Sinners of an Angry God

Sin; something that is easy to come across now a days in the world that we live in. To sin is something that people would mainly believe that is judged by god, nobody else. But when the Puritans begin to take this act of sin and begin to get extreme with the consequences if you were to sin. They begin to talk about how you will never be able to reach the big, white, pearly gates of heaven if you were to cause one simple sin in your life. There is no forgiveness, no second chances, no regret, just a harsh penalty for something that can be so small as to saying something they don't like. The Puritans want you to feel a sense that is scaring to most people back in that era, even today. They make it sound like that you must be perfect in order to reach the luxury of being in heaven when you leave your life. This theory just doesn't sound right at all!!!

Puritans are completely blinded by their beliefs and having what I believe is the wrong conception of God and how he works. Yes, I do believe that God may punish those who sin in their life time but he was never the one to hold a grudge. God is a loving, caring god that loves all his creations... sometimes he shows certain creations tough love. But I don't believe god would exclude you from correcting your mistakes in life and moving on. The devil has put obstacles in your way from you to succeed in life and making it to where you would want to go ultimately. Heaven. But, god is there to guide you around these obstacles, and if you stumble at one he will help you back up, not leave you in the dark. For as long as I have known god in my lifetime I know that he has always been with me through the toughest times in my life and showed me the way out. Yes, I have sinned in my life, as well as many other living today. But he didn't take my life, or any other cruel punishment. He has stuck with me and have gotten me closer to the finish line, where my trophy is to reside in the beautiful house of god. So I must say that this religion is too much extreme and looks at god in the wrong way. God does realize that you may struggle with things at times and you have sinned. But he still looks at you as one of his children...

Sincerely,
Paul

Intruder Alert!!!

How would you honestly feel if you were just relaxing on your own property one day and all of a sudden, plenty of intruders or outsiders invading your area that you believe is yours? I know I wouldn't be able to find the exact words at the moment because I would be too heated if I were to experience that. Well this is what the Native Americans during the Christopher Columbus era had to face as they saw the massive ships sail into the shores of their land. As they saw the Spaniards unloading there ships and come to find out that they have encountered something that they have been searching for but found the wrong piece of land. The Spaniards believe that they found a western route to India but ended up on the land of the Americas. As time progressed, the Spaniards try to conquer and manipulate the Native Americans so they can take over this land they ended up on.  So back to the question, how would you feel if this were to happen to you?

The feelings that would be running through my body would make me speechless if I were put into the Native Americans place. Just the fact that there are foreigners that you have never seen in your life just show up at your native land thinking that you must accept them into your society or else. I would be appalled to witness such a cocky attitude displayed by these Spaniards. They should be grateful that I am letting them walk on my land and not have a consequence. They were polite at first, the Spaniards were, until time continued and they became more and more cocky. They began to sell the Native Americans such small things for much bigger things. They would completely take advantage of the Native Americans in every way possible. They also many hurtful things that affect the Native Americans in so many harsh ways. For example, they brought many deadly diseases with them to the Americas and it spread all across to the land to the Native Americans too, which lead to the Native Americans leaving the land. The Spaniards also brought guns and alcohol that damaged the Native Americans also because they weren't used to such foul things. So they were slowing making there way as becoming the owners of that land and leaving the Native Americans extinct. My feelings by then would be enraged but I'm not able to do as much since they have more advanced technology then me. So therefore I would evacuate the area like the rest of the Native Americans and not catch any of the diseases from the Spaniards.