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To: Road Walker who wrote (232858)5/15/2005 1:26:18 PM
From: 10K a day  Respond to of 1575761
 
>with some early Christian thinkers even trying to preserve the Virgin Mary's honor by raising the possibility that Jesus had been born through her ear.

I think tom Delay came out the ass....



To: Road Walker who wrote (232858)5/15/2005 2:56:03 PM
From: tejek  Respond to of 1575761
 
John Shelby Spong, the former bishop, tosses a hand grenade into the cultural wars with "The Sins of Scripture," which examines why the Bible - for all its message of love and charity - has often been used through history to oppose democracy and women's rights, to justify slavery and even mass murder.

It's a provocative question, and Bishop Spong approaches it with gusto. His mission, he says, is "to force the Christian Church to face its own terrifying history that so often has been justified by quotations from 'the Scriptures.' "

This book is long overdue, because one of the biggest mistakes liberals have made has been to forfeit battles in which faith plays a crucial role. Religion has always been a central current of American life, and it is becoming more important in politics because of the new Great Awakening unfolding across the United States.


Thanks. I've got to get this book.

ted



To: Road Walker who wrote (232858)5/15/2005 4:59:25 PM
From: Tenchusatsu  Read Replies (1) | Respond to of 1575761
 
JF, so let me get this straight. Christians in the past used Scripture to justify crimes such as slavery and witch hunts; therefore, former bishop Spong deserves the liberty to twist scripture and write a "long overdue" book for liberals to use against religious conservatives.

Two wrongs don't make a right.

Tenchusatsu