Re: germination temps was: hum....

I think Auralie summed it up rather nicely:

"As long as I feel
that I'm right with God, I don't make decisions about
other people - 
that His business, not mine."


Donna

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> Gene,
> I agree this is not the place for religion, but I
> have to place one more
> post just to clarify.
> I'm not a practicing Catholic, haven't been for 35
> years, so I know I'm out
> of touch.  In recent years, because of the strong
> insistance by many
> religions the world over that their way is the only
> right way and the
> persistence of shoving this down everyone's throat,
> has put me off religion
> of any kind.  You hit the nail on the head:
> Intolerance.  Though I am not
> interested in Catholocism now, I am happy that that
> religion raised me with
> a strong concept of tolerance.  I see precious
> little of that important
> commodity these days.
> 
> Kitty
> ----- Original Message ----- 
> From: "Gene Bush" <genebush@otherside.com>
> To: <gardenchat@hort.net>
> Sent: Friday, October 14, 2005 6:30 AM
> Subject: Re: [CHAT] germination temps was: hum....
> 
> 
> > Well, Kitty
> >     This is probably not the place to go into
> religion... it almost always
> > end up getting headed in the wrong direction. We
> obviously came from
> > differing backgrounds. To sum up my side... I do
> not have much use for
> > organized religion of any shade or hue. I am happy
> for those who do as
> long
> > as they do not try to impose their ways on me.
> >     The world is a bit frightening right now with
> this growing trend
> toward
> > intolerance......
> > Gene E. Bush
> > Munchkin Nursery & Gardens, llc
> > www.munchkinnursery.com
> > genebush@munchkinnursery.com
> > Zone 6/5  Southern Indiana
> >
> > ----- Original Message ----- 
> > From: <kmrsy@netzero.net>
> > > Today I see much more black and white thinking
> than I did growing up. In
> > > the Catholic Church in that time before the
> Vatican councils that
> > > started everyone shaking hands, in my parish we
> were taught some
> > > important basics of examination of conscience.
> "It's only a sin if you
> > > believe it's a sin." You were forced to think
> and to value thought
> > > processes. Taking this a step further, it is
> actually a sin NOT to think
> > > things through; it is a sin to blindly follow.
> They don't teach it that
> > > way anymore I guess. I recently had a little
> run-in on this with my
> > > cousin who joined the seminary a couple of years
> ago.
> > >
> > >
> > > But I'm sure different religions or even the
> same religion in different
> > > regions taught things in their own way. There is
> also something ot be
> > > said for perspective. My two sisters and I were
> taught the same things
> > > but each of us had a different "take" on some
> things.
> > >
> > >
> > > Today many people are walking around saying and
> believing that if you
> > > don't do a certain thing, you will be banned
> from entering heaven. We
> > > were taught that if you firmly believed what you
> believed and followed
> > > your conscience, you would attain heaven one day
> (purgatory not
> > > withstanding) This meant everyone was welcome in
> God's house, Buddhists,
> > > Muslims, Jews, Baptists, so long as they were
> true to their beliefs.
> > > This makes sense to me.
> > > Kitty
> >
> >
>
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