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Eclectic means selecting what is condsidered best from all systems or sources. In my struggle with life and believe me I've had them, my religious experiences have varied. I have realized that in my search for God, by the way he was never lost, I have found that most all religions have value. I go by the philosophy; take what you want and leave the rest. My church has taught me of Ghandi's philosophy and this has helped me to honor all faiths. Ghandi had a room built that was void of all symbols and religious art. His goal was that all people with any spiritual belief could gather and pray together. That is what my church's goal is, also. The slogan on my front page, which states, "Whoever you are, where ever in your journey of faith you are welcome here" is what the Rev. says every week before her service. I have searched all my life for a place to go where I felt that I believed in all that the church teaches, I found it in The Living Enrichment Center! I believe in only one God and I believe in his son Jesus Christ. I find great spiritual comfort by smudging and when I take from the earth I offer tobacco to give back to the earth. Both Native American rituals. I believe we are all one energy as Einstein had mentioned in his theory's. All though, that in it self is not a religion it has given me great spiritual peace. The Reverand Mary Manin Morrissey, of LEC sent this in an email I received
No matter what name you use, there is one God in the universe. In the Koran it says, "He is the Living God, the Living One. No God is there but He." In Buddhism, we read, "The Supreme Being, the Unsurpassed, the Perceiver of All Things, the Lord of All, the Maker, the Fashioner, the Father of All Beings." The Talmud states: "Our God is a Living God. His power fills the universe. He formed thee. With his Spirit thou breathest." The Bible says, "'I am the Alpha and the Omega, the Beginning and the End,' says the Lord, 'who is and who was and who is to come, the Almighty.'" (Rev. 1:8) "...one God and Father of all, who is above all, and through all, and in you all." (Eph. 4:6) God does not belong to any particular religion. God is one -- God cannot become two. One Presence, One Power means there are not two powers; there is not a power for good and a power for evil. There is only one kind of electricity. You can use electricity to electrocute yourself or to brighten a room. It's how you apply electricity that matters. It's how you perceive God that matters. The choice is in your hands. ~ Mary Manin Morrissey
This is how I believe. Now don't get me wrong, I am not a robot programmed to believe everything I am taught. I feel that the Rev. has only put in to words what I was unsure of how to say. I have a really hard time understanding how some religions feel that they are the only one's going to Heaven. All though, I have asked Jesus in to my heart and believe that he died for my sins, I am a believer in other religions and believe that being being Christian insures my entrance to Heaven. I believe, like the name God, that Heaven also goes by other names, like in other religions. I consider myself to be a Christian, which is simply a believer in Christ, but I do not like people to assume that because I am Christian that I don't honor other religious beliefs in my heart. You need not agree with me, unlike some I honor all that is believed and unless you are a follower of Satan, I honor your beliefs. I read Tim Allen's book, I'm Not Really Here, and believe it or not it changed a lot about my life. As you can probably see I am a pretty open minded person. Read the book, it was awesome. It talked about Quantum Physics and Zen. Read it!! It was a lot more then what I expected.

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Deborah Elizabeth Shepherd 1974-1983

Different Religions (Of course they aren't all here!!)

My Favorite Christain Site
Juddahism
Islamic
Hinduism
Native American Religion
African American Views
The Church of Scientology

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