Good will to all men? Not from the grumpy atheists! (Thank God not all atheists are grumpy but there sure seems to be a lot of them)
Why is it that so many in the atheist community cannot bring themselves to get past their anger whenever they engage in discussions? The language of many of their contributions in public debate is laced with invective and dripping with sarcasm and bile. There are exceptions of course, but they tend to fall more into the category of being the 'exception that proves the rule' when compared to the hostility of many of today's atheist posters. Comment offered by the theists in the public square is often depicted as being 'malicious' or 'venomous' and intended to enslave the 'feeble minded and weak' by those who post. Nothing could be further from the truth. Venom is something that is oriented to death. Christians are oriented in a 180 degree different direction. We speak not to the culture of death that grips our world but rather for the culture of life and light which ends with the gift of eternal life. For example, the Catholic Church in its hum...
Amazing how people will believe this one. Married people who abstain are supposedly more holy than normal people, regardless that the Bible does not support this interpretation. The reason for this interpretation I believe is to elevate Mary, and portray her in a way which will provide the most gain for the RCC. She is to be a role model for women. Women must be that they will be able to fill all the jobs in subservient, unquestioning, and unmarried so convents, hospitals, and schools around the world with spending-money wages.
ReplyDeleteSTG, I must agree with you on this one, as the purpose is simply to elevate Mary and defend RC doctrine.
ReplyDeleteThe Scriptural evidence presented was indeed weak, and needs a lot more scholarly study to be accepted as viable. It is unfortunate that more Protestant scholars do not comment on topics like this on more blogs.
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