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Posted by John on December 16, 1999 at 17:36:48:

In Reply to: Re: re: posted by sunray on December 15, 1999 at 23:17:16:

: : : : : http://astro.temple.edu/~arcc/hick.html

: : : : : "The Latest Vatican Statement on Christianity and Other Religions" by John Hick. Please read and give feedback, good or bad.

: : : : Some feedback in bulleted form:

: : : : - nothing new here really, This is just another of the essays from the non-literal, "liberal" interpretation of Christianity. There is much talk and writing in scholarly circles of this kind.

: : : : - secondly while the Vatican , at least to my knowledge, is really trying to offer ADVICE in good faith for their parishoners in dealing with contemporary issues, what actually happens is most people read this as dogma to be accepted by good catholics, or as reason again to deny God and christianity in general as telling people what to think.

: : : : - thirdly instead of waiting to the end of several thoughtful comments, why doesn't someone just go ahead and make a joke about farts or other crude matter now and save us all the time.

: : : yikes! i hope there was a smiley-face intended after that! :-)
: : : (oh.... i forgot.... christians aren't supposed to have fun.... *giggle*)
: : : (is frivolousness close enuff to crude matter to satisfy you?) :-)

: : Ephesians 5:3-4
: : But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual impurity, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or course joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving.

: : me- Guilty, convicted, trying to change. No smiley face intended.

: yea, verily, and i say again, "yikes!"

Think what you will. No one ever says anything about these sort of issues and people silently dissappear over them. We are Christians and as liberal as we like to think we are, there should be standards. I have said nothing that is not true and reasonable to anyone who claims to follow Christ. Nothing wrong with jokes, but they should be tempered and appropriate to the situation, not every thread needs to be turned into a joke.
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: : : : : : http://astro.temple.edu/~arcc/hick.html : : : : : : "The Latest Vatican Statement on Christianity and Other Religions" by John Hick. Please read and give feedback, good or bad. : : : : : Some feedback in bulleted form: : : : : : - nothing new here really, This is just another of the essays from the non-literal, "liberal" interpretation of Christianity. There is much talk and writing in scholarly circles of this kind. : : : : : - secondly while the Vatican , at least to my knowledge, is really trying to offer ADVICE in good faith for their parishoners in dealing with contemporary issues, what actually happens is most people read this as dogma to be accepted by good catholics, or as reason again to deny God and christianity in general as telling people what to think. : : : : : - thirdly instead of waiting to the end of several thoughtful comments, why doesn't someone just go ahead and make a joke about farts or other crude matter now and save us all the time. : : : : yikes! i hope there was a smiley-face intended after that! :-) : : : : (oh.... i forgot.... christians aren't supposed to have fun.... *giggle*) : : : : (is frivolousness close enuff to crude matter to satisfy you?) :-) : : : Ephesians 5:3-4 : : : But among you there must not be even a hint of sexual impurity, or of any kind of impurity, or of greed, because these are improper for God's holy people. Nor should there be obscenity, foolish talk or course joking, which are out of place, but rather thanksgiving. : : : me- Guilty, convicted, trying to change. No smiley face intended. : : yea, verily, and i say again, "yikes!" : Think what you will. No one ever says anything about these sort of issues and people silently dissappear over them. We are Christians and as liberal as we like to think we are, there should be standards. I have said nothing that is not true and reasonable to anyone who claims to follow Christ. Nothing wrong with jokes, but they should be tempered and appropriate to the situation, not every thread needs to be turned into a joke. : Nothing further.

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