Saul Luizaga wrote:
> To get a pragmatic POV about religion from a true Priest 

Problem one: phrasing this in a way that implies that disagreement with the 
words of this priest means you aren't religious. How about a little 
humility, like "to get a pragmatic idea of what *I* believe in 
religion-wise, ...."

Problem two: A pragmatic point of view of a fictional character is far from 
pragmatic in view of Proposition 8, the Gaza strip, Muslim suicide bombers, 
abortion center doctor murderers, and Danish cartoonists, just to name a 
few. Sure, it might be the case that this fictional depiction of the wonders 
of religion is inspirational, but somehow I feel that for some reason most 
of the adherents of these monotheistic faiths have somehow lost that whole 
brotherly-love kind of thing going on.

> the main Character (Legolas in Lord of The Rings, can't remember his name).

For the first couple of readings, I thought "he gets his spiritual advice 
from Lord of the Rings"??  Before I realized you meant the actor. :-)

> Those words and "never take compassion away from your heart" have set my 
>  spiritual path for life.

Because, you know, the God that recommends murdering loving gay people and 
punishes people and animals forever for things *our* secular justice system 
says they're incompetent to be punished for is so compassionate.

-- 
   Darren New, San Diego CA, USA (PST)
   Why is there a chainsaw in DOOM?
   There aren't any trees on Mars.

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