[kj] OT: power or prayer

[iPat]

True Religion:

Do you know what religion is? It is not the chant, it is not in the
performance of ritual, it is not in the worship of tin gods or stone images,
it is not in the temples and churches, it is not in the reading of the Bible
or the Koran, it is not in the repeating of a sacred name or in the
following of some other superstition invented by men. None of this is
religion.

Religion is the feeling of goodness, that love which is like the river,
living, moving everlastingly. In that state you will find there comes a
moment when there is no longer any search at all; and this ending of search
is the beginning of something totally different. The search for God, for
truth, the feeling of being completely good—not the cultivation of goodness,
of humility, but the seeking out of something beyond the inventions and
tricks of the mind, which means having a feeling for that something, living
in it, being it—that is true religion. But you can do that only when you
leave the pool you have dug for yourself and go out into the river of life.
Then life has an astonishing way of taking care of you, because then there
is no taking care on your part. Life carries you where it will because you
are part of itself; then there is no problem of security, of what people say
or don't say, and that is the beauty of life.
: )

On 2/2/06, gregslawson at aol.com <gregslawson at aol.com> wrote:
>
>  All religions make me sick
> All religions make me wanna throw up
> They claim that they have the answers
> They don't even know the questions
> They claim that they have the truth
> They're just a bunch of liars
> They just want your money
> They just want your consciousness!
> --Dead Kennedys
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Phillipps Marc <Marc.Phillipps at enfield.nhs.uk>
> To: 'A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)' <
> gathering at misera.net>
> Sent: Thu, 2 Feb 2006 12:27:23 -0000
> Subject: RE: [kj] OT: power or prayer
>
> >Does God find the phrase
> >'World Peace' ambiguous or something
>
> There are a lot of children in developing countries very thankful for those
> peas though . .
>
>
> > -----Original Message-----
> > From: nicholas fitzpatrick [SMTP:gasw30 at hotmail.com <gasw30%40hotmail.com>]
> > Sent: Thursday, February 02, 2006 12:13 PM
> > To:   gathering at misera.net <gathering%40misera.net>
> > Subject:  RE: [kj] OT: power or prayer
> >
> > The Rev. Lesley de Pomerai says in this article about fighting crime with
> > prayer: 'God wants us to be specific so his power can be targeted.'
> >
> > But when I was a kid I always used to pray for a new bike. A Raleigh Racer
> >
> > with 12 gears. Blue. How more specific can you get? I never got it. And
> > what
> > about my prayers for World Peace. Not answered. Does God find the phrase
> > 'World Peace' ambiguous or something.
> >
> >
> >
> > >From: fatpotanga <fatpotanga at gmail.com <fatpotanga%40gmail.com>>
> > >Reply-To: "A list about all things Killing Joke (the band!)"
> > ><gathering at misera.net <gathering%40misera.net>>
> > >To: The Gathering <gathering at misera.net <gathering%40misera.net>>
> > >Subject: [kj] OT: power or prayer
> > >Date: Thu, 02 Feb 2006 09:31:19 +0000
> > >
> > >This made me smile:
> > >In fact, I'm thinking it could be the premise for one of those quirky
> > >English films with Jim Broadbent & Pete Postlethwait, that no one goes to
> > >see.
> > >
> > >God Joins Police in Fight Against Evil
> > >
> > >Police have added another weapon to their crime-fighting arsenal - the
> > >power
> > >of prayer.
> > >
> > >In what is seen by some as a bizarre attempt to stop crime levels rising
> > to
> > >biblical proportions, police n Nottingham have asked the city's
> > >congregations to direct their prayers at crime hot-spots. The results
> > have
> > >been remarkable, according to Inspector Alan Stuart. The inspector, a lay
> > >preacher, said after parishioners were asked to direct their prayers at
> > >youth crime in the suburb of Arnold, the number of people aged 17 and
> > under
> > >arrest fell from 130 in 1997 to 80 in 1999. 'The only thing we are doing
> > >differently in Arnold is praying,' he said. While admitting prayers may
> > be
> > >an unusual approach to preventing crime, Inspector Stuart said the
> > results
> > >spoke for themselves. 'We already have anecdotal evidence that problems
> > in
> > >the shopping area have calmed and a shed burglar was apprehended right
> > >after
> > >a prayer session about shed break-ins,' he said. 'The Lord is certainly
> > on
> > >the move and this is only the start.' Local vicar the Rev. Lesley de
> > >Pomerai
> > >described the project as unique, adding: 'God wants us to be specific so
> > >his
> > >power can be targeted.'
> > >
> > >But Darwinist Richard Dawkins was sceptical about the approach. 'If the
> > >police of Nottingham are as gullible as this, it's a wonder they ever
> > solve
> > >any crimes' he said.
> > >
> > >London Metro - March 2000
> > >
> > >
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