The model and photographer, 49,
on her fear of death, why she'd choose to photograph Marilyn Monroe and being in love with her dog
The least likable have always been those driven by the power that comes from perpetuating church empires built
on the fear of death.
Most religion plays
on fear of death, fear of bad fortune, fear of loss of loved ones, fear of poor health.
Not exact matches
Straightway he goes down
on his knees, does not recoil from hot dry skin, begins to tug one
of a pair
of stained white socks around those
death - puffed toes and nonchalantly smiles and says «
fear not.»
All religions are based
on man's
fear of death.
If you
fear death then you have not come to the full assurance
of what your beleif is established
on.
This sort
of topic touches everyone,
fear of death is the one thing everyone
on the planet has in common.
You are demanding belief based
on fear of the unknown - because you don't know what happens after
deaths anymore than I do, you only CLAIM to know.
Religion is, by and large, built
on a profound
fear of death... and the church has used that
fear to perpetuate a system that is filled with hypocrisy, ritual, judgment, and conflict.
«With all this talk about the
death of the international terrorist, Osama Bin Laden, it's hard to imagine that we are mirroring the image
of radical Islamic group, the Alqueda, when they heard the news that their attempts at striking
fear in the hearts
of millions
of Americans was a success
on September 11, 2001».
Men's hearts will fail them for the
fear of things coming upon the earth, people who have been provoking
on the day
of the Lord, will seek to die, and
death will flee from them in that day.
On the one hand, we see non-state actors, as well as warlords and heads
of state who use relatively unsophisticated means to gain their ends by targeting, terrorizing, and killing noncombatants and, as in the destruction
of the World Trade Center towers or the bombing
of the Madrid trains, intentionally causing lasting property damage, civilian
deaths, and widespread
fear.
[17] He argues that the «mainspring
of human behavior» is the
fear of death, and he seeks to explain all human culture
on this basis.
He is a sampling
of their programs: systematic study
of Dorothy Baruch New Ways in Discipline, (New York: McGraw - Hill Book Company, 1949) a mental health film entitled «Angry Boy,» a talk by a pediatrician, a trip with their children to a zoo, a talk by the minister
on «Handling a Child's
Fear of Death,» an a panel
of members
on «Sex Education
of Young Children.»
He who is ready to surrender his hopes, ambitions, and life itself, for the love
of God and his fellowmen, no longer
fears death and the end
of human existence, for that self - centered concern which wants to cling
on to life beyond its appointed span, and seeks to bring it back again in some supernatural realm, has already died.
And he believed that if we seek one all - embracing term for the full range
of religious emotions, we will find it only in the «feeling
of dependence,»
of which each religious response to nature is, so to say, a concrete individuation:
fear of death, gloom when the weather is bad, joy when it is good and so
on.
Fear, first of all, of the natural environment (viz., Voltaire on the Lisbon earthquake), then fear of the contingencies of physical life and death, and finally fear of other human beings and societ
Fear, first
of all,
of the natural environment (viz., Voltaire
on the Lisbon earthquake), then
fear of the contingencies of physical life and death, and finally fear of other human beings and societ
fear of the contingencies
of physical life and
death, and finally
fear of other human beings and societ
fear of other human beings and societies.
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).
RD.. How path - et - ic to see your hate and
fear driving you to
death...!?! Man pull your self together and have the courage to face the returns
of your deeds... Wars were always there in life whether were religious or not so stop doing it
on your self... Beside learn to wish people well whether you agree or disagree with might you succeed in life rather than being a loser... by being a cowered... My posts were meant for the friendly people I had known for some time, whom I found they were full
of compassion and not for black hearted one's like you who hate all God creations...
On the other hand, understanding
death as a natural event may further fuel the impetus toward euthanasia and assisted suicide: if
death is merely natural — the end
of a reasonable span
of a full and meaningful life with nothing to be
feared — it may well be fully rational, completely reasonable, to end it when the capacities
of (natural) life no longer meet the needs, goals, and wishes
of the individual.
ok so the year is circa 73 ad and the jews have been scattered, skip ahead to year 81 ad and emperor Domitian is in power, what he does is out
of fear of death — exerp from a page i lost years ago, but i have it saved
on my hard drive at home — For years the emperor Domitian knew exactly when he was going to be murdered: 18 September 96 A.D. during the 5th morning hour.
I, being human, do understand it and know
of no reason why I should, except
on «faith», which itself can not be understood except that it depends
on our more primitive instincts like
fear of death.
Her
fear of death, has caused her to jump
on the fundie bandwagon, because there she finds comfort in the way language is used in defending their belief.
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?
Let me tell you how science can put people
on the moon but science can do nothing to stop human corruption, evil,
fear, and the cycle
of ultimate and eventual
death - fool!
If you've seen it, you know that the movie touches
on the human
fear of death and implies that God, heaven, and hell are lies created to ease these
fears.
The crisis for men centers
on fear of aging (and
death) coupled with feelings
of not having realized the dreams
of youth in vocational achievement.
The fiasco
of Wesley's ministry in Georgia, the collapse
of his courtship, and the
fear of death on the voyage home all conspired to unlock the feminine receptivity masked by Wesley, the disciplined masculine and accomplished athlete
of the religious life.
However, the deeper purpose
of this section will be to look at the bearing
of Christian faith both as truth and as power, regardless
of denominational or ecclesiastical affiliations,
on man's perennial problems
of frustration and
fear, unmerited suffering, sin and
death.
In a world in which we inevitably suffer from illness and disease, in which many
fear that they will also suffer from the technological expertise
of their caregivers, and in which some therefore seek
death on their own terms and at a time
of their own choosing, it is good to be reminded that affliction by itself does not necessarily produce good character.
The latter involves believing in supernatural beings and one's own immortality in one form or another, based
on nothing more than old books and one's
fear of their own
death.
One finds this legacy enfleshed, for example, in Updike's story «Pigeon Feathers,» which describes how David Kern as a youth observes the design
on the feathers
of several pigeons he has shot and in the process is able to overcome his
fear of death.
«Religion is based... mainly
on fear...
fear of the mysterious,
fear of defeat,
fear of death.
Now, if only the media could focus its energies
on educating the public instead
of sensationalizing head injuries in sports, perhaps we could stop creating such a climate
of fear that athletes end up literally being scared to
death.
Invariably birth is portrayed as something traumatic to be
feared: a serious dramatic emergency room caesarean, a home birth ending in the
death of the mother or the screen filled with a screaming woman lying down
on a bed struggling, fighting to give birth.
The latest needless, senseless, utterly predictable and totally preventable homebirth
death is currently being discussed
on the Birth Without
Fear Facebook Page, which links to the original story and a picture
of a beautiful baby who looks to be sleeping but who is actually dead.
He said due to the
fear of death, the oldest
of the victims, escaped from the house to Kumasi and informed their mother who upon her return to Elmina, took the victims from Prophet Manso's House and lodged a complaint at the police station
on Sunday June 7, this year.
In general you can assume the UN will take a stance based
on the idea that pain is more
of a issue then
death; that the
fear of death is more
of a issue then
death itself, etc..
Today we inhabit a society in which prejudice,
fear and hatred
of foreigners increasingly erodes logic, morality and even national self - interest; where MPs are targeted; where judges are described as enemies
of the people, where a foreign woman who insists
on the primacy
of parliament is subject to racist abuse and rape and
death threats, where you can be verbally and physically attacked if you speak a foreign language in the street or simply happen to look foreign.
«They're scared to
death,» said one person briefed
on the meeting, who asked for anonymity for
fear of antagonizing Mr. Cuomo.
But
on top
of the anger, frustration and deep sense
of loss at James's
death, we were left with a lingering
fear that whatever happened to him could happen to any
of us.
In a previous study, Lifshin and his colleagues showed that when people who enjoy playing basketball are reminded
of their mortality, they improve their performance
on the basketball court, and thereby their self - esteem, to manage their
fear of death.
Lifshin and his colleagues conducted a series
of experiments based
on their existing work
on terror management theory — the idea that humans» awareness
of their own mortality is a strong motivator for behaviors that may help quell the
fear of death.
The discovery took
on greater significance in light
of the September 11 attacks, with the ensuing
fears of crop duster - borne pathogens and the swift, unexpected
deaths from mail - distributed anthrax.
Dr. Greger has scoured the world's scholarly literature
on clinical nutrition and developed this new presentation based
on the latest in cutting edge research exploring the role diet may play in preventing, arresting, and even reversing some
of our most
feared causes
of death and disability.
With its light and airy silhouette, you can easily throw one
on with a pair
of sandals or flats
on a super-hot day without
fear of sweating to
death.
Coventry readers have reacted to reports
of motorists»
fears there could be
deaths at Coventry's new # 1million roundabout
on the busy A45.
The Magnificent Dead takes place in the 1870s in the small Texas town
of Rosewood where local rancher Jared Hamilton and his men have declared war
on the town, using
fear and
death to prevent a new railroad line from coming through.
The primary conflict, Norman's
fear of death and his unfinished business, is treated with such a light - heartedness that the film takes
on a dreamy pastoral quality.
Furthermore, that comment is rooted in a
fear of the future, and has a
death grip
on the past because at least those were «the glory years.»