Happy Light, happier LITE and topic of discussion

[hkellick]

Not a whole lot to report. I got the car back... the night I brought it home it stalled out twice. My mother suggested I try some dry gas. So I filled it up with the ultra l33t gas (the 92% Octane Stuff) (ha! listen folks.. just because the pump clicks off doesn't mean it's filled up with gas! Oh well :P ) and some dry gas and finally got around to getting that oil change I needed this month. I think it's running better. That is good. That helps make LITE happy.

Other things that make LITE happy is his Happy Light. Despite the childish title, the happy light actually exists. Around this time of year when the sun stops appearing and I see alot of cold and cloudy weather, it gets to me. I suffer from seasonal depression. The non-drug antidote to this is to get a full-spectrum light (the problem is the majority of lights are mostly yellow light. But what I need is pure white light.) It used to be I needed special fluorescent bulbs and something to hold it in near my desk downstairs (where the computer is) but GE just came out with some full-spectrum bulbs that fit into a normal incadescent plug. So I bought two.. one for the basement and one for my bedroom
I honestly feel the difference already. Before I got them, I was thoroughly miserable and grumpy and hated this wet nasty weather.
I still hate the wet nasty weather but I feel bouncier and more "LITE"ish.
*shrugs* I dunno either. I don't know why I need the full-spectrum light and what kind of effect (whether it's purely mental or physiological as well) it has on me, but it DOES Make a difference.

That said, going over the last couple posts and a fight between Stebe@ChaoticMUX and myself, I still think Stebe is being an ass.
Maybe Stebe needs a happy light too.

And now for the topic of discussion.
Are you ready?
Is Christianity outdated? Can Christianity hope to compete with 21st century morals?

The reason this came up is nissacrosseyed's last post in which she complains about being labeled as a christian. I don't think it's SIMPLY that she's christian. Alot of my people are. I think it might be more that she's devoutly christian.
I, personally, know of very few truly devout christians. Not only is stephanie christian, but she's a TRUE christian compared to these screwy right-wing extremists who are off trying to ban Harry Potter and Tinky-Winky. I define a REAL
christian as someone who lives by the tenets of Christ. (Instead of the tenets of the church. The two can be vastly different in certain respects.)
I respect real christians. I respect people who love thy neighbors, who abide by the golden rule, who attempt to do everything they can to make humanity a better race.
I don't respect the other so-called christians who are about small-minded hate, censorship. People who live petty, hate-lived lives.
That said, I also only respect REAL Jews, REAL Wiccans and REAL Buddhists instead of other people using their religious values to spread hate, censorship and pain.
Anyways... the topic of conversation stands.
IS Christianity outdated? Or, as joked about in movies such as "Dogma", does Christianity need a complete overhaul (a third coming of Christ or what not to remind people what Christianity is REALLY about.)
Please feel free to reply to that one.

Comments

Religion vs Faith

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Sure, Christianity is mostly about religion with most people. An organization. I just got back from my friends church. He isn''t christian anymore, but he still goes 'cause theirs a cool youth group I've been attending lately. But the service itself and to a lesser extent, the youth group itself was a huge social clud except for one or two devote people(Who I know are devout). Seee, religion is an organization, an instutition , a kind of goverment. Faith is belief. Its what religion should be. The faith in god and actual belief in his existing and being good and all-mighty and all that. Simpe, yeah? No. Most people have so little faith. The ones that do tend to follow modern religions which are easier to believe. I hate christianity for what its become, but devote chstians following their true faith are perfectly fine with me. They're nice, friendly, productive, yadda yadda. Its a good thing. I'm glad I know several of em. Odd, though, most of em are quakers.