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My main concern with a lot of religions is that they cause people to become sometimes more lost, rather than finding. Then religion becomes kind of an "elitist" business. Yet all relgions seem to "end," or peak, at divine love/divine consciouness.

This is what is most important. This is why Buddha said we are all/can all be buddhas. This divine love/consciousness already in us. We just have to choose to be it.

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My religion is unconditional (otherwise known as divine) love. If you live in unconditional love, your understanding on all levels opens. You can be happy and loving no matter what. You stop being judgemental, and you realize that being judgemental serves no good purpose - it is only a negative way of feeding your own ego - making you feel better about yourself, compared to others. Unconditional love is the opposite of ego. Of course, there is still need for practical human boundaries - need for space, sleep, food, etc. as necessary for best human health.

But unconditional love could cure a lot of the world's ills on many levels: psychological, spiritual, personal, familial, health (addiction, anxiety, depression, many disorders, alienation, even strengthening physiological health). In the personal sphere, extending through the outer spheres...

*Much, Much Love*

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Like some have said, Caucuses aren't really democratic, either.

They are more like: "Democracy by selected Mob Mentality."

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Sorry for my typos - I type & post too fast!

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If there's one thing I've learned from looking on message boards and blogs around the web, it's that politics is much more complicated than most people realze. I was told that we have superdelegates to pick who has the best chances of winning - and that is in the best interest of our party.

Personally, I think the most qualified canidate should win, and I think that candidate is Hillary Clinton.

Barack's numbers against McCain may be higher now, but they won't be once the Republican 527s get done with their psychologically manipulative ads that will exploit his lack of experience and "weak" positions on national defense. Then there will be many swing voters who will prefer McCain's "knowns" to Obama's "unknowns," and we will lose. Sad thing is, on the big election day, most people react to fear, much more than they trust "hope."

People want the most qualified leader to help our country and the economy, and in the debates with McCain, more people will see how Hillary is truly the most knowledgeable, qualified, and competent canidate we have. Her numbers will only go up, Barack's will most likely go down.

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