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Topic: Kindergarten Theology
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Faith Knowflake Posts: 21731 From: Bella's Hair Salon Registered: Jul 2011
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posted October 24, 2014 02:46 PM
This conversation just transpired between my kids.Four year-old asks out of nowhere: "So...is God good??" Six year-old answers authoritatively and sagely: "Kind of." And I just nod. That's as far as I've come in my understanding, too. IP: Logged |
Faith Knowflake Posts: 21731 From: Bella's Hair Salon Registered: Jul 2011
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posted October 24, 2014 08:10 PM
I mean, the Biblical God is supposedly loving and merciful but also vengeful and puts a lot of people in hell so...you know...I think that's the bottom line. He's kinda nice When people go on and on about His qualities, it all seems superfluous to me. This is my 9H Jupiter Aries talking. IP: Logged |
PixieJane Moderator Posts: 8812 From: CA Registered: Oct 2010
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posted October 24, 2014 08:46 PM
Out of the mouth of babes... ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/smile.gif) IP: Logged |
juniperb Moderator Posts: 10143 From: Blue Star Kachina Registered: Apr 2009
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posted October 25, 2014 09:07 AM
Ode 314Those who don't feel this Love pulling them like a river, those who don't drink dawn like a cup of spring water or take in sunset like supper, those who don't want to change, let them sleep. This Love is beyond the study of theology, that old trickery and hypocrisy. If you want to improve your mind that way, sleep on. I've given up on my brain. I've torn the cloth to shreds and thrown it away. If you're not completely naked, wrap your beautiful robe of words around you, and sleep. -Rumi ------------------ Christian, Jew, Muslim, Shaman, Zoroastrian, stone, ground, mountain, river, each has a secret way of being with the Mystery, unique and not to be judged. Rumi IP: Logged |
Faith Knowflake Posts: 21731 From: Bella's Hair Salon Registered: Jul 2011
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posted October 25, 2014 10:38 AM
^^ Gorgeous, Juni! ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/heart.gif) quote: Originally posted by PixieJane: Out of the mouth of babes... ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/smile.gif)
Yes...I suppose they've been overhearing my conversations with my husband, and that's how they distill it. Though, if I were to invent a family catechism, I would include that, as is. Q: What is God? [Scrap the Calvinist answer-- "God is a spirit, infinite, eternal, and unchangeable in his being, wisdom, power, holiness, justice, goodness and truth"-- yes I rattled that off from memory. Replace with 6 year-old summation.] A: He made everything. That's why we're here. Q: So...is he good? A: Kind of. ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/laugh.gif) Sorry, I know this is simplistic, I just get such a kick out of it. IP: Logged |
Faith Knowflake Posts: 21731 From: Bella's Hair Salon Registered: Jul 2011
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posted October 25, 2014 12:08 PM
Astro addendum~ 'Just realized my 6 year-old is like a natural-born clergyman...preaching to "my choir." ![](http://www.linda-goodman.com/ubb/biggrin.gif) Natal kite Base: 17 Capricorn Jupiter (conjunct my sun) Apex: 20 Cancer sun, forming water Grand Trine w/ 16 Scorpio moon (conjunct my NN) 22 Pisces Uranus (conjunct my moon) His NN conjunct my sun-moon MP in Aquarius (1* orb) Of course, he has Aries on the 9H cusp too... LOL IP: Logged |
Randall Webmaster Posts: 76360 From: From a galaxy, far, far away... Registered: Apr 2009
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posted October 26, 2014 02:52 PM
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Randall Webmaster Posts: 76360 From: From a galaxy, far, far away... Registered: Apr 2009
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posted October 27, 2014 09:49 AM
Cool kid.IP: Logged | |