The keenest sorrow is to recognize ourselves as the sole cause of all our adversities.
- Sophocles

I am not against science, I am against men who deify it at the expense of truth

 

The movie "Contact"

If there is a God

If there is a God, would what we believe (or not believe) have any affect on who he is?

Secular Government structure is working

The brilliance of the separation of Church and state and the establishment of religious freedom has been a fundamental cornerstone of our ability to return always to a state of  peace with-in our (US) borders.  Yes, zealots, who don't fully comprehend its wisdom, stand and fight each other - both sides trying to use the same rule to squelch the opposing expression of belief, unbelief, faith or doubt. The Good news is that both sides are wrong - but the constitution got it right. "The 1st Amendment stands as the bulkhead against an establishment of religion and at the same time insures the free expression of any belief." Tyranny and Despotism may appear from time to time, but it is eventually rooted out.

On an aside...I have a problem with the modern use of the word tolerance as the "new American virtue." It seems that those who demand its use are the ones who use it least. If you are going to invoke it, don’t make its invocation as in-tolerant an expression as the injustice you are proclaiming against. Your allies will cheer you, but you won’t be changing anyone’s mind. You will only be giving your opposition more evidence of your hypocrisy.

This is exactly what I needed 

This pillar must stand 50 feet tall. It is just an amazing stone. On the back side is written the 10 commandments 

Here is a prayer, and there is my shadow. 

click on the picture to see it closer. This is the one I want people to come and see. It stands about 8 feet tall and it quotes a vs from Isaiah. It is truly an amazing place 

As I walked into living Stone, I was thinking of what I was upset about. These words made me stop and think. 

Living stones

All that I condem in others, I am.

I am humbled today as I struggle to let go of so many of my plans and dreams. Again I am frozen into in-action. And I remember all the other lost dreams that I have suffered. I realize that my home is lost now. The girl I loved may never love me. My friends betray my trust. And I am no better than all of them.

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