[senior citizen]

Originally Posted by Golfingnut

Without religion, we would find other things to get huffy about, but for now it is the top of the reasons why to go beserk on our fellow man.

I respect all faiths/religions and also those who are atheists or agnostics. They have their reasons.

Ditto for those who profess a "spirituality" while not wanting to join an organized religion. Not all regular church goers are kind, nor do they follow the teachings of Jesus or any other great teacher. Jesus was a Jew, first and foremost.

However, the other evening, my husband and I were chatting about how simple life was when we were kids and everyone followed the Ten Commandments. Number one.....thou shalt not kill. Buddha also has some great teachings and meditations.

So simple. Perhaps the "fear" that was put into folks back in the old days worked...........even though we all know nowadays that fear is not the way to teach children of a loving God or higher power.........but to teach our kids that God is Love.............and to show it in our everyday lives..........

Those good old Ten Commandments might have caused some to pause before pulling the trigger on their fellow man.......(nowadays, often for no good reason........or probably, most likely high on drugs.)

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The topic of this thread was a specific incident at the Jewish Community Center in Kansas.

Please stay on the topic and away from a general discussion about religion. Feel free to start a new thread if you have a fresh topic to discuss.

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