and I'm not going to until you give an understandable answer to my last question.

at this point, i'm going to figure you're just avoiding the question entirely because either you have no idea how to achieve your ideal, it is indeed something that would violate the rights of others in lieu of your opinions of what constitutes a good life, or you're just being antagonistic about some delusion of grandeur...

bush is trying to change the world for the better too...

I had the exact same thought about you.

what question are you referring to, i have answered all, a rereading of this thread can demonstrate that, and if it's anything i can simplify, i've been practicing explaining difficult concepts to my children...

i've been asking you that question in every reply, and all you do is vainly attempt to convince me you're not trampling the rights of others to change the world...that's the only way you can get people to change on a mass scale...make things you think need changing illegal...unless you've found some other method.

drugs, cigarettes, some aspects of sexuality, prohibiting same sex marriage, and many other contemporary topics are violating a persons rights to "improve the world" it only improves the world for those who are telling others what they can and can not do.

is it the question about you as a person and what i know, all i know about you is that you seem to be a rather depressed, lonely little boy, an if that is still the case, you will need to know how to be happy with yourself before attempting to make other people happy....

but i haven't talked to you in a long time...so perhaps you've changed, but again, that's something i'm incapabale of knowing...i'm a witch, not a psychologist...

so please, stop being childish and answer my question, and if i've still not answered some...missed question or need to elaborate, please explain so instead of trying to turn this into "i'll show you mine, if you show me your's game" i've shown you mine, and i have no desire to change the world...

the only thoughts you seem to have is that you can change the world without violating anyone's right to live life how they wish too...and even then you won't elaborate.

That one. If you're gonna make comments that color me in an unflattering light, I want an explanation.

Oh Jesus, please show me where I did that.

so you no longer think you can change the world?

i did already point that out, or did you miss the post about people who think they can change the world, but all they really are doing are changing it according to their ideal?

and you still haven't answered how you think you can change people...

Alright...are you saying that wanting to change the world is the trait people who trample the rights of others have in common with me? Do I got that right?

If so you need to look beyond the most vocal of them. There you will find the ones effecting the most change, for they do it with their own actions, and there's alot more of them than the ones we usually pay the most attention to.

That's what I do; actions speak louder than words....yeah I know I use alot of words on here, but I don't think I'm trampling on other's rights by doing so. This seems to be the place for it. I also read what others have to say when I'm here.

that wasn't so hard now, was it?

No, figuring out what you were trying to say was, though.

perhaps that's why there are so many misconceptions about religion, particularly those of the pagan type...people that have spent their life being trained in a montheistic religion, lose the understanding of a person's need for many.

It's no reason to stop trying though....well it's a reason, but it must be overcome. There's too much at stake to not try.

unless it makes the person trying start to lose themselves in their cause...then nothing good happens.

Indeed

'Spread the Gospel wherever you go, and if necessary, use words.'

-St. Francis of Assisi