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'True Blood' Joe Manganiello interview

"When we meet him he's gone through heartbreak and just wants to be left alone and is kind of holed up in his house, but he's dragged out of the house because his father runs up a debt to Eric Northman, the vampire. And in order to alleviate this debt he is forced to work as a bodyguard, to escort Sookie into the underground and secret society of werewolves. "No, being in debt to a vampire is not good! So my father has definitely gotten himself in a bad situation. He's painted himself into a corner, so I have to go and help out. Getting my character to babysit - I mean, I'm not sure how great of an idea that was because there is a bit of chemistry that develops between my character and Sookie." "There's a lot of duplicity that I think goes on with vampires. There are sinister motives underneath the surface, and no matter how loving or caring a vampire is you know there is a part of his nature that is ruthless. And my character, the way he was written, I wanted people to feel about my character the way they feel about their dog. You just love your dog, you want to hug your dog and no matter how mean you are, whatever happens with your dog he always comes back. And your dog will protect you and fight to protect you and no matter how great the odds are, your dog will always try to protect you. "I think there's an amount of that at the heart of my character. He really is, I guess, a morally good character on a show that is full of people that aren't, and I think it's very refreshing. I think also, aside from that, my character can go out in the daylight and he can take Sookie to lunch or afternoon tea, whereas a vampire couldn't!" "Well, there's something in her spirit, I think. And I think as far as my character goes, he wants to be left alone and in that way he's the classic reluctant hero. Sookie has a spunk to her and she basically drags Alcide into trouble.

9/11 Prayer? « Flexible Reality

Note:In remembrance I wanted to offer a prayer,which would work for any one,regardless of age,ethnicity,or religious orientation…but I failed. Prayer as a shared experience with others in a group has real power;until the words used create divisions among the group members. For example,naming God to be exclusively the Father of Jesus denies the power of prayer to the Muslims and Buddhists in the group. Insisting on a Christian orientation denies prayer to Atheists. There is a huge difference between being spiritual,and being religious;because the former does not require a naming,while the latter insists on it.  Herein are two another perspectives:

Introduction

Prayer is a very important concept to most Christians. To most atheists,it is a very peculiar and unusual concept.

Christians are often curious to know why atheists so easily dismiss the apparent power of prayer. The reason is simply that many atheists find the beliefs of Christianity to be logically contradictory in a number of ways. When two statements contradict each other,at least one of them must be false. Something that is a logical contradiction cannot exist in reality.

 

 

Five Basic Assumptions of Christianity

To understand the problems that atheists see in prayer,we must first start with five basic assumptions that all Christians make about their God:

God is all-knowing. He knows everything that has happened in the past,is aware of everything going on in the present,and knows what will happen in the future. God is all-powerful. He has the power to do anything we can imagine. God has a plan: He created us,the planet,and the universe with a purpose,and we are all part of that purpose. Everything that happens to us or around us is a part of that plan,even though we don’t always see the plan or understand it. Everything happens for a reason.