It makes no sense to forget about the World Trade Center that proudly stood there and instead make that whole part of NYC including City Hall and Wall Street a symbol for America's insularity and
fear of others who are different.
Not exact matches
People pleasing comes from a
fear of rejection, failure or disappointing
others, so it's time to examine where those
fears come from and find a professional guide — a licensed therapist, social worker or psychologist
who is knowledgeable in this area
of personal development.
So all the social media naysayers
who have blamed Facebook, Twitter and
other social sites for spurring peer pressure or
fear of missing out have been in the wrong.
Some know them as Task Force Brown,
others fear them as thunderous ghosts
who approach in the darkest hours
of the night.
While there are loud critics
who wage public campaigns against companies they short, many
other short - sellers had long kept positions secret for
fear of losing access to corporate management or retribution from rival Wall Street investors through a so - called short squeeze.
As the details
of this plan become known, and as the political response builds from people
who fear their taxes will be raised, and as they build a coalition with special interests
who would lose out from
other aspects
of the proposal (like investors
who do not like the proposed limitation on the deduction
of business - interest expenses), this plan will become an enormous liability.
Fear of retribution from all academics
who share in these rents through copyrights and
other forms
of protection?
As students began to flee the carnage, police say Cruz dumped his rifle and bag
of extra ammunition and joined «
others who were fleeing and tried to mix in with the group...
fearing for their lives,» Israel, the sheriff, said Thursday.
It's nothing but the supersti.tious scribblings
of ancient men
who used it to control
others through the
fear of punishment.
From RNS: «
Other Liberty students
who saw the email from Falwell corroborated Covey's account but didn't want to be identified for
fear of the consequences.»
«supersti.tious scribblings
of ancient men
who used it to control
others through the
fear of punishment.»
And this is rightly
feared by
other European countries,
who do not want to be reduced to efficient cogs in a system
of technocratic, managerial globalism.
Hasn't it been the Christians
who've been deriding «political correctness» for the past 30 years because they want to be able to make fun
of others (Muslims, Jews, gays, women, the handicapped, blacks, Asians, foreigners, Mormons, etc.) without
fear of legal consequences?
Given the numbers
of Christians, Yazidis, Shia Muslims and
others who have been displaced by Islamic State for
fear of their lives, this would likely lead to Britain's highest court deeming the group's actions as genocide.
I am for the elimination
of hate,
fear and control, religion is just the catalyst that people use to hate,
fear and control, getting rid
of religion won't solve the problem, its like putting a band aid on a severe cut, its temporary, and it just hits the surface, instead we need to go deeper than that to the root cause, I know lots
of religious people
who don't hate,
fear or control, there are also many beliefs such as paganism, Buddism, Taoism, which doesn't use hate
fear, and self righteousness to condemn
others, I think if maybe more
of the most major religions followed there teachings then we wouldn't have as much problems as we do.
I think this is what causes me uneasiness with those
who attribute belief in God to the
fear of divine retri bution, brainwashing, indoctrination at an early age or any
other contrived reason.
The level
of paranoia and
fear about addressing the topic 25 years ago was incredible, and now not so much — frankly, due to Oprah and many
others who have spoken about their own abuse.
I find that most
of my Christian friends
who talk about homosexuality are either determined to not think about the issue because
of tradition and
fear or are on the
other end and choose not to think about the issue because the pressure
of contemporary culture (in our part
of the world) is to equate my sexuality with the colour
of my skin which is, in light
of history, a silly equation but we should just adjust our understanding to accomodate.
And have mercy on those
who doubt; save
others by snatching them out
of the fire; to
others show mercy with
fear, hating even the garment stained by the flesh» (Jude 1:23).
You live in
fear of being a sinful individual
who your god rejects should you not adhere to his words and so you judge
others based off
of what sheep herding freaks from 2000 years ago said.
you will not harbor distrust
of those
who do not share your god or
fear of him, you will not have to dislike
of others for being different... You will not need to describe yourself as Catholic, jew, muslim or any
other way
of displaying false superiority.
We might invent
other new religions out
of fear of death and
fear of our own insignifigance, but Jesus (apart from being a real guy
who got killed 2000 years ago for saying we should be nice to each
other) exists only in our minds.
But Sprigg and
other evangelicals say changing attitudes toward homosexuality have created a new victim: closeted Christians
who believe the Bible condemns homosexuality but will not say so publicly for
fear of being labeled a hateful bigot.
The clever one,
who fears the judgment
of others and is ashamed before
others — if he is not ashamed most
of all before himself, ah, perhaps his cunning might succeed in becoming undetectable, it might permit him to imagine that it was already unfathomable; and so, what then?
Both are irrational... religion, which is force fed to Americans from childhood, creates the mental / emotional conditions for
other irrationalities like
fear and hatred
of people
who are different in some way.
Though self - giving does sometimes mean denying my own wants (most
of the time, when my children are sick), it often means living like a hedonist, drinking deep
of what
others offer me rather than refusing out
of fear (because I don't want to feel controlled) or pride (because I always want to be the one
who gives).
Among those
who pay a modicum
of attention to Catholic matters, some
feared and
others hoped for a stern scolding from the famously, or notoriously, no - nonsense prefect
of the Congregation for the Doctrine
of the Faith now ascended to the Chair
of Peter.
FEAR LEADS TO ANGER WHICH LEADS TO HATE WHICH CAUSES SUFFERING... The greatest horrors
of humanity have been committed by people
who use RELIGION as the justification for what they do whether its one side or the
other.
Brian, Well I suppose I do have a
fear about what these fantasy beliefs can do to cause trouble all over the world, as if we don't have enough with real problems
of political ills, poverty, diseases and natural disasters; but mostly I am repelled by so many, like eaglemt and the huge number
of others like him / her,
who preach hell - fire and eternal torment for those
who don't regard their unproven beliefs as reality.
In 1.65 million tracts on God's promise
of blessing amid suffering, it asked: «
Who fears the
other?
Then my identity no longer derives from things or from the attitudes
of others but, to some degree at least, stems from a clearer understanding
of the truth
of my relationship to God; and this understanding can sharply decrease the
fear generated by ignorance
of who I really am.
At the
other extreme there are those
who fear that catastrophe may overtake redemption, that the state itself, the very «beginning
of the growth»
of that redemption, has been placed in jeopardy.
To his criterion for discerning satanic «Christianity» we might add these: hostility toward those
who are different; projecting evil on
other who are then demonized; claiming doctrinal certitude; breeding psychic dependency, unconsciousness, stagnation,
fear, guilt, or hatred; depicting God as a monster (as in ascribing the death
of loved ones to God).
Against this morality, Socrates, in Plato's Phaedo, insists that warriors
who die for the city out
of fear for their own death or the death
of others in the city, or
fear of loss
of honor, are sacrificially trading a lesser
fear of dying in battle for a greater
fear of shame, loss
of nobility, and the loss
of the city itself.
To Ken Margo: I am totally agree with you about this evil thing going around the earth... this evil minded people is there everywhere regardless
of faith... that was not what i was trying to say... my point was to be able to recognize the One True God
who is Unseen and
who has no partners as He is not in need
of any partners but we the creation is in need
of Him... thats all... I wish I could do something to stop all these taking place around the earth... I think we human
fear the fed laws more than we
fear the laws
of our Creator, for example not to associate any partner with Him, taking the life
of others, drug dealing, human trafficking, believing in hereafter and so on... I remember a story that I was talking with one
of my friends... I was telling him look we all obey the law
of the land so much like for example when we drive and no one moves even an inch when there is a school bus stop to pick / drop kids as it is a fed laws but when it comes to the laws
of our Creator, we don't care... like having physical relationship outside
of marriage and many more... then he said something nice... he said that its because we see the consequence
of breaking the law
of the land but we do not see the punishment
of hereafter even though it is mentioned very details in Quran, it even gives pictures
of hereafter....
And if ye are apprehensive that ye shall not deal fairly with orphans, then,
of other women
who seem good in your eyes, marry but two, or three, or four; and if ye still
fear that ye shall not act equitably, then one only; or the slaves whom ye have acquired: this will make justice on your part easier.
Someone
who becomes a Christian because they have thoroughly hashed out the perspectives and concluded that it is true is more genuinely a Christian than someone
who converts out
of fear of what will be done to them by
other people if they don't.
«In the world in which we now live, with
fears about «The
Other» - whether that be Sunni, Shia, Jew, Christian, Yazidi, Hindu or Buddhist - stoked and spread through social media, and amplified by those
who would seek to suppress understanding, rather than promote it, there is an urgent need for calm reflection and a genuinely sustained, empathetic and open dialogue across boundaries
of faith, ethnicity and culture.»
He called you by your last name (a practice I use to this day), he had a way
of instilling
fear into kids
who would goof - off and cause distractions in
other classes (a practice I was very much unable to duplicate during my one - year stint as an 8th - grade English teacher), and you had to run the gauntlet
of sentence - diagramming grammar, which advanced to a pretty complex level, before the more «cool - teacher» aspects
of Mr. Pacilio were unveiled — and even then, the tests on those rock songs were no joke!
Jesus says,
of course, that there are
other sheep which are not
of this sheepfold (John 10:16), which most likely refers to Gentile believers
who were known as «God -
fearing Gentiles.»
The author
of the Epistle to the Hebrews,
who, more than any
other New Testament author, emphasizes the full deity (1:10) but also the full humanity
of Jesus, goes still farther than the reports
of the three Synoptists in his description
of Jesus»
fear of death.
I have repented
of these sins, and many
others, and am now seeking God and His will in my life, but I continually face this
fear of having committed the unpardonable sin, and therefore am not able to fully enter in to any uninhibited relationship with God or to feel that I am adopted because as many people
who deal with this
fear, I feel that I may have had the option
of repentance withdrawn from me due to my actions.
Iraq is a big land and has many bordering countries and a population
of many Races, and many Religions and Faiths that were known or unknown beliefs... all
of those lived in harmony during S - adam regime and every body was practicing his rights with out
fear or with just a little
fear But now having messed up the whole setup and the control
of this mixed nation that were under a secular umbrella has cleverly for some ended it to be handed to Religious extremes at all sides
of borders
who are now fighting each
other for taking control over the country or having it divided in to pieces.
If they are illegal then there is the constant
fear of living as an «outlaw» afraid to report abuses, even rape or
other crimes, to the authorities, but then the same
fears arise for drug users or alcoholics; the authorities are not perceived as being sympathetic to someone
who needs to «shoot - up» or drink regularly, whose only source
of income is to sell drugs or their bodies.
These are people
who, because
of their
fears and inner conflicts, are cut off from trustful, fulfilling fellowship with
other human beings.
We do have a history
of destroying those
who could teach us to be better because we largely
fear what we say we want in
others and out
of ourselves.
Gil if we only received one blessing in this life and that was eternal life in Jesus Christ that alone would be enough but we are blessed way more than that because we have been sent his holy spirit to help us overcome our old nature.He never leaves us nor forsakes us whether good or bad happens he strengthens us in our weakness.It says in the bible that the rain falls on both the righteous or the wicked God is fair to all whether they deserve it or not he can not be anything else than a holy righteous loving and fair God.I do nt need to convince you to believe about God he will reveal himself to you if you are seeking the truth as he is the truth.I do nt try and make
others believe its pointless.I know without a doubt that i am saved and my sins are forgiven.As a christian it will a joy to be with the Lord there is no
fear in death for those that love him.In the meantime i serve him with all my heart until he calls me home.I love talking about the Lord but each
of us must walk according to what we believe.I trust my life to Jesus Christ and i choose to follow him
who do you follow?
And they will know we are Christians by our Love...... the HATE and
FEAR I read and hear so much
of by people
who think they have it RIGHT, the right God, the right skin color, the right country, the right religion, even ther right definitions, the right science, the right proof, all the while telling all
others they have it WRONG is the scariest stuff on this planet Earth.
Though Anullinus tried in various ways to force her to renounce her faith and offer sacrifice to their gods, Crispina was firm in her stand
of faith in Jesus Christ and that she has never offered sacrifice to any
other gods
other than the one true God
who has made the heaven and earth, the sea and all things that are in them and
who alone is to be
feared which is also said by Appollonius.
I'll say it again, then... They will know we are Christians by our Love...... the HATE and
FEAR I read and hear so much
of by people
who think they have it RIGHT, the right God, the right skin color, the right country, the right religion, even ther right definitions, the right science, the right proof, all the while telling all
others they have it WRONG is the scariest stuff on this planet Earth.