Buddhism
Although, the bible is extremely beneficial for an english class. If you don't look at it from a religious stand point, it's of great use when finding symbolism in other books. I have friends here at school who have a bible but yet don't believe in Christianity. They basically just use it for backup knowledge.
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
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Well shit.
My incredibly christian (and former) english teacher is now teaching ethical issues.
Might as well rename the course "What Would Jesus Do?"
My incredibly christian (and former) english teacher is now teaching ethical issues.
Might as well rename the course "What Would Jesus Do?"
-Sarah
Goodbye you liar,
Well you sipped from the cup but you don't own up to anything
Then you think you will inspire
Take apart your head
(and I wish I could inspire)
Take apart your demons, then you add it to the list.
Goodbye you liar,
Well you sipped from the cup but you don't own up to anything
Then you think you will inspire
Take apart your head
(and I wish I could inspire)
Take apart your demons, then you add it to the list.
I'm sure you're allowed to disagree with your teacher. As long as you provide an appropriate argument then it shouldn't matter what you teacher is teaching. I'm guessing tyou go to a public school and not a catholic school, so as long as he doesn't use the bible as the support for his argument then it should be no big deal.
If he doesn use the bible then you can easily just say that you're going to use Catcher in the rye, or the cat in the hat as the basis of your argument because in an english class both books have the equivalency of the bible.
If he doesn use the bible then you can easily just say that you're going to use Catcher in the rye, or the cat in the hat as the basis of your argument because in an english class both books have the equivalency of the bible.
I can't wait until the day schools are over-funded and the military is forced to hold bake sales to buy planes.
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
"It's a great thing when you realize you still have the ability to surprise yourself. Makes you wonder what else you can do that you've forgotten about"
Random Name wrote:Well shit.
My incredibly christian (and former) english teacher is now teaching ethical issues.
Might as well rename the course "What Would Jesus Do?"
LMAO
but seriously, considering that i'm still searching for religion i have no problem with devout Christians, but you do get the really wacky, fanatical ones from time to time. I once had a girl tell me that i was doomed to hell because i "had not yet taken Jesus into my heart". Of course since she was my girlfriend's friend, i lied to her before this and told her i did attend church every now and then, believed in god, and had read several sections of the bible. But that wasn't good enough for her, i had to let jesus into my heart.........what the hell does that even mean? Am i supposed to have an active conversation with Jesus? Because if she has, that would mean one of two things. A) She's a Saint/Prophet B) she's stark raving mad. And considering the lack of miracles on her part i'm going to go with option B.
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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^ "Accepting Jesus into your heart," is basically admitting that you are a sinner, and that you believe Jesus died for your sins so you could have eternal life. Theres a lot more to it but thats the jist. A lot of people think going to church, reading the bible and so on,makes you a Christian, but really it doesnt.
Secondly as much as i find her fire and brimstone comments funny i have to caution you about making comments like "Am i supposed to have an active conversation with Jesus? Because if she has, that would mean one of two things. A) She's a Saint/Prophet B) she's stark raving mad."
As funny as it may seem to you, having a "personal relationship with God" is a huge basis for Christianity.
Cheers.
Secondly as much as i find her fire and brimstone comments funny i have to caution you about making comments like "Am i supposed to have an active conversation with Jesus? Because if she has, that would mean one of two things. A) She's a Saint/Prophet B) she's stark raving mad."
As funny as it may seem to you, having a "personal relationship with God" is a huge basis for Christianity.
Cheers.
owe i fully realize that, i know having a relationship with god is a large part of Christianity. Thanx for explaining the whole "let jesus into your heart" thing. I would still consider someone that has heard voices to be crazy though, it's a known mental disease. Of course i'm not sure of a religion yet and god may have actually spoken to several people, such as Joan. But i some how doubt that some of the people that have had a conversation with god are sane.
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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duh the bible says he exists so he must! 
"How can we justify spending so much on destruction and so little on life?" Matthew Good
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
"The white dove is gone, the one world has come down hard, so why not share the pain of our problems, when all around are wrong ways, when all around is hurt, i'll roll up in an odd shape and wait, untill the tide has turned.....with anger, i'm dead weight, i'm anchored"- IME, God Rocket (Into the Heart of Las Vegas) ^ Some say this song is about a terrorists thoughts before 911
"Pray for the sheep" Matt Good
"But it's alright, take the world and make it yours again" Matt Good
I felt it in the wind, and i saw it in the sky, i thought it was the end, i thought it was the 4th of July.
"Hold on, hold on children, your mother and father are leaving, hold on, hold on children your best freind's parents are leaving, leaving,.......*AHHH*! " - Death From Above - Black History Month
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Hooray!!!
My teacher isn't the sort of fanitic that tells you to let god into your heart, but I started talking about how the school still had a lot of catholic traditions (since it used to be a religious school but isnt any more) and she was like "are you saying that people arn't allowed to practice religions?" and of course, that was the complete opposite of what I was saying.
She likes to ask her own version of rhetorical questions too that I argue with. And since in her mind they are rhetorical she will answer me with another questions and its just frustrating.
for example, there was a video about some foundation to raise money for global disaster relife and what not. That was fine, until right before the end. One guy stood up and said "I'm a christian and I want to help" and then it turned out that it was a devote christian organization.
Some people thought that was a little iffy, espically since there were people in the class of other religions so it just seemed inappropiate and irrelivant.
Our teacher got up on her high horse though and said "If it was any other religion would you have been as offended? because it seems that the christian group is under a lot of pressure recently"
I said "yes"
and then she went on and started talking about the freedoms of religion until the end of class.
she tries to be non-partical a lot of the time but there is nothing subtle about the way she approches religion.
My teacher isn't the sort of fanitic that tells you to let god into your heart, but I started talking about how the school still had a lot of catholic traditions (since it used to be a religious school but isnt any more) and she was like "are you saying that people arn't allowed to practice religions?" and of course, that was the complete opposite of what I was saying.
She likes to ask her own version of rhetorical questions too that I argue with. And since in her mind they are rhetorical she will answer me with another questions and its just frustrating.
for example, there was a video about some foundation to raise money for global disaster relife and what not. That was fine, until right before the end. One guy stood up and said "I'm a christian and I want to help" and then it turned out that it was a devote christian organization.
Some people thought that was a little iffy, espically since there were people in the class of other religions so it just seemed inappropiate and irrelivant.
Our teacher got up on her high horse though and said "If it was any other religion would you have been as offended? because it seems that the christian group is under a lot of pressure recently"
I said "yes"
and then she went on and started talking about the freedoms of religion until the end of class.
she tries to be non-partical a lot of the time but there is nothing subtle about the way she approches religion.
-Sarah
Goodbye you liar,
Well you sipped from the cup but you don't own up to anything
Then you think you will inspire
Take apart your head
(and I wish I could inspire)
Take apart your demons, then you add it to the list.
Goodbye you liar,
Well you sipped from the cup but you don't own up to anything
Then you think you will inspire
Take apart your head
(and I wish I could inspire)
Take apart your demons, then you add it to the list.
Question. Is there anyone around here who knows a lot about Buddhism? I am kind of at a loss at understanding the Annata Doctrine. If anyone could help explain it I'd be greatly appreciative.
don't look now, just keep watching the TV hating what's too see waiting for someone to say something that's right.
[/quote]One guy stood up and said "I'm a christian and I want to help" and then it turned out that it was a devote christian organization.
Some people thought that was a little iffy, espically since there were people in the class of other religions so it just seemed inappropiate and irrelivant.
Our teacher got up on her high horse though and said "If it was any other religion would you have been as offended? because it seems that the christian group is under a lot of pressure recently"
I said "yes"[quote]
Then just say that no other religions do that type of thing. Seriously. I'm not trying to offend anyone here, but I've never heard anyone say "I'm an Islamist and I want to help."
Some people thought that was a little iffy, espically since there were people in the class of other religions so it just seemed inappropiate and irrelivant.
Our teacher got up on her high horse though and said "If it was any other religion would you have been as offended? because it seems that the christian group is under a lot of pressure recently"
I said "yes"[quote]
Then just say that no other religions do that type of thing. Seriously. I'm not trying to offend anyone here, but I've never heard anyone say "I'm an Islamist and I want to help."
This is my story both humble and true,
Take it to pieces and mend it with glue.
- John Lennon, 1969
Take it to pieces and mend it with glue.
- John Lennon, 1969
