:00I think there is a lot of evil done in the name of...I think there is a lot of evil done in the name of Christianity, here in the US anyway. I like to think that by saying I am an atheist I am taking a stand against Christianity and if I were to say I am an agnostic or a humanist my stand becomes more lenient to Christianity. Bear in mind that I was raised in a southern Baptist church and just moved from Oklahoma recently. To my mind, it is simply a fairy tale of sorts and I just don't get how people can believe in it.Rubye Jackhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02511953177053448513noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-3520825405674632242014-05-11T22:22:18.490+01:002014-05-11T22:22:18.490+01:00Thanks for your kind words.
Elephant, you're ...Thanks for your kind words.<br /><br />Elephant, you're right, I should have also mentioned animals and plants. I, too, feel the same way towards them. <br /><br />Greetings from London.A Cuban In Londonhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16423293358605007539noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-78124895066331601862014-05-11T20:05:49.111+01:002014-05-11T20:05:49.111+01:00Your humanism is closer to the way I feel (and try...Your humanism is closer to the way I feel (and try to act) than any religion, but doesn't go quite far enough for me.<br />Other species (plant and animal) deserve respect and care as well. <br />And we too have a Prime Minister who as a devout Christian follows what I believe to be some very, very unChristian and unethical paths. Elephant's Childhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06650565833097914052noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-6032524342674917312014-05-11T18:37:50.237+01:002014-05-11T18:37:50.237+01:00I'd like to think cameron said this out of som...I'd like to think cameron said this out of some kind of sincere conviction. I suspect he just said it to sound a little tiny bit more like Nigel Farage without actually being him :(Jenny Woolfhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16881781466502273314noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-52853239219161937182014-05-11T17:13:53.976+01:002014-05-11T17:13:53.976+01:00I personally think there is just as much wrong wit...I personally think there is just as much wrong with Christianity as there is right with it. My feelings about the social and governmental structures of the U.S. are the same (as much wrong about them as right about them). Never-the-less, I would still rise to defend Christianity and the U.S. from external and internal attacks.<br /><br />Too many people wish not only to control their own lives, but to impose their will and beliefs on other people. Too many Christians want to "convert the heathens;" too many atheists start screaming that their individual rights are being infringed upon because children sing a song with Christian connotations at a public school Christmas program. To both types, I usually try to impose my will and say, "Sit down and shut up" .... politely, of course.<br /><br />Seriously, I have not been in a church except for weddings, funerals and as a tourist since I was age fourteen, but I am happy -- not threatened -- when I encounter people with genuine religious faith.<br /><br />Put most simply, there are classy ways for an individual to offer his opinion and to discuss his position .... and, there are ways which make one appear to be a grandstander at best and a raving, fanatical nut at worst.<br /><br />Congratulations, CiL, on a classy post.Fram Actualhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/01540773153894050197noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-20175807810852205092014-05-11T15:38:38.477+01:002014-05-11T15:38:38.477+01:00I'm about as religious as the cat's scat l...I'm about as religious as the cat's scat lol and believe in it even less. All a way for man to be controlled, but it does help people and give them hope, so that is a good thing. I agree with the kid too.Pat Hatthttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07745293224202430152noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-34689716298871592532014-05-11T13:47:53.741+01:002014-05-11T13:47:53.741+01:00I have mulled over the question of religion for ve...I have mulled over the question of religion for very long.. I am not religious, but have been fascinated by how strong a sense of identity religion gives to people and communities. I live in a country that calls itself secular. But I wonder about what secular means. I wonder how people fight on religion.. was that intended when the concept of religion came into being? I doubt it. The question of religion is always a question for me, and any writing on it is always illuminating in some way... I liked your post. I think religion, at the end of it, is what meaning we give to it. SGhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07439071211238467709noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-66570629929984845322014-05-11T13:10:20.070+01:002014-05-11T13:10:20.070+01:00Pues lo cierto que la palabra cristianismo parece ...Pues lo cierto que la palabra cristianismo parece que se haya pasado de moda, ya que es difícil hoy en día mantener la religión católica.<br />Feliz domingo.Mari-Pi-Rhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00661886117860375651noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-38052127086615611502014-05-11T13:00:42.126+01:002014-05-11T13:00:42.126+01:00interesting thoughts here... i think the main reli...interesting thoughts here... i think the main religion in a country always sets the tune for things that have been achieved as well... just think of hospitals, kindergarten, schools, homeless feeding.. lots of those things have been started by christians... even though i wouldn't call germany a christian country any more there are still lots of things that we'd never had if there never had been christians that started it once.. ha.. my two cents but i'am a christian so... smilesClaudiahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03011763027311966186noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-56733165062404420052014-05-11T10:49:58.069+01:002014-05-11T10:49:58.069+01:00How can we claim to be a purely Christian nation w...How can we claim to be a purely Christian nation when there are so many different faiths here? I don't practice any religion although my label says C of E but what does it matter so long as I treat others with the kindness they deserve. Valeriehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12099030819314552958noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-1165773290907101242.post-42932404727193105712014-05-11T10:37:01.560+01:002014-05-11T10:37:01.560+01:00Interesting post
I think the post-Christian label...Interesting post<br /><br />I think the post-Christian label (for UK) is quite accurate, it acknoweldges the Christian heritage and how important it is, while accepting that most people aren't part of that religion any more. Crafty Green Poethttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02486633917197181851noreply@blogger.com