tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post7526036283035660484..comments2024-02-19T12:05:47.873+00:00Comments on Something Surprising: In praise of rainPlasma Engineerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/02891736950166421184noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post-19934580705970915022011-11-04T04:02:19.667+00:002011-11-04T04:02:19.667+00:00After spending 3½ years in Canada where every day ...After spending 3½ years in Canada where every day in summer was a sunny blue sky, I longed for a drizzly day in England. (We didn't get a drop of rain for three weeks when we did come back).John Chapmanhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06575901336277340191noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post-22113768667649707552011-09-05T20:34:35.053+01:002011-09-05T20:34:35.053+01:00Hehe... I concur. With the beauty of the green :)Hehe... I concur. With the beauty of the green :)Little Miss Joeyhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08351593318546168600noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post-70583599677523591742011-09-03T10:34:24.851+01:002011-09-03T10:34:24.851+01:00Ah point taken about the First ammendment...didn&#...Ah point taken about the First ammendment...didn't know that...<br /><br />and...does this make you not a real atheist either just an adult rebel hahaha :)Hilaryhttp://day4.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post-50525817480616845412011-09-02T22:48:15.676+01:002011-09-02T22:48:15.676+01:00The point about Rick Perry is that in USA their Fi...The point about Rick Perry is that in USA their First Amendment to the Constitution guarantees separation of church and state. Rick Perry is behaving in a way that stretches this to the absolute limit. This behaviour has already been challenged legally. This guy could be elected president and that matters a LOT! <br /><br />I'm not going to mock your faith, or scorn it. I don't actually share it (as you might have guessed) and I do wish for the whole of Europe to have secular government - which would be good for all of us. <br /><br />I might slightly question whether you were a real atheist who had actually thought through the issues, or just being a bit of a teenage rebel. :)Plasma Engineerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02891736950166421184noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post-74771262484999309742011-09-02T19:44:44.192+01:002011-09-02T19:44:44.192+01:00...oh and by the way, I love the piccy of the rain......oh and by the way, I love the piccy of the rain...very refreshing...and yes, I remember flying back from California several years ago and seeing the green of the British Isles after so much of the dry and thirsty land of Mexico and California and I remember thinking that I would never complain about the rain here in the UK again, and I actually haven't, as those dry lands are engrained in my memory. Good ol' Britain eh :)Hilaryhttp://day4.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6615941543485589009.post-39863133189868645722011-09-02T19:41:41.792+01:002011-09-02T19:41:41.792+01:00Well I'm not familiar with whether Rick Perry ...Well I'm not familiar with whether Rick Perry prayed for rain or not, and I certainly don't agree with any dishonesty or lack of integrity in politics, (though as I don't know Rick Perry's motive I wouldn't like to be quick to judge whether he is genuine or not) but I am familiar with prayer and the effects of what happens when people pray. Here's an interesting link you may like to peruse.<br />http://www.welshrevival.com/<br />The Welsh revival changed Wales and then changed many parts of the world. The effects are still here. It was a sovereign move of the Holy Spirit. <br />I have witnessed many many answers to my prayers over the course of my life, but these answers have been born out of my being related to God in prayer and praying in the Spirit.<br />The God whom I serve is not a 'magic friend', nor is He 'an invisible sky-being'. He is Holy, Awesome, Majestic, Gracious, Merciful, Loving etc etc...<br />I realise that any mention of faith and belief tends to trigger a scornful and mocking response from many atheists - it is interesting for me to read such comments as I look back and remember when I too had that same mindset :)Hilaryhttp://day4.weebly.comnoreply@blogger.com