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It was written by an 8-year-old named Danny Dutton, who lives in Chula Vista , CA . He wrote it for his third grade homework assignment, to 'explain God.' I wonder if any of us could have done as well? and he had such an assignment, in California , and someone published it, I guess miracles do happen!)
EXPLANATION OF GOD:
'One of God's main jobs is making people. He makes them to replace the ones that die, so there will be enough people to take care of things on earth. He doesn't make grownups, just babies. I think because they are smaller and easier to make That way he doesn't have to take up his valuable time teaching them to talk and walk. He can just leave that to mothers and fathers.'
'God's second most important job is listening to prayers An awful lot of this goes on, since some people, like preachers and things, pray at times beside bedtime. God doesn't have time to listen to the radio or TV because of this. Because he hears everything, there must be a terrible lot of noise in his ears, unless he has thought of a way to turn it off.'
'God sees everything and hears everything and is everywhere which keeps Him pretty busy. So you shouldn't go wasting his time by going over your mom and dad's head asking for something they said you couldn't have.'
'Atheists are people who don't believe in God. I don't think there are any in Chula Vista . At least there aren't any who come to our church.'
'Jesus is God's Son. He used to do all the hard work, like walking on water and performing miracles and trying to teach the people who didn't want to learn about God. They finally got tired of him preaching to them and they crucified him. But he was good and kind, like his father, and he told his father that they didn't know what they were doing and to forgive them and God said O.K.'
'His dad (God) appreciated everything that he had done and all his hard work on earth so he told him he didn't have to go out on the road anymore. He could stay in heaven. So he did And now he helps his dad out by listening to prayers and seeing things which are important for God to take care of and which ones he can take care of himself without having to bother God. Like a secretary, only more important.'
'You can pray anytime you want and they are sure to help you because they got it worked out so one of them is on duty all the time.'
'You should always go to church on Sunday because it makes God happy, and if there's anybody you want to make happy, it's God!
Don't skip church to do something you think will be more fun like going to the beach. This is wrong. And besides the sun doesn't come out at the beach until noon anyway.'
'If you don't believe in God, besides being an atheist, you will be very lonely, because your parents can't go everywhere with you, like to camp, but God can. It is good to know He's around you when you're scared, in the dark or when you can't swim and you get thrown into real deep water by big kids.'
'But...you shouldn't just always think of what God can do for you. I figure God put me here and he can take me back anytime he pleases.
And...that's why I believe in God.'
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« Reply #1 on: December 13, 2011, 05:29:02 PM » |
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 Something to think about
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« Reply #2 on: December 13, 2011, 05:31:22 PM » |
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Thats awesome. I really liked it. Hay  Jimmyt |
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« Reply #3 on: December 13, 2011, 08:34:15 PM » |
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He distilled just about the entire Bible into a page or so give or take.  Sounds to me like that young man has his head screwed on straight.  RIDE SAFE. |
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« Reply #4 on: December 13, 2011, 08:44:09 PM » |
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Imagine that, and 8 year old that follows God more than most adults.  |
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« Reply #5 on: December 13, 2011, 09:40:15 PM » |
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Like Art Linkletter said; 'Kids say the darnedest things'.
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« Reply #6 on: December 13, 2011, 10:46:31 PM » |
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If true, good for him.
No disrespect, but don't believe it.
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« Reply #7 on: December 13, 2011, 10:54:24 PM » |
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If true, good for him.
No disrespect, but don't believe it.
Here is Snopes take on it. http://www.snopes.com/glurge/dutton.asp |
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« Reply #8 on: December 13, 2011, 11:19:13 PM » |
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I'd imagine I might help my eight year old clean up his thoughts/vocab a bit, if he's got the right idea or concept, no real harm there..... |
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« Reply #9 on: December 14, 2011, 04:39:57 AM » |
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I haven't looked at snopes yet but this is what caught my eye.
this is very well written, perfect use of the English language and the punctuation is perfect.
this 8 year old is almost ready to teach English in college.
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« Reply #10 on: December 14, 2011, 05:39:21 AM » |
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As I said, It's from an email, never said it was true, I said I thought it was cute. Didn't intend to start one of THOSE threads.
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« Reply #11 on: December 14, 2011, 05:52:54 AM » |
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oops that was my bad,, sorry about that,,,but yes it is real cute and does make a lot of sense,,
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« Reply #12 on: December 14, 2011, 06:10:05 AM » |
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« Reply #13 on: December 14, 2011, 07:18:15 AM » |
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oops that was my bad,, sorry about that,,, . . .
Yep me too Skinhead. Meant no harm. |
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« Reply #14 on: December 14, 2011, 07:37:33 AM » |
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Using simple language to distill something like religion isn't a bad thing. I read it and thought it was kind of neat, regardless of the age of the author.
That said, I do take offense if someone (not anyone here) is trying to pass this off as something it's not. Don't we have enough bulls**t to wade through in life? I get these emails constantly and half the time I recognize it as something other than what it's claimed to be. Just send out an email saying "I liked this" or "my thoughts on religion simplified". There doesn't have to be a compelling back-story to the piece. Let it stand on it's own merits.
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« Reply #15 on: December 14, 2011, 04:03:03 PM » |
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WHOAAAAA! I'm gettin' a weird vibe here. Advil and I agreeing. AGAIN! Just pullin' your chain, Advil. Thanks for the support. By the way, I picked up "The Terror" based on your earlier post. Looking forward to reading it. |
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« Reply #16 on: December 14, 2011, 04:07:19 PM » |
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WHOAAAAA! I'm gettin' a weird vibe here. Advil and I agreeing. AGAIN! Just pullin' your chain, Advil. Thanks for the support. By the way, I picked up "The Terror" based on your earlier post. Looking forward to reading it. I hope you're not disappointed. If you like it let me know and I can recommend some other good ones. |
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Boxer rebellion, the Holy Child. They all pay their rent.
But none together can testify to the rhythm of a road well bent.
Saddles and zip codes, passports and gates, the Jones' keep.
In August the water is trickling, in April it's furious deep.
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Skinhead
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« Reply #17 on: December 14, 2011, 04:09:23 PM » |
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oops that was my bad,, sorry about that,,,but yes it is real cute and does make a lot of sense,,
oops that was my bad,, sorry about that,,, . . .
Yep me too Skinhead. Meant no harm. No problem guys, I understand, I just didn't want things to go that route. I am well aware of the fact that occasionally an email gets sent out that may not be 100% true/accurate. I wasn't trying to convert anyone. |
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« Reply #18 on: December 14, 2011, 04:10:29 PM » |
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I hope you're not disappointed. If you like it let me know and I can recommend some other good ones.
Thanks, I'll do that. Always looking for a good read. |
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