Carl wrote: yes. I think this has been what I have been trying to verbalise with this thread - my fear of politics in religion... I have a terrible fear, and ...
Chris wrote: Hi Dave, I have been all over the map on this one. I have thought at various times the canon is open and other times the canon is closed. I have...
David... Depressing - yes. The silver lining - and I always look for one - is that it is human nature to be 'evangelical' about certainties. I have a desire...
Hey, What a fantasic verse. I believe marvelling or being able to wonder is the beginning of the journey into seeking so I read this text as being the never ...
Carl: I don't think this is the time or place to do an audit of how many people chose to be passive versus those who stood up. It is, has been, and probably ...
Hi Everyone, The Ecclesiates text also says there is a time to "hate." So Christians are to hate? How many can we hate? Who are we to hate? Does Jesus...
Please do suggest. If you were following the thread you would have realised I was making specific reference to the role religions and churches played in ...
Chris... I can only answer these questions from my personal view - not a representative one... but I feel that this text is not literal. I feel there is time...
... Perhaps what we are to learn is to "hate" the sin, and not the sinner? Do you not suppose that Jesus "hated" the actions of the money changers in the...
Wow, Lawrence. We are so far apart on this one, I don't know where to begin. If nothing else it shows how the Bible can be used to justify just about any...
... In regards to killing I had written: "My personal belief is that there exist men today who _need_ to be killed, or imprisioned so that the world can enter...
lk: my feeling of caution comes from this: I am happy to assume that you have a relationship with god, and that this relationship is one of grace, not of ...
But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever shall smite thee on thy right cheek, turn to him the other also. --Matthew 5:39 (KJV) There is some...
(The first post of this "got away before I had finished it. Here is the completed version. -lk) But I say unto you, That ye resist not evil: but whosoever...
Hi Carl & David, Carl: Depressing - yes. The silver lining - and I always look for one - is that it is human nature to be 'evangelical' about certainties. I...
... You need to clearly understand _which_ evil men I am in favor of using force against. For most of my life my political views could be most accurately...
Lorna, Hey thanks for the post. I agree there are things we can do to 'think the best' of the people we think we oppose. I am a big fan of aikido, ghandi and ...
lk: ... You need to clearly understand _which_ evil men I am in favor of using force against. Carl: i think I understood already that you aren't a raving right...
Karen: *sigh*....as my eleven year old daughter would say, "whatever" :-) ... -- Like any drug, caffeine can have serious side effects if we ingest too much....
I'm sorry that must be a cultural reference that I am un-familiar with. Whatever what? I know you put the smiley face thing so it is probably a humourous...
hey lk, *snip* In summary I don't think that an exact analysis of the phrase that Jesus used really justifies the extreme position of pacifism that some have...
I agree with what you say here Lawrence......I have read exactly these explanations.......can't remember where maybe one of Barclay's commentaries ? (The...
Thanks for the clarification Lawrence. It was the following paragraph that made me wonder: "If and when there is a difference it would have to go to motive. A...
carl: I agree with this. Pacifism is not an answer, not the answer. It has been used by all sorts to justify taking no action. Spiritual rot sets in when a ...
Karen: Ahhhh....yes, it was meant as humorous - poking fun at myself, Carl. Occasionally that's hard to convey via e-mail though, hence the smiley. I suppose...
Lol. Email is a dry and obtuse artform in which to communicate. I appreciate the grace you have extended in explaining. I actually hate the term 'childish' as...
fyi David said: On the politics of Iraq - I don't think this is the list to enter into a long detailed dialogue but I'm happy to do this off-list. < Just in...
Thanks for the promo, Lorna. I have to say here that I have been somewhat dormant in the world of these email lists for the past while, with only a few bursts...
This also forwarded from Christian_Postmoderns - Jonathan Bernier ... "The churches of America, whether conservative or liberal, are divided in their loyalty;...
