RE: The Story
August 25, 2022 at 11:47 am
(This post was last modified: August 25, 2022 at 12:01 pm by The Grand Nudger.)
I think this may be the point where a reflexive impulse to protect the articles of your faith makes any further discussion of the matter between us unproductive. Let's agree to disagree - but in that light I can pose my earlier question again.
Given that -I- see a rich and deep text full of content wholly outside of whatever your religious beliefs about it may be - as well as understanding that and how your religious beliefs came to be so critically derived from it, can you see why I would wonder whether, in flatly rejecting such content's existence, you miss alot of the story..as I see it, at least?
Take the fall as another example - that story I enjoy so much. A literalist must believe that it's not at all the brilliant piece of lit I think it is. It's just a report about two people and a dragon and one seriously unlucky piece of fruit.
Given that -I- see a rich and deep text full of content wholly outside of whatever your religious beliefs about it may be - as well as understanding that and how your religious beliefs came to be so critically derived from it, can you see why I would wonder whether, in flatly rejecting such content's existence, you miss alot of the story..as I see it, at least?
Take the fall as another example - that story I enjoy so much. A literalist must believe that it's not at all the brilliant piece of lit I think it is. It's just a report about two people and a dragon and one seriously unlucky piece of fruit.
I am the Infantry. I am my country’s strength in war, her deterrent in peace. I am the heart of the fight… wherever, whenever. I carry America’s faith and honor against her enemies. I am the Queen of Battle. I am what my country expects me to be, the best trained Soldier in the world. In the race for victory, I am swift, determined, and courageous, armed with a fierce will to win. Never will I fail my country’s trust. Always I fight on…through the foe, to the objective, to triumph overall. If necessary, I will fight to my death. By my steadfast courage, I have won more than 200 years of freedom. I yield not to weakness, to hunger, to cowardice, to fatigue, to superior odds, For I am mentally tough, physically strong, and morally straight. I forsake not, my country, my mission, my comrades, my sacred duty. I am relentless. I am always there, now and forever. I AM THE INFANTRY! FOLLOW ME!
