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10 Years Ago
Somewhere around here is a rules list that does not allow discussions centered on religion or politics...
10 Years Ago
yeah, but science provable and repeatable.
@louise, bethabby said she lifted the ban as experiment number 3 or 4 commences.
---Mike Savad
10 Years Ago
@ Louise and Roy - Please do not hijack and "troll" the thread. Thanks
http://fineartamerica.com/showmessages.php?messageid=1193691
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[quote] One really must consider that this is just Tiny - once more throwing his religion in your face. One of the reasons I don't call myself one of those.[quote]
@ Roy,
Why make it personal and why insult me? You do not have to read the thread, nor do you even have to open it. No one, is "throwing anything in your face". And how is it "my religion"? Do you see any restrictions on this thread? Let's be adults, shall we? This thread is no different than any other here on FAA.
10 Years Ago
Life is but a Dream
A Dream
so seemingly solid.
Entwines
the Mind as if this
were the only Reality.
Attached
by the tangled cords of
Collective Consciousness.
Unsure
what the Unraveling
will bring.
Balancing
on the razor sharp edge
of Infinite Possibility.
Seeing
the Promise
of Loves
Divine Light....
Karen Newell
2013
10 Years Ago
@ Philip. I have never heard this term "Jungian"? I will have to do a little research. Thank you for the comments. :)
10 Years Ago
Just by your becoming defensive, (please look up trolling and hijacking), your thread becomes "different" from the others. I merely stated that there had been rules prior to the "experiment".
10 Years Ago
i think louise was just interjecting since these forum rules updates aren't sticky, and i saw no insults by roy at all, he may not be talking about religion, but it is a discussion.
---Mike Savad
10 Years Ago
@ Mike,
Yes Mike and Beth (Abbie) asked that the threads be kept on topic.
[quote]4. Keep to the topic in the main post. ie, no gun politics in a thread about a mass shooting. No talk about registering pressure cookers when talking about the sadness of a bombing etc.[quote]
Whether you consider it insulting, or not, is irrelevant. This was personal and uncalled for:
[quote]One really must consider that this is just Tiny - once more throwing his religion in your face. One of the reasons I don't call myself one of those.[quote]
Can we please keep this thread to the topic?
Thanks.
10 Years Ago
we are keeping to topic, maybe their religion is to question you, and they are following it, and your doubting them.
---Mike Savad
10 Years Ago
one can assume they celebrate the long honored tradition of Festivus, and one of those traditions is to air your grievances. which seems about right according to the psalms.
---Mike Savad
10 Years Ago
I am accused of "throwing religion in your face", by starting a thread that is meant to celebrate the freedoms we all have to express ourselves. Whether it be our faith/religion, sexuality, political standing and yet just moments ago I am sent a private email/message, attacking and mocking my faith, by the very person who accuses me of being "in your face".
Where is the intolerance coming from? On any other issue, behavior like that, would be considered harassment and hate.
Why is it so hard for those who do not agree with "religion", or a persons ability to express it, to just leave it alone? No one is asking you to like it, to change who you are or to accept what is expressed. Why does your lack of belief, make it wrong for me to express my belief?
10 Years Ago
Tiny is very clear in his main post: "Share your Faith and Religious expression, with art. :) All mediums - photography, painting, sculpture, poetry. etc.. :) ". He clearly invites everybody to post your expression in an art form of all media including poetry. I think that his original post clearly doesn't imply an invitation for any discussion on the topic.
10 Years Ago
Thanks Tiny -- enjoying the visual celebrations of who we are ;)
Ed -- as ever -- you crack me up. :)
10 Years Ago
What Is My Faith?
1* God Without
above my head
bottomless
sky
under my feet
only
dirt
where are you, God?
2* God Within
no
religion
is my religion
nothing
is my thing
nobody
is me
could I find You inside myself, God?
2013-5-10
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Glenn McCarthy Art and Photography
10 Years Ago
I noticed that no particular faith was encouraged to be expressed. Left it open for all. Thank you Tiny
@ Carmen... you really do still exist! Good to see your entry here. Maybe it's my lack of jumping into the fray here in the discussion board, but I was just wondering the other day about you! Nice work.
Glenn McCarthy Art and Photography
10 Years Ago
Caught this on the wall of a historic church structure in old town Riverside, California
Some inspirational and thought provoking work here.
Thanks for moderating this thread like a gentleman Tiny.
Glenn McCarthy Art and Photography
10 Years Ago
I have been working on more of these and would love to see others share some of theirs. There are beautiful examples of artwork that celebrates faith at FAA.
Add a text description so there is content for search engines to pick up and to help FAA (and your art!) get more exposure! (borrowed this line from Dan C's Grasses and Reeds thread.)
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Photo Title: Bible Verses - Plans For You - Jeremiah
- Tiny by Nature
PS - Feel free to join my group - Bible Verses on Artwork
http://fineartamerica.com/groups/bible-verses-on-artwork.html
10 Years Ago
Posts and threads of a political or religious nature are not permitted on the forum. You can catch up with all the forum rules here,
http://fineartamerica.com/showmessages.php?messageid=260080
This group is for all topics, including religion and politics http://fineartamerica.com/groups/if-you-cant-stand-the-heat.html?tab=overview
You may show art with no discussion or you may take it to that group. Your choice.
10 Years Ago
On a philosophical basis, I can say that everyone exercises faith, almost every day. If you go to work, you expect drivers to drive on the "right" side of the road, even if you are in one of those backwards countries. You expect to be paid for your efforts, and you expect it to be enough to allow you survive, and hopefully do a little more. If you sit on a chair, you expect it to hold you up, usually without reviewing all the calculations done by the designer. We invest our love and affection in those we believe are worthy (at least potentially) of that effort. If you create an image, you may exhibit faith that you have the ability to convey something of value to others. Sometimes faith is misplaced, but we all place some trust somewhere.
10 Years Ago
Please read Abbie's post above -
Posted by: Abbie Shores on 07/07/2013 - 5:57 PM
This thread was created before the change in rules, back to no "discussion" about religion and/or politics. This thread is an image thread. Post an image with a description, in order to be indexed by Google, but it is not the place to share what we think faith is, or our feelings regarding religion.
I have made the thread inclusive of all religious faiths.
Please keep comments, to a description of the art and responses related to the images being posted.
10 Years Ago
Faith in factual truth over belief based in wishful thinking - Posted by: H Drew on 07/08/2013 - 9:19 AM
I am not sure how much more clear Abbie or myself can make it, to keep comments on posts to descriptions of the work and not about your feelings on faith and/or religion.
Drew, if you can't contain yourself and the concept is just a little too tough, please don't post here. Others are here to share their art, not make jabs at peoples faith and religion. Please be respectful.
Thanks :)
10 Years Ago
@ Tiny "Drew, if you can't contain yourself and the concept is just a little too tough, please don't post here. Others are here to share their art, not make jabs at peoples faith and religion. Please be respectful."
Your lack of understand of expression of faith is not to negate my nor anyone else's expression of faith whether that faith is reason based or fable based.
A few descriptive lines for image inspiration clarification, you only have problems with when it clashes with your own faith.
Your lack of respected, as pointed out before through your constant hounding of me when I stay well with the premise of the topic of a thread and within this forum's bylaws is nothing more than harassment under the guise of civility.
I am sure Abbie can speak for herself and once again, please stop attempting to stifle other's expression of faith that differs from your own.
10 Years Ago
H Drew,
If I wanted to stifle anyone's expression of faith, I would have created an image thread specifically intended to display images of my own personal faith. Do what you will, as there is only so long I will bang my head against a dense board. It will end up being me who gets in trouble anyways, for giving you any attention about this.
Have a great afternoon Drew!! :)