Chris Nicholson May 14, 2013 at 10:18 pm
@Josh: I wonder if you find irony in your choice of examples. You pathologize people who have…Read More "...a severe distortion in how they view the world and God" as defined as people who view God as "...an all powerful source of punishment"--- but your diagnosis seems to require a causal link to having a crappy parent. What if people come to the conclusion/belief that you find to be an illness via means other than child abuse? Can the healthiness (or not) of a state of depend on the path taken?
Wouldn't the DSM (an interpreted by a fundamentalist shrink) require a diagnosis of "delusion" for a patient who had concluded (for whatever reason) than God was NOT "an all powerful source of punishment?" He who transcends time and sees, knows and controls everything everywhere surely also is in charge of punishment, no?
ROBERT E. FISHBACK May 14, 2013 at 09:07 pm
After reading this latest installment. I say: This kind of psychology as well as all kinds of…Read More psychology, is nothing more than a local anesthetic which comforts for awhile. The main comfort comes from knowing the therapist is trained and, therefore, trustworthy,,,impressive, in a way....and also, he or she listens to you and seems to care., Religious words, most words are like rain drops that fall on parched soil. Soon. the soil needs another rain..a constant rain..a constant local anesthetic. An awareness of right and wrong is a tormentor. We realize we do wrong....conscious at work. Most seek another person of great credentials to try to convince them that some sort of relitive thinking will work. No one can know for sure, so any idea is as good as any other idea. This is a release from the narrow thinking mentioned above. Strange...Jesus said: :Straight is the gate and narrow is the way that leadeth unto life, and few there be that find it. I make a challenge to you: Read the Gospel of John in one sitting..Be in a quiet place and give your best to doing this.....Be prepared to find what you are looking for....and, it is free. b
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All Boards » Emily Henry (Editor) May 21, 2013 at 09:27 am
Yes, Ken, it looks like a lot of fun! Here's information about the June 29 Pleasant Hill Family Camp…Read More Out: http://pleasanthill.patch.com/groups/local-connections/p/pleasant-hill-families-to-camp-out-june-29
Ken Housfeld May 21, 2013 at 06:29 am
This is the fourth Relay in Pleasant Hill. Each year there have been more people attending. Come see…Read More what you have been missing.
Emily Henry (Editor) May 20, 2013 at 04:29 pm
If you're participating in Relay for Life, inspire others and share your story by starting a blog on…Read More Pleasant Hill Patch! http://pleasanthill.patch.com/blogs/new
Russell Elkins May 19, 2013 at 06:37 pm
The Staples discounts are not really all that helpful. You can usually find lower prices at…Read More Wallmart or on Amazon and you must spend a large amount (a couple hundred dollars) all in one month to get any cash back reward at all. If you spend money on school supplies spread out, like $150/mo, you do not accumulate enough in any one month to get any reward at all. The deal sounds great, but I've found it completely useless and frustrating. I think it's a ploy for positive press only, and of little help to a teacher.
ROBERT E. FISHBACK May 17, 2013 at 06:06 am
Teacher supplies is going on all over the country. I would suggest using the local PTA's to solicit…Read More help from the parents.
Maria Esparza March 13, 2013 at 12:35 pm
Edna we are so proud of you!!! We are with you all the way! Love Tere and family!!!
Dive Turn Work January 9, 2013 at 02:25 am
I didn't see this coming. Good for them. I hope it's an eye-opening experience for people and they…Read More continue donating on a regular basis.
Update: Missing Man With Dementia Located
Pleasant Hill police issued a missing person alert Tuesday afternoon for 79-year-old Mohammad Milanfar, who disappeared from the Pleasant Hill Senior… Center at around 1:30 p.m. The man has now been located, according to police.
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