First, Chris, I'm blushing. Thank you for the kind words. Now to work.Quote:Well, I've created this thread in order to explore the beauty, truth and worth of agapic radicalism and liberation faith traditions, using Dr. King as the launching pad. That is my agenda. But the discussion came from Fred a...

Quote:I had enough time today to present these different communities to the discussion: all of which are entirely pertinent, appropriate to the theme of the thread and I think well worth the time to explore and learn from. Really I think that post was to support an agenda as opposed to progressing a...

Chris's comment also gave me pause. I looked up on line who the producers were. Although I couldn't figure it out for sure, I don't think the money will be used in support of the organization that hosts Jesus Camp, or any other type of religious affiliation. The documentary was produced by its two d...

Darn it. I went to the movies the other day; it was between Jesus Camp and Little Children. I picked Little Children. To be honest, I wanted something that wouldn't depress me and assumed L.C. was the safer bet. Alas, I hope to get to see it before it's, I'm sure, all too short run is over.On a side...

Quote:uh...'YOUR species'...and which species are you from? Well, it at least makes me happier to know you are not one of my species!!! I am in a coffee shop and literally laughed out loud when I read this Mr.P. You made my afternoon! Quote:You are a fucking idiot. What the fuck are you talking abou...

Quote:irishrose: Why can't the second be enough (love of neighbor)? Why can't it be enough to love your neighbor as yourself without it having any religious ties and therefore inherent doctrinal differences?Even if we decide to eliminate elements from King's thinking and methods that he would never ...

I'm having a devil of a time posting this so I am going to try and do it in two parts. I think the problem is I tend to quote a lot of the post that I am responding to because I tend to appreciate context. If this isn't necessary, and is a concern for space on the board, please someone let me know.I...

Quote:I don't think I've made any claim to a triumphalist Christian claim to universal exclusive rights of God, truth, morality or beauty, etc. I've tried to focus this thread on a kind of Christianity that is more interested in how to feed the hungry, house the homeless, protect the biosphere, and ...

Quote:'I tell you the truth, whatever you did for one of the least of these brothers of mine, you did for me.'My problem here is that when you combine religion with social services then you automatically introduce an agenda. If you are baptized and accept Christ as your personal savior then you can ...

Exactly! So if I say God is the cause of intelligence, you cannot then suddenly say "you know" that is not true. Because ultimately, "you don't claim to know." Holy crap is that all we need to do? Well then I say teeth are the cause of intelligence. Think about it, babies aren't...