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I think that St. Paul understood that following laws for their own sake is anathema for the Christian, and so he mentions over and over again that much of the external lawkeeping is only valuable so as not to harm … Continue reading →

I’m sure you know, however, that USENET is full of provocative questions, and I’m the first to admit that SOME things I read on USENET go right to the anger center of my brain. That good ‘ole righteous wrath juice … Continue reading →

Re: Second Coming of Jesus. Someone asked me in E-mail what I thought of the idea that the Second Coming of Jesus might have conincided with the destruction of Jerusalem in 70 AD. This is my reply: As you of … Continue reading →

This is the text in question (maybe others): As for the Wisdom who is called “the barren,” she is the mother of the angels. And the companion of the Savior is Mary Magdalene. But Christ loved her more than all … Continue reading →

In these days when conservatives are very vocal politically, and when Christian Television is uniformly fundamentalist, it is possible to get into a “bunker mentality” and forget all the openness, love and generosity left in the world.

When I was in school, in the 50’s, we had school-wide announcements and prayers over the intercom. I don’t think anyone benefitted from them. One summer I took a course at a Catholic college, and every class was opened and … Continue reading →

Karl Marx has a clearly expressed critique of Ludwig Feuerbach; this critique is contained in Marx’s “Theses on Feuerbach.” Of course there is no expressed criticism by Marx of Søren Kierkegaard since Marx was not familiar with Kierkegaard’s works. But … Continue reading →