with Jesus before he died and someone more or less told me to stick it where the sun didn't shine because Atheists and Pagans do that all the time so I asked a question about how many here did that weekly viisting thing and not one Atheist or Pagan or Bhuddist answered so How come?
2006-11-16 08:39:49 · 12 answers · asked by Midge 7 in Society & Culture ➔ Religion & Spirituality
Hi there. I wasn't here for your earlier Q's and I'm not sure I understand what you are getting at with this one, but I am a pagan and every 2 weeks I visit a lady who is dying of an auto immune disease that is attacking her lungs and I clean her house for her.
But I don't try to convert her to paganism. I just do it because I feel that whatever I do, good or bad will return to me three fold, so I try to do good.
Hope that helps.
Peace)O(
2006-11-16 08:50:26 · answer #1 · answered by Anonymous · 3⤊ 0⤋
Society in general disrespects our youth and neglects our elderly, which will become far more addressed now that baby boomers are ageing.
Your question brings with it awareness. Often we donate food to the poor and time and money to causes, but to visit with a senior is something I hadn't considered for quite a few years. Perhaps since there has been our own to care for.
Self absorption is an insidious thing.
On the other hand, there are very many people who consider themselves to be great Christians who also do not take the time for kindness for a stranger.
2006-11-16 16:50:29 · answer #2 · answered by mithril 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
So how come what, few people visit these homes unless they have a reason to, that is to visit a loved one who has been placed there.
There are so many crazy people out there that the world has a hard time accepting the fact that you may want to do something nice without having anothre reason to do it. So this is why not many people are as giving, I believe it would be easier to do so if there was a group formed or association to do this through, and then it wouldn't be on a weekly basis I don't think. But God bless you and people like you if you have the strength to, this is your calling and we all need you. Thanks.
2006-11-16 16:47:53 · answer #3 · answered by Neptune2bsure 6 · 0⤊ 0⤋
I was raised in a Christian home in a military family, so I had the good fortune of living in countries where other religions were the majority. For instance, in Turkey, a predominately Muslim country, the law was that no one could pester any one about religion without permission. I loved that law. It meant that no one was ever knocking on my door, leaving fliers on my windshield, or posting signs all over the place about "wrath of god". Most wars and internal conflict are fought over such things as organized religion, and the Christian faith is far from innocent, so as far as I'm concerned I can do with out it. I live a nonviolent life (by not harming people or animals) and for someone who probably is responsible for the death of other living creatures whether human or not, to go around thinking that they're angels simply because they go around exploiting Christian propaganda makes me sick. There's nothing wrong with making personal choices about faith, but keep it at that. Let others make their choices on their own.
2006-11-16 16:50:14 · answer #4 · answered by Gal on a Jet Plane 3 · 3⤊ 0⤋
i can say this what ever you do to the least of these you do this to Jesus. We should reach out every day, and let people see the Love of God in us. For be a Light unto the world like a star up in the sky we get our light from the Son Jesus Christ.
2006-11-16 16:45:55 · answer #5 · answered by jamnjims 5 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It was one person who said that, and I believe he merely pointed out that it's not just chrisitians who do it. That person chose to speak for "atheists, pagans and buddhists."
As for why they didn't answer your other question, who knows? It doesn't mean they didn't do it. Perhaps your question didn't intrigue them.
We do sometimes get kind of tired of all the christian v. non-christian contests going on. So perhaps they just passed it by.
2006-11-16 17:11:34 · answer #6 · answered by Anonymous · 0⤊ 0⤋
I used to go every week at school and some people did so at University.
2006-11-16 16:42:36 · answer #7 · answered by fourmorebeers 6 · 1⤊ 0⤋
People who are already firm in their beliefs do not need , nor do they want, Christians telling them that their beliefs are wrong. You would not be considered an angel, you would be considered a nuisance.
2006-11-16 16:44:32 · answer #8 · answered by T Time 6 · 2⤊ 0⤋
Christians do not actually visit people. They go to see people to try to twist their arms into believing some ancient superstitions. It's criminal the way they browbeat poor old folks in nursing homes, trying to get them to donate money for more church buildings so the homeless can sleep in their shadows.
2006-11-16 16:42:29 · answer #9 · answered by Ever Learn 7 · 8⤊ 1⤋
No you would not be like an angel, that's for sure. <---Unless you kept your preaching of god out of it.
Good ppl take care of the sick, volunteer in soup kitchens (faith, has nothing to do with it.)
Leave the old ppl alone ( I mean don't preach to them ), no one wants to be a captive audience.
2006-11-16 16:58:54 · answer #10 · answered by lilith 7 · 2⤊ 0⤋