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love one another
dan said:
>race, sex, or creed should go by the wayside when
>it comes to loving your fellow man.
i would "feel" better if it did...in some strange
theoretical way...but that way is so much more
specific than i can forget. truth is, defining love
is sort of crucial here. and its ties are inevitably
religious (in the way peter is talking).
think of aristotle and his ideas about happiness.
what i want, what i need. i don't think it's as
simple as saying, "why can't we all just get along."
with regard to race and sex...much easier. b/c love
isn't based on either of them (or not that i know
of...anyone have a worldview like that 'round here? :)
)
but love. it's wrapped up in some set of assumptions
or faith. and for many people, it's intensely
personal with an identity. the kind of love that
extends mercy to all people and yet steps onto narrow
paths of harsh reality is not the kind that an ideal
anonymous majority would embrace...it's not general
enough to encompass all creeds.
i will say this though: regardless of someone else's
creed i say, "rock on, dan! let's love our fellow
man." but it's definitely b/c of the specificity of
the love and identity of the god i love and serve that
i say it.
btw, school has started; and i'm having so much fun!
i have lots of wonderful teenagers in and out of my
room. i've missed them this summer :)
-j. marie
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All human nature vigorously resists grace because grace changes us and the change is painful. -Flannery O'Connor
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