Religious views deserve a place, with limitations
In his Counterpoint, I found Paul King's comments (Dec. 30) about Marcus Kindley's letter (Dec. 15) somewhat correct for all the wrong reasons.
I agree that keeping church and state separate is necessary, but to imply that "secularism" deserves some kind of over-importance to the spiritual values that can be found within religions is a misstatement.
Truly, we all hold separate "truths," but they are based on our separate impressions. To espouse the idea that "I've found 'The Truth' and you've missed it" would be wrong. Edgar Cayce said it best: "We do not 'go' to heaven, we 'grow' to it."
If "heaven" and "spiritual happiness" equate to the same thing -- and I think they do -- then religion has its place and its limits, which includes a responsibility for not lording separate beliefs over others. Otherwise, all that this country was built on is forever lost.
Ray Hylton
Greensboro
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Oh come now! Surely you support a "President Huckabee" administration!!
Women just love that whole "subservient' to men routine that the right wingers proffer. LOL!
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Posted on January 4, 2008 9:35 AM
Amen, Ray, but expect to be stoned at daybreak for quoting Edgar Cayce. After reading all his books, I think the man had most of life figured out. However, he also was considered an extremist and ungodly by many.
I totally agree with practicing your own beliefs but refraining from pushing those beliefs on others and expecting them to adopt your way of believing.
Posted on January 4, 2008 9:37 AM
Please have Ray stoned at daybreak. Edgar Cayce was a loon. Give me secularism, athiesm, or any decent religion over that kind of spiritualist fraud any day.
Posted on January 4, 2008 2:34 PM