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Greetings to the members of this community, and to those visiting who may stumble upon this message. I thank you for taking the time to read this and sincerely hope to nurture a friendly relationship with those who take part in the discussions here.<div><br></div><div>I would first like to note that(as you may have realized) I am ill suited twards writing introductions, as I do not often interact with other people outside of a professional environment, nor do I use social media. As such I would like to ask for your (the reader)'s patience and understanding for what shortcomings I may have from your expectations in an ideal new member.</div><div><br></div><div>As for who I am, my name is Jeffers Daniel Kohr, I am a CNA from Wichita Kansas, who sofar as religion is concerned, considers himself to be a Christian, though my childhood consisted of only 2 visits to a church for a sermon that I was too young to understand. </div><div>It follows to reason that I have a unique and what most would call open-minded view of religion in that I am not overly concerned with the minutia of phrasing used by the Bible, nor necessarily the political interests of the church or representing them, and what I view as most important to take from the bible is the spirit of its teachings, the basic guidelines for us to judge for ourselves what is the right course of action, and by doing so we either go astray or we do not.</div><div><br></div><div><span style="font-size: 11pt;">Sometimes we are lead down one path or another, but ultimately it is our own path, and as long as we embrace the teachings of peace, love, and tolerance as preached by Jesus Christ, and strive to apply these principals to our daily lives, we will lead a moral life and even should we lose the path we may find it again.</span></div><div><br></div><div>I sadly do not attend church however, as congregations are foreign to me and feel uncomfortable to one who has always worshipped in solitude and quiet.</div><div>The result of this is that I am not easily influenced by the preaching of others and tend to be very accepting of things that some fellow Christians are vehemently against, and who's violent reactions to certain subjects have both confused and perturbed me.</div><div><br></div><div>I cannot say I have a favorite verse from the bible, as I read several forms of it and frankly, it was a dry reading, though very moving in its own way, much as the Koran is also very beautiful- but I couldnt say I have a favorite passage from it either.</div><div><br></div><div>I also have little to say about how I "found christ" I suppose I have never noticed his absence truly. I believe if anything, I spent a good portion of time in my adolescdnce thinking critically about various religions and theologies, studying their core values and structure, and in the end I decided that knowing what is or is not true is impossible without faith. Faith is a belief that doesnt make a lot of sense to be honest, and I am sure there are others with more faith than I, but for me at least; i needed to understand before believing, as I was wary of the deciets of mankind.</div><div><br></div><div>Though I may not praise god in the same buildings as you, or quote scripture word for word (I only have a copy of the New king James Bible) or agree with every assertion that others may make about the word of god, I ask that you know that I share a goodwill twards all of mankind reguardless of creed or color, and that I question everything in the interest of provoking thorough thought and understanding of what we preach so that we may not make mistakes we may later regret, and that if we do make mistakes- if we stumble in our paths, that we might begin to understand why, and find our way back collectively as people. Not just as Christians or any contextually arbitrary identity.</div><div><br></div><div>...if it wasn't obvious I am very similar to the philosopher Immanuel Kant, in that I believe morality is rooted in logic, and by this reasoning discussion of moral subjects do not need to end with "god says so" but rather justified by sound unbiased reasoning as further proof of why god says so.</div><div><br></div><div>That being said I will wrap this up by saying I also enjoy a good joke here and there and rarely am I so dramatic with my wording as I have been here.</div><div><br></div><div>A good day to all of you, and happy holidays as of the time of writing this! 
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Yes, it does appear that some unusual things are occuring with my posts, likely due to my use of a smartphone and my unfamiliarity with forums.
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