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God loves you. So what?
| December 27th, 2015 at 3:58:01 PM permalink | |
| FrGamble Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 67 Posts: 7596 | You should really read it, it addresses your point. “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” ( |
| December 27th, 2015 at 4:46:11 PM permalink | |
| Dalex64 Member since: Mar 8, 2014 Threads: 3 Posts: 3687 | You can't help but see the difference in attitudes towards women between the 1930 encyclical and that one from 1995. Wow, what a change. The change in interpretation of the scripture is also significant. "Everyone is entitled to his own opinion, but not to his own facts." Daniel Patrick Moynihan |
| December 27th, 2015 at 4:59:52 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
I'm not reading the whole thing, it's too long. One thing that stands out with any religion that is held by a primitive people, is they are always basic and uncomplicated. They are never bogged down in minutia. There's a force that connects us all. They thank an animal for giving it's life so we might continue to live. They celebrate their religion by dancing and chants. There are no complicated philosophies, no sins, no condemnations. The goal is to live in harmony with nature and the universe. It's man's ego that screws that all up. Some want to be leaders of the religion, so they dream up rules a regs and proclaim they are from god. Keep going long enough and you have a monstrosity of bullcrap called the Catholic Church. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| December 27th, 2015 at 5:13:15 PM permalink | |
| FrGamble Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 67 Posts: 7596 |
Very good definition of sin. “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” ( |
| December 27th, 2015 at 5:17:52 PM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 |
Yes, sin isn't real, it's made up by man's ego. It doesn't exist outside of your mind, it's not real. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| December 27th, 2015 at 5:46:41 PM permalink | |
| FrGamble Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 67 Posts: 7596 | Remember we are at war with Eastasia. I never understood why Nareed uses this line but I think it applies here. “It is with the smallest brushes that the artist paints the most exquisitely beautiful pictures.” ( |
| December 27th, 2015 at 6:50:27 PM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
As an illustration of the double-think required by religious beliefs at every turn. Did you not read "1984"? Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| December 28th, 2015 at 6:28:26 AM permalink | |
| Nareed Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 346 Posts: 12545 |
At times when I felt depressed, my dog would try to cheer me up or comfort me. She'd lie by my side and lick my face. And that's a lot more than any deity has ever done. Of course, the dog was real. Donald Trump is a one-term LOSER |
| December 28th, 2015 at 8:29:51 AM permalink | |
| Evenbob Member since: Oct 24, 2012 Threads: 146 Posts: 25011 | FrG should get a dog, I think that's what his problem is. My dog is wonderful. If you take a risk, you may lose. If you never take a risk, you will always lose. |
| December 28th, 2015 at 9:17:15 AM permalink | |
| petroglyph Member since: Aug 3, 2014 Threads: 25 Posts: 6227 | At this moment, I am a little jealous. The last official act of any government is to loot the treasury. GW |