Comments on: Why Religion is an Important Part of Personal Finance – The glblguy's Perspective http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/ Proverbs 13:11 - "...he who gathers money little by little makes it grow." Sat, 21 Nov 2009 03:27:42 -0400 hourly 1 By: Make Friends, Earn Money http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1623 Make Friends, Earn Money Thu, 19 Jun 2008 10:37:42 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/16/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/#comment-1623 I really fustrates me when I read comments like "Religion should be left out of finances or politics or life in general" or the world would be a better place without religion. This premise presumes that by doing so we can be free from any influence at all and operate in an unbiased way, but this is untrue because we are all under the influence of something at any given point in our lives. It's just that for some we choose to integrate our faith as a christian into our everyday lives and if this means that we adopt a specific appraoch to our finances then great I really fustrates me when I read comments like “Religion should be left out of finances or politics or life in general” or the world would be a better place without religion. This premise presumes that by doing so we can be free from any influence at all and operate in an unbiased way, but this is untrue because we are all under the influence of something at any given point in our lives. It’s just that for some we choose to integrate our faith as a christian into our everyday lives and if this means that we adopt a specific appraoch to our finances then great

]]> By: Free Money Finance: The Bible and Money http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1622 Free Money Finance: The Bible and Money Mon, 28 Apr 2008 03:04:37 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/16/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/#comment-1622 <!--%kramer-ref-pre%-->[...] those of you wanting more on the issue, I found Gather Little by Little's thoughts to be on [...]<!--%kramer-ref-post%--> [...] those of you wanting more on the issue, I found Gather Little by Little’s thoughts to be on [...]

]]> By: glblguy http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1620 glblguy Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:41:44 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/16/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/#comment-1620 Sure, I would agree. it's like not believing in ghosts and getting worked up they might be around :-) I would encourage you study and read up so that you can make an educated decision. I didn't believe sometime back either and now believe without a shadow of a doubt that Satan does exist. Sure, I would agree. it’s like not believing in ghosts and getting worked up they might be around :-) I would encourage you study and read up so that you can make an educated decision. I didn’t believe sometime back either and now believe without a shadow of a doubt that Satan does exist.

]]> By: deepali http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1619 deepali Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:36:59 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/16/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/#comment-1619 Thanks for the response. I think what it comes down to is that if I don't believe Satan exists, I can't really get worked up about someone else thinking I'm being influenced by him. Thanks for the response. I think what it comes down to is that if I don’t believe Satan exists, I can’t really get worked up about someone else thinking I’m being influenced by him.

]]> By: glblguy http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1621 glblguy Tue, 01 Jan 2008 15:31:43 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/16/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/#comment-1621 Hi deepali, appreciate your comments on the post. People are not the devil, so calling someone the devil isn't really correct. Now, with that being said I do believe that both God and Satan perform works through people. If someone called me the devil, that would offend me as well. I agree that if someone called you the devil, they would be calling you evil...so I don't think you are missing anything. I certainly can't speak for those folks, but maybe one way to think about it that maybe they are stating particular actions you are doing as being influenced by Satan (or by God) maybe without your knowledge. Does that make sense? Good question, and thanks for asking. Hi deepali, appreciate your comments on the post. People are not the devil, so calling someone the devil isn’t really correct. Now, with that being said I do believe that both God and Satan perform works through people. If someone called me the devil, that would offend me as well. I agree that if someone called you the devil, they would be calling you evil…so I don’t think you are missing anything.

I certainly can’t speak for those folks, but maybe one way to think about it that maybe they are stating particular actions you are doing as being influenced by Satan (or by God) maybe without your knowledge. Does that make sense?

Good question, and thanks for asking.

]]> By: deepali http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1618 deepali Tue, 01 Jan 2008 05:44:58 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/16/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/#comment-1618 Great post, but I am mostly fascinated by the side conversation about being called a devil. This is offensive to people who don't actually believe in such a figure. I'm having a hard time wrapping my mind around this. I didn't grow up with the devil, but there are demons in my mythology. So if someone called me the devil (or a demon), they are basically calling me evil, yes? I find it hard to get worked up about that, mainly, because, well... I'm not evil. What am I missing? Great post, but I am mostly fascinated by the side conversation about being called a devil. This is offensive to people who don’t actually believe in such a figure. I’m having a hard time wrapping my mind around this. I didn’t grow up with the devil, but there are demons in my mythology. So if someone called me the devil (or a demon), they are basically calling me evil, yes? I find it hard to get worked up about that, mainly, because, well… I’m not evil. What am I missing?

]]> By: focus on the m-network : plonkee money http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1617 focus on the m-network : plonkee money Sat, 27 Oct 2007 11:46:44 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/16/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/#comment-1617 [...] blogger and debt-free wannabe, I first encountered glblguy when he wrote a post commenting on why religion is an important part of personal finance. He hasn’t left my feed reader since although I’m always amazed at how he keeps it [...] [...] blogger and debt-free wannabe, I first encountered glblguy when he wrote a post commenting on why religion is an important part of personal finance. He hasn’t left my feed reader since although I’m always amazed at how he keeps it [...]

]]> By: Queercents » Sacred Writings on Money Blogs http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1616 Queercents » Sacred Writings on Money Blogs Wed, 18 Jul 2007 14:39:38 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/16/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/#comment-1616 [...] few other bloggers continued the discussion on their sites including David on Finance and Gather Little by Little. Back at Get Rich Slowly some of the comments spiraled into Christian-bashing and missed the point [...] [...] few other bloggers continued the discussion on their sites including David on Finance and Gather Little by Little. Back at Get Rich Slowly some of the comments spiraled into Christian-bashing and missed the point [...]

]]> By: ChristianPF http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1615 ChristianPF Wed, 18 Jul 2007 03:11:30 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/16/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/#comment-1615 @glblguy It looks like I missed out on my part of the debate : ) I couldn't have said it better than your last comment. @randomgirl I apologize, I absolutely did NOT mean that you (or any atheist) were the devil. As GLBLguy wrote, I was referring to the persecution aspect of Christianity. Also, I know this is a bit off topic, but part of our call as Christians is to share Jesus with people and let them know how our lives have been changed by Him. Would you be willing to share your opinion about what we as Christians could do better to "win" atheists? I used to be an atheist myself, an really found that it wasn't God's existence that I had the problem with, but it was Christians. Any thoughts? @glblguy
It looks like I missed out on my part of the debate : ) I couldn’t have said it better than your last comment.

@randomgirl
I apologize, I absolutely did NOT mean that you (or any atheist) were the devil. As GLBLguy wrote, I was referring to the persecution aspect of Christianity.

Also, I know this is a bit off topic, but part of our call as Christians is to share Jesus with people and let them know how our lives have been changed by Him. Would you be willing to share your opinion about what we as Christians could do better to “win” atheists?
I used to be an atheist myself, an really found that it wasn’t God’s existence that I had the problem with, but it was Christians. Any thoughts?

]]> By: plonkee http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/comment-page-1/#comment-1614 plonkee Tue, 17 Jul 2007 19:41:08 +0000 http://www.gatherlittlebylittle.com/2007/07/16/why-religion-is-an-important-part-of-personal-finance-the-glblguys-perspective/#comment-1614 @RandomGirl I'm with you. If you don't tell someone that something is considered offensive then they don't get the opportunity to learn. @David Its not so much being compared to an imaginary character that's the problem, its being compared to something that the commentor believes to be the embodiment of evil. The actual existence of something is not always linked to its importance as a symbol. @glblguy The existence of different paradigms is why I find discussing certain issues with a believer exhausting. It takes so much effort to get over the different world-view thing that it never gets on to anything worthwhile. Of course, I feel like I'm the one that was made to try harder but I bet they felt the same ;). @RandomGirl
I’m with you. If you don’t tell someone that something is considered offensive then they don’t get the opportunity to learn.

@David
Its not so much being compared to an imaginary character that’s the problem, its being compared to something that the commentor believes to be the embodiment of evil. The actual existence of something is not always linked to its importance as a symbol.

@glblguy
The existence of different paradigms is why I find discussing certain issues with a believer exhausting. It takes so much effort to get over the different world-view thing that it never gets on to anything worthwhile. Of course, I feel like I’m the one that was made to try harder but I bet they felt the same ;) .

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