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Why can't we all just get along??

Mon Jun 29, 2009, 5:41 AM
  • Mood: Irritated
  • Reading: Modoc -- Ralph Helfer
Lately, I've been seeing more and more journals, stamps and art here on DA bashing religions of one kind or another, or religion in general, or lack of religion. Why can't people just respect and tolerate what other people choose to believe--or not to believe? Why is it such an alien concept to simply be NICE and to try to get along?? We were taught this in daycare; it should be a fundamental aspect of our worldview by now...but it seems the older people get, the more intolerant they become. Me, I am an Eastern Orthodox Christian, but I have very close friends of ALL faiths, including Pagans/Wiccans, Agnostics, Hindus, Buddhists, Muslims, Atheists and even Satanists. I love, respect and treat them ALL equally, as they do me (else we wouldn't be friends to begin with). I do not place my Christian friends above any of my non-Christian friends, and I NEVER try to force my own faith on anyone. I rarely even mention it at all unless asked, or if I'm posting something church-related in my own private journal, locked behind a "religious" filter that my friends have specifically requested to be able to read. Like most of you, I too have strong opinions on certain controversial issues (abortion, for instance), but those views I generally keep to myself, because I don't wish to step on the toes of anyone else who may feel differently. I try my hardest to live by the Golden Rule ("Treat others as you wish to be treated"), because it's not only common decency; it's also common sense ("What goes around, comes around"). =P

~SD

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If you want to get to know me better, my real journal is here: [link] (but it's friends-only now).

Current Art Status
Commissions: Closed except for b/w logos and tattoo designs (note me if interested).
Art Trades: Closed--still catching up on the old ones.
Kiribans: Closed--still owe a couple that I need to finish.
Art Requests: I only take commissions; sorry! =P
Gift Art: On serendipitous occasions and only for close friends. :heart:
Art Gifts: Love them, of course, but I'd really rather my hubby get them than me. :)

My hubby:
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My (eldest) son:
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My nieces:
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Communities I co-administrate:
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Communities I've joined/am watching (have removed most of the inactive ones):
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  • Current Residence: Near Oslo, Norway
  • Interests: see my LJ user info page (link in my journal entry) for the BIG list
  • Favourite movie: The Last Unicorn, LoTR, Narnia, Watership Down, Mononoke and many others
  • Favourite band or musician: McKennitt, Enya, Simon & Garfunkel, Denver, Fogelberg, McLean, ABBA, CSN&Y, Croce & more
  • Favourite genre of music: celtic, 60's-80's rock, classic/progrock, classic country, bluegrass, monk chants
  • Favourite artist: Pre-Raphaelites, Victorian Classicism, Art Nouveau and SO many of my friends
  • Favourite poet or writer: Dean Koontz, Richard Adams, William Horwood, Tolkien, C.S. Lewis, Garry Kilworth and many others
  • Favourite photographer: my hubby and some others here on DA
  • Favourite style of art: photo-realism, stylized realism, surrealism, illustration, some toonish stuff (but not anime)
  • Operating System: Mac OSX (on my Macbook)
  • MP3 player of choice: iTunes/iPod Video
  • Shell of choice: seashells, especially spiraled augers, scallops and sanddollars
  • Wallpaper of choice: Waverly and Laura Ashley brands
  • Skin of choice: feathers and fur, of course
  • Favourite game: Scrabble, Munchkin and most other board/dice/card games
  • Favourite gaming platform: my coffee table
  • Favourite cartoon character: Last Unicorn, Hazel & Fiver, Shishigami & Yakul, Haku, The Baron, Totoro & Catbus
  • Personal Quote: "I searched for my inner child...and found a puppy."
  • Tools of the Trade: colored pencils, Prisma/Tria markers, mech pencil, Micron pens, X-Acto knife, glue, paint pens, etc.
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Thank you SOOOOOO much for the fave! I've loved your stuff for AGES, I'm really touched! XD

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We are the Vixen of Borg. Resistance is futile, but we like to see you struggle! *giggle*
Thanks for faving!

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When people run around in circles, it´s called madness. When planets do the same thing, it´s called an orbit.
thankyou for the fave ^^

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Hey there!
Spanks for the watch.

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Feel free to take a peek in my MLP Gallery

You'll find custom MLP toys, moar illustrations and commission information. n' all that yummy stuff!
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thanks for the fave swandog!

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Rez> We often belive so much that we realy know all we need to know...and it is not until retrospect that the depths of our idiocy truely are revealed.

Koi> ....yours must be an oceanic cavern.
Greatly appreciate the fave!! :shamrock:

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Have no fear of perfection, you'll never reach it.
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:iconthankuplz: on my image
dare ya ...:bye: :iconnaughtygrandmaplz:

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"You need not teach the paths of the forest to an old gorilla"
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Hi Xenia and thanks for the fav!

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;) 'Life isn't like a box of chocolates... it's more like a jar of jalapenos. What you do today, might burn your ass tomorrow.' :giggle:
Ah I forgot to watch you on this account X3 *corrects*. Keep up the good work!

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