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Re: But the Biblical Teaching on Righteous Anger
But even the New Testament teaching on Righteous Anger (moneychangers in the temple) contradicts that absolute claim to non-violence. Jesus is perfectly violent, intolerant and even hateful in his dealing with those that are ''desacrating'' the sacred. And that inherently (combined with Revelations, and Acts) gives succor to anything but ...
Posted to Fighting Words by DeepCoffee on October 28, 2009
Re: I don't see how
...[I]t is hard to deny that this view of their religion is nevertheless an evolution of christian faith, based on reinterpretations of scripture and doctrines to accommodate modern views. This perspective might seem more cuddly and less open to attack from Hitchens and other anti-religious people but in fact it only highlights the ...
Posted to Fighting Words by DeepCoffee on October 28, 2009
When Will Hitch Debate a Non-Calvinist Non-Creationist?
There are many Christians who aren't Creationists, aren't Calvinists, and who don't fuse their faith with their politics. I hope Hitch finds himself on stage with one of those one of these days. I'd offer St. Paul, Minnesota's Greg Boyd as an example: http://www.youtube.com/deepcoffee#p/u/0/3_76SlSwZU8
Posted to Fighting Words by DeepCoffee on October 27, 2009