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My New Life With Bottom Feeders – by Sheila Graham
I was stunned. Set before me was a large pale, pink-tinged shrimp in a flute, decorated with a sprig of dill. I had told God before I came to my neighbor’s house that I would eat whatever was set before me. I didn’t want to embarrass my friend. Now, I wasn’t so sure I could make that happen. My stomach turned at the thought of eating that shrimp. I don’t think so, pal!
But I had promised God so I doused it in sauce and took a bite. Then my stomach rebelled. No more, you’re pushing me. But I took another couple of nibbles. That’s when my stomach warned, One more bite and I’m going to upchuck right here in front of your ...
Damaging Legalistic Religion – Jim Fowler
Many have had experiences in rule-based, legalistic religion that casts everything into arbitrary right or wrong categories. Such believe-right, do-right religion can leave a person with a damaged psyche of perfectionist moralism that affects their personality and operational perspectives. The authoritative and judgmental orientation of such religion often leaves a person with an elitist attitude of thinking they know everything and everyone else should conform to what they believe. They judgmentally view and accept others based on their conformity to their belief-system.
The entire system of legalistic religion orients people to themselves. ...
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