Comments on: My God is not the boogeyman. http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/ this time, we're keeping it simple. Wed, 10 Mar 2010 09:24:04 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.9 hourly 1 By: Philippe Matthews http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/comment-page-1/#comment-45059 Philippe Matthews Thu, 07 Dec 2006 23:50:20 +0000 http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/#comment-45059 I think your curiosity and boldness to blog your opinions about God in such a way is nothing less than admirable, especially at such a young age. As the author of The GOD Report (http://www.thegodreport.org), I’m curious what you would think about my version of God as it is similar to yours with even more expansive properties. It’s a fine line between believing in something strongly and being a religious extremist. Best of luck to you. Rev. Philippe “SHOCK" Matthews I think your curiosity and boldness to blog your opinions about God in such a way is nothing less than admirable, especially at such a young age.

As the author of The GOD Report (http://www.thegodreport.org), I’m curious what you would think about my version of God as it is similar to yours with even more expansive properties.

It’s a fine line between believing in something strongly and being a religious extremist.

Best of luck to you.

Rev. Philippe “SHOCK” Matthews

]]> By: ian http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/comment-page-1/#comment-41785 ian Mon, 27 Nov 2006 15:17:49 +0000 http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/#comment-41785 haha, thats a good one beefstew haha, thats a good one beefstew

]]> By: beefstew http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/comment-page-1/#comment-41628 beefstew Mon, 27 Nov 2006 06:52:43 +0000 http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/#comment-41628 Yvonne, Nirvana actually a state where everything cease to exist. In Buddhism, those who are in heaven actually struggling to go Nirvana. When the time you see everything formed only in glowing green colour code written vertically, you can choose to exist or not anytime you want. Yvonne,

Nirvana actually a state where everything cease to exist. In Buddhism, those who are in heaven actually struggling to go Nirvana.

When the time you see everything formed only in glowing green colour code written vertically, you can choose to exist or not anytime you want.

]]> By: Spiked Kelvin http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/comment-page-1/#comment-41519 Spiked Kelvin Mon, 27 Nov 2006 02:39:42 +0000 http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/#comment-41519 Awesome post. This is my first time commenting on one of the 'elite famous' blogs of Malaysia. Ahah. =) Maybe I felt that usualy ur blogs get a a sea of comments that would drown out mine. LOL. Anyway, I totally agree with u on this post and I find it frustrating when I meet fellow Christians who lose their sense of relevance to be all things to men to win some for Christ. Its funnylar coz well I am Charismatic and do believe in visions and stuff, but yea I guess what we all need is relevance and tact. Ahah...too often I find myself having to explain and clean up the mess of holier than thou Christians who turn people away from our loving and gracious God with their imagery of hell and brimstone. Ahah, thanks for writing this post. I actually just got up and feel a minor minor hangover from some beer (gasp goes the fundamentalists! =P) and somehow came to ur blog which I honestly dun visit often. =P. Waking up and reading this post definitely makes me smile and gives good spiritual food for thought. =) Cheers and God Bless! =) <b> God bless you too. I have to say sometimes mixing around with too many fundamentalists makes me feel terribly confused... quite hilarious seeing that Christianity is actually a very simple religion... for some reason with all its preaching of freedom in Christ fundamentalists seem to build up so many rules and laws into order to achieve that freedom, and if ANYONE of us should choose to question, it comes down to the devil within us, original sin, or... 'HOW DARE YOU QUESTION?'... after a bit it gets a bit wtf really (there goes my brownie points for heaven). With all this talk of personal relationship with God I find it incredibility hilarious that fundamentalists keep wanting to get in between and start to provide guidelines into establishing a good relationship with the Lord. Suddenly churches have become our local 'Idiot's Guide to Reaching Heaven' instead of sanctuaries of peace and communion with God. Ok I'm rambling on.</b> Awesome post. This is my first time commenting on one of the ‘elite famous’ blogs of Malaysia. Ahah. =) Maybe I felt that usualy ur blogs get a a sea of comments that would drown out mine. LOL. Anyway, I totally agree with u on this post and I find it frustrating when I meet fellow Christians who lose their sense of relevance to be all things to men to win some for Christ. Its funnylar coz well I am Charismatic and do believe in visions and stuff, but yea I guess what we all need is relevance and tact. Ahah…too often I find myself having to explain and clean up the mess of holier than thou Christians who turn people away from our loving and gracious God with their imagery of hell and brimstone. Ahah, thanks for writing this post. I actually just got up and feel a minor minor hangover from some beer (gasp goes the fundamentalists! =P) and somehow came to ur blog which I honestly dun visit often. =P. Waking up and reading this post definitely makes me smile and gives good spiritual food for thought. =) Cheers and God Bless! =)

God bless you too. I have to say sometimes mixing around with too many fundamentalists makes me feel terribly confused… quite hilarious seeing that Christianity is actually a very simple religion… for some reason with all its preaching of freedom in Christ fundamentalists seem to build up so many rules and laws into order to achieve that freedom, and if ANYONE of us should choose to question, it comes down to the devil within us, original sin, or… ‘HOW DARE YOU QUESTION?’… after a bit it gets a bit wtf really (there goes my brownie points for heaven). With all this talk of personal relationship with God I find it incredibility hilarious that fundamentalists keep wanting to get in between and start to provide guidelines into establishing a good relationship with the Lord. Suddenly churches have become our local ‘Idiot’s Guide to Reaching Heaven’ instead of sanctuaries of peace and communion with God. Ok I’m rambling on.

]]> By: Lyn http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/comment-page-1/#comment-41443 Lyn Sun, 26 Nov 2006 13:16:30 +0000 http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/#comment-41443 This is an amazing post. cheers, babe :) This is an amazing post. cheers, babe :)

]]> By: donkey71 http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/comment-page-1/#comment-41234 donkey71 Sat, 25 Nov 2006 10:45:03 +0000 http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/#comment-41234 let me add this i m a christian in those church too n i personnely have heard of such vision in our church n i would like to telll those who claim he or she saw it please keep it to your self if u think god is revealing it to u. i personnely think its fake.bcos the bible have said there will be no more revealing once the book is complete. christian need to grow up n stop pretending they r holier than thou who do not believe sam let me add this i m a christian in those church too n i personnely have heard of such vision in our church n i would like to telll those who claim he or she saw it please keep it to your self if u think god is revealing it to u. i personnely think its fake.bcos the bible have said there will be no more revealing once the book is complete.
christian need to grow up n stop pretending they r holier than thou who do not believe
sam

]]> By: Hui Sen http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/comment-page-1/#comment-41168 Hui Sen Sat, 25 Nov 2006 02:04:32 +0000 http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/#comment-41168 Oh, well said. As simple as that. Well said. Oh, well said. As simple as that. Well said.

]]> By: Yvonne Foong http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/comment-page-1/#comment-40971 Yvonne Foong Fri, 24 Nov 2006 17:44:32 +0000 http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/#comment-40971 <b>Ian</b> actually, in Buddhism, heaven is a state of mind called Nirvana. Possibly the hardest Heaven to penetrate that every existed. :P Ian actually, in Buddhism, heaven is a state of mind called Nirvana. Possibly the hardest Heaven to penetrate that every existed. :P

]]> By: ian http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/comment-page-1/#comment-40731 ian Fri, 24 Nov 2006 11:04:28 +0000 http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/#comment-40731 minishorts, i agree with you. i'm not christian but i do go to church, and temples and mosque's if i could get in, for me we are all praying to only ONE God but doing it through different means. i definately agree that the pushiness thing is really annoying and i've had loads of those encounters before. i believe that we don't have to answer to anyone but god so it isn't neccesary to join any one group just to be "correct", the important thing is to believe and have faith. God is almighty and all powerful and certainly not petty enough to punish a person's soul just because he isn't in a specific religion. and regarding heaven and hell, every religion seems to have its own heaven and hell where their believers go to heaven and the non-believers go to hell. seems to me that everyone is going to heaven, just different heavens. minishorts, i agree with you. i’m not christian but i do go to church, and temples and mosque’s if i could get in, for me we are all praying to only ONE God but doing it through different means.

i definately agree that the pushiness thing is really annoying and i’ve had loads of those encounters before.

i believe that we don’t have to answer to anyone but god so it isn’t neccesary to join any one group just to be “correct”, the important thing is to believe and have faith. God is almighty and all powerful and certainly not petty enough to punish a person’s soul just because he isn’t in a specific religion.

and regarding heaven and hell, every religion seems to have its own heaven and hell where their believers go to heaven and the non-believers go to hell. seems to me that everyone is going to heaven, just different heavens.

]]> By: Yvonne Foong http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/comment-page-1/#comment-40713 Yvonne Foong Fri, 24 Nov 2006 09:20:13 +0000 http://www.minishorts.net/2006/11/21/my-god-is-not-the-boogeyman/#comment-40713 Shalini, I respect your opinion. But just want to clarify a bit. What I mean by politics is defined by an agreement that a group of people or community shares, and not the government, law, or constitution of a country. Sorry for the misunderstanding. Shalini,

I respect your opinion. But just want to clarify a bit. What I mean by politics is defined by an agreement that a group of people or community shares, and not the government, law, or constitution of a country. Sorry for the misunderstanding.

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