Protestantism

» pink101 - The Times

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These are the times when some of us like to take things apart .
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It doesn't make any difference to us if its a windup alarm clock, a complicated arrangement of computers, the relationships we have with each other, or some international agreement our government has with other nations. It's all the same thing--we love to take them apart to see what makes them tick. Sometimes, the parts don't go back together too well.
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My approach to my life is that I wonder how it is that I got to be where I find myself now. Were those choices I made that I subsequently may have thought were wrong the very ones that--in the long run--kept me ticking?
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How is it that I made any choices at all? Why did I decide as I did and why do I decide as I do? There must be some basic force that pushes me in one direction or another.
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So, my passion has been to learn about me. And, to ask why I do and think as I do.
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The Good Book tells us to seek, to knock, and to ask. And, that is exactly what I've been doing. I come here with more questions than anyone seems willing or able to answer. Some might say that I'm over complicating the situation in which we live and that I should just go with the flow.
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Not me. I take the road less traveled--the one that leads to self discovery. I want to know who it is that I am.
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-- posted by pink101

» pink101 - The Times

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So, one day--in my mid-thirties, married, with four young children--an opportunity presented itself for me to enter college for the first time in my life.
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I took it.
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» Migisi - The Times

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I entered college when I was 30, divorced, sole supporter of two children. And after that, another door opened up for me, and then another, and another. And here I am.

-- posted by Migisi

» pink101 - Many Doors

In response to The Times posted by Migisi:

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Yup, college itself has many doors. And BIG ones.
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I remember listening to an instructor explaining empiricism as a learning tool.
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I had been brought up in a Fundamentalist sub-culture and was out in the world involved in a great career. Then, a world shaking event came down on me. John F. Kennedy was murdered in Dealy Plaza down there in Dallas. That hit a lot of people right smack in the solar plexus and forced many of us to take a strong look at reality. Suddenly, everything was up for grabs.
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» Migisi - JFK on Thanksgiving

In response to Many Doors posted by pink101:
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John F. Kennedy was murdered
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November 22, 1963. Thanksgiving Day this week will be the 44th anniversary. Remember him.
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I'll never forget that day - or the tremendous grief, fear, and hopelessness I felt.
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Suddenly, everything was up for grabs.
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And has been ever since.

-- posted by Migisi

» pink101 - JFK on Thanksgiving

In response to JFK on Thanksgiving posted by Migisi:

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It changed my life. I quit my career; did some flip flops for a few years; and, that's when I entered college.
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» Migisi - JFK on Thanksgiving

In response to JFK on Thanksgiving posted by Migisi:

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Take a look at this flier circulated in Dallas the day before Kennedy's murder:
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Image:Wante...
Note #6 and it's reference to 'anti-Christian'. Hmm.

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» pink101 - And Here

In response to JFK on Thanksgiving posted by Migisi:

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And here: http://www.jfkii.com/default.php
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The siege on America is not over. America's enemies are riding high and coming down hard on us.
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We have been staggering; but, I think we're beginning to wake up to the threat. And, when we do....
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-- posted by pink101

» Migisi - And Here

In response to And Here posted by pink101:

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If there is a Hell, may all who were involved rot there.

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» pink101 - And Here

In response to And Here posted by Migisi:

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That would be nice.
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-- posted by pink101