Growing belief

The Bible is largely allegorical, written to make sense to cultures different to that of our own. Once upon a time it was organic and incorporated new knowledge and understanding, until such point as it was assimilated by those in power and became fixed. Hence in a more dynamic society like we have currently it rapidly loses relevance.
That however, doesnt mean that at it heart Christianity is wrong, and like most religions is a palimpsest of other belief systems which I think increases its validity.
I've often said I don't believe in God but I do believe in religion as a common set of customs, practices and general beliefs that hold a society together - and I think that does have a practical purpose in day-to-day life. The thing is - the more I delve into the heart and the underlying messages, I see that there is a spiritual core and that to me is increasingly what "God" is - not a supernatural being, but the essential element of the discourse. Our society is based on these beliefs so for it to exist, therefore so must "God".

When is enough well enough?

Has the time come for a revolution?

 

When the Government first bailed out the banks last year – they took Preference Shares in return for providing liquidity to the banks. Well – that was the plan. The problem with the preference shares seems to be that while they do not offer the Government voting rights in the banks, they hit them where it hurts – in their pockets by having a fixed tarrif that they must pay annually.

 

Well apparently that wasn’t enough to get the banks lending and the terms of the Government investment have been changed so that the Government now hold ordinary shares – in other words, the banks may have less control but they are now not obliged to pay a dividend. The upshot of this is that our Government’s investment and eventual repayment are placed further from us – the taxpayer who provided it.

 

This is out of control. Something has got to give.

 

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On Christianity

Religion to me fills in the cracks of the world that our knowledge and experience has yet to explain. Science has replaced it in that respect more generally and succeeds in answering the problem of "faith" by continually deferring the answer you are looking for. I don't believe in god, not at least as presented in organised religion which often has little to do with religion as described in the first sentence. But I do believe in religion as a common set of customs, practices and general beliefs that hold a society together - and I think that does have a practical purpose in day-to-day life. I was raised a Protestant and I think the values and beliefs that I learned in my youth continue to inform my life today, even if I don't actuvely participate in the faith. In fact the society we live in was founded on similar values.

This is A test

 

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