Comfort/Guilt
February 23rd, 2008 | Published in photojournalism | 5 Comments
I received this email today:
Are you Mormon? Maybe thats too forward… Well I am and the wrestle between comfort and guilt has been real for me in my life. I know it can be said for many religions but since I am a Mormon it hit home. Thanks for the post all the same.
Is the struggle between comfort and guilt common for Mormons? Being a (bad) Catholic myself, I do struggle with it at times.
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February 23rd, 2008at 4:43 pm(#)
As an Italian Catholic, I’ve been called the Queen of Guilt.
March 4th, 2008at 9:13 pm(#)
May I say, that this is not about religion per say. But Scripture that will give you the peace that you seek, and you WILL find it, if you seek it with all your heart. NO more worries…….if I……will I……go to heaven. God WANTS you to KNOW…..and be sure! It is plain in scripture that he gives us all His word so that we will be comforted in knowing that He has paid for all of our sins. We do NOT have to pay for them as HE paid for them on the cross. We simply believe in what He did for us, and except Him as our savior….fully expecting Him to keep us…..from all judgment.. Why, because he said so! He that hath the son…..has life. John 5:24……and so many more. If you wish to ask more questions…..I am always happy to share scripture…not religion. God bless, and give you the peace that passes all understanding…..in our Lord!…..
March 10th, 2008at 11:05 pm(#)
When you start to feel guilty about matters pertaining to religion, remember this one simple truth; Every single thing ever written in any holy book, scripture or text…every thought, every sentence, every last word…ALL OF IT was written by fallible, error prone humans just like yourself. There is not one single word written in ANY holy book or text that was written by a God (or Goddess as the case may be). Religion is a thing of man…it was created by humankind for humankind and nothing else.
If people really need something to feel guilty about, perhaps they should pay more attention to the planet around them and the travesties that things like religion, ignorance, greed and corruption have caused. If people were more interested in -real- issues such as global warming as apposed to “prayer”, this planet would be a much better place to live. If a person truly wishes to “repent their sins” then instead of worrying about God, they should worry about where their children and grandchildren will live if we destroy this planet…after all, it’s the only place we have to call home. People need to be less concerned about an “after life” and start worrying about the lives they are currently living. “God” isn’t going to save us from ourselves…only we can do that.
If people really wish to take the first step to making a real difference, I ask that everyone reading this observe Earth Day on March 29thand to participate in Earth Hour 2008. For more information please check out http://www.earthhour.org
Peace
March 23rd, 2008at 3:34 pm(#)
Michael and William both hinted at this. If the religion wants to curtail hyper- activity, the religion needs to change, not the people. The religion would still have a few hyper- actives, but then they would be the exception, not the rule. That’ s not to say that hyper- actives are the majority in the religion except among those who actually self- identify as Mormon and are active. Best estimates would put the inactives or non- identifiers at close to 6 million of the 12 million (see Rick Phillips’ s and…
March 30th, 2008at 12:38 pm(#)
INTERESTING OBSERVATION: If you ever get a chance to help out a Christian Evangelist who witnesses to the Mormons, notice how Mormons will immediately flip over any tract you give them. Why? They’re looking for the official Mormon church logo on the back to see if what you gave them is “church approved” and okay to read.