Comments for Universal Life Church | ULC http://www.ulcseminary.org/blog Universal Life Church Seminary Program essays and ULC Information Sun, 15 Jan 2012 03:16:32 +0000 hourly 1 Comment on Divorce and Religion by Rev. Robb http://www.ulcseminary.org/blog/divorce-and-religion/#comment-63075 Rev. Robb Wed, 23 Nov 2011 17:42:12 +0000 http://www.ulcseminary.org/blog/?p=9397#comment-63075 I have to disagree with your premise that abuse is the only justifiable reason for divorce! Take my current separation, and impending divorce, my ex and I meet and started dating/living together in spring of 2002, she gave me an ultimatum in 2007 that we had to get married within the next 3 years... Under pressure, I "proposed" in 2008 and later we set the date for January 2009, it lasted until fall 2010 before she broadsided me with news on the process of our divorce... which was a shock, especially since she dictated the entire relationship for the entire 8 years we knew each other... I was betrayed in the relationship and, quite honestly, I'm glad to see her go... unfortunately we had a child together, born 11 days after our first wedding anniversary (and was about 8 months old when my ex walked out on me)... Legally, I have joint custody of our child and she is acting like she's the only parent hence us now involving lawyers in amending our parenting plan... What was her reason for leaving me? In the first few months of our separation it depended on who asked or what day you asked her... first it was lack of communication which was untrue as I was the only one in the relationship attempting to communicate, she always had excuses why we couldn't; second it was my religious beliefs (she told some people she had no previous knowledge of my beliefs and did not approve) also untrue as I not only told her all about it before we started dating, I even performed a ritual in front of her! And third it was because, in my political "outbursts" I publicly pointed out reports and issues that warned against the moves of local gov't and my ex, who works in healthcare, was talked to by her supervisor (which apparently was a threat to fire her) for "violating a gag order by giving out confidential information" which she didn't, I got all my information from websites that published the reports publicly... my ex blamed me for her bosses bullying her, and setting themselves up for a wrongful dismissal suit, instead of standing up for her rights and family! Her constant lying and unwillingness to stand up for her family only added to her betrayal... so I decided to mutually accept the divorce (which will make the actual divorce proceedings go more smoothly)... but I fear for my child's safety while living in my ex's home that is no where near toddler proof with everything always scattered all over her floor and unstable box stacking... I have to disagree with your premise that abuse is the only justifiable reason for divorce!

Take my current separation, and impending divorce, my ex and I meet and started dating/living together in spring of 2002, she gave me an ultimatum in 2007 that we had to get married within the next 3 years…

Under pressure, I “proposed” in 2008 and later we set the date for January 2009, it lasted until fall 2010 before she broadsided me with news on the process of our divorce… which was a shock, especially since she dictated the entire relationship for the entire 8 years we knew each other…

I was betrayed in the relationship and, quite honestly, I’m glad to see her go… unfortunately we had a child together, born 11 days after our first wedding anniversary (and was about 8 months old when my ex walked out on me)…

Legally, I have joint custody of our child and she is acting like she’s the only parent hence us now involving lawyers in amending our parenting plan…

What was her reason for leaving me? In the first few months of our separation it depended on who asked or what day you asked her… first it was lack of communication which was untrue as I was the only one in the relationship attempting to communicate, she always had excuses why we couldn’t; second it was my religious beliefs (she told some people she had no previous knowledge of my beliefs and did not approve) also untrue as I not only told her all about it before we started dating, I even performed a ritual in front of her! And third it was because, in my political “outbursts” I publicly pointed out reports and issues that warned against the moves of local gov’t and my ex, who works in healthcare, was talked to by her supervisor (which apparently was a threat to fire her) for “violating a gag order by giving out confidential information” which she didn’t, I got all my information from websites that published the reports publicly… my ex blamed me for her bosses bullying her, and setting themselves up for a wrongful dismissal suit, instead of standing up for her rights and family!

Her constant lying and unwillingness to stand up for her family only added to her betrayal… so I decided to mutually accept the divorce (which will make the actual divorce proceedings go more smoothly)… but I fear for my child’s safety while living in my ex’s home that is no where near toddler proof with everything always scattered all over her floor and unstable box stacking…

]]> Comment on Funeral Poetry by Universal Life Church http://www.ulcseminary.org/blog/funeral-poetry-2/#comment-63060 Universal Life Church Fri, 16 Sep 2011 20:22:51 +0000 http://www.ulcseminary.org/blog/2010/09/24/funeral-poetry-2/#comment-63060 Beautiful poem. Beautiful poem.

]]> Comment on Life of St. Paul by Lorin Cahill Stanley http://www.ulcseminary.org/blog/life-of-st-paul-3/#comment-63053 Lorin Cahill Stanley Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:54:21 +0000 http://www.ulcseminary.org/blog/2009/07/07/life-of-st-paul-3/#comment-63053 I found Rev. Federspiel's insite of St. Paul to be very inspiring. The one thing that stands out in my mind is the life that Paul had in his later years when he was wrongly imprisoned and yet kept his faith and continued to write church members of Corinth, Ephesus, Antioch, and so many more places he had been, not only "chastising" them for things they had been doing against the Christian teachings, but he continued to teach them and lead them, encouraging them to keep going in the midst of difficult times, right from his prison cell. <br /><br />I have to say that of all his letters, the letters to the believers in Philippi are my favorite. There is so much to learn and gain from them; but the one piece of scripture that comes to my mind is Philippians 3:13-14: "Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."<br /><br />I think that pretty much sums it up for me...the call of Christ...it's not all pretty sometimes, but Paul sets a pretty good example of what I should strive for. When I start feeling discouraged, I need to remember what Paul went through.<br /><br />Thank you Rev. Federspiel for that wonderful write up on the Life of St. Paul. I found Rev. Federspiel's insite of St. Paul to be very inspiring. The one thing that stands out in my mind is the life that Paul had in his later years when he was wrongly imprisoned and yet kept his faith and continued to write church members of Corinth, Ephesus, Antioch, and so many more places he had been, not only "chastising" them for things they had been doing against the Christian teachings, but he continued to teach them and lead them, encouraging them to keep going in the midst of difficult times, right from his prison cell.

I have to say that of all his letters, the letters to the believers in Philippi are my favorite. There is so much to learn and gain from them; but the one piece of scripture that comes to my mind is Philippians 3:13-14: "Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."

I think that pretty much sums it up for me…the call of Christ…it's not all pretty sometimes, but Paul sets a pretty good example of what I should strive for. When I start feeling discouraged, I need to remember what Paul went through.

Thank you Rev. Federspiel for that wonderful write up on the Life of St. Paul.

]]> Comment on Life of St. Paul by Lorin Cahill Stanley http://www.ulcseminary.org/blog/life-of-st-paul-13/#comment-63057 Lorin Cahill Stanley Sat, 18 Jul 2009 11:54:21 +0000 http://www.ulcseminary.org/blog/2009/07/07/life-of-st-paul-13/#comment-63057 I found Rev. Federspiel's insite of St. Paul to be very inspiring. The one thing that stands out in my mind is the life that Paul had in his later years when he was wrongly imprisoned and yet kept his faith and continued to write church members of Corinth, Ephesus, Antioch, and so many more places he had been, not only "chastising" them for things they had been doing against the Christian teachings, but he continued to teach them and lead them, encouraging them to keep going in the midst of difficult times, right from his prison cell. <br /><br />I have to say that of all his letters, the letters to the believers in Philippi are my favorite. There is so much to learn and gain from them; but the one piece of scripture that comes to my mind is Philippians 3:13-14: "Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."<br /><br />I think that pretty much sums it up for me...the call of Christ...it's not all pretty sometimes, but Paul sets a pretty good example of what I should strive for. When I start feeling discouraged, I need to remember what Paul went through.<br /><br />Thank you Rev. Federspiel for that wonderful write up on the Life of St. Paul. I found Rev. Federspiel's insite of St. Paul to be very inspiring. The one thing that stands out in my mind is the life that Paul had in his later years when he was wrongly imprisoned and yet kept his faith and continued to write church members of Corinth, Ephesus, Antioch, and so many more places he had been, not only "chastising" them for things they had been doing against the Christian teachings, but he continued to teach them and lead them, encouraging them to keep going in the midst of difficult times, right from his prison cell.

I have to say that of all his letters, the letters to the believers in Philippi are my favorite. There is so much to learn and gain from them; but the one piece of scripture that comes to my mind is Philippians 3:13-14: "Brethren, I do not count myself to have apprehended; but one thing I do, forgetting those things which are behind and reaching forward to those things which are ahead, I press toward the goal for the prize of the upward call of God in Christ Jesus."

I think that pretty much sums it up for me…the call of Christ…it's not all pretty sometimes, but Paul sets a pretty good example of what I should strive for. When I start feeling discouraged, I need to remember what Paul went through.

Thank you Rev. Federspiel for that wonderful write up on the Life of St. Paul.

]]> Comment on Christian History by Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary http://www.ulcseminary.org/blog/christian-history-22/#comment-63056 Universal Life Church/ULC Seminary Fri, 25 Mar 2005 23:56:00 +0000 http://www.ulcseminary.org/blog/2011/01/28/christian-history-22/#comment-63056 At the Universal Life Church, we have many different writers interested in sharing their views about different aspects of religion and spirituality. If you'd like to share yours, please publish here or send them to amy@ulcseminary.org to be posted on the main site.<br /><br />--Amy<br /><br /><a href="http://www.ulcseminary.org/" rel="nofollow">Universal Life Church</a><br /><a href="http://www.ulcseminary.org/" rel="nofollow">Seminary</a><br /><a href="http://www.ulcseminary.org/" rel="nofollow">ULC</a><br /><a href="http://www.ulcseminary.org/forum/" rel="nofollow">ULC Forum</a> At the Universal Life Church, we have many different writers interested in sharing their views about different aspects of religion and spirituality. If you'd like to share yours, please publish here or send them to amy@ulcseminary.org to be posted on the main site.

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