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  1. lovemuffin

    Why is LGBT "assimilation" such an inherently negative thing?

    I can't really speak to the views of those opposed to assimilation, but over the years Andrew Sullivan has written on this topic, and I always found it interesting. See for example: The End of Gay Culture | The New Republic
  2. lovemuffin

    Kenotic Theology

    I have not read that specific book but I was definitely thinking of Sunyata when I was writing my post, especially in speaking of God as "source" and "silence". This is an idea that Panikkar explores quite a bit in his own inter-religious dialogue.
  3. lovemuffin

    Ignorance is bliss...

    The very phrase "up for interpretation" still contains this sort of nagging belief that somehow it's even possible that something could not be up for interpretation, but entirely settled, objective, and absolute. And only that which could not possibly be subject to interpretation is objective...
  4. lovemuffin

    Kenotic Theology

    In a sense, some ancient cosmologies consider this all to be a "cosmic experiment", the līlā of hinduism, or the "choral dance" of Plotinus' Enneads, allowing for some conflation of "experience" and "experiment" :P
  5. lovemuffin

    My signature for sale to help iti oj

    Hi rev! It pays for premium membership on blogtalkradio, which allows for longer show times (up to 2 hours instead of just 30 minutes) and better scheduling. The $500 goal represents $40/mo for one year + he added $20 which was really just cause I promised iti 20 bucks if he made it through a...
  6. lovemuffin

    Kenotic Theology

    When I pray mostly I wish to be present to God and to commune with that reality. Which isn't to say that there aren't supplications, but I have always felt that the logical reduction of such to an expected transaction misses most of the point of it. "The purpose of prayer is for us to acquire...
  7. lovemuffin

    Kenotic Theology

    The "master surgeon" part seems to still be assuming that sort of transcendent metaphysical omnipotence, where God can create any possible world, or intervene in any logically possible way, but (to answer kutz' question) I really do think that "omnipotence" is a theological speculation that...
  8. lovemuffin

    Orthodoxy: Pre-Schism Christianity?

    I'm not an expert, but my understanding is that at least some differences in theological understanding, as well as some liturgical differences, go back much further than the schism itself. After all, the schism didn't come out of nowhere, it was the breaking point, in a certain sense, of...
  9. lovemuffin

    Kenotic Theology

    I tend to associate a lot of the Christian mystical tradition with "kenosis" and the meaning of the crucifixion and resurrection, baptism, the "fullness" of Christ, and probably an entire cluster of other Christian symbols. I haven't tended to associate it explicitly with philosophical problems...
  10. lovemuffin

    Ignorance is bliss...

    The text itself doesn't change, but the text is never just the text. There is really no such thing as a plain and purely objective reading. There are a lot of difficulties in trying to deal with interpretation of an ancient religious text, whether it's any of the biblical texts (and it's worth...
  11. lovemuffin

    Wondering About Faith (Ephesians 2)

    It's not really that clear cut either way. This is the problem of translation, as your example with the Theaetetus illustrates. Most words have multiple shades of meaning and connotation that can be difficult to translate, regardless of the source an destination language. The most useful way of...
  12. lovemuffin

    Why Atheists Are a Myth

    We can find you some more sane conservatives to read, somewhere :p Maybe Ross Douthat, David Frum, Daniel Larison, Connor Friedersdorf (more libertarian-esque I guess), Andrew Sullivan if you can get him out of hiding. I miss his blog :(
  13. lovemuffin

    Why Atheists Are a Myth

    Bible Student we really need to work on the quality of your web surfing habits. First CNS news and now WND! It's putting a real strain on our relationship
  14. lovemuffin

    I want to create my own religion.

    Scientology?
  15. lovemuffin

    Ignorance is bliss...

    I would say perhaps it's not so much ignorance that is bliss, but innocence. I don't think the willful, actively maintained, and zealously guarded ignorance of a great many people seems blissful, but the innocence of childhood is. Once we've lost our innocence, we can't try to stuff it back into...
  16. lovemuffin

    Radio RF Discussion

    The show is live now! Globalization and You!: a Panel Discussion 04/06 by Radio RF | Religion Podcasts Call in (646) 200-4733 or skype. Today includes a panel discussion between the hosts, gsa, and orbit on globalization, global governance, and cultural diversity.
  17. lovemuffin

    Wondering About Faith (Ephesians 2)

    I think what brick means is not so much that "faith" isn't the most appropriate english word to use to translate πιστεως (pisteos), but more that the ancient greek meaning of the word isn't perfectly captured by the english "faith", especially in recent years when "faith" has come to be...
  18. lovemuffin

    If a person is not sincerely have faith in god first, then he can't feel god's presence.

    I would characterize this slightly differently. You have defined "faith" as a sincere intellectual assent to the truth of a proposition, i.e "believe in God", that God exists "without doubt". But I think this is a bad way of understanding what faith should mean in this context, even if it's a...
  19. lovemuffin

    Could God Exist, And Not Exist Too?

    I think you know this and have said it elsewhere, but just to reiterate the point: Tillich didn't make this point of view up either, it actually reflects a fairly ancient stream of Christian thought, exemplified probably in the writings of Pseudo-Dionysius. It seems important to me just insofar...
  20. lovemuffin

    Beyond saying sweet, past telling of tongue, thou art lightning and love. Let him Easter in us...

    Beyond saying sweet, past telling of tongue, thou art lightning and love. Let him Easter in us, be a dayspring to the dimness of us...
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