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mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 09:30 PM Dec 2012

I am not often asked the question of whether or not God is a woman or a man............

Last edited Sat Dec 29, 2012, 02:23 AM - Edit history (1)

but when I am, I usually answer with the following:

When I see the beauty of the world, I say only a woman could create this,
When I see the horrors of the world, I say only a man could create this.

I am not writing this to hassle men, nor am I a man hater. It is just that the threads I'm reading, the woman raped in India, the woman in Georgia who pleaded to the court not to release her husband from jail, Lanza and the killings in Sandy Hook, the patriarchy of the NRA are all instances of violence by men against women and the defenseless.

When the hell is the world going to wake up and cease these disgusting behaviors?

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I am not often asked the question of whether or not God is a woman or a man............ (Original Post) mrmpa Dec 2012 OP
POPCORN PLEASE Skittles Dec 2012 #1
ibtl Buzz Clik Dec 2012 #13
Already alerted... and left standing??!? ElboRuum Dec 2012 #24
Scoot over. I'll join you. In_The_Wind Dec 2012 #77
Two words for you... ChisolmTrailDem Dec 2012 #2
I'll grant you Aileen Wuornos and maybe a few other women.......... mrmpa Dec 2012 #4
"I'll grant you Aileen Wuornos ..." Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #22
I have no dog in this fight but the underlying weariness I can feel roguevalley Dec 2012 #35
I understand that weariness Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #39
no. I agree but sometimes you get tired. roguevalley Dec 2012 #41
Understood. Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #46
backatcha, Summer Hathaway. :D roguevalley Dec 2012 #51
And backatcha, roguevalley Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #54
Serious question. I have seen this talking point about women being more cruel before intaglio Dec 2012 #64
How do you know that? shintao Dec 2012 #78
Not all beauty is created by women either Major Nikon Dec 2012 #9
Here's my #3 Quantess Dec 2012 #45
Good Point, although I sincerely doubt God has a penis OR a vagina. BigDemVoter Dec 2012 #3
The omnipotent overlord of the Christian pantheon does seem a bit neutered. Warren Stupidity Dec 2012 #72
Glad to see you have a subtle, nuanced open mind. nt Bonobo Dec 2012 #5
Your post suggests some "gut feel" response to events.... Swede Atlanta Dec 2012 #6
my husband and I were discussing the differences between teenage girls and boys liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #7
I believe the act of suicide energumen Dec 2012 #52
I don't think so. Curmudgeoness Dec 2012 #76
I've heard what your husband said before, and I think in general, that's correct. nt raccoon Dec 2012 #69
Ah, yes, of course Summer Hathaway Dec 2012 #8
NO GeorgeGist Dec 2012 #10
Why would a singular Diety need reproductive organs? JoePhilly Dec 2012 #11
that's a good question. liberal_at_heart Dec 2012 #12
This is the essence of why most religion is bullshit RainDog Dec 2012 #75
What the fuck is this shit? Seriously, what the fuck? Brickbat Dec 2012 #14
Both genders have good and bad unreadierLizard Dec 2012 #15
This way of thinking is too gender stereotyped Dash87 Dec 2012 #16
Hell is people graywarrior Dec 2012 #17
horsey manure...all humans are complicit. spanone Dec 2012 #18
Also unreadierLizard Dec 2012 #19
Jury voted 3-3 to LEAVE IT ALONE unreadierLizard Dec 2012 #20
WTF Juror #5? ElboRuum Dec 2012 #23
Let me answer your objections, if I may.......... mrmpa Dec 2012 #47
I am a woman, and I think the whole concept is bullshit. Quantess Dec 2012 #21
I usually don't drink beer... but when I do XRubicon Dec 2012 #25
One of the most intelligent responses...........and that is being said with all sincerity........ mrmpa Dec 2012 #44
I wish you would delete this thread RainDog Dec 2012 #26
I won't delete.........because there was no intent for this........ mrmpa Dec 2012 #49
Wow. You did not 'intend' your post Jenoch Dec 2012 #53
Again, you read deeper into the post than.......... mrmpa Dec 2012 #57
Nope. I'm not looking for an argument. Jenoch Dec 2012 #60
For someone who's been a DU member since 2006 & only has mrmpa Dec 2012 #62
Yeeeah, bullshit. (nt) Posteritatis Dec 2012 #58
I hear similar defenses from other groups.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 #97
Read the post............don't read into it, what you want to see....... mrmpa Dec 2012 #98
People are offended because you are sterotyping Kurska Dec 2012 #104
Stop with the psychobabble.... ProudToBeBlueInRhody Dec 2012 #107
Too bad neither created it RedCappedBandit Dec 2012 #27
Thank you............eom mrmpa Dec 2012 #50
God doesn't exist Kurska Dec 2012 #28
A man painted the Mona Lisa Nye Bevan Dec 2012 #29
Each one of us carry male and female within Angry Dragon Dec 2012 #30
Not sure I like your broadbrushing but... Taverner Dec 2012 #31
I refer to any god as an "it" NYC Liberal Dec 2012 #32
this is one of the most overtly bigoted posts i've seen in a long time. unblock Dec 2012 #33
Serious? Quantess Dec 2012 #36
How does one become "a hardcore feminist"? Quantess Dec 2012 #38
There's #2 Quantess Dec 2012 #56
Would be interesting to wait a few days RedCappedBandit Dec 2012 #63
OK, this is the end for me. sibelian Dec 2012 #65
The answer to your question is probably never: which makes me very sad. R. Daneel Olivaw Dec 2012 #34
Should not this discussion be in either Religion or DU Lounge forums? TheProgressive Dec 2012 #37
No it does not belong in the Lounge or Religion .......... mrmpa Dec 2012 #61
"The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious." Lone_Star_Dem Dec 2012 #40
Neither, there is no god. broiles Dec 2012 #42
I am often asked the question whether successful trolling depends on pretending... Quantess Dec 2012 #43
I am in agreement, however...... mrmpa Dec 2012 #59
Well said. FarPoint Dec 2012 #71
shallow H2O Man Dec 2012 #48
Really? energumen Dec 2012 #55
Funny, I've NEVER been asked the question of whether or not God is a woman or a man. eShirl Dec 2012 #66
God is both male and female, but has no gender planetc Dec 2012 #67
Well isn't this post just a nice slice of misandry. OneTenthofOnePercent Dec 2012 #68
Flamebait. HappyMe Dec 2012 #70
Misandry............ mrmpa Dec 2012 #74
Of course you don't dear Kurska Dec 2012 #102
It doesn't even always mean that! Tien1985 Dec 2012 #105
Mea culpa Kurska Dec 2012 #106
this reminds me some years ago, my friend talked me into going newspeak Dec 2012 #73
God is a woman with a really nasty sense of humour........witness this discussion. PDJane Dec 2012 #79
Rape is shared event shintao Dec 2012 #81
Excellent view............. mrmpa Dec 2012 #99
What an ugly thing to say. 99Forever Dec 2012 #80
Why would god be either? ThomThom Dec 2012 #82
He/She is apparently is a morphadite shintao Dec 2012 #84
Both. Neither. Octafish Dec 2012 #83
you took my answer kydo Dec 2012 #85
Does God have a penis or vagina or a navel? If so, what for? Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2012 #86
Both shintao Dec 2012 #89
And, a navel and nipples? If Genesis is correct, God must look like us. Tierra_y_Libertad Dec 2012 #91
What? non-issue. Zax2me Dec 2012 #87
Only somone as small minded as a homo sapian SomethingFishy Dec 2012 #88
Imaginary beings can be imagined any way you want to like. n/t Egalitarian Thug Dec 2012 #90
God is a human concept. CrispyQ Dec 2012 #92
if god were a man or woman arely staircase Dec 2012 #93
How could you not hate the people responsible for all the horrors in the world? lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #94
I know I'm not..............eom mrmpa Dec 2012 #95
Then you have a form of tourettes. lumberjack_jeff Dec 2012 #96
i never said I believe it.............. mrmpa Dec 2012 #100
So if you reject the assertion that men can make things more horrible than anything a woman could. Kurska Dec 2012 #103
That's a pretty fat brush you're using Xipe Totec Dec 2012 #101
It is so much easier to destroy something than it is to create something. Rex Dec 2012 #108
. Bonobo Dec 2012 #109

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
4. I'll grant you Aileen Wuornos and maybe a few other women..........
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 09:45 PM
Dec 2012

but it does not add up to the damages I have mentioned. As to wising up, I'm there.

Summer Hathaway

(2,770 posts)
22. "I'll grant you Aileen Wuornos ..."
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 10:20 PM
Dec 2012

How generous of you.

Ever hear about how the female capos at concentration camps were dreaded more than the males, because they were far more cruel?

Ever read about how Native American tribes handed their prisoners over to their females, because they were capable of contriving far more torturous treatment than their male counterparts?

Ever investigate how many 'black widows' have killed their spouses with slow, agonizing poisons in order to collect the insurance money - and how many weren't caught until the second or even third husband died under the same 'mysterious circumstances' - finally prompting an investigation into past events?

Ever hear about the 'good nuns' who ran orphanages or 'schools for wayward girls' who systematically abused - verbally, physically, and sexually - the youngsters given over to their good Christian care?

Violence and cruelty are not the domain of one gender. And your naivete on the topic is astounding.

roguevalley

(40,656 posts)
35. I have no dog in this fight but the underlying weariness I can feel
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:25 PM
Dec 2012

we are weary of the stupid shit happening to women right now. It is truly a woman's thing and some might not get it. This is about weariness more than anything else I think. A weariness of seeing so much woman bashing, etc.

Tomorrow is another day. I hope.

Summer Hathaway

(2,770 posts)
39. I understand that weariness
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:34 PM
Dec 2012

But it should not be used as an excuse to lay the blame of all things at the feet of men - any more than blaming women for all things can be rightfully laid at their feet.

Men-bashing is not a cure for women-bashing, nor is it an appropriate response.

roguevalley

(40,656 posts)
41. no. I agree but sometimes you get tired.
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:49 PM
Dec 2012

the news has been bad, some of us are in a bad way. You get tired and post something you might not on another day.

Summer Hathaway

(2,770 posts)
46. Understood.
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 01:26 AM
Dec 2012

We all do it.

We realize after-the-fact that we may have been unfair, or too caught up in the moment to see things as objectively as we might on another day.

I appreciate your honesty.

intaglio

(8,170 posts)
64. Serious question. I have seen this talking point about women being more cruel before
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 02:59 AM
Dec 2012

But I have never seen any actual evidence to back it up.

Female Capos. Surely they only operated in the womens side of concentration camps, so where is the comparison?

Native Americans. That is a canard that has been repeated about various tribal nations that fought European colonisers. I first read about it in an adventure story in the '50s; a "Biggles" book possibly; regarding pilots caught by insurgents in Mesopotamia. It was also alleged as happening to Italian pilots in Ethiopia and again in Donald Morris' excellent book about the Zulu Wars "The Washing of the Spears". In all cases these are just quoting uncited reports by anonymous commentators.

I'm not saying it didn't happen but that the accusation does seem to lack evidence.

Major Nikon

(36,818 posts)
9. Not all beauty is created by women either
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 09:56 PM
Dec 2012

Each side of the gender divide has their contributions to offer on both of those fronts.

 

Warren Stupidity

(48,181 posts)
72. The omnipotent overlord of the Christian pantheon does seem a bit neutered.
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 09:18 AM
Dec 2012

The various Demi-gods are all explicitly gendered, and the overlord is referred to as "him", but perhaps "he" got fixed.

Their predecessors certainly were highly sexual, as are the gods of the Hindu pantheon. I'm not convinced Buddhism really has gods. The Demi-god satan, if we go by Boch's imagining, certainly liked to have his minions commit heinous sexual acts on his multitude of damned souls.

 

Swede Atlanta

(3,596 posts)
6. Your post suggests some "gut feel" response to events....
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 09:47 PM
Dec 2012

Unfortunately we cannot paint things so easily. I know so many men that are loving, caring and generous. At the same time I know women who are selfish, controlling and, yes, mean.

We need to look at the underlying characteristics of the person irrespective of gender, age, orientation, ethnicity, etc.

liberal_at_heart

(12,081 posts)
7. my husband and I were discussing the differences between teenage girls and boys
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 09:52 PM
Dec 2012

and the disturbing behavior both sexes exhibit when they are emotionally hurting. I've learned through talking to my daughter that she has know several girls who cut when they are emotionally distressed. This seems to be something girls do while boys handle their distress differently. My husband commented that it seems that girls tend to hurt themselves while boys tend to commit violent acts against others. I wonder if there is any truth to this. There was a boy at my daughter's school who just committed suicide in the school parking lot a couple of weeks ago. He only hurt himself. He did not want to take vengeance on anybody before he left.

energumen

(76 posts)
52. I believe the act of suicide
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 01:34 AM
Dec 2012

can be the ultimate act of violence to others. It is impossible to know someones mindset when they are in that situation but I think there is a certain amount of "I'm going to make you sorry and you will have to live with it forever" going on in some cases.

Curmudgeoness

(18,219 posts)
76. I don't think so.
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 02:40 PM
Dec 2012

There is a way to know the mindset of people who commit suicide, since some of them do not succeed. And in most cases, the person is not thinking that far in advance. They are depressed and they see no hope, so they just want to stop hurting. They usually do not think about how their act will affect others around them.

Now I do think that there are many people who use the threat of suicide in the way you describe, but those people rarely actually go through with it. They are using it as a power play.

Summer Hathaway

(2,770 posts)
8. Ah, yes, of course
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 09:54 PM
Dec 2012

Only a woman is capable of creating beauty, and only a man is capable of creating horror.

" ... nor am I a man hater."

No, you just play one on the internet.

I suspect you're seeking attention - and you're about to get some. And it ain't gonna be pretty.

RainDog

(28,784 posts)
75. This is the essence of why most religion is bullshit
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 02:40 PM
Dec 2012

and was made in the image of man (sic.)

The reality is that humans are, by default, female in utero and remain so unless particular chemicals are released some time after the beginning of a human fetus.

This knowledge of how reproduction actually works should provide a giant clue to anyone that any religion that refers to god as a "he" is a worthless religion.

 

unreadierLizard

(475 posts)
19. Also
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 10:16 PM
Dec 2012

There are men protesting the gang rape incident as hard as women are.

As for the other impressive proof that "all men are scum" that you've provided, that's less then a fraction of a percent of men who've committed horrible crimes like that. Most of us are decent people who just try to live our lives and do good things for those we love.

 

unreadierLizard

(475 posts)
20. Jury voted 3-3 to LEAVE IT ALONE
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 10:19 PM
Dec 2012

Must be because it's directed against men.


REASON FOR ALERT:

This post is disruptive, hurtful, rude, insensitive, over-the-top, or otherwise inappropriate. (See <a href="http://www.democraticunderground.com/?com=aboutus#communitystandards" target="_blank">Community Standards</a>.)

YOUR COMMENTS:

Sexist trash, plain and simple.

JURY RESULTS

A randomly-selected Jury of DU members completed their review of this alert at Fri Dec 28, 2012, 09:17 PM, and voted 3-3 to LEAVE IT ALONE.

Juror #1 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: No explanation given
Juror #2 voted to HIDE IT and said: No explanation given
Juror #3 voted to HIDE IT and said: Agreed. Sexist garbage.
Juror #4 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: My ninety year old mother says this all the time
Juror #5 voted to LEAVE IT ALONE and said: It is certainly sexist, but it seemed to open in a few responses a serious discussion. Better to discuss than to censor.
Juror #6 voted to HIDE IT and said: :/

Thank you.

ElboRuum

(4,717 posts)
23. WTF Juror #5?
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 10:25 PM
Dec 2012

By Juror 5 logic, racist and homophobic posts should be allowed to stand provided they "open in a few responses a serious discussion."

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
47. Let me answer your objections, if I may..........
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 01:26 AM
Dec 2012

You read deeper into the text, than you needed to. This post was to ask the question, when we are going to stop and when are men (mankind) going to stop.

If the incidents I mentioned had been done by women, I would have posted it that way. However, women currently do not have enough power (political & social) to stop these events from occurring.

My question to you, is why did you see this as sexist, there was no intent for this post to be sexist. In your eyes will each person who posts at DU and makes or compares something different between the sexes, have their post expunged because their remarks may be seen as sexist?



Quantess

(27,630 posts)
21. I am a woman, and I think the whole concept is bullshit.
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 10:19 PM
Dec 2012

Apologies for the language.
Does not every living being also suspect the lies being fed to us?

"God" is a made up creature, obviously. Invented by humans. Otherwise, you have an eternity to spend with Mohammed nagging you about cartoon images. "That wasn't a good picture of me!"

Edited to fix the title.

XRubicon

(2,212 posts)
25. I usually don't drink beer... but when I do
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 10:30 PM
Dec 2012

Stay thirsty my friends.

what? I couldn't help it.

oh yeah, there is no god so its moot.

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
44. One of the most intelligent responses...........and that is being said with all sincerity........
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 01:15 AM
Dec 2012

RainDog

(28,784 posts)
26. I wish you would delete this thread
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 10:30 PM
Dec 2012

because it is sexist crap, as I noted in my alert. However, it has been alerted on prior to my alert and is now allowed to stand 3-3.

As a female, I find it extremely disgusting to assign traits exclusively to one gender or the other.

That's a very right wing pov.

Whatever you do, I'll just trash this post so I don't have to see it.

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
49. I won't delete.........because there was no intent for this........
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 01:29 AM
Dec 2012

post to be sexist. You read deeper into it, than you needed to.

 

Jenoch

(7,720 posts)
53. Wow. You did not 'intend' your post
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 01:41 AM
Dec 2012

to be sexist? How bad would it have reflected on the entire male population of this planet if you DID 'intend' to write a sexist post?

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
57. Again, you read deeper into the post than..........
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 01:55 AM
Dec 2012

you needed to.

Your response is very defensive, and it appears that you're looking for an argument. You're not going to bait me into that.

 

Jenoch

(7,720 posts)
60. Nope. I'm not looking for an argument.
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 02:07 AM
Dec 2012

An argument would imply that you have somr sort of defense for your position. You have none.

"When I see the horrors of the world, I say only a man could create this".

That statement alone tells everything the readers need to know about you and your intent in starting this thread.

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
62. For someone who's been a DU member since 2006 & only has
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 02:18 AM
Dec 2012

614 posts. I would assume you have been lurking or not paying attention to DU for 6 years. You do not come and post with an angry tone (which is what your posts sound like).

Whatever you're angry about, figure it out and post about it. Read, read & read my post, it is not sexist or prejudicial in any way. I should have posted a smilie.

I am editing, reread the post & figure it out.

ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)
97. I hear similar defenses from other groups....
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 02:11 PM
Dec 2012

...."I'm not a racist, I'm just telling it like I see it".

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
98. Read the post............don't read into it, what you want to see.......
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 05:38 PM
Dec 2012

It's a questions, that others who have posted, say can't be answered, because God(if you believe) is not a an entity that has a sex.

I am just really tired of all the DU'ers who have read this post, but can't read it & figure it out. They only assume to "know" what the post means. And since it states an opinion the reader doesn't agree with, then the poster must be a person who hates men, etc.

You're reading of the post & your assumptions about the poster, is just as bad as the tea-baggers assumption that the President is a socialist.

There are a number of college classes, that a person can attend, that will allow them to read a post, a book, a commentary, judiciously and intelligently.

Kurska

(5,739 posts)
104. People are offended because you are sterotyping
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 07:22 PM
Dec 2012

"When I see the beauty of the world, I say only a woman could create this,
When I see the horrors of the world, I say only a man could create this"

If you really believe this then you seem to believe that the genders have different capacities for creation and destruction. They do not and to take another stand is to slander half the people on this planet.

ProudToBeBlueInRhody

(16,399 posts)
107. Stop with the psychobabble....
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 08:43 PM
Dec 2012

....and the "you can't read" bullshit. You showed your slip. I make no assumptions other than what I read that you proudly stand behind.

You know exactly what you are doing, and lucky for you, you got one of these juries that doesn't want to do it's job.

 

Taverner

(55,476 posts)
31. Not sure I like your broadbrushing but...
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:05 PM
Dec 2012

When will we cease?


As soon as we make it unprofitable to do so.


Pocketbooks are the only thing Americans respond to.

unblock

(52,126 posts)
33. this is one of the most overtly bigoted posts i've seen in a long time.
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:16 PM
Dec 2012

consider the reverse:

"all the good in the world, only a man could create;
all the bad in the world, only a woman could create."

everyone would immediately recognize this as overtly sexist and rightly so.

i'm a hardcore feminist and allow quite a bit of slack for objections to male behavior and patriarchy and so on.
but this is simply unconstructive, unhelpful, hate.

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
36. Serious?
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:27 PM
Dec 2012

I grabbed the guy at the throat, before he tried anything,

Now here you are...

Wow, what a giant letdown. Seeing that you are a "hardcore feminist" and all...

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
38. How does one become "a hardcore feminist"?
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:33 PM
Dec 2012

I would if I could!

Edit to add: probably only dudes get to call themselves "hardcore feminists".

sibelian

(7,804 posts)
65. OK, this is the end for me.
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 05:32 AM
Dec 2012

I, as a gay man, will no longer discuss issues of gender on this site. Anyone who mentions the subjects on either "side" goes directly to ignore.
 

R. Daneel Olivaw

(12,606 posts)
34. The answer to your question is probably never: which makes me very sad.
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:21 PM
Dec 2012

I have a beautiful daughter, and all I want her to do is grow up and never have to experience this insanity...this terror.

Now to answer you earlier question.

God is not a man or a woman.


 

TheProgressive

(1,656 posts)
37. Should not this discussion be in either Religion or DU Lounge forums?
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:30 PM
Dec 2012

And, who 'made' GOD - a man or a women?

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
61. No it does not belong in the Lounge or Religion ..........
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 02:08 AM
Dec 2012

and you missed the whole concept and question of the post.

Lone_Star_Dem

(28,158 posts)
40. "The most beautiful experience we can have is the mysterious."
Fri Dec 28, 2012, 11:45 PM
Dec 2012
"It is the fundamental emotion that stands at the cradle of true art and true science. Whoever does not know it and can no longer wonder, no longer marvel, is as good as dead, and his eyes are dimmed. It was the experience of mystery -- even if mixed with fear -- that engendered religion. A knowledge of the existence of something we cannot penetrate, our perceptions of the profoundest reason and the most radiant beauty, which only in their most primitive forms are accessible to our minds: it is this knowledge and this emotion that constitute true religiosity. In this sense, and only this sense, I am a deeply religious man... I am satisfied with the mystery of life's eternity and with a knowledge, a sense, of the marvelous structure of existence -- as well as the humble attempt to understand even a tiny portion of the Reason that manifests itself in nature." Excerpt from an essay by Albert Einstein.


This is an excellent example of religious beauty. Granted, it's not religious in the actual sense of the word, but it does make you think and feel and aspire to understand that something more. Which is the root of most religion.



* “AIDS is not just God's punishment for homosexuals; it is God's punishment for the society that tolerates homosexuals”

* "It appears that America's anti-Biblical feminist movement is at last dying, thank God, and is possibly being replaced by a Christ-centered men's movement which may become the foundation for a desperately needed national spiritual awakening."

* "If you're not a born-again Christian, you're a failure as a human being."

* "I really believe that the pagans, and the abortionists, and the feminists, and the gays and the lesbians who are actively trying to make that an alternative lifestyle, the ACLU, People For the American Way, all of them who have tried to secularize America. I point the finger in their face and say 'you helped this happen." Post 9/11 Rant.

* "Christians, like slaves and soldiers, ask no questions"

* "[Homosexuals are] brute beasts...part of a vile and satanic system [that] will be utterly annihilated, and there will be a celebration in heaven." Various quotes from the Reverend Jerry Falwell.


This is an excellent example of the horrors bestowed on society in the name of religion. Bigotry breeds hate, and hate fuels violence.

I ask you, when in the hell is the world going to wake up to these disgusting behaviors?

Quantess

(27,630 posts)
43. I am often asked the question whether successful trolling depends on pretending...
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 12:39 AM
Dec 2012

All I can say for sure, is that I am defintely unsure of the truthfulness of one of the people who posted in your thread.

energumen

(76 posts)
55. Really?
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 01:48 AM
Dec 2012

The possibility for good or evil live in each of us. To suggest otherwise is to do a disservice to either sex.

eShirl

(18,480 posts)
66. Funny, I've NEVER been asked the question of whether or not God is a woman or a man.
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 06:02 AM
Dec 2012

Might as well ask whether or not God is a horse or a pumpkin.

planetc

(7,789 posts)
67. God is both male and female, but has no gender
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 08:58 AM
Dec 2012

If Christianity is correct in understanding God as pure spirit, then God "the Father" and God the Holy Spirit have no gender, because only beings with bodies can have sex characteristics. Jesus of Nazareth was male and gendered if the gospel stories of his life are correct.

God is understood as having all the human strengths, but magnified unimaginably: God is all-powerful, all-knowing, has love and compassion for all. Since women as well as men have power and knowledge, and since both genders express love and compassion, it is a distortion to understand God as an old man with a white beard. God has both masculine and feminine strengths, but no gender, except for Jesus, who is understood as the Son of God. If God has a Daughter, she does not appear in the Bible, although there are holy women there.

So, to summarize, God is both masculine and feminine, but has no gender, except for Jesus of Nazareth, who was one of the most compassionate and forgiving teachers we have on record.

 

OneTenthofOnePercent

(6,268 posts)
68. Well isn't this post just a nice slice of misandry.
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 09:04 AM
Dec 2012
"When the hell is the world going to wake up and cease these disgusting behaviors?"

Well, according to you, when all the men disappear.

Kurska

(5,739 posts)
102. Of course you don't dear
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 07:07 PM
Dec 2012

You just think only they can create horrible evil and only women can create absolute beauty.

As a gay man this reminds me of the people who claim they don't "hate gays" they just think they are horrible sins against nature that must repress their true feelings.

Here is an idea, maybe being man or a woman doesn't imbue you with any special capacity for good or evil. Maybe it just means that you have a penis or a vagina.

Kurska

(5,739 posts)
106. Mea culpa
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 08:30 PM
Dec 2012

Transgendered, intersex or otherwise people of course have every right to define what gender they are regardless of the sexual organs they were born with.

newspeak

(4,847 posts)
73. this reminds me some years ago, my friend talked me into going
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 01:56 PM
Dec 2012

to a discussion by an Episcopalian priest-on the male-female aspects of god. i reluctantly agreed to go with her. i got the shock of my life, listening to this man suggesting books like eisner's book on the feminine religious influence. and he stated that when he needed to find solace, compassion, empathy, he prayed to the female aspect of the creator; and when he needed some form of resolution, determination, he prayed to the male aspect of the creator. at the time, i thought, this is so different from the OT vengeance god persona.

for thousands of years, the human race has given their gods, goddesses attributes of human emotions-greed, vengeance, jealousy, love, compassion. it is humans who determine what they create to worship, and it is humans who lay the blame on their god for whatever obscene, heinous crime they commit-that god that was made in their image.

i think you're caught up in the societal perception of "male" and "female" personas. men can be gentle nurturers and women can be cold blooded killers. but, society tends to allocate certain characteristics to the sexes, not all is true. i'd say, it was more so thousands of years ago.

 

shintao

(487 posts)
81. Rape is shared event
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 03:32 PM
Dec 2012

Rape occurs to both genders, and we should all back both genders towards eradicating the disease.

Power works on a hierarchical scale, so women rape mostly kids an some older males or females, kids rape kids, and males rape all of them, including seniors, or so it would seem. Until we learn to fight this together, we will continue to fail. Typically female rapes of males is ignored at all levels, from reports, investigations, and even court cases. A women held a minor for 3 days of captivity, keeping him inebriated, and seducing him. His parents brought the case. The judge concluded because the boy looked big for his age, it was an OK thing, and the female walked. About 6 months later she was finally re-arrested and jailed, after partying school children that passed her apartment.

Females tend to assault together, tend to be more vicious in their assaults of body cavities, and the duration of each assault is longer due to heighten hormones. They are also most likely past over in arrests, a reluctance to believe the victim that the event occurred, or to actually look for evidence to support a males accusation. In a study in a Hawaiian prison, the original pilot study, and follow up study both showed 100% of male pedophiles had a sexual abuse child history of rape and molestation by female care givers (baby sitters, day cares, schools), and by moms, aunts and sisters.

I am pointing this out because to deny males get raped, is mythical, and forms a false sense of security for victims and those charged with working in these abusive areas. One thing this lack of knowledge has done, has made it difficult for the psychological field to get an accurate analysis, so systems are put in place to help males who have been sexually abused. Many of these cases end in suicide when the male victim reaches 30-40 years old.


As a society we must help and support one another. Our inability to do that has affected the entire society. Judges that make bad calls like this one can be handled. Judges have state organizations that allow you to file complaints at.

This book, available at library, explains everything. http://books.google.com/books/about/Nursery_crimes.html?id=O2NHAAAAMAAJ

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
99. Excellent view.............
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 05:41 PM
Dec 2012

This discussion has evolved into, baiting and name calling. I think only, because, people have not read the last sentence. I did not ask when will men wake up, but when will we wake upl

99Forever

(14,524 posts)
80. What an ugly thing to say.
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 03:07 PM
Dec 2012

Broadbrush much?

This thread is pure 100%, sexist, scummy, stinking, putrid, flamebait.

There is no fucking god, anyway.

 

shintao

(487 posts)
84. He/She is apparently is a morphadite
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 03:49 PM
Dec 2012

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

So he/she is both, which is ok.

Octafish

(55,745 posts)
83. Both. Neither.
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 03:42 PM
Dec 2012

Either way, while we are here, we get to experience, change, enjoy and marvel. Best of all, love.

kydo

(2,679 posts)
85. you took my answer
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 03:49 PM
Dec 2012

I was going to say neither and both at the same time but you beat me to it. But I agree wih you

 

shintao

(487 posts)
89. Both
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 04:14 PM
Dec 2012

So God created man in his own image, in the image of God he created him; male and female he created them.

self-procreation is my guess. Don't assume god looks like you or me, if Gensis is correct he is both.

 

Tierra_y_Libertad

(50,414 posts)
91. And, a navel and nipples? If Genesis is correct, God must look like us.
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 04:30 PM
Dec 2012

I think the all of the creation stories are pleasant myths that reassure us that somehow we are important specks in the universe and not merely insignificant specks.

 

Zax2me

(2,515 posts)
87. What? non-issue.
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 04:07 PM
Dec 2012

I was always told in church God was gender neutral.
In other words, this question is a non-issue.
Usually the people who take on such a question don't believe in God in the first place.
Making the question even more of a non-issue.

SomethingFishy

(4,876 posts)
88. Only somone as small minded as a homo sapian
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 04:13 PM
Dec 2012

would think that "the creator" who apparently created all of this from nothing, who can see all, feel all, live in all times and dimensions, on all planets and in every galaxy, would be another homo sapian or take the form of some gender.

Why is it humans seem to think they are the apogee of all creation?

CrispyQ

(36,424 posts)
92. God is a human concept.
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 09:44 PM
Dec 2012

It is the manifestation of a creation/destruction scenario. It's like the movie "Terminator," when the kid looks at other kids playing at killing each other & realizes, "We're going to destroy ourselves," & the Terminator responds something to the effect of "It's in your nature."

arely staircase

(12,482 posts)
93. if god were a man or woman
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 09:47 PM
Dec 2012

he/she would be mortal, not god. that is like asking whether my dog is a cat or a squirrel.

 

lumberjack_jeff

(33,224 posts)
94. How could you not hate the people responsible for all the horrors in the world?
Sat Dec 29, 2012, 09:52 PM
Dec 2012

How could you not prefer the people responsible for all the beauty?

There is no possible way to reconcile your fourth sentence with the previous three. Simply put, you're a misandrist, even if you don't think you are.

More to the point; the fact that the jury didn't hide this post and 5 duers recommended it gives strong support to the presence of a misandrist culture at du.

mrmpa

(4,033 posts)
100. i never said I believe it..............
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 06:57 PM
Dec 2012

all I said, was it is a response I give when asked a certain question. And actually your hatred of women is very vivid.

Kurska

(5,739 posts)
103. So if you reject the assertion that men can make things more horrible than anything a woman could.
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 07:10 PM
Dec 2012

You hate women? That is a very odd position. It almost seems like you are arguing evil women are inferior in their evil than evil men. By extension you also seem to be arguing that good men are inferior in their good than good women.

I have an idea. Why don't we not stereotype the genders and just let people be judged as individuals.

 

Rex

(65,616 posts)
108. It is so much easier to destroy something than it is to create something.
Sun Dec 30, 2012, 08:45 PM
Dec 2012

It is a strange law that humans have latched onto.

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